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LG, Ladakh Shri R.K.Mathur meets Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

DELHI, MARCH 5: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri R K Mathur met Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh and discussed Civil Services related issues pertaining to the Union Territory. […]

President of India to visit Madhya Pradesh from March 6 to 7

DELHI, MARCH 5: The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, will visit Madhya Pradesh from March 6 to 7, 2021.  On March 6, 2021, the President will inaugurate the All India State Judicial Academies Directors’ Retreat at Jabalpur.     On March 7, 2021, the President will grace the […]

Bishan Singh Bedi shifted to private room from ICU; recovering well

New Delhi, Mar 5:  Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi, who underwent a surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain a few days ago, has been shifted to a private room from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and is doing well, a source close to the […]

COVID-19: India records 16,838 fresh cases, 113 more fatalities

New Delhi, Mar 5: India’s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 1,11,73,761 with 16,838 fresh cases reported in a day, while the number of patients who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 1,08,39,894, the Union health ministry said on Friday. The death toll due to the viral disease […]

India’s Supreme Court says favours controls on video streaming services

India’s top court on Thursday said it favoured a screening mechanism for online video streaming services, dominated in the country by Amazon (AMZN.O) and Netflix (NFLX.O) and which currently are aired freely. The U.S. streaming platforms have faced complaints from lawmakers belonging to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationlist party and others […]

J-K reports 79 new COVID cases, 1 death

Srinagar, Mar 4: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 79 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 1,26,772, while one fresh death was reported in the past 24 hours, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 14 were from the Jammu Division and 65 from the Kashmir Division of […]

Surge in daily COVID-19 cases, India records over 17,000 new infections

New Delhi, Mar 4: The daily new cases of COVID-19 in India were recorded above 17,000 after a little over a month taking the total?tally of cases to 1,11,56,923,?while the recoveries surged to 1,08,26,075,?according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday A total of 17,407 infections were […]

Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 shot 81% effective, Indian firm’s interim data shows

Bharat Biotech’s vaccine showed 81% efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in an interim analysis of a late-stage trial in India, it said on Wednesday, a major boost for the shot shunned by some due to a lack of such data. The positive result also brightens prospects for sales […]

Need to work on mission mode to overcome language barriers for allowing talent to flourish: PM

New Delhi, Mar 3:  Asserting that the new National Education Policy (NEP) encourages the use of local languages, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said work needs to be done on a mission mode to overcome linguistic barriers in the education system so that the talent of those […]

BJP MLA stopped from speaking in Punjab Assembly

Chandigarh, Mar 3: Ruling Congress and opposition SAD members on Wednesday prevented BJP MLA Arun Narang from speaking in the Assembly, asking him to clear his stand on the Centre’s farm laws first. Narang was participating in the discussion on the Governor’s address on the third day of the […]

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