India

The COVID-19 crisis is prevailing in the country, but it will disappear with the blessings of Lord Ram, an editorial in Shiv Sena mouth piece 'Saamana' sai.

U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the world faces a "generational catastrophe" because of school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic and said that getting students safely back to the classroom must be "a top priority."

Significantly, as many as 12,326 patients were discharged in the day, which is one of the highest such numbers, raising the count of recovered cases to 2,99,356.

Police said that besides causing revenue loss to the government, the call centre based in Noida had posed a threat to national security by its activities.

A scheme will also be started to provide fortified flavoured skimmed milk powder for children aged 1-6 in anganwadi centres, and pregnant and lactating mothers under the Integrated Child Development Scheme.

As per the new changes the lockdown will be enforced on August 20 and 21 and August 27 and 28, instead of August 16, 17, 23 and 24 as announced earlier

While a debate rages over the pros and cons of the policy’s specific provisions, it is important to recognise that India has a fairly poor track record of implementation of its past policies.

The Prime Minister will be laying the stone 32 seconds after 12:15:15 am on Aug 5, which has been decided as an auspicious time. The first brick to be laid by him will reportedly be made of silver, weighing around 35-40 kgs, which holds significance in as...

Vice President M Venkaiah said the festival of Raksha Bandhan reaffirms the strong ties of love and affection that bind brothers and sisters together.

Principal Secretary to the PM PK Mishra said that currently several foreign students are studying in India but now the Indian education sector will be opened much more.

This year's Indian Premier League (IPL) will take place, subject to government clearances, between Sept. 19 to Nov. 10 in three "biosecure" venues in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Sunday.

The IMD has invited research groups who can study how artificial intelligence (AI) be used for improving weather forecasting and the Ministry of Earth Sciences is evaluating their proposals, Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said.

The acquisition of the planes and engines has been funded from the proceeds of the sale of the Jet Airways' Bandra-Kurla headquarters in Mumbai.

From buying the MIG-21 Bison way back in 1961 to finally getting the multirole combat fighter Rafale in 2020, the Indian Air Force has become a force to reckon with.

This facility would be available in all categories of buses for women passengers, the official said. He has directed rakhi and sweet shops to remain open on Sunday in view of the festival.

The district administration has asked the firms in the Chakan MIDC area not to allow the employees who live in containment zones to report for work at present, he said.