India

Preparations are in full swing to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya on August 5.

Gandhi and the Grameen Bank founder will challenge the wisdom of pushing millions to migrate to urban areas, and examine the role of technology in fuelling an economic revolution in rural areas.

The claims are coming in a bit slow as families are initially in a state of shock when a death occurs and, therefore, it takes time to do the necessary paperwork, Officer on Special Duty in the Health Ministry Rajesh Bhushan said at a press briefing.

The comments by the top infectious diseases expert in the US come in the backdrop of the Oxford University’s plans to consider using human challenge trials to speed up vaccine trials.

The AG has also said the GST Council has to decide on making good the shortfall in the GST compensation fund by providing the sufficient amount to be credited to it.

7,478 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered cases in the state to 2,39,755.

The cumulative tally of southern states - AP, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry was 24,855 on Wednesday.

Shrenik Baid is at least the third auditor against whom action has been taken by NFRA in the IFIN matter.

IndiGo, India's largest airline, said on Wednesday it planned to raise at least 20 billion rupees ($268 million) through the sale and leaseback of planes and other assets, after reporting its steepest quarterly loss in at least five years.

Considering the critical nature of the operations, a dummy run is being planned to be carried out with heavy machinery before the final capping, a release issued by the energy major said.

The fleet, comprising three single seater and two twin seater aircraft, have been station at IAF's Ambala-based No 17 Squadron, also known as the 'Golden Arrows'.

The aircrafts landed at the Ambala Air Force base after covering a distance of 7,000 km from the Merignac airbase in French port city of Bordeaux.

The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has risen to 64.51 per cent. The total number of confirmed cases also includes foreigners. This is the seventh consecutive day that COVID-19 cases have increased by more than 45,000.

Once the rescued animals reach Assam state zoo in Guwahati, Wildlife authorities will take the inventory of the animals at the zoo veterinary hospital and later shift them to specially arranged and sanitised enclosures.

Sania Mirza performed a 20-minute workout to show the exercises that helped her lose all the weight after pregnancy.

Large public gatherings and congregations will continue to remain prohibited, and marriage-related gatherings will have only up to 50 guests. The maximum number of persons allowed at funerals will be 20.