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He also alleged that had the government listened to warning about the virus made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and others, the situation surely would have been managed better.

Officials said that the clone train stoppages will be limited to operational halts or the Divisional Headquarters en route, if any, thereby reducing their journey time.

Nityanand Rai said detention centres are set up by the state governments and UTs as per their requirement to detain illegal immigrants or foreigners who have completed their sentence.

Ashwini Kumar Choubey said India has 15,403 Covid-19 treatment facilities with 15,54,022 isolation beds, 63,758 ICU beds and 2,32,505 oxygen supported beds while so far

Observing that the PM National Relief Fund was set up in 1948, Nirmala Sitharaman wanted to know why the Congress did not ask for its registration.

BJP leader Ram Madhav, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant were among those who condoled Sulochana Subrahmanyam's demise.

n official statement said that Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck spoke to the prime minister on his birthday on Thursday to convey his greetings.

Tightening the rules for telcos, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday issued directions on tariff publication and tariff advertisements.

The Supreme Court also said high court chief justices shall designate a special bench to monitor the progress of trials against sitting and former MPs.

The compulsory testing comes as the number of infections in the country has crossed 50 lakh. In the last two days, two ministers -- Nitin Gadkari and Pralhad Patel -- have tested positive as well.

The state government employees are governed by the rules/regulations framed by their respective state governments, he said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

Delhi Women and Child Development Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, who launched the helpline, said he is committed to reducing malnutrition and stunting in the national capital by half by 2022.

The project, being implemented by the Rail Land Development Authority, is estimated to cost Rs 6,500 crore and will be completed in around four years.

Tickets for 19 pairs of these trains will be charged at the Humsafar Express rates, it will be at par with the Janshatabdi Express rates for the clone train between Lucknow and Delhi.

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The findings of the Oxfam India report emphasise that the ongoing closure of schools due to Covid-19 crisis has affected 27 crore children in India drastically.