Category: NATIONAL NEWS

The Ministry of Education has called a crucial meeting on Sunday to discuss the issue of pending Class 12 board exams, which were postponed in view of the second wave of COVID-19, Union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said. The meeting will be chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar will be in attendance. “I recently held a meeting with the state education secretaries in this regard. The consultative process will be further strengthened through a…

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The daily rise in coronavirus cases in India remained below 3 lakh for the fifth consecutive day with 2.59 lakh new cases recorded in a single day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. With a total of 2,59,551 fresh cases, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 2,60,31,991. The death toll climbed to 2,91,331 with 4,209 daily deaths, the data updated at 8 am showed. The active cases further reduced to 30,27,925 comprising 11.63 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery…

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With 38 people on board a barge that sank in the Arabian Sea four days ago still missing, Indian Navy ships worked through the night, using searchlights to trace any movement in the pitch dark waters, as hopes of finding more survivors began to recede on Thursday. The Navy on Thursday morning launched a fresh aerial search and rescue mission, deploying helicopters to scour the waters off Mumbai coast, where the accommodation barge P305 went adrift in Cyclone Tauktae fury before it sank Monday. As many as 37 personnel on…

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Singapore on Wednesday conveyed to Indian High Commissioner P Kumaran its strong objection to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s comments that a variant of COVID-19 found in that country was particularly harmful to children and could cause a third wave of infections in India. Following Singapore foreign ministry’s reaction regretting the “unfounded assertions” by Kejriwal, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the Delhi chief minister does not speak for India. MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the Indian High Commissioner conveyed to the Singapore government that the Delhi chief minister had…

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High speed winds and heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its neighbouring areas on Monday as the “very severe cyclonic storm” Tauktae headed towards Gujarat, uprooting trees and disrupting local train services here, officials said. In view of the strong winds, the Bandra-Worli sea-link was closed for traffic and people were asked to take alternate routes, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The Colaba area in south Mumbai recorded a wind speed of 102 km per hour around 11 am, the highest for the day so far,…

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The UN chief said foreign fighters and mercenaries remain in Libya in violation of last October’s cease-fire agreement and called for their withdrawal and an end to violations of the UN arms embargo, saying these are critical elements for lasting peace in the north African country and the region. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report to the UN Security Council obtained Friday by The Associated Press that the smooth transfer of power to a new interim government, which took power in March, brings renewed hope for the reunification of…

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India’s daily COVID-19 recoveries have outnumbered the daily new cases, taking the total recoveries to over two crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. This is the third time in the last four days that recoveries have outnumbered daily cases. India’s cumulative recoveries have surpassed 2 crore (2,00,79,599) with 3,44,776 patients recuperating in a day. “It outnumbers India’s daily new COVID cases for the third time in the last four days,” the ministry said, adding ten states account for 71.16 per cent of the new recoveries. A total of…

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New cases of coronavirus in India fell to 3.29 lakh?after 14 days taking the total tally of?COVID-19 infections to?2,29,92,517, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday A total?of 3,29,942?infections were reported in a span of 24 hours, while?the?death toll climbed to?2,49,992?with?3,876?fresh fatalities,?the data updated at 8 am showed. ??? After registering a steady rise for two months, the active cases have reduced?to 37,15,221 comprising 16.16?per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 82.75 per cent The?number of people who have…

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The ongoing lockdown in Delhi will be extended by another week, up to May 17 morning, and metro trains will not operate during the period, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday. Marriages can only be held at home or court with not more than 20 people, according to an order issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). “There will be a complete prohibition on marriage ceremonies at public places, banquet halls, hotels and similar places during the period,” it said. Kejriwal said although COVID-19 cases have come down…

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Ultra Tech Cement Q4 Results: The company’s revenue grew by 32 per cent to ₹ 14,405.61 crore in the March quarter, compared to ₹ 10,854.48 crore in year-ago periodAditya Birla group company UltraTech Cement reported a net profit of ₹ 1.775 crore in the January-March quarter of the financial year 2020-21, compared to ₹ 3,236.85 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, marking a 45 per cent decline year-on-year. According to a regulatory filing by the  firm to the stock exchanges, UltraTech Cement’s revenue from operations stood at Rs 14,405.61 crore in the March…

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