Category: NATIONAL NEWS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison held an online summit on Thursday focussing on ways to further broadbase bilateral ties in a range of areas like healthcare, trade and defence In his opening remarks, Modi said he believed that it is the “perfect time and perfect opportunity” to further strengthen the relationship between India and Australia “We have immense possibilities to make our friendship stronger,” Modi said, adding: “How our relations become a ‘factor of stability’ for our region and for the world, how we work…

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Cyclone Nisarga made landfall near Mumbai on Wednesday but spared the city already reeling under the COVID-19 pandemic, even as it uprooted trees in nearby Raigad and Palghar districts. A 58-year-old man died after a power transformer fell on him while he was rushing home to escape the cyclone fury at Umate village in Raigad district, police said. Two people died and three were injured in two separate cyclone-related incidents in Pune district, an official said. The cyclone slammed Maharashtra coast with wind speeds of up to 120 kmph, making…

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India will definitely get its economic growth back as the government continues to pursue various reforms Speaking at industry association CII’s annual session, he said the government has taken tough steps to fight the coronavirus pandemic and has also taken care of the economy “On the one hand we have to safe lives of our people and on the other hand we have to stabilise the economy and speed up the economy,” he said “Yes, we will definitely get our growth back,” he…

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The decisions taken by the Union Cabinet on Monday will bring about positive changes in the lives of farmers, labourers and workers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said as his government enters second year in office. These decisions will bring tremendous benefits to the farmers, street vendors and micro, small and medium enterprises, he said. “To give impetus to the campaign for a self-reliant India, we have not only changed the definition of MSMEs, but have also approved several proposals to revive it. This will benefit the small and medium…

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India registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases on Sunday with 8,380 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s tally to 1,82,143, while the death toll rose to 5,164, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood to 89,995, while 86,983 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. “Thus, around 47.75 per cent patients have recovered so far,” a senior health ministry official said. The total confirmed cases includes foreigners. The death toll has gone up by…

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The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,971 and the number of cases climbed to 1,73,763 in the country registering a record single-day spike of 265 deaths and 7,964 cases till Saturday 8 am, according to the Union health ministry.   India is the ninth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood to 86,422 while 82,369 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. In the last 24 hours, 11,264 patients have recovered. “Thus, around 47.40 per cent patients have recovered…

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 The number of COVID-19 cases in India has climbed to 1,65,799, making it the world’s ninth worst-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic. The Health Ministry said the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,706 in the country, while the number of cases climbed to 1,65,799, registering an increase of 175 deaths and a record jump of 7,466 cases since Thursday 8 am. According to Worldometer, India has now overtaken Turkey as the ninth worst-hit country in terms of total number of cases. The Health ministry said the number of…

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The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre to identify private hospitals where COVID-19 infected patients could get treatment for free or at a nominal cost. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, hearing the matter via video-conferencing, observed that there are private hospitals which have been given land either free of cost or at nominal rates and they should treat coronavirus infected patients for free.”You identify all those hospital and find out,” the bench, also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy, told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.”They…

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The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,167 in the country, while the number of cases climbed to 1,45,380, registering an increase of 146 deaths and 6,535 cases since Monday 8 am,?the Union Health Ministry said The number of active COVID-19 cases climbed to 80,722. As many as 60,490 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said.? “Thus, around 41.61 per cent patients have recovered so far,” a senior Health Ministry official said The total confirmed cases includes foreigners Of the 146 deaths reported since Monday morning,…

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A number of migrant workers, who have left from Maharashtra’s Pune city for their native places after being rendered jobless due to the lockdown, are hopeful that the situation will normalise and they would be able to come back to work. But, they say since right now they have no work and are facing acute financial crunch, they have no option but to return to their hometowns and wait for time to get better. Talking to PTI at Pune railway station before boarding a train to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh…

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