Will ensure education access for 33 crore Indian students: Pokhriyal
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday said that the government is committed to ensuring access to education to 33 crore Indian students during the Covid-19 pandemic. The educational More...
Mandatory BCG vaccination linked with slower Covid-19 growth
New York: Adding to the growing evidence that early BCG vaccination may be helpful in taming the Covid-19 spread, scientists now claim that countries with mandatory BCG vaccination until at least the year 2000 tended More...
No return to old normal in foreseeable future: WHO chief
Geneva: There will be no return to the “old normal” for the foreseeable future as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and too many countries were still headed in the wrong direction, the chief More...
ICMR asks states to stop using antibody kits from two Chinese firms
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday directed states to stop using rapid antibody test kits procured from China-based Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics after their results More...
No going back on CAA: Amit Shah tells opposition
Lucknow: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on the opposition and dared it to protest as much as they can for the Modi government will not take back the Citizenship Amendment Act More...
NCP seeks PM’s resignation over Anant Hegde statement on Maharashtra
Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Karnataka Ananth K Hegde sparked off a major political controversy by alleging that in his 80 hours tenure, the former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis “moved More...
34 inspectors of Delhi Police transferred
New Delhi: Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik on Monday transferred 34 inspectors including several SHOs (Station House Officers). The Delhi Police Headquarters termed these transfers as routine The Delhi More...
EC tells Supreme Court, will put off Karnataka bypolls
New Delhi: The Election Commission here on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it would postpone the 15 Karnataka Assembly by-elections, caused by disqualification of rebel legislators by the then Speaker. The More...
RSS chief Bhagwat calls for unity to foil the enemy’s designs
Hyderabad: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday stressed the need for unity, saying the country needs to be united and alert to defeat the designs of the enemies. People should take More...
Pakistan mulls complete closure of air space for India
New Delhi: Pakistan is again considering closing its air space for traffic from India, Pakistan’s Science and Technology Minister Fawad Khan tweeted on Tuesday. Pakistan had closed its airspace on February More...