Nation mourns losing one of its worthiest sons: Prez Kovind on Mukherjee’s demise
Scholar par excellence, towering statesman who always blessed me: PM
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday condoled the death of his predecessor Pranab Mukherjee saying his demise is the passing of an era and the nation mourns losing one of its worthiest sons. “Sad to hear that former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee is no more. His demise is passing of an era. A […]
Pranab Mukherjee: the president who could never be prime minister
New Delhi: A quintessential party loyalist and the trusted Man Friday of three Congress prime ministers, Pranab Mukherjee’s climb up the political ladder stopped just short of his ambition to occupy 7 Race Course Road, instead sending him to the Rashtrapati Bhavan as the country’s first citizen. Mukherjee, India’s 13th president, Congress’ troubleshooter through the decades […]
Record over 10.5 cr COVID-19 tests in a day takes India’s total tests past 4.14 cr
New Delhi: With a record over 10.5 lakh tests conducted in a day for detection of COVID-19, the number of such tests performed in the country has crossed 4.14 crore, the Union health ministry said on Sunday. The exponential jump in the testing capacity and the number of tests has resulted in an upsurge in […]
PM spoke about toys when JEE-NEET aspirants wanted discussion on exams: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Aug 30: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Sunday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not addressing the grievances of JEE-NEET aspirants after his government’s decision to conduct the entrance examinations amid Covid-19. Instead, Gandhi said, the prime minister spoke about the country’s “toy industry” in his monthly outreach programme Mann Ki Baat earlier today. […]
Census, NPR unlikely in 2020
New Delhi: The first phase of the Census and the exercise to update the National Population Register (NPR), scheduled for this year but deferred due to the coronavirus outbreak, may be delayed by a year as there is no sign of slowdown of the pandemic. The Indian census is one of the largest administrative and […]
India’s COVID-19 tally goes past 34 lakh with single-day spike of 76,472 cases; death toll 62,550
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally raced past 34 lakh with a single-day spike of 76,472 cases, while the number of recoveries surged to 26,48,998, pushing the recovery rate to 76.47 per cent on Saturday, according to the Union health ministry. The total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 34,63,972, while the death toll due to […]
India’s COVID-19 cases, fatalities per million among the lowest in world: Govt
New Delhi: For every million population, India’s coronavirus cases and fatalities are one of the lowest compared to the global averages, the high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was informed on Saturday. At its 20th meeting held here on Saturday, the GoM on COVID-19 was briefed on the current status of the coronavirus outbreak […]
Experts welcome UN Secy Gen’s advice to India to phase out fossil fuel for combatting climate change
New Delhi : Experts on Saturday welcomed UN secretary general’s advice to India to phase out fossil fuel to combat climate change, saying it’s possible to shift to renewable energy but the government needs an inclusive and comprehensive action plan to ensure a just energy transition and livelihood of workers. The experts felt that Antonio […]
Record single-day spike of 77,266 COVID-19 cases take tally in India to 33,87,500
New Delhi: A record single-day spike of 77,266 COVID-19 cases pushed India’s virus tally to 33,87,500, while the recoveries surged to 25,83,948 on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death toll climbed to 61,529 with 1,057 people succumbing to the diseases in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed. The recovery […]
COVID-19 case fatality drops to 1.82%: Govt
New Delhi: The effectiveness of the Centre’s ‘test, track and treat’ approach is reflected in the progress on the COVID-19 recovery front and the reduction in fatality rate, the government said on Friday, highlighting that recoveries exceed active cases by over 18 lakh as on date. The Union health ministry pointed out that in the […]
