New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): India's excess deaths during the Covid pandemic could be between 3.4 to 4.9 million, according to a new report which suggests millions more may have died from the SARS-CoV-2 virus
New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday announced that classes 10 and 12 exams for private candidates will be conducted from August 16 to September 15.
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New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): As the country reported the first confirmed case of human death due to Avian influenza, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 vi
BENGALURU, JULY 21 (IANS): Karnataka has become the first state in the country to provide one per cent reservation for the 'transgender' community in all the government services. The government submitte
New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday attacked the Centre over its statement that there were no deaths due to lack of oxygen during the Covid second wave, alleging that th
New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday asked universities to become thought leaders in finding solutions to global challenges such as climate change, poverty and pollution.
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New Delhi, July 20 (PTI): Nothing is ever done and nothing will ever be done and we have to put our hands up, observed the Supreme Court on Tuesday while ruing over the non-compliance of its directions aimed at
New Delhi, July 20 (PTI): Around 40 crore people are still vulnerable to COVID-19 infection as a nationwide survey found two-thirds of the country's population aged above six to have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies,
New Delhi, July 20 (PTI): Once India starts reopening schools, it will be wise to begin with the primary section as children have a lower number of ace receptors to which virus attaches, making them much better
New Delhi, July 20 (PTI): Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said several Indian companies are increasing their production of COVID-19 vaccines and that the country may become the first in the world t
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Kerala government for giving-in to the association of traders for relaxing Covid curbs for 'Bakrid' festivities. Directing the
New Delhi, July 20 (PTI): No deaths due to lack of oxygen were specifically reported by states and UTs during the second COVID-19 wave, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
But there was an unprec
NEW DELHI, JULY 20 (IANS): Underfunding of the public healthcare system and the particularly disastrous Covid-19 second wave worsened health infrastructure and disproportionately affected health outcomes of mar
NEW DELHI, JULY 20 (IANS): Private Coaching Institute imparting education to students facilitating them to obtain qualifications like Chartered Accountancy (CA), Cost Accountancy, Company Secretary (CS) will ha
New Delhi, July 20 (PTI): The government has decided as a matter of policy not to enumerate caste-wise population other than SCs and STs in census, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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New Delhi, July 20 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday in a 2:1 majority verdict upheld the validity of the 97th Constitutional amendment that deals with issues related to effective management of cooperati
New Delhi, July 20 (PTI): Illegal Rohingya migrants pose a threat to national security and there are reports that some of them have indulged in illegal activities, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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Mumbai, July 19 (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Monday highlighted the issue of undertrials in several cases languishing in prisons waiting for the trial to begin as it appreciated the work done by tribal right
Chandigarh, July 19 (PTI): Declaring that his journey has "just begun", Punjab Congress' new president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday pledged to work with every "member of the Cong family"
New Delhi, July 19 (PTI): The Supreme Court Monday said hospitals have become like huge real estate industries instead of serving humanity in the face of COVID-19 tragedy while directing that 'nursing homes