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The Orissa high court on Thursday told the directors general of Ayush ministry and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research to decide within three months on a proposal to use red ant chutney to treat Covid-19.
A tug of war has erupted between the two senior IPS officers over the Rs 619 crore Bengaluru Safe City project under the Nirbhaya scheme.
At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit was trading in a narrow range on Friday. It opened at 73.09 against the US dollar and fell to 73.11 against the greenback, registering a fall of 4 paise over its previous close.
In a video message, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said last year was difficult not only for India but the whole world. The world faced the biggest pandemic of human history, he added.
State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, Power Minister Dr Nitin Raut were also among those who paid tributes at the memorial, located near Perne Village on Pune-Ahmednagar Road.
There is no alternative to farmers' demands of legal guarantee for MSP and repealing the new agri laws, farmer leaders said on Thursday, a day after talks between the Centre and the protesting unions remained deadlocked over the two contentious issues. However, the government and farmer unions after nearly five hours of the sixth round of negotiations on Wednesday reached some common ground to resolve protesting farmers' concerns over rise in power tariff and penalties for stubble burning.
The total cases are at 1,02,86,710, while active cases remain below 3 lakh, at 2,54,254.
Police said according to the preliminary investigation the goldsmith was fired upon at his shop in Saraibala area of Srinagar.
At another interaction with reporters, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, however, said the party performed satisfactorily despite the odd circumstances under which the recent civic elections were held in the state.
"Wishing you a happy 2021! May this year bring good health, joy and prosperity. May the spirit of hope and wellness prevail," the prime minister tweeted.
During this ‘forced’ isolation, Gaurav realised that nearly 1500 other sailors also stranded like them in Chinese waters on 74 other ships. Anxiety and depression are building up among the sailors who are desperate to return home.
The Google Doodle, notably labeled as being the 'Day 1' of 2021, features a bird that flies out of the clock house welcoming all to 2021 while the the usual Google logo is covered with holiday lights gently flashing and twinkling.
Delhi also recorded eight cold wave days this December. It had recorded an equal number of cold wave days in December 2018. In December 1965, the city had recorded nine cold wave days, the maximum so far, the IMD said.
It is now late evening, multiple bonfires have been lit. Faces, old and young are sitting around the flame. A group is watching a news report on a 'masked' New Year's party in Goa on a mobile phone.
Breaking News LIVE Updates: China and India are in consultations to hold the ninth round of Corps Commander-level meeting to discuss the disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh.
The victim was identified as Neeraj, the brother-in-law of the MP’s private assistant Anup Kumar Singh, the official said, adding when the police reached the spot, the victim’s body was lying on the floor with an electric wire tied to his neck.
Dinesh Maheshwari's resignation will be effective from Thursday, Future Enterprises, the supply chain and logistics company of the Future group, said in a regulatory filing.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: An expert panel in the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) will meet today to further deliberate on considering emergency use authorisation applications by Serum Institute of India (SII) for the Oxford-AztraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and Bharat Biotech's 'Covaxin'.
The police had to make heavy deployment of force to control and chase away the rampaging mob, said Inspector General of Police A Satish Ganesh of Agra police range.
Soumendu Adhikari, a brother of political heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari who recently quit the TMC to join the BJP, claimed that he has been illegally removed by the West Bengal government's Municipal Affairs Department from the post of administrator of the civic body.
Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it was calling off its automotive joint venture with India's Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd due to the challenges caused by the COVID19 pandemic. (https://ford.to/2X2V6Gg)
Here's what the stars hold for you on the first day of 2021.
In order to be eligible for the posts of Male Constable – General Duty, Female Constable – General Duty and Female Constable – Group C, the candidate must make sure that he or she is between the age of 18 years to 25 years.
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Two cargo vessels with a total of 39 Indians on board have been on anchorage in Chinese waters as they were not allowed to unload their cargo though some other ships have managed to do so.
The hackers, who identified themselves with Kerala Cyber Warriors, slammed the cops for their 'insensitive' behaviour towards the 16-year-old who lost his parents in an accidental immolation.
The amount that has to be refunded is processed by State Bank of India. The money is deposited either into the bank account of the taxpayer or a cheque or demand draft is sent to his registered address.The government and farm unions had reached some common ground on Wednesday to resolve protesting farmers' concerns over rise in power tariff and penalties for stubble burning.
It is also the third consecutive "cold wave" day in the city, said Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the IMD's regional forecasting centre.</p>
Wholesale as well as retail markets are facing an increase in rates. There is shortage of oil in Galla Mandi in the Chetganj area of Varanasi, with the commodity's delivery being delayed.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson enters the New Year as the topranked test batsman after leapfrogging Australia's Steve Smith and India skipper Virat Kohli in the latest official rankings issued on Thursday.
The death toll increased to 1,48,738 with 299 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 98,60,280 pushing the national recovery rate to 96.04 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.</p>
The dates for the IBPS Clerk Mains exam 2020 have already been announced and the test is scheduled to be conducted on February 2, 2021.Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) jumped 17% this week, riding sixyear highs, as a cold spell in some countries prompted record imports into the region.
The Karnataka government has banned gathering of five or more people and celebration on New Year is strictly prohibited on roads.
Convicted murderer Samuel Little, who confessed to strangling 93 people and was considered by the FBI to be the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, died on Wednesday at a California hospital, the state corrections department said. He was 80.
The all new IRCTC website will be more user personalised and will have other technology-friendly features in it along with an upgrade in terms of design.Russia's sovereign fund, Russia Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), agreed to supply Bolivia with enough of its twodose Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to vaccinate 2.6 million people, RDIF said on Wednesday, marking the South American nation's first major vaccine deal.
Breaking News LIVE Updates: The Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government will hold a special assembly session at 9am today to discuss and pass a resolution against Centre's farm laws that have seen protests at Delhi borders for over a month. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of AIIMS at Rajkot in Gujarat via video conferencing.
Tests of those returning from the United Kingdom after December 9 are continuing and till now around 2,500 samples have been sent to the labs, he said, adding that so far 10 people who returned from the UK have tested positive.
Hearing the news of his death, Das' mother collapsed and died at her home in Delhi.
Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes Minister Chandan Brahma moved The Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council Bill, 2020 in the assembly and the House passed it after a brief discussion.
A Gorakhpur district health official said the state government has launched no plan as yet to get general people inoculated against Covid as the state's priority is to vaccinate frontline anti-Covid workers.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Regulator Central Drug Standard Control Organisation's (CDSCO) Subject Expert Committee that met yesterday rejected emergency use authorization (EUA) sought by Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech for their Covid-19 vaccines. This comes amid increased number of people being tested positive and states stepping up testing. While two UK returnees in Uttar Pradesh were found to have contracted the new virus, scare remains in Delhi's neighbouring Gurugram where sample of a 22-year-old United Kingdom return was sent for genome sequencing to ascertain the new variant after he tested positive.
In a press release issued late in the night, the police pointed out that the Maharashtra government has already issued guidelines related to New Year's eve and called for low-key celebrations.
Former district unit vice president of Congress Ashok Patel (55) had an old rivalry with his neighbour Kamlesh Kumar, who arrived at his house on Tuesday night and opened fire with his rifle, Superintendent of Police, Ankit Mittal, said.
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The swab samples of 26 people who tested positive for COVID-19 were sent to NIMHANS to ascertain whether it is the new strain and seven of them were found to have contracted the UK variant.</p>
The Civil Aviation Ministry had last week suspended all flights between the European country and India from December 23 to December 31 as a mutated variant of the coronavirus was detected there.