FCI provided adequate and timely Food Grains to State Govt during corona pandemic
During the last three months of varying degrees of restrictions on movement and economic activity, one of the biggest challenges faced by the State Government - apart from the public health challenge posed by COVID-19 - has been to ensure food security for state’s population - millions of whom have...
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EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE OF CCTV CAMERAS AT METRO STATIONS TO IMPROVE PASSENGER SAFETY
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Auto exports slump 73% in May due to lockdown disruptions: EEPC India
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Sensex ends below 35k as Covid cases rise
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Sensex rises over 200 pts in opening session on firm global cues
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Sensex, Nifty pare early gains, end marginally lower
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Eight core industries' output contracts 23.4 pc in May
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Continued spread of COVID-19 pandemic poses risk to Indian economy, says IMF official
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Worst virus fears are realised in poor or war-torn countries
For months, experts have warned of a potential nightmare scenario: After overwhelming health systems in some of the world’s wealthiest regions, the coronavirus gains a foothold in poor or war-torn countries ill-equipped to contain it and sweeps through the population. Now some of those fears are being realised. In southern Yemen,...
Pak SC refuses to suspend Sindh High Court judgement
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea to stay a high court verdict that overturned the conviction of al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh in the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl in 2002. Pearl, the 38-year-old South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, was abducted and beheaded...
Bomb, mortars kill 23 civilians in Helmand
A car bombing and mortar shells fired at a busy market in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Monday killed 23 people, including children, a statement form a provincial governor’s office said. Both the Taliban and the Afghan military blame each other for the attack in Sangin district. Details of the reported...
Trump denies briefing about reported bounties on US troops
President Donald Trump has denied he was made aware of US intelligence officials’ conclusions Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan. The Trump administration was set to brief select members of Congress on the matter Monday. The intelligence assessments came amid Trump’s push to withdraw...
UK judge warns Assange on US extradition hearing attendance
A British judge said Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange must attend his next court hearing unless he can provide medical evidence to support his absence. Lawyers for Assange said he could not attend the latest hearing on his US extradition case by video link from prison for medical reasons.District Judge...
China warns of visa bans on Americans over Hong Kong
China said on Monday that it would retaliate against US moves to punish officials tied to political crackdowns in Hong Kong by imposing visa restrictions on Americans it considers to have “performed badly” on matters regarding the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian gave no details in making the...
32 people drown as ferry capsizes in Bangladesh’s Buriganga river
At least 32 people were drowned and many were missing on Monday when a ferry carrying over 100 passengers capsized in Buriganga river after it was hit by a bigger vessel in the Bangladeshi capital here, officials said. “It appeared to be an accident caused by the negligence of the drivers,”...
