Rudrabhishek conducted on behalf of PM Modi
The portals of Kedarnath shrine were ritually reopened for the summer at 6:10 am on Wednesday with the first ritual worship- Rudrabhishek in the shrine being offered on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As the Rawal (chief priest) Bhimashankar Ling is under quarantine at Ukhimath, the priest Shivshankar Ling...
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Pak violates ceasefire in Poonch
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Nations like India must play key role in developing Covid-19 vaccine: WHO
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Uddhav seeks PM’s intervention in Council nomination’
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Big fat Indian weddings now taking place on internet
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IMD releases new list of 169 names of tropical cyclones over north Indian Ocean
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Indians to benefit from free visa extension in UK
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Navy readying 3 warships for possible evacuation
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Centre sees 3% agriculture growth
After Moody’s Investors Service slashing India growth forecast for calendar year 2020 to 0.2 per cent, from 2.5 per cent projected in March, the Centre on Wednesday projected the agriculture growth rate at least 3 per cent which is the long-term growth rate despite most of the economic activities are...
UGC issues guidelines for new academic calender, university exams
The new academic session for freshers may begin in universities from September and for already enrolled students in August in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, the University Grants Commission (UGC) told universities on Wednesday. Detailing the guidelines for examinations and academic calendar for the universities in view...
Robot developed to assist frontline healthcare workers
Scientists from the CSIR-Central Mechincal Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur, have developed a robot ‘HCARD’ to assist the frontline healthcare workers battling Covid-19 in maintaining physical distance from the virus infected patients and save themselves getting infected. The robotic device HCARD, in short for Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device, is equipped with...
Now, herbal remedy ‘Ayush Kwath’ to boost immunity
While the race is on to find a cure for the Covid-19, the Union Ayush Ministry has handed out a recipe of an immunity boosting herbal formulation to the States and firms in the sector for the management of the highly infectious virus which has caused havoc all across the...
States, UTs told to ensure divyang-friendly Covid test centres
The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on Wednesday asked the States and Union Territories to ensure that the Covid-19 centres for testing/ quarantine and treatments at the hospitals are disabled-friendly. In a letter to the Chief Secretaries of all the States and UTs, Shakuntala Gamlin, Secretary, Department of Empowerment...
Rahul misleading people on bad loans: FM, I&B Minister
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of making false claims on “wilful defaulters, bad loans and write-offs”, calling them an attempt to “mislead people in a brazen manner” and sensationalise facts. While Sitharaman accused Rahul of “trying to...
Novel coronavirus more brutal to men
Novel Coronavirus, which has exploded across the globe, is more brutal to men in outcomes and fatality is almost 2.5 times when compared to women, though both genders have the same prevalence, according to a study published in a recent journal of Public Health. So far, researchers have confirmed that older...
