Sat, 19 Jun 2021 13:32:42
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday said he believes the monsoon session of the Parliament will be held and all preparations have been made for it.
Speaking to ANI, Om Birla said, "Secretariat employees have been vaccinated and 445 members have got themselves inoculated separately. The remaining members and employees will soon be vaccinated. We are constantly trying to increase the productivi
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Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:47:40
The finance ministry on Saturday asserted that Indian customer deposits in Swiss banks have fallen since 2019, but said it is seeking details from Swiss authorities on the relevant facts along with their view on possible reasons for changes in the funds parked by individuals and entities in 2020.
In a statement, the ministry said the deposits have halved but did not give numbers.
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Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:43:50
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Assam in the early hours of Saturday, the fifth such tremor to hit the northeastern region during the past 24 hours, officials said.
A National Center for Seismology report said the latest quake was recorded at 1.07 am, with its epicentre near Tezpur, the headquarter of Sonitpur district, at a depth of 30 kms.
There was no immediate report of injury or damag
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Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:39:18
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to chair a meeting with all political parties from Jammu and Kashmir on June 24 as part of the Centre's initiatives to bolster political processes, including holding assembly elections, in the union territory, officials said here on Friday.
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Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:33:07
At least 16 people have died, while 22 are still missing due to flooding and landslide incidents in Nepal since Sunday, as monsoon rain wreaked havoc in the Himalayan Nation.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has recorded the mayhem caused by monsoon rain in over half a dozen districts where 16 people, including three foreign nationals, have lost their lives.
"We are yet to receive a report about
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Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:29:00
The 12-member committee set up by the Department of Pre-University Education (DPUE) has suggested that II PU students who have been declared passed for the 2021-22 academic year should be awarded marks, not grades. The final call will be taken by the State government.
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Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:15:45
With 60,753 new Covid cases being reported in a day, India's total tally rose to 2,98,23,546, while the number of active cases stand at 7,60,019, the lowest in 74 days, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday.
The death toll climbed to 3,85,137 with 1,647 fresh fatalities and active cases comprise 2.55 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery r
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Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:11:52
Indian sprint legend Milkha Singh died on Friday after a month-long battle with COVID-19, during which he lost his former national volleyball captain wife Nirmal Kaur to the same ailment.
The Padma Shri awardee was 91 and is survived by his golfer son Jeev Milkha Singh and three daughters.
"He breathed his last at 11.30pm," a family spokesperson told PTI.
His condition turned critical thi
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Fri, 18 Jun 2021 22:50:01
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday lashed out at his Karnataka counterpart BS Yediyurappa for stating that the Mekedatu project will be started as soon as possible, saying it was a 'unilateral' statement made when the matter was sub-judice.
Reiterating his government's opposition to the project, saying it was inimical to the interests of Tamil Nadu's farmers, Stalin said the proposa
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