Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:00:56
To mark the World Bicycle Day, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday urged people to make concerted efforts to promote cycling culture and reap its various health and environmental benefits.
A bicycle is an affordable and sustainable means of transportation that helps one stay fit, reduces traffic congestion and cuts down on pollution, he said.
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 17:57:36
Karnatka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday announced extending lockdown for a week from June 7 to June 14 to contain the COVID-19 spread.
"We had earlier announced stringent restrictions from May 24 to June 7 to contain the spread of Coronavirus. Though the infections have reduced, the spread of the disease is still on." "It has been decided to extend the restrictions by a week followi
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:38:46
Uttara Kannada District in-charge Minister Shivram Hebbar said that the preparations to curb the expected spread of third wave of COVID has been done after considering suggestions and opinions from District administration officials and Doctors.
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:51:29
The Centre in a fresh affidavit on Thursday, told the Delhi High Court that the messaging app WhatsApp is indulging in 'anti-users practices' by obtaining 'trick consent' for its updated privacy policy.
The Centre submitted before Delhi HC that WhatsApp has 'unleashed its digital prowess' to unsuspecting users and wanted to force them to accept the updated 2021 privacy policy by flashing the no
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:49:20
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it is happy to note that the government has taken a decision to cancel the class 12 board exams, and directed the CBSE and CICSE to place on record objective criteria for assessment of marks in two weeks.
A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari asked Attorney General K K Venugopal and advocate JK Das, appearing for the CISCE to place on re
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:46:56
Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that the Disaster Management Act should be applied against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for "endangering human lives" by organising big poll rallies during Covid spike in West Bengal.
He said that the Act should also be used against the Election Commission for conducting an eight-phase ass
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:40:52
New Zealand opener Devon Conway on Wednesday not only became the sixth cricketer to hit a Test ton on his debut at Lord's but also broke former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly's record at the venue.
Conway achieved the feat on the opening day of the ongoing first Test against England. The left-handed batsman scored an unbeaten 136 as New Zealand marched to a strong position finished with a score
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:39:10
Kerala has retained the top rank in Niti Aayog's SDG India Index 2020-21, while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer, as per a report released on Thursday.
The Index for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) evaluates progress of states and union territories on social, economic and environmental parameters.
Kerala retained its rank as the top state with a score of 75.
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:16:05
Around 10,000 of 80,000 planned Tokyo 2020 Olympic volunteers have quit, organisers have revealed as they battle persistent doubts over the Games with just 50 days until the opening ceremony.
Tokyo 2020 chief Seiko Hashimoto ruled out a further postponement of the Games, speaking to a Japan sports paper, and said cancellation would only happen in catastrophic circumstance such as most delegatio
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