Thu, 06 Aug 2020 19:17:42
New Delhi: Nearly 9.5 lakh Indians stranded abroad have returned under Vande Bharat Mission so far, announced Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday.
Addressing a weekly briefing, MEA's spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said Vande Bharat Mission has become the largest sustained operation of repatriation of stranded Indians.
"We are nearing 1 million-mark in Vande Bharat Mission making it the l
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Thu, 06 Aug 2020 19:15:28
Bengaluru : The district in-charge ministers have been asked to tour areas facing a flood-like situation, remain in their districts, and also ensure distribution of relief, Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa said on Thursday.
"I have already ordered release of Rs 50 crore for emergency relief works in rain-hit districts and asked ministers to take decisions about works that need to be immediately carrie
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Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:45:55
BENGALURU: With rains in several parts of Karnataka amid COVID-19 pandemic, state Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar on Thursday asked the people to maintain caution and contact the Health department helpline in case of any symptoms.
"There is heavy rain in several districts of the state's coastal, Malnad and north interior regions. People have to observe utmost caution during these rains am
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Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:43:08
Mumbai: Television actor Samir Sharma, best known for his roles in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Left Right Left , was found dead in his home in suburban Malad where he lived alone, police said on Thursday.
The 44-year-old was found hanging from the fan of the kitchen on Wednesday night, police officials said. He may have been dead for two days before he was found, they said.
"We have n
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Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:36:54
New Delhi: India saw a single day increase of 56,282 COVID-19 cases taking the country's virus tally to 19,64,536, while the recoveries have surged to 13,28,336, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 40,699 with 904 new fatalities being reported in 24-hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
There are 5,95,501 active cases of coronavirus infec
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Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:36:03
New Delhi: The Centre has released Rs 890.32 crore as the second instalment of the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness package to 22 states and Union Territories, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
The amount of financial assistance to each state and Union Territories is based on their COVID-19 caseload.
Those who received financial assistance in the second instalm
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Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:32:43
NEW DELHI: CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Wednesday that the 'bhoomi pujan' for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya was a "naked exploitation" of people's religious sentiments for partisan, political purposes and it violates the letter and spirit of the Indian Constitution.
Taking to Twitter, Yechury wrote, "This 'bhumi pujan' function is a naked exploitation of people's religious sentim
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Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:28:19
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday kept interest rates unchanged to help tame inflation that in recent times had surged past 6 per cent mark, and said that the economy is in an extremely weak condition following the pandemic.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das also raised the loan-to-value ratio for gold loans to 90 per cent from 75 per cent to mitigate the Covid-19 impact on househo
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Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:24:43
New Delhi: The BCCI on Thursday suspended the IPL title sponsorship deal with Chinese mobile phone company Vivo for the event's upcoming edition amid soaring Sino-India diplomatic tensions.
The BCCI sent out a one-line statement without giving any details to say that Vivo will not be associated with the IPL this year.
"The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and vivo Mobile India P
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