New Delhi, Jun 5 (UNI) India on Friday registered sharpest spike with 9,851 novel coronavirus infections, taking the caseload to 2,26,700 even as the country is gearing for reopening of malls, religious places and restaurants from June 8 to jump-start the economy battered by the pandemic outbreak.
New Delhi, Jun 5 (UNI) Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said almost all of urban India is today Open Defecation Free (ODF) and scientific processing of solid waste, which stood at a mere 18 per cent at the start of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) in 2014, has more than tripled and now stands at 65 per cent.
New Delhi, Jun 5 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday asked private hospitals, which were given land free of cost by the government, whether they are ready to provide treatment to Covid-19 patients at the subsidised rates offered under the Ayushman Bharat scheme.
New Delhi/Jalgaon, Jun 5 (UNI) Cyclone Nisarga improved the overall air quality index of Mumbai, which stood at 17 on Friday, the best for this year, while the peasants were pinning all their hopes on the South-Western Monsoon, which was advancing across the country.
New Delhi, June 5(UNI) Continuing his attack on the NDA government on the handling of the COVID crisis, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday again termed the lockdown imposed by the government as a 'failure.
New Delhi, Jun 5 (UNI) Union Public Service Commission on Friday announced the revised dates for Civil Services Examinations (CSE) 2020.
Ranchi, Jun 5 (UNI) The 329 years old historic Rath Yatra mela which is organised in the Jaggarnathpur of the state capital will not be happening this year however the Rath Yatra of Lord Jaggannath will be taken out by the temple authorities over which they are waiting for instructions from the government.
Chennai, Jun 5 (UNI) Tamil Nadu on Friday recorded 1,438 new COVID-19 positive cases, the highest number in a day so far pushing the tally to 28,694, while the death toll increased to 232 with 12 more patients succumbing to the pandemic.
Moscow, Jun 5 (UNI) Russia registered 8,726 more COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours taking its overall tally to 449,834, the coronavirus response center announced on Friday.
New Delhi, Jun 5 (UNI) Actress Harshada Patil who was seen in director R Balki's and Akshay Kumar's ‘PadMan’, is now all set to make a Telugu debut in film ‘Maitrivanaam’.