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Child labour up 1st time in 20 years to 160 mln, more at risk due to Covid

New Delhi: The number of children in child labour has risen to 160 million worldwide – an increase of 8.4 million children in the last four years – with millions more at risk due to the impacts of COVID-19,...

COVID: India logs 84,332 new cases, 4,002 deaths in last 24 hrs

New Delhi: India has reported 84,332 fresh Covid-19 cases, lowest after 70 days, and 4,002 fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry on Saturday.The fresh addition took the active case tally to 10,80,690, while...

SC directs deferment of AIIMS INI CET exams by one month

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to postpone the INI CET 2021 exams by at least a month.The exam, earlier scheduled for June 16, can be held anytime after...

Black Fungus cases grow 150% in 3 weeks to 31,000, deaths over 2,100

New Delhi: Black Fungus, a potentially fatal condition that is increasingly seen in recovering Covid patients, with 31,216 cases and 2,109 deaths in the country has grown over 150 per cent over the last three weeks, putting additional stress...

COVID: India reports 91,702 new cases, 3,403 deaths in last 24 hrs

New Delhi: India has reported 91,702 fresh Covid-19 cases, less than one lakh for the fourth successive day and 3,403 fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry on Friday.The fresh addition took the active...

Centre opens nominations for Padma Awards-2022

New Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday informed that the online nominations/ recommendations for the Padma Awards for 2022 is opened till September 15 and the nominations or recommendations have been invited for these awards online only on...

8 children among 11 dead in Mumbai building collapse; PM, CM announce ex-gratia

Mumbai: At least 11 people including 8 children were killed while 7 others sustained injuries after a 3-storey building collapsed in the Malvani area of Malad West here on late Wednesday.According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the incident occurred...

India records 92,596 Covid cases

New Delhi: India registered 92,596 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 2,219 casualties in the past 24 hours, according to the data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday.On Tuesday, the country had recorded a 63-day low of 86,498...

ISRO to assist development projects in the Northeast through Space technology

New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Dr Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will assist development projects in the Northeast through ‘Space Technology’ and will contribute by offering...

Corona curfew relaxed in entire UP, restrictions to continue

Lucknow: The markets will open in all the 75 districts across Uttar Pradesh from Wednesday from 7 am to 7 pm after three districts, including Lucknow, reported less than 600 active corona cases on Tuesday following which the government...

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Yumnam Khemchand Singh attends BJP 47th foundation day celebration in Noney

Silchar: Manipur Chief Minister, Yumnam Khemchand Singh today attended the 47th Foundation Day of the BJP at Rongmei Naga...