Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): BJP leader Ashish Shelar on Monday requested the Maharashtra government to approach the Rail Ministry to allow students with valid NEET and JEE admit cards to travel on Mumbai suburban trains.
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Former President Pranab Mukherjee passed away on Monday at the Army Hospital (Research and Referral) Hospital where he was admitted earlier this month and had undergone surgery for removal of a clot in his brain.
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Koneru Humpy, who was a part of the Indian team that was declared joint winners of the FIDE Chess Olympiad along with Russia, termed the win as a "golden moment" for the Indian chess fraternity.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched two citizen-centric mobile phone applications- AMA SAHAR and SWACHHA SAHAR ODISHA at the Lok Seva Bhawan here on the occasion of Local Self Government Day.
Panaji (Goa) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday conveyed his best wishes to the candidates appearing for NEET and JEE in the coastal state and said that the state government will ensure smooth conduct of the exams amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said former cricketers Virender Sehwag and Mithun Manhas paid him a visit to express their 'deep association' with Jammu and Kashmir and their plans to promote sports in the Union Territory.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 31 (ANI/NewsVoir): We all are well aware of the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has not only had a major impact on the global economy but also has tremendously disrupted our lifestyle.
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): The Indian economy contracted by 23.9 per cent in the April to June quarter (Q1 FY21) as COVID-19 pandemic compressed consumer demand and private investments, government data showed on Monday.
Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday took stock of flood-affected areas in Hoshangabad in a boat.
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the response of Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on a petition filed by BJP leader SC Vats challenging his election to the Assembly and accusing him of involving in illegal and corrupt practices.
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Amid the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday that the Kejriwal government was doing "aggressive testing" and the aim was to ensure no case was left untraced.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday urged the Karnataka government to reject the two options for GST compensation "mooted by the Centre."