New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Nearly two months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Gareeb Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan, the Indian Railways has engaged a total of 12,276 workers under this scheme till August 21. It has also generated more than 6,40,000 mandays of work under the scheme i
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): TDP National General Secretary Nara Lokesh on Sunday expressed concern over the crisis due to coronavirus and demanded that the YSRCP government provide every weaving family Rs 10,000 per month till the pandemic lasts.
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to defer the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) till the COVID-19 situation improves.
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Maintaining daily COVID-19 testing spree of more than 8 lakhs, India has tested more than 3.5 crore samples till date. In the last 24 hours, the test per million (TPM) reached 25,574 as on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Over 3.52 crore samples have been collected for COVID-19 testing in the country till August 22, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) informed on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to all the banks to extend the moratorium period till December 31 to ensure helping the borrowers in deferring their EMI payment on term loans.
Karachi [Pakistan], August 22 (ANI): With heavy rains forecasted in Karachi till Tuesday, the city was submerged on Friday taking the lives of five persons.
Chandigarh [India], August 22 (ANI): After Haryana, the Chandigarh administration has also decided to close all shops in the city except essential productions on Saturday and Sunday, till further order, the administration of the Union Territory has said.
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions for the Election Commission 'to refrain from holding upcoming elections in Bihar till the State is declared COVID-19 and flood-free'.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) on Friday warned of rainfall in the isolated places in various parts of the state till Saturday morning.
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): As many as 11,23,000 Indians stranded abroad have been repatriated by different modes under Vande Bharat Mission (VBM) till August 19, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.