India
Uttarakhand Eases Coronavirus Norms For Tourists
The Uttarakhand government has eased coronavirus norms for tourists, exempting them from producing a negative test report on arrival. In a revised set of guidelines for tourists, Chief Secretary Om Prakash said it is not mandatory for them to bring cor...
Govt Allows Airlines To Decide Baggage Limitations For Domestic Flights
The Civil Aviation Ministry has permitted airlines to decide baggage limitations for domestic passenger flights, stated an official order. When the domestic passenger flights resumed on May 25 after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus pandemic,...
India's Covid-19 Tally Breaches 57 Lakh-mark with over 86,000 New Cases, Recovery Rate at 81.55 Percent
The total recoveries surged to 46,74,987 in the country so far. The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection was recorded at 1.59 per cent.
Luis Surez Moves From Barcelona To Atltico Madrid
Madrid (AP) Luis Surez is staying in Spain after all. Barcelona said late Wednesday that it reached a deal with Atltico Madrid for the transfer of the Uruguay striker for 6 million euros ($7 million)..
Arati Saha, Indian Olympic Swimmer, Honoured by Google Doodle on Her 80th Birth Anniversary
At the 1952 Summer Olympics, Arati Saha represented India along with compatriot Dolly Nazir. She was one of the four women participants and the youngest member of the Indian contingent.
Thousands Protest After Belarusian Leader Hastily Sworn In
Belarusian security forces began detaining people and fired water cannon to disperse crowds as thousands took to the streets of Minsk in protest against the abrupt inauguration of veteran President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday.
CAG Criticises Defence Ministry for Delay in Mi-17 Upgrade Programme
In a report tabled in Parliament, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said 56 of these helicopters would be left with less than two years of life after their upgradation as per the delayed delivery timeline.
Maha: Nashik Sees Single-day Spike Of 1,436 COVID-19 Cases
With single-day addition of 1,436 new cases of COVID-19, the count in Maharashtra's Nashik district has reached 67,653 on Wednesday, a health official said. Apart from this, 20 more casualties have taken the toll in the region to 1,225, the official sai...
Mourners Pay Respects To Ginsburg At U.S. Supreme Court
Mourners quietly filed past the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's flagdraped coffin outside the white marble court building on Wednesday as the United States began three days of tributes to the liberal icon.
Ensure Entire System of Administration of Foreign Trade Promotion Schemes is Automated: CAG
The CAG suggested that the DGFT should review the procedure of granting MEIS/SEIS scrips, and lay down an appropriate checklist for grant of scrips.
Ex-DGP Skips Appearance Before SIT, Gets Relief From High Court
The high court on Wednesday directed the Punjab government to give former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini seven days' notice before arresting him for any crime during his entire police career, other than the disappearance of a junior engineer in 1991. The Supre...
11% Toilets Claimed to be Constructed by PSUs in Schools 'Non-existent' and 30% 'Not in Use': CAG
The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on 'Construction of Toilets in Schools by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)' was presented in Parliament on Wednesday.
Roberts Remembers Ginsburg As Tough And Brave
Washington (AP) US Chief Justice John Roberts is remembering his colleague Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as tough and brave, a fighter and a winner. Roberts was speaking on Wednesday during a private ceremony honouring Ginsburg in the court's Great Hall....
Narendra Singh Tomar Takes Additional Charge of Food Processing Ministry After Harshimrat Badal Resigns
The additional responsibility was assigned to him soon after Harshimrat Kaur Badal of SAD resigned from her ministerial post as the Union Minister of Food Processing Industries opposing three farm bills last week.
Farm Bills Passed Unconstitutionally Disregarding Parl Norms, Don't Sign Them: Oppn Parties to President
The government should have consulted all parties and farmer leaders before bringing the farm bills, Ghulam Nabi Azad said after meeting the President.
Farm Bills Protest: Cong MLAs Stage Dharna On Haridwar Bypass Road
Congress MLAs staged a dharna on Haridwar bypass road on Wednesday after they were stopped by the police from going to the state Assembly in a tractor-trolley to protest the passage of farm sector reform bills in Parliament. MLAs Pritam Singh, Kazi Niza...
