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Pride Month: Google Honours LGBTQ+ Rights Activist Marsha P Johnson With its Doodle
Google Doodle | On this day in 2019, Marsha was posthumously honored as a grand marshal of the New York City Pride March.
NBTC Issues Fresh Guidelines for Blood Transfusion Services amid Covid-19 Pandemic
The second interim national guidance for blood transfusion amid the COVID-19 pandemic stressed on safe functioning of services. The NBTC had issued the first interim recommendations in March.
Madhya Pradesh Guv Lalji Tandon Put on Critical Care Ventilator Support, Condition Stable: Hospital
Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has been given the additional charge of Madhya Pradesh in absence of Tandon, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement.
Tamil Nadu Police Custody Deaths: Those Police Officers Failed the People, the Deceased, and Their Uniform
There is a mandatory provision to file a murder case against the accused cops. The SOP in such cases is that the entire police station staff, irrespective of involvement in the case, should be placed under suspension. The people who brutalised the two sho...
Covid-19: Delhi Court Seeks Response from Tihar Jail on Separatist Leader Shabir Shah's Plea
Shah's advocate submitted the accused was suffering from various ailments that makes him prone to COVID-19, adding the separatist leader has sought direction that he be provided a separate cell in the jail.
Covid-19 Crisis: Maharashtra CM Launches World's Largest Convalescent Plasma Project
All critical patients will receive two doses of 200 ml convalescent plasma free of cost, an official said.
Govt Allows Export of Covid-19 PPE Medical Coveralls; Monthly Quota Fixed at 50 Lakh Units
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted: "Boosting Make in India exports, PPE medical coveralls for COVID-19 have been allowed with a monthly export quota of 50 lakh."
Bengaluru Now Constitutes 25.92% of Total Cases in Karnataka: Minister
Karnataka on Sunday recorded a biggest single day spike of over 1,200 new COVID-19 cases and 16 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections in the state to 13,190 and the toll to 207.
National Statistics Day 2020: Date, Theme and Significance
National Statistics Day | The date has been chosen as June 29 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Professor PC Mahalanobis. This year the day will be marked virtually due to Covid-19 pandemic and people still are being advised to stay indoors.
NSCN-IM Retorts to Nagaland Governor, Denies Extortion and Calls it 'Legitimate Taxation'
The NSCN-IM seems convinced that the Governor was "not the right person to solve the long-standing Indo-Naga problem" if he considered the Naga issue as a 'law and order' problem.
19 Buildings Damaged, 35 Families Affected in North Sikkim Flash Flood
Triggered by heavy rainfall over the past few days, the flash flood damaged the properties at Passidang village and its surrounding areas on Saturday
Cremation of Covid and Non-Covid Dead Going on Smoothly, No Bodies Piling up: Delhi Civic Body to HC
The submission by NDMC in response to a PIL by an NGO, which operates green crematoriums in Delhi, offering its facilities to cremate the bodies of those who have died of COVID-19.
Expert Committee to Submit Report to Karnataka Govt on Possible Community Transmission in Bengaluru
They will take three-four days to survey the entire Bengaluru after which they will give a report. Once they submit it, we will inform you," he told reporters in response to a question on whether there was community transmission.
Unable to Return Home for Over a Yr, How Covid-19 & India-China Tension are Turning Fatal for Seafarers
The situation is taking a toll on their mental health with some suicides too reported as they miss out on key life events, like the birth of a child or the last rites of a loved one, while also grappling with limited internet and cellphone connectivity on...
Shopping Malls in Gurgaon to Reopen from July 1, Faridabad to Decide on Monday
The Gurgaon district administration said it would implement the state government's decision on reopening malls with certain restrictions, whereas the Faridabad authorities will take a final call on the matter in a meeting on Monday.
50 Prisoners of Akola District Jail in Maharashtra Test Coronavirus Positive
The district jail currently has nearly 300 prisoners, a jail official said, adding that the facility has not taken in any new prisoner in the recent past.