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CBSE CLASS 12 BOARD EXAMS SCRAPPED

02 Jun 2021

Ending the continued anxiety among students and parents, the Centre on Tuesday decided that the Class XII board examinations of CBSE would not be held this year in view of the “uncertain conditions due to Covid-19 and the feedback obtained from various stakeholders”. The decision to cancel the examinations was...

Alapan retires as Chief Secy, will be Mamata’s Chief Advisor

01 Jun 2021

In a dramatic turn of events, West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay retired on Monday afternoon only to be appointed as the Chief Advisor to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. However, according to sources in the Central government, a chargesheet may be issued and action will be taken against Bandyopadhyay for...

Single jab, mixing doses: Centre mulls new Covid strategy

01 Jun 2021

Maintaining the continuous declining trend, India’s daily new Covid-19 cases further declined on Sunday to 1.52 lakh cases, marking the lowest tally in the last 50 days. Even the daily positivity rate continued its streak of less than 10% for seven continuous days at around 9%, data shared by the...

ECONOMY WAS ON AN ‘UPSWING’ BEFORE 2ND WAVE WASHED IT AWAY

01 Jun 2021

India’s annual economic growth rate picked up in the January-March quarter compared with the previous three months, but with the second wave of Covid-19 wreaking havoc across the country, economists aren’t too optimistic this quarter. Corona-induced curbs and lockdowns have hit economic activities like retail, transport and construction, putting millions...

India has moved ahead in last 7 years, vaccines will defeat corona: PM Modi

31 May 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on the seventh anniversary of his government on Sunday, said that following the mantra of ‘Sabka-Saath, Sabka-Vikas, Sabka-Vishwas’, India has moved ahead and given a befitting reply to those who conspired against the country. “Whatever we have accomplished...

Covid-19 created in Wuhan lab, has no ‘credible natural ancestor’, says new study

31 May 2021

Amid calls for a fresh probe into the origins of Covid-19, an explosive new study has found that Chinese scientists created the virus in a lab in Wuhan, then tried to cover their tracks by reverse-engineering versions of the virus to make it look like it evolved naturally from bats....

CENTRE READY WITH BIG JAB PLAN AS COVID CASES FALL

31 May 2021

India’s daily Covid-19 cases continue to decline further as 165,553 fresh infections—the lowest single-day rise in 46 days—were recorded in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday Covid-related deaths, however, continue to remain high as 3,460 people succumbed to the infection, taking the total death toll...

Covid cases & positivity rate down, it’s time to slowly unlock: Kejriwal

29 May 2021

With Covid-19 cases seeing a substantial decline in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that the ‘unlock’ process in the city will gradually begin from 5 am on Monday. Construction activities and factories will be allowed to reopen first, he said, while cautioning people to...

Mamata wants Rs 20k cr package but skips review meeting with PM Modi

29 May 2021

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday skipped a review meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to assess the impact of Cyclone Yaas, choosing instead a quick 15-minute interaction with him at the Kalaikunda airbase where his flight landed. She was supposed to attend a cyclone damage review with...

PAKISTAN’S DANGEROUS DRONE DESIGN TO PUSH TERROR IN KASHMIR

29 May 2021

Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI is taking advantage of Covid-19 to carry out terrorist activities. The military arm is sending arms and ammunition through drones over the International Border (IB). Intelligence agencies have sent a report to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) stating that the ISI and Pak Rangers have...

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