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In the past 24 hours, India reported 38,079 new coronavirus cases, which was even lower than Friday's when it was also below the 40,000-mark and lesser than discharged Covid patients from hospital in the same time-span.

"Rajya Sabha MP Shri Sharad Pawar met PM Narendra Modi," the Prime Minister's Office tweeted.

Given the growing scope of mediation, it is time for India to enter mission mode. To popularise mediation as a cheaper and faster dispute resolution mechanism, a movement needs to be launched.

Yediyurappa's demand for two months time to contemplate stepping down, has been categorically rejected by the BJP high command, they added.

The Indian Navy is procuring 24 of these helicopters manufactured by Lockheed Martin under foreign military sales from the US government at an estimated cost of USD2.4 billion.

The active cases have declined to 4,24,025 and comprise 1.36 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 97.31 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.

Centre’s taking over of irrigation projects at this juncture that seems politically driven is akin to hitting below the belt

The analysis of breakthrough cases is a clear indication that vaccines are the best bet to reduce severity and fatalities among Covid-19 patients.

The earlier order had exempted those travellers who had taken both doses of COVID-19 vaccine from mandatory testing for infection at airports and railway stations.

As many 113 dengue cases have been detected in the Khurda district since January, of which 103 cases were identified only in July, said public health director Niranjan Mishra here on Friday.

Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend, Danish Seddiqi in Kandahar last night (Thursday). The Indian Journalist and winner of the Pulitzer Prize was embedded with Afghan security forces

The offence was registered at D N Nagar police station in Andheri (West) on the basis of the complaint lodged by the 30-year-old woman, he said.

Local train services are currently running only for personnel engaged in health and other essential services.

Rise in Covid cases in Maharashtra and Kerala is a matter of grave concern for the country, Modi said.

The weekly positivity rate stands at 2.14 per cent, according to the health ministry.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Danmar area, falling along Safakadal-Soura road, in Srinagar.

Ganesh Shinde, 36, based in Thane, Maharashtra, bought the jackpot ticket on June 16 from the official Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire

The survey, by IP-driven incubation lab BridgeLabz, was conducted over 1000 people to find out how the pandemic has affected the professional growth of engineers.

As I sat on the creaky hospital bed with my 1-year-old Ayansh in my arms, tears began to slip from my eyes. Tears of fear and anguish, tears of helplessness and guilt, and finally, tears of shame. All the pent up sorrow and despair burst through my eyes like a broken dam as I trembled […]

The figure is the highest in the world with DTP-3 coverage falling from 91 per cent to 85 per cent. In 2019, about 1.4 million children had missed their first dose.

Kulangara said that advertisement interested him and prompted his application to Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group.

The relentless price increase has pushed petrol rates above the Rs 100-a-litre mark in most places in 15 states.

The prime minister inaugurated projects worth around Rs 744 crore and laid foundation stones of several projects and public works worth about Rs 839 crore.

The government recognises that drones offer immense opportunities for economic growth and employment generation.