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The Central Board of Secondary Education can explore other methods, including online exams and promoting students on the basis of internal assessments, he said.

Maharashtra alone accounts for 44.78 per cent of the total active caseload of the country.

There are over 7,000 'active cases' in Vasai, of which at least 3,000-odd need regular oxygen facilities.

The Karnataka government has imposed 'corona curfew' between 10 pm to 5 am in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Kalaburagi, Bidar, Tumkuru, Udupi and Manipal till April 20.

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on April 13, 1919 when troops of the British Indian Army fired machine guns into a crowd of unarmed protesters and pilgrims.

Registering a steady increase for the 34th day in a row, the number of active cases rose to 12,64,698.

India has become the 60th country to approve Sputnik V, RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund, said in a statement.

Modi wished people on Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Sajibu Cheiraoba, Navreh and Cheti Chand -- new year festivals celebrated by people of different regions.

A bench of the Apex Court, headed by Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on him for filing the frivolous petition before it and misusing the SC's precious time

Ram Nath Kovind, 75 , had on March 30 underwent a cardiac bypass surgery at AIIMS, Delhi

The decision comes after the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)'s SEC met today to take up Sputnik V application for EUA in India.

"The country needs vaccines against coronavirus. You also raise your voice for this - everyone has the right to have a safe life. Speak up for vaccination for all," Rahul Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.

The first shahi snan was held on March 11 on the occasion of Mahashivratri, while the second is being held today and on April 14, the third shahi snan will be taken by the 13 akhadas.

The three judges, who were having mild symptoms, received their test reports yesterday, sources said, adding that they did not conduct the court on Monday.

I am surprised from where she gets so much bitterness. Didi's anger, bitterness, and frustration have been increasing. This is because people have cleaned the TMC in the last four phases.

Ranjith lived in a dilapidated single room mud hut and worked as a night watchman for survival. His father is a tailor and mother a daily wage earner under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

The incident took place around 4 am today under the Bakewar police station area, when an unidentified truck has hit the car, going toward Jhansi for panchayat polls.

According to Supreme Court sources, many staff members of the top court are believed to be infected with COVID-19. The top court premises, including courtrooms, are getting sanitised and benches will sit one hour late from the scheduled time.

Moreover, rising crude oil prices, foreign fund outflows, spiking COVID-19 cases and heavy selling in domestic equities weighed on the domestic currency.

The 30-share BSE index was trading 1,427 points or 2.88 per cent lower at 48,164.32. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty plunged 431.90 points or 2.91 per cent to 14,402.95.

As many as 904 deaths were reported taking the total Covid related deaths in the country to 1,70,179 so far.

"The encounter, in which five Naxals were killed, took place at Khobramendha village in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli, and information had been received that many injured naxals were left behind," the SP said.

Making the 5 km uphill trek, he was wearing the traditional "Bead Mala" and carrying the "Irumudi Kettu" on his head, like all devotees

All domestic manufactures of Remdesivir have been advised to display on their website, details of their stockists/distributors to facilitate access to the drug