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12 Hazur Sahib Returnees Test Positive In Punjab
In another trouble for Punjab, at least 12 people, who recently returned after a 1,750-km odyssey from the popular Sikh shrine in Nanded in Maharashtra, have tested coronavirus positive in past two days, officials said on Tuesday.....
Shopian Encounter Ends, 3 Terrorists Killed
The encounter at Zainpora in south Kashmir's Shopian district ended on Wednesday with the killing of a third terrorist, officials said, adding that one army officer has also sustained injuries in the clashes. ....
Rahul Slams Govt After 15 Migrants Crushed To Death In Maharashtra
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the death of 15 migrant labourers who were crushed under a goods train in Mahrashtra on their journry ack to their home state.....
UN Welcomes India's Covid-19 Stimulus Package, Slashes Growth To 1.2%
The UN has welcomed India's Covid-19 mega-stimulus package, calling the largest among developing countries, even as it slashed its growth rate for this fiscal year to 1.2 per cent.....
China Threatens Retaliation At 'unreasonable Suppression' Of Huawei In US
China on Saturday hit back at the Donald Trump government for announcing new export controls aimed at limiting Chinese technology giant Huaweis access to semiconductor technology, calling it Americas "unreasonable suppression" of Huawei.....
Easing Covid Woes: More MGNREGS Days, Social Spending Announced
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced eased corporate regulations, greater private participation in the economy and increased social spending budget to mitigate the economic fallout of Covid-19 outbreak.....
China Unveils Its First AI Virtual Influencer
China's virtual key opinion leader (KOL) Ling has made her world online debut, leading the latest Chinese internet trend among positive influencers and showcasing country's soft power and culture, a new report said.....
Unlock 1.0: Rail Services Resume Partially
Train services partially resumed on Monday as several trains left for their destination according to timetable after an unprecedented break in train movement since March 25. According to ministry officials, more than 1.45 lakh passengers are set to travel on Monday. ....
24 RS Seats To Go To Polls On June 19
After the Election Commission decided to hold the pending Rajya Sabha polls, which were deferred in March to June 19, the poll panel announced on Monday that it will also hold Rajya Sabha polls for six additional seats whose members will be retiring either in June or July, taking the total number of seats to 24. The results will be declared the same day.....
'Come Out Of Illusion, Delhi Is In Community Transmission Stage'
After witnessing an onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic for so many days, Delhi, where over a thousand coronavirus cases are popping up daily, has entered into Stage 3 or community transmission stage, said the former chief of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), N.K. Ganguly.....
