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Buses to ply with 20 passengers in Delhi, shops to open on odd-even basis

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced the guidelines for lockdown 4.0, allowing commuter DTC buses in the city with a maximum of 20 passengers after medical screening before boarding

Meghalaya becomes 5th northeastern state to be Covid-free

Meghalaya on Monday became the 5th COVID-19-free state out of the eight northeastern states as its lone corona patient, a woman, recovered from the dreaded disease, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said

Tale of two friends and contrasting human behaviour

This is the tale of stark contrasts in human behaviour. One shows how a friend put his life at risk to save another, their different religions being no barrier

With over 5K new cases, India's Covid tally jumps to 96,169

With the sharpest spike of 5,242 new cases in 24 hours, India's total case count of coronavirus jumped to 96,169, the Union Health Ministry data revealed on Monday

How India got COVID-19 testing swab in 10 days at 10% cost of China

India has achieved a major milestone in its fight against COVID-19 as two large companies Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Johnson & Johnson collaborated as part of a social contract with National Institute of Virology and Textiles Ministry to get a Made in India testing swab in 10 days at 10 percent cost of what was being imported from China

Prominent Muslim clerics advise no hugs, no handshakes this Eid

Prominent  Indian Muslim clerics on Saturday advised the community members not to hug each other and shake hands on Eid on May 26 and maintain social distancing and other norms while celebrating the festival in view of the coronavirus scare across the country

Lockdown impacts income, but brings behavioural changes too: Study

A study of non-migrant workers in Delhi has revealed widespread compliance with public health directives to prevent the spread of coronavirus, as use of face masks, washing of hands, and social distancing increases

India surpasses China in COVID tally, total nears 86K

With India's total tally rising to 85,940, the world's largest democracy has now surpassed China with a total of 53,035 active cases and 2,752 deaths while 30,152 people have recovered so far, the Union health ministry said on Saturday

Big bang agricultural reforms as India set for record foodgrain harvest

India is all set to harvest a record 295.67 million tonnes of foodgrains in 2019-20 (July-June) as per the third advance estimates released by the Centre on Friday

25,000 registered for repatriation in Saudi Arabia reported job loss

About 35 percent of the 72,000 Indians who have registered with the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia for repatriation reported jobloss either for short term or long term due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Recovery rate 34.06%, doubling rate improved: Health Minister

India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said that the total recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in the country has been recorded at 34.06% and the Doubling Rate improved from 3.4 days in the pre-lockdown week to 12.9 days in the last week

Tally crosses 80,000 mark in India, fresh cases in corona-free states

With 3,967 new cases and 100 new deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in India reached 81970, the Union Health Ministry stated on Friday

'India must become net exporter of technology'

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stressed the need for India to become self-reliant and a “net exporter of technology" as he addressed through video conference scientists of  the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on the occasion of National Technology Day

10 vaccine candidates under development in India

A total of ten vaccine candidates for novel coronavirus are under development in India, said the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) on Thursday

Government announces special credit facility for street vendors

Sensing adverse impact on the livelihood of thousands of street vendors across India due to COVID-19 pandemic, the government on Thursday announced a Rs 5,000- crore special credit facility to benefit nearly 50 lakh such vendors