The Assam government has approved a Rs 160 crore package to rehabilitate 4,036 former cadres of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). The package was approved by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a meeting in Guwahati to review implementation of the Bodo Territorial Region (BTR) accord signed in New Delhi in January last […]

The Mizoram government has decided to reduce admission fees by 30 per cent in all state-run schools for students seeking admission in class 11, Education Minister Lalchhandama Ralte said on Monday. Addressing a felicitation function at the Mizo Higher Secondary School here, Ralte said the decision was taken in view of the hardship being faced […]

India reported less than one lakh new COVID-19 cases for the first time after 63 days in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. With 86,498 new cases reported in the last 24 hours; the daily cases are the lowest in 66 days. On Monday, the country had […]

New Delhi: As soon as the economic activity resumed in Delhi on Monday with the easing of Covid-19 restrictions that was imposed during the second wave of pandemic, hundreds of migrant workers were seen at Anand Vihar ISBT and the adjoining metro station in the national capital on Monday. People returned to the metropolis hoping […]

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) asked schools to complete the pending practical and internal assessment through online mode only and upload it by June 28. The letter released by the Board on Monday addresses the schools under it saying that practical and internal assessment are to be conducted only via online mode. “In subjects […]

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has zeroed in on the date for the resumption of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League to be held in UAE. The first game on resumption will be played on September 19 while the final will be hosted on October 15 — the day […]

Academy Award-winning composer AR Rahman, on Monday, informed that he has received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The 54-year-old actor took to Instagram and shared a selfie of himself and his son AR Ameen after getting vaccinated. Alongside the picture, he wrote, “Vaccinated #1stjabdone #covishield have you?” The Padma Bhushan winner is the […]

Arunachal Pradesh recorded 223 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 29,336, a senior health official said here on Monday. The COVID-19 death toll in the state increased to 125 with two more persons succumbing to the disease on Sunday, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said. As many as 381 patients recuperated from […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 5 pm on Monday, his office said. Modi has addressed the nation a number of times since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, offering suggestions to people and outlining measures his government has been taking to deal with the situation. He has also made […]

Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who was admitted to a hospital here after experiencing episodes of breathlessness, is currently on oxygen support and stable, his family shared in an update from the veteran’s official Twitter handle. Kumar, 98, was taken to the suburban Khar-based Hinduja Hospital, a non-COVID-19 facility, on Sunday, where he was diagnosed with […]