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Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad district climbed by 170 to 32,866 on Tuesday, Gujarat health department said.

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Posts on social media suggested that curfew would be imposed at night from Panchami during Durga Puja due to the Covid-19 pandemic, banning 'pandal-hopping' at night during the five-day celebrations.

According to the statement, this is the first time any PSU in the power sector will undertake asset recycling by monetising its assets through the InvIT model and using the proceeds to fund the new and under-construction capital projects.

A case has been registered against the 14-year-old accused under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Apart from the demand for Bharat Ratna, the state government's resolution has also requested that the Centre install a bronze statue of the late PM in the Parliament annexe and rename the University of Hyderabad after him.

The coronavirus pandemic that first emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan has killed 892,443 people globally and infected about 27,339,132 others, according to the John Hopkins coronavirus resource centre.

Sri Lanka has "better control" over a fresh fire on a loaded supertanker off the island nation and is looking for any signs of potential oil leaks from the ship.

‘Sputnik V’, which was approved in Russia last month, passed the early tests and produced antibody response in all participants with no serious adverse effect, The Lancet journal had said this last week.

"Who is benefitting? It is only doing development of a few "friends", who are close to Modi. Stop Privatisation Save Government Jobs," Gandhi tweeted. Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the Modi government has proved itself as one wh...

Referring to several steps taken to promote MSMEs, Singh pointed to the government notification banning global tenders for projects below Rs 200 crore to ensure that goods and services are procured from domestic firms.

A High Powered Committee was formed on the order of the Supreme Court in March to lay down guidelines to decongest jails and prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

At the same time, he said, his government believed in maintaining a proper balance between development and ecology. He was speaking at a virtual award event of Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2019 which was conferred on British broadcaster David At...

The NMRC had earlier announced a fine of Rs 500 for commuters found without a face mask and Rs 100 for those spitting inside trains or on metro premises.

Y-plus security to actor Kangana Ranaut means a specific threat has been vetted by intelligence agencies. She is also likely to get an escort vehicle for carrying her security team.

A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari, granting the permission to appeal, said the case needs to be considered.