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Why you shouldn’t get paranoid about coronavirus on bank notes
New Delhi: As new research claiming that Covid-19 can survive longer on bank notes -- up to 28 days at 20 degree Celsius along with humidity -- started doing the rounds amid the corona surge, health experts said on Monday that people should…
CBSE Class 10 Compartment Exam results out; pass rate 56.55 %
Bhubaneswar: Results of Class 10 Compartment Examination, conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), were declared today.
The pass percentage stands at 56.55 %.
The exam was conducted from September 22 to September 30.…
Girl raped inside college campus despite police presence
Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh): A 17-year-old girl has been raped by a student of a polytechnic college in Uttar Pradesh inside the campus despite police presence while a civil service exam was underway. Her tormentors robbed her, made…
Gunfight between terrorists, security forces in Srinagar
Srinagar: A gun battle started between terrorists and security forces in the Rambagh area of Srinagar district on Monday, officials said.
The encounter took place after security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search…
Health Min advocates AYUSH remedies, endorses medicinal properties to contain COVID
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday defended the Ayurveda-based interventions in prevention and treatment of the COVID-19 disease and hailed its efficacy in boosting immunity.
The minister backed the role of…
India now has over 70L Covid cases
New Delhi: With a single day spike of 74,383 new cases, including 918 deaths, India on Sunday crossed the 70-lakh-mark with a total of 70,53,806 so far.
Out of these, 8,67,496 are active cases; 60,77,976 cured/discharged/migrated cases…
Yogi announces 5% reservation for ex-servicemen
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has announced a 5 percent reservation for jobs in the Group C posts for former service personnel.
Adityanath said that retired and former service personnel from all three services…
Interview for Central govt jobs abolished in 23 states, 8 UTs
New Delhi: Interview for Group-B (non-gazetted) and Group-C posts in Central government jobs has been abolished in 23 states and eight Union Territories (UTs) so far -- an exercise that started with effect from January 1, 2016.
All the…
BARC scientist goes missing from Mysuru
Mysuru: A 24-year-old scientist working in the Rare Materials Project at the Bhabha Atomic Research Institute near Mysuru has gone missing for the last four days, the police said.
Assistant Scientific Officer Gulla Abhisheka Reddy, 24,…
Centre issues advisory on mandatory police action for crimes against women
New Delhi: Taking cognizance of the rise in crimes against women, including sexual assault, the Centre has issued a fresh advisory to all states and UTs on mandatory action by police for such crimes.
The advisory issued by the…