Tag: Pandemic
PM Modi Raises Red Flag For India's 60 Districts With CMs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised a red flag about 60 districts of the country spread across seven states, as far as their handling of the current pandemic is concerned. ....
Bihar Polls To Be Held In 3 Phases Between Oct 27 And Nov 7
In what will be India's first full fledged election ever since the deadly COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, polling for the 243 Assembly seats in Bihar will take place in 3 phases between October 28 and November 7 this year. The Election Commission of India made the announcement in Delhi on Friday, adding that the votes will be counted on November 10. ....
India Giving Free Ration To 80 Crore Poor Amid Pandemic: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India has been providing free ration to about 80 crore poor for the last 7 to 8 months during coronavirus pandemic, which entails a cost of around Rs 1.5 lakh crore. ....
Help Poor, Keep My Birthday's Celebrations Simple: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has appealed to party workers to help the poor and needy on her 65th birthday on Friday and keep the celebrations simple in view of coronavirus pandemic. ....
PM Modi Launches World's Largest Vaccination Drive In India
India began the world's largest Covid-19 vaccination programme on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the drive aimed at ending the pandemic which so far has killed 1,52,093 people in the country and ravaged the economy. ....
Iconic Bengaluru Flower Show Postponed Due To Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced Karnataka to postpone Bengaluru's iconic biennial flower show at Lalbagh that is generally held during Republic Day. ....
Centre To SC: Can't Give Extra Attempt To UPSC Aspirants Who Couldn't Take Last Chance
The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court it is not keen on granting an extra attempt to civil services aspirants, who could not take the last attempt of the exam amid the on-going Covid-19 pandemic. ....
Low-key Beating Retreat At Attari Border
India's Republic Day ceremonies on Tuesday on the Indian side of the Attari-Wagah international border near Amritsar in Punjab were held in the absence of spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. ....
India Ranks 86 Out Of 98 Nations In Covid Handling: Report
With more than 11 million Covid-19 cases, India has ranked 86 in a performance index of 98 countries for their handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, a report said on Thursday. ....
Budget To Revive Sluggish Economy: Karnataka CM
Hailing Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for coming out with a Budget that can revive the sluggish economy, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday said he strongly believes that the Budget will boost the economy which was badly hit due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ....
