Chief Minister Nitish Kumar removed Industry Minister Shyam Rajak from the cabinet on Sunday night, while ruling Janata Dal (United) also expelled the party’s chief minister. The action came shortly after reports emerged that Rajak is set to join rival Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday. Sources said the prime …
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Mumbai: Maharashtra reported 3,214 new Kovid-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the number of Kovid-19 positive cases in the state to 1,39,010. However, there are 62,833 active cases in the state and the total number of discharged patients so far is 69,631. The state capital, Mumbai, the state’s largest contributor and …
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New York: US President Donald Trump suspended the entry of some foreign workers on Monday until the end of the year, a move by the White House that would help the coronovirus-battered economy, but which business groups strongly oppose. The effects of the proclamation cannot be felt immediately because the …
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new Delhi: Delhi Police said on Tuesday that Safura Zargar, a student of Jamia Millia Islamia, has been granted bail, as Delhi Police has said he has no objection to release on humanitarian grounds. Zargar was arrested on 10 April. Jargar is 23 weeks pregnant. Given the COVID-19 epidemic and …
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General MM Narwana met the soldiers at the military hospital in Leh. new Delhi: Army Chief General MM Narwane is in Ladakh on a two-day visit to review the face-to-face situation between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galvan Valley, which killed 20 Indian soldiers on the line of duty …
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Health Minister of Karnataka B. Sriramulu on Tuesday indicated that the government may consider another lockout in Bengaluru if the uptick in novel coronovirus cases continues at the current pace, even as state deputy CM CN Ashwattanarayana said the situation was such a step. But this condition does not warrant. …
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar: ANI NEW DELHI: In an address at a virtual conference of Russia-India-China trilateral, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar Tuesday underscored the need to recognize a multilateral set-up and the legitimate interest of partners in the international relations ethos. His remarks in the presence of Chinese Foreign …
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With the United States (US) President Donald Trump suspending new H-1B and L-1 visas for temporary workers until December, the main immigration highway from India to the US is closed, hopefully temporarily . More than half of the visas go to Indians. The orders do not affect the underlying visa …
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that seven more cricketers have returned positive tests for Kovid-19, taking the total count to ten from their England tour. Shadab Khan, Hyder Ali and Haris Rauf tested positive on Monday. The new names in the list are Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hasnain, Fakhar …
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Saudi Arabia said on Monday that it would prohibit arrivals from abroad to participate in the hajj this year due to coronaviruses, allowing only a limited number of Saudi citizens and residents to implement the pilgrimage along with social security measures. The declaration means that this will be the first …
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