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International passengers taking their flights from Delhi airport will soon be able to get tested for Covid-19 just before their departure, the Genestrings Diagnostic Center, which operates the testing laboratory at the airport, said on Saturday. The Covid-19 testing facility, which began operating on September 12 at Delhi Airport, is …

New Delhi: India has recorded 78,64,811 coronavirus cases so far with 50,129 new infections. 578 deaths in the last 24 hours have raised the total death count to 1,18,534. 62,077 patients have recovered from the infection in the country in the last 24 hours. With 70.78,123 people in the country …

NEW DELHI: On Saturday, the government extended the deadline for filing income tax returns for individual taxpayers for the 2019-20 fiscal year until December 31, providing relief to taxpayers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The due date for filing income tax returns for taxpayers (including their partners) who must audit …

The WHO urged leaders to take immediate action and prevent deaths from COVID-19. (Proceedings) Geneva: The world is now at a critical juncture in the COVID-19 pandemic and some countries are on a dangerous path, facing the prospect of health services collapsing under pressure, the head of the World Organization …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday called on officials to ensure that 14 state-owned companies spend 75 percent of their capital outlay for the year by the end of December. This is because the government seeks to keep pace with capital and infrastructure projects in an attempt to soften the …

While delivering the keynote address at the opening function of the 2020 16th Annual Grand Challenges Meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the future will be shaped by societies that invest in science and innovation. “The future will be shaped by societies that invest in science and …

NEW DELHI: BJP President JP Nadda has said that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be implemented “very soon.” “The CAA will be implemented very soon. It was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic,” Nadda said at a rally in Siliguri, West Bengal. The BJP president further said that the …

The situation is now under control in the area, which is on the border between the Kolasib district of Mizoram and the Cachar district of Assam, they said. A meeting, chaired by the Union’s Interior Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, will be held on Monday between the two states to assess …

Air India started direct flights between Goa and London on Sunday from Goa International Airport. Initially, it will be a weekly service and from November it will be increased to a fortnightly service according to the air bubble agreement, according to the official Twitter identifier of the Goa airport. “Important …

The world is experiencing unprecedented stressful times. With the coronavirus pandemic disrupting life and causing large-scale deaths around the world and no cure in sight, hope is perhaps all that has been driving humanity forward. In such compelling moments, the image of a newborn baby taking off a doctor’s mask …