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Unlock5: The Center has allowed the opening of cinemas with up to 50 percent of its seating capacity New Delhi: Schools and universities, closed since March when the closure was announced across the country, will be able to reopen as of October 15, the Center said today when announcing the …

The Center announced on Wednesday new guidelines for the reopening of various activities, such as the re-opening of cinemas, entertainment parks, schools and universities, among other things. Since the country entered a complete lockdown in late March this year as a precaution against the growing spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), …

Amid the Covid-19 cases in the state, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday extended the shutdown in the state until the end of October with more relaxations outside the containment zones. The state government established a series of guidelines that include relaxation for people. As the state previously declared, hotels, food, …

NEW DELHI The Supreme Court of Justice on Wednesday refused to postpone the preliminary examination of the UPSC civil services, to be held on October 4, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and flooding in various parts of the country. A court of Justices AM Khanwilkar, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari …

Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar Indian markets were trading more than half a percent higher in Wednesday’s volatile session, driven mainly by consumer goods and pharmaceuticals stocks. Among the major indices, the S&P BSE Sensex was trading around 38,210 levels, up 210 points, and the Nifty50 index was testing the 11,300 mark. …

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court told petitioners seeking to postpone the civil service exam to be “polite and persuasive” if they expect relief from the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The comments were made by the Supreme Court tribunal after the petitioners’ attorneys said that the UPSC is “bent on …

Collectors in the district should raise awareness among people about the need to visit hospitals within 24 hours of symptoms such as fever, dyspnea, fatigue and loss of taste, he said. (Proceedings) Collectors in the district should step up efforts to further reduce the death rate from COVID-19 in Tamil …

Lonza is confident that the US and Swiss plants it is building to help make Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine a vaccine candidate will be ready for commercial production this year, executives at the Swiss company said Tuesday. New production lines at Lonza’s Portsmouth, New Hampshire site aim to start manufacturing vaccine …

The survey results show that a sizeable population remains vulnerable and susceptible to the coronavirus. It was estimated that one in 15 people aged 10 years and older was exposed to SARS-CoV2 in August 2020, showing that a sizeable population is still susceptible to COVID-19, according to the second sero-survey …

The government’s main contracting body, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), has already incurred expenses of more than Rs 50 million to conduct the 2020 Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam scheduled for October 4, and any further delay would result in a great loss to the public treasury, reads an affidavit …