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India is considering extending its flagship village jobs program to city workers made unemployed by closures triggered by the pandemic, a government official said. The program, when approved, can be implemented in smaller cities and will initially cost around 350 billion rupees ($ 4.8 billion), said Sanjay Kumar, deputy secretary …

The guidelines for the fourth relaxation phase of the Covid-19 lockdown issued by the Maharashtra government go into effect on Wednesday, one day after the conclusion of the Ganpati festival. Even as the Maharashtra government Vikas Aghadi (MVA) led by Uddhav Thackeray has announced major relaxations in this phase (called …

NEW DELHI : The moratorium on loan repayment can be extended up to two years, according to an Aug. 6 circular from the Reserve Bank of India, Attorney General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. “We are in the process of identifying the sectors in difficulty to vary …

Students arrive at a JEE test center in Noida ION. (Image: News18) The state government had said Monday that 38,167 students had registered for the test conducted by the National Testing Agency at 32 centers in 13 districts between September 1 and 6. PTI Ahmedabad Last update: September 1, 2020 …

DUBAI: Chennai Super Kings pacemaker Deepak Chahar, who tested positive for coronavirus last week, said Tuesday that he has “recovered well and hopes to be in action soon.” Chahar shared his health status from his hotel room in Dubai. “Thank you so much for your beautiful wishes and prayers. I …

Mumbai: Maharashtra reported 15,765 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday, bringing the case count in the state to 8,08,306, a health official said. With 320 new deaths recorded, the death toll due to the pandemic reached 24,903. The number of active cases in the state is 1,98,523. 10,978 patients …

A handful of dozens of experimental Covid-19 vaccines in human trials have reached the last and biggest hurdle: seeking the necessary proof that they actually work, as a U.S. advisory panel suggested a way to ration Tuesday. limited first doses once a vaccine wins. approval. AstraZeneca announced Monday that its …

DUBAI: Chennai Super Kings pacemaker Deepak Chahar, who tested positive for coronavirus last week, said Tuesday that he has “recovered well and hopes to be in action soon.” Chahar shared his health status from his hotel room in Dubai. “Thank you so much for your beautiful wishes and prayers. I …

Coronavirus: India is the country with the third highest number of coronavirus cases in the world. New Delhi: India now has more than 36.91 lakh of coronavirus cases, after 69,921 infections were reported in the past 24 hours. 28,39,882 patients have recovered from the infection in the country, bringing the …

NEW DELHI: The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) – Major for admission to engineering colleges began Tuesday amid strict precautions and social distancing measures in light of the Covid-19 pandemic even as the chorus continued to grow to postpone the crucial exam that has already been postponed twice. Scenes outside test …