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CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday, while extending the general lockdown until September 30, introduced large-scale relaxations for the public movement, in an attempt to stimulate economic activity and growth. Since Tuesday, September 1, public transportation (bus) operations were allowed within the district across the state, including in Chennai. …

Over 1.7 lakh people have so far responded to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s call on Twitter seeking student input on the National Entrance and Eligibility Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Examinations (JEE). -Main exams. More than 45,000 students are likely to take the upcoming exams at 40 centers in …

NEW DELHI: The rise in coronavirus infections in India can be attributed to increased testing, on the one hand, and the openness of the economy, on the other, accompanied by complacency among people to follow the appropriate behavior of Covid, experts said, as the country witnessed more than five lakhs. …

Reacting for the first time since news broke of several Chennai Super Kings team members, including two cricketers who tested positive for Covid-19, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said it must be seen whether the three-time champion CSK can start IPL 2020 according to schedule. IPL 2020 is scheduled to start …

Trinamool Head of Congress and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently ordered some investigations and audits into allegations of corruption or that may lead to it and has asked top bureaucrats to address all complaints that have reached your office immediately. While she has already ordered an investigation into …

A Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company has struck a deal with the Serum Institute of India (SII) to gain priority access to Covid-19 vaccines being developed by the world’s largest drug manufacturer. Pune-based Serum Institute, in partnership with AstraZeneca, the Gates Foundation, and the Gavi Vaccine Alliance, will produce 1 billion doses …

By: PTI | Mumbai | Posted: Aug 30, 2020 2:57:08 pm Lata Mangeshkar resides in the Prabhukunj building on Peddar Road in South Mumbai. (Photo: Express File) Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar’s building has been sealed off by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as a precautionary measure amid the coronavirus pandemic. …

NEW DELHI: Former President Pranab Mukherjee remains in a deep coma but is hemodynamically stable, the hospital treating him said Sunday. Doctors treating the 84-year-old Mukherjee said he is on respiratory support and is being treated for a lung infection. Doctors say that a patient is hemodynamically stable when his …

The Uttarakhand government is preparing to take the NEET-JEE exams even as the Opposition Congress has launched statewide protests on the issue. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat instructed all district magistrates on Saturday night to take the necessary protective measures, including imposing the necessary physical distancing and limiting the number …

A controversial magnet in Australia has asked Muslims not to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease being developed by the University of Oxford. Sufyaan Khalifa claimed that the vaccine AstraZeneca is developing is ‘haram’, which means prohibited. Khalifa posted a video on his YouTube channel in which he criticized the …