NEW DELHI: Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday that the lockdown was not an attack on the coronavirus but on poor people and proved to be a “death sentence” for the unorganized sector as it “finished” jobs and small companies. Everyone should oppose the attack, he said. “The blockade was …
Read More »EPFO settles claims of 94.4 lakh, disburses over ₹ 35,000 cr during April-August 2020
Despite pandemic Covid-19 restrictions, the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has been able to resolve 94.41 lakh claims, thus disbursing over ₹35,445 crore to its members during the period from April to August 2020. During this period, EPFO has settled around 32% more claims compared to the corresponding period last …
Read More »Brent crude falls almost 6% on price cut in Saudi Arabia, Covid outbreaks
New York: Oil futures fell on Tuesday, Brent fell below $ 40 a barrel for the first time since June and US crude fell more than 8%, after Saudi Arabia cut its October sales prices amid a outbreak of coronavirus cases around the world. Coronavirus infections are on the rise …
Read More »After 171 days, the blue and pink lines of the Delhi metro will resume their services tomorrow
As part of the first stage of gradual resumption of metro services, the Delhi Metro will resume operations on its Blue and Pink lines from tomorrow, DMRC said on Tuesday. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, these lines have been closed for the past 171 days. “As part of Stage I …
Read More »India climbs new peak as total number of tests surpasses 5 crore mark
Logging more than 90,000 new cases over two days in a row, India’s Covid-19 count increased by 75,809 in the past 24 hours to reach 42,80422 on Tuesday, while a record 1,133 deaths raised the death toll. to 72,775, data from the Union Ministry of Health. He showed. During the …
Read More »Keep Covid-19 mortality below 1%: center informs three states
New Delhi: On Saturday, the central government ‘urged’ Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to focus on breaking the chain of transmission of Covid-19 and keeping mortality below 1%. “The Ministry of Health has been collaborating regularly with states and UTs that have been showing a sudden increase in COVID cases, …
Read More »80 new passenger trains will start on September 12; reservation begins September 10: Railways
New Delhi: Indian Railways will begin operating 40 pairs of new special trains (80 trains) starting September 12. The reservation for these new trains will start from September 10, said Vinod Kumar Yadav, president of the Board of Railways. These 80 new trains will join the 230 special trains already …
Read More »Home Office Intervenes Again as Cases and Deaths Rise in Delhi
The increasing number of cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and related deaths in the national capital has prompted the Union Ministry of the Interior (MHA) to initiate an “active engagement” with the Delhi government and the Lieutenant Governor (LG ) Anil Baijal again. Also read: Two dhabas in Haryana’s Murthal …
Read More »Covid-19: positivity rate doubles among healthcare workers in Delhi, Telangana and Maharashtra
The rate of positivity for the coronavirus among healthcare workers in three states _ Telangana, Maharashtra and Delhi _ is double or more than the rate in the general population, according to data shared by the union health ministry on Thursday. The positivity rate reflects the proportion of people who …
Read More »Maharashtra’s Covid-19 count crosses the 8 lakh mark with 15,765 new cases in one day
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 …
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