Social activist Swami Agnivesh NEW DELHI: Renowned social activist, Arya Samaj unconditional and former politician Swami Agnivesh He passed away at age 80 at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Delhi on Friday. He suffered from cirrhosis of the liver. His role as the face of the movement …
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PM Narendra Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: PM Narendra modi on Friday he said that a new curriculum in sync with the new National Education Policy (NEP) will be in effect by 2022, coinciding with the 75th year of Independence, which will be ‘forward-looking, future-proof and scientific’ and will relieve …
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Supreme Court of India (File photo) NEW DELHI: In the event that the survivor of a suicide attempt is punished under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code or be carefully rehabilitated by the government under Section 115 of the Mental Health Act? Which of the two provisions is constitutionally …
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Congressman Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: On Friday, Congress undertook a major organizational shakeup that was a clear advantage for Rahul gandhiconfidants, including those of the old guard, while setting out a clear roadmap for an AICC session to elect the new party president with the appointment of an …
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Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, the state most affected by the pandemic, exceeded one million (AFP) NEW DELHI: COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, the state hardest hit by the pandemic, surpassed 1 million on Friday, even as daily cases across the country drew slightly closer to the 1 lakh mark and deaths …
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NEW DELHI: The Controller General of Medicines of India (DCGI) has directed the Serum Institute of India to suspend until new hires are ordered in the phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine candidate in the context of the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca stopping trials in other …
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NEW DELHI: A total of 64,68,388 adult Covid-19 infections were estimated in India in early May, despite the adjusted seroprevalence across India being a low 0.73%, based on results from a serosurvey by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) released on Friday. While the survey indicated that less than …
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NEW DELHI: After two hours of tough negotiations in Moscow late on Thursday, India and China reached a five-point agreement to reduce tensions, agreeing that the two sides should “disconnect quickly” as the current situation in the border was not in the interest of either country. The points were detailed …
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Ghulam Nabi Azad (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday he announced another set of organizational changes, dropping Ghulam Nabi Azad and Mallikarjun kharge as general secretaries while promoting spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala. Acting President of Congress Sonia Gandhi She has also formed a special 6-member committee to …
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