Written by Sandeep A Ashar | Updated: October 18, 2020 7:55:24 am ‘Nitish (Kumar) came to power with the promise of development, but under his rule Bihar’s GDP per capita has only fallen to the lowest level in the country’ Congressional leader Sanjay Nirupam, the Maharashtra party’s only star activist …
Read More »Here’s why NEET AIR 2 Akanksha Singh lost rank 1
Written by Arnab Mitra | New Delhi | October 17, 2020 12:57:48 pm NEET female topper Akanksha Singh took 2nd place with a perfect 720. Image source: special arrangement The National Testing Agency launched the National Entry Eligibility Test (NEET 2020) on October 16 and this year’s All India rank …
Read More »Behind Center’s turn, a push from the Reserve Bank
Written by Aanchal Magazine, George Mathew | Mumbai, New Delhi | October 16, 2020 4:42:52 am A senior official said the RBI insisted that the Center borrow, rather than the states. THE CHANGE in the Center’s stance on Thursday from turning to direct loans to cover the GST offsetting deficit …
Read More »This image of a newborn baby ‘trying to remove’ the doctor’s mask becomes a symbol of hope
By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | October 15, 2020 9:16:30 pm In the image, which has now gone viral on social media, the doctor can be seen holding a newborn baby in his hand, who is apparently trying to remove the mask from the doctor’s face. The year 2020 …
Read More »Assam: NRC authorities to remove names of ‘ineligible persons’ from citizen registry
Written by Abhishek Saha | Guwahati | Updated: October 14, 2020 7:45:35 pm The NRC process has hit a stone wall as of now as the rejection orders to the 19 lakh of excluded people have not yet been issued, which will allow them to appeal against the exclusion in …
Read More »Maharashtra: Subway services to resume, libraries will be open from tomorrow
By: Express Web Desk | Mumbai | Updated: October 14, 2020 4:57:35 pm Metro Rail services were halted following the announcement of the national shutdown effective March 25. On Wednesday, the Maharashtra government allowed the resumption of metro rail services in the state from October 15 in a phased manner …
Read More »Jitaan Rm Manjhi: The man with many U-turns seeks to turn a corner
Written by Santosh Singh | Patna | Updated: October 14, 2020 12:44:50 pm Jitan Ram Manjhi returns to compete from Imamganj, against the two-time president of Bihar and candidate of the RJD, Uday Narayan Choudhary. In May 2014, Jitaan Rm Manjhi had been Nitish Kumar’s surprise choice as prime minister, …
Read More »Bengala CM takes a 180 degree turn to the ban on Puja cultural events
By: Express News Service | Kolkata | October 14, 2020 6:04:55 am Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Tuesday a reversal of her government’s decision to ban cultural programs during Durga Puja, saying such events could be organized in open spaces or in hallways if …
Read More »Pune Hospitals See Steady Decline in New Covid Cases
Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas, Ajay Jadhav | Pune | October 14, 2020 5:43:21 am At several hospitals, doctors said the number of new admissions of Covid-19 patients has been reduced. (Figurative) Pune hospitals have started reporting fewer cases of new Covid-19 infections. An analysis until October 11, carried out by …
Read More »Villiers AB’s six blows moving the car out of Sharjah stadium, as netizens reacted
By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | October 13, 2020 12:24:24 pm One of the highlights of the match was when De Villiers, aka Mr 360, managed to send one of his massive six out of the stadium and another hit a moving car on the road. Villiers’ AB had …
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