NEW DELHI: India has become the second country in the world after the United States to record 5 million cases of Covid-19, with the last million occurring in a world record time of 11 days. The grim milestone was reached on Tuesday, when more than 90,000 new infections were reported, …
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Written by Santanu Chowdhury, edited by Explained Desk | Kolkata | Updated: September 15, 2020 7:16:47 pm West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference, at Nabanna Sabhaghar in Kolkata, on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. (Photo / PTI Archive) On Monday (September 14), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata …
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NEW DELHI: The Center said Monday that the battle against the pandemic was still far from over and briefed Parliament on its balanced unlocking approach to reviving the economy while seeking sustained community support to break the chain of transmission of Covid-19 . Making a suo-moto statement on the Covid-19 …
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KOLKATA: Four days after the BJP president JP Nadda accused Mamata banerjee from being “anti-Hindu”, the Bengal CM announced on Monday a series of measures for the Hindu community, including monthly salary 1,000 rupees for “poor Brahmins” (purohits), in a clear attempt to deny criticism that his government’s policies are …
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Santosh Kumar Yadav, a resident of Darbhanga in Bihar, traveled for more than 24 hours and switched two buses to cover a distance of 700-odd kilometers to reach Kolkata for his National Eligibility and Income Test (NEET). Unfortunately, he was 10 minutes late. Yadav was not allowed to enter the …
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Candidates have been advised to come to the exam centers with masks and disinfectants. However, they will be provided with three-layer masks once they enter the center. Candidates must wear the masks provided by the examining authority to avoid any form of unfair means at the time of the exam. …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two IndianOil and one Hindustan Petroleum projects in Sunda …read more NEW DELHI: The Center appears to be taking advantage of the schemes of the PSU (public sector units) to project its development plan before the state elections in Bihar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi …
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File photo of Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh. Dilip Ghosh’s comments came on a day when West Bengal reported more than 3,000 positive Covid-19 cases and 41 deaths. Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma also tested positive for the fatal virus as the overall count rose to 1.93,175 on Thursday. News18 …
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BJP President JP Nadda (File photo) KOLKATA: President of BJP JP Nadda on Thursday he called the Trinamool congressional government “anti-Hindu”, marking for the first time in Bengal politics the issue of discrimination on the grounds of religion. Nadda reinforced his argument by pointing to Trinamool’s “minority appeasement policy”, portraying …
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A staff member places a Sinovac Biotech Ltd coronavirus vaccine candidate on its booth for display during the 2020 China International Trade in Services Fair (CIFTIS), following the COVID-19 outbreak, in Beijing, China, on September 5, 2020. REUTERS / Tingshu Wang UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged countries to find …
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