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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the government on the Indian Chinese face-off along the LoC in the eastern Ladakh region.On Sunday, in a tweet, Gandhi took a jibe at the Prime Minister and said, “Narendra Modi is actually Surender Modi”.He also attached a news article along with his tweet which is an analysis of India’s policy towards China.

FabiFlu is the first oral favipiravir - approved medication in India for the treatment of Covid-19,is said in a statement. It is a prescription based medication with recommended dose being 1,800 mg twice daily on day one, followed by 800 mg twice daily upto day 14, it added. Drug firm Glenmark Pharmaceuticals in Saturday said it has launched antiviral drug Favipiravir, under the brand name FabiFlu, for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate Covid-19 at a price of about Rs 103 per tablet . Glenmark will work closely with the government and medical community to make FabiFlu quickly…

New Delhi: The number of coronavirus cases in India today crossed the undesirable 4 lakh mark. The last one lakh coronavirus cases were reported in just seven days, causing an alarm in the country. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, there are 4,10,461 cases of coronavirus in India while the death toll has reached 13,254. The recovery rate, however, has improved to 55.48 per cent as 2,27,756 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals. As the COVID-19 surge continues, states have moved to put a cap on testing and treatment prices. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) approved recommendations of the High…

The first solar eclipse of 2020 will take place on June 21, during which the moon will cover the sun from the centre leaving a ring of light visible in the sky. The solar eclipse of June 21 is an annular eclipse where the Moon is so far from Earth that its relative size fails to cover the Sun completely and leaves the outer rims visible, thus creating a ring of fire in the sky. The June 21 solar eclipse is the first solar eclipse of the year 2020. The second and last solar eclipse of the year will occur…

As lockdown without relaxations continued for day two here, Chief Minister K Palaniswami described it as a 'speed breaker', saying the curbs were being used to further augment detection of COVID-19 cases in Chennai by conducting more door to door surveys and fever camps. All measures are in place for both early identification and treatment of people who test positive, he told reporters after inspecting quarantine amenities at Guru Nanak School in Velachery here. Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday said the ongoing 12-day complete lockdown in Chennai and parts of its three surrounding districts was like a ‘speed…

New Delhi:Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee International Institute of Information Technology Naya Raipur, or IIIT Naya Raipur, has announced the application dates for MTech Programmes for 2020-21. According to the institute, the application window for MTech programme started on May 25, 2020. Last date to submit application forms is July 7. Application forms are available on the official website, www.iiitnr.ac.in. Admissions to the MTech Programmes will be given only on the basis of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, or GATE scores, IIIT Naya Raipur informed. The institute has also informed that students enrolled in MTech programmes will receive a monthly…