India

01 Jul

Bengal Launches Credit Card for students; Loans Upto ₹ 10 Lakh

editor0 CommentsEducation, India, West BengalCredit Card, MAMATA BANARJEE, west bengal

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the launch of a credit card for students with a limit of ₹ 10 lakh. A student -- aged upto 40 -- who has lived in Bengal for 10 years will be eligible for the card, which will be applicable for getting a loan for highr studies.Ms Banerjee said at an online press conference,"No guarantor is needed for this loan. The state will stand guarantee." The Credit Card Cab be available for undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and post-doctoral study . It could also be available for students studying in coaching classes for competitive exams.Any student taking a ₹ 10…

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01 Jul

9 European Union countries, Switzerland include Covishield in ‘green pass’

editor0 CommentsBreaking News, Covid-19, India, InternationalEuropean

Several European Union countries have cleared the Serum Institute of India's Covid-19 vaccine, Covishield, amid travel pass row. According to a PTI report, nine European nations have agreed to accept Covishield for travel to their countries. Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland and Spain are among the countries that will allow travel by people who have taken Covishield shots. Besides, Switzerland has also included the drug in 'green pass' amid a row over travel pass to Indians. Separately, Estonia has also confirmed that it will recognise all vaccines authorised by India for the travel of Indians. This comes after India requested…

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01 Jul

India logs 48,786 new COVID-19 cases, recovery rate at 96.97%

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, Indiacovin19, INDIA

India on Thursday recorded 48,786 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Active cases are now below 8 lakh mark at 5,23,257. Active cases constitute 1.72% of total cases.In the last 24 hours, 61,588 patients recovered from the infection. The total tally of people who have recovered so far from the disease is 2,94,88,918.The recovery rate has increased to 96.97%.33.57 crore vaccine doses were administered so far under a nationwide vaccination drive. The weekly positivity rate remains below 5%, currently at 2.64%.Daily recoveries continue to outnumber the daily new cases for the 49th consecutive day.The daily positivity rate is…

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30 Jun

Amul milk to become dearer by Rs 2/litre in Delhi

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Amul has hiked milk prices by Rs 2 per litre with effect from July 1 across all brands, a senior Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) official said on Wednesday. For the 500 ml packet of Amul Shakti, Amul Gold and Amul Taaza, Amul will charge Rs 1 more. Accordingly, a litre packet of Amul Gold milk will now cost Rs 58.  He said the price was being hiked after a gap of nearly one year and seven months which became necessary due to an increase in the production cost. The new rates of Amul milk will come into effect from…

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30 Jun

J&K: Two terrorists killed in Kulgam encounter

editor0 CommentsIndiaencounter, jammu and kashmir

Two terrorists were killed in an encounter that ensued between militants and security forces in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. A joint team of police and the army cordoned off the area and launched a search operation based on the input they received about the presence of terrorists following which a gunfight began. As the security forces progressed in on the hideout, they were at the receiving end of a heavy volume of fire. “Two unidentified terrorists killed during Kulgam encounter, operation is in progress in Chimmer area,” police said.

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30 Jun

Sukhbir, Sidhu spar over misguided missile attack

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalSukhbir Singh Badal

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal and Punjab Congress MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu sparred on Wednesday after the former caustically called the cricketer-turned-politician “a misguided missile” Addressing mediapersons after paying obeisance at Golden Temple with his wife and former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Sukhbir said: “Sidhu is a misguided missile, which has no control. It can hit anywhere, including himself.” “Over the past 25 years, Sidhu hasn’t been loyal to anyone. He deserted cricket, left the BJP and turned to the Congress only to criticise its leaders. Earlier, he would make Prime Minister Narendra Modi happy with a…

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30 Jun

Unpardonable’: SC slams Centre over apathy on registering migrant workers

editor0 CommentsIndiaIndian government, SUPREME COURT

All states must implement "One Nation, One Ration" scheme for migrant workers by July 31, the Supreme Court said today, underlining that the states must also "run community kitchens to feed the migrants till the end of the pandemic". For registration of the migrant workers, the top court has told the central government to put in place a portal by July 31. A two-judge bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and MR Shah said, "The central government must develop and put in place a portal for registering unorganised and migrant workers, and start the process, not later than July 31." "Lackadaisical…

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29 Jun

HC warns Mumbai police: Don’t spare the ‘big fish’ in fake vaccine cases

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, IndiaCovid-19 vaccine

The Bombay High Court stated on Tuesday that the Mumbai police must find the "big fish" in cases of COVID-19 vaccination programmes in the city and should not spare them. A court-appointed panel of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni also ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to inform the court of any steps the civic body plans to take to test those duped by such camps for antibodies and any negative health effects caused by the fake vaccine. The court was hearing a number of public interest litigations (PILs) aimed at improving citizen access to COVID-19…

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29 Jun

ŠKODA KUSHAQ comes in India

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaINDIA

Renewing commitment to India,  ŠKODA AUTO takes a strong stride forward as the company opened bookings and announced the prices for its most-anticipated SUV under the India 2.0 Project –ŠKODA KUSHAQ. Since its world premiere in India earlier this year, KUSHAQ has created a strong presence and stands out as an entirely new ŠKODA. The KUSHAQ comes with numerous active and passive safety features along with ESC as standard across all variants. With the KUSHAQ launch, the company will penetrate deeper in the country by expanding its network to Tier II and III cities. ŠKODA AUTO India currently has120 sales…

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29 Jun

Uttarakhand govt issues COVID guidelines for Char Dham Yatra despite HC’s stay on pilgrimage

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, Indiacovid, Dham Yatra, Pilgrimage, Uttarakhand

As per the Covid guidelines issued by the Uttarakhand government says that the Char Dham Yatra will commence from July 1. However, this doesn't sit right with Uttarakhand High Court's recent order against holding Char Dham Yatra this year. The Uttarakhand HC had on Monday stayed state Cabinet's decision of arrange the pilgrimage with limited number of people. The Uttarakhand High Court had instructed the state government to make a standard operating procedure for the Char Dham Yatra,and asking not to do like Kumbh Mela . The court had observed SOPs were submitted before Kumbh Mela was responsible for the spike…

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