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16 Jul

Guardians to complete admission process

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Students who passed Madhyamik 2020 have been advised not to physically participate in the process of admission to Class XI. Their guardians will have to complete the formalities, education minister Partha Chatterjee said. Around 86.34 per cent of the examinees passed Madhyamik 2020, the results of which were declared on Wednesday. “The highest ever,” board president Kalyanmoy Ganguly said, referring to the percentage of the students who passed. As many as 10,15,888 students had appeared in the exams, held in February.

16 Jul

Over 1 lakh Indians returned home

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Over one lakh Indians have returned home from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh by land borders as part of the central government's 'Vande Bharat' Mission operationalised to evacuate stranded citizens from foreign countries amid the coronavirus-infused lockdown, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. "As of July 15, 6,87,467 Indian nationals have returned to India; 1,01,014 nationals have returned from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh by land borders," MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said in a weekly briefing. On Monday, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri assured that the government is making all efforts to facilitate the evacuation of citizens who are…

16 Jul

India Tally Crosses 9.68 Lakh-mark

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India recorded a total of 32,695 cases of coronavirus infections in a single day for the first time. Total number of cases 9,68,876 on Thursday, while the death toll climbed to 24,915 with 606 people succumbing to the disease, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of recoveries stands at 6,12,814, while there are 3,31,146 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country. "Thus, around 63.25 per cent of patients have recovered so far," an official said. Of the 606 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, 233 are from Maharashtra, 86 from Karnataka, 68 from Tamil…

16 Jul

Free plasma therapy to all Covid-19 patients at Odisha

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While launching convalescent plasma therapy at three dedicated Covid hospitals of Odisha through VC, Odisha CM Naveen Pattnaik announced it will be made available free of cost for the Covid-19 patients. Escalating its fight amid rising cases of Covid-19, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated the convalescent plasma therapy for Covid-19 patients at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack. "This is more relevant when the vaccine for Covid-19 is only in its trial stage. This therapy is expected to be an effective tool in our fight against this global pandemic Covid-19. Our Government recognises the hard work put…

16 Jul

Fan’s flooded social media with birthday wishes to Katrina Kaif

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Katrina Kaif needs no introduction as the mesmerising actress has carved a niche for herself in Bollywood by delivering back to back stunning performances. She has come a long way since her debut in 2003 has starred in several blockbuster hits.Not only has Katrina evolved as an actor in front of the silver screen but has also proved herself as one of the most bankable actresses in B-town.Fans flooded her social media with birthday wishes

16 Jul

Shiv Nadar University’s DSAB Program

editor0 CommentsNorth EastOnlineEducation, SNU

Shiv Nadar University, recognized as an Institution of eminence (IoE) by the Government of India, launched a new online certificate program in Data Sciences and Analytics for Business (DSAB). This unique and intensive 14-week program, which will be delivered online, will commence from the 3rd week of July, 2020. The DSAB program will cover essential concepts of statistics and econometrics required for modelling, exploratory data analysis and data manipulation by using different tools, predictive modelling, machine learning, prescriptive modelling, text mining and neural networks. This program will help students develop essential technical skills with tools including SQL, Python, TensorFlow, Tableau…

15 Jul

Strict lockdown in Gurgaon, Faridabad

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The state government of Haryana has hinted that strict lockdown may be imposed in districts of Faridabad and Gurgaon from where the most number of the state's COVID-19 tally have been reported. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said that the state government is considering to impose restrictions on the districts bordering Delhi. Four districts of Haryana - Gurgaon, Faridabad, Jhajjar and Sonipat - have together reported the state's 80% cases. Health Minister Vij said here on Tuesday "We are thinking of imposing certain restrictions in four districts bordering Delhi, which are Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, and Jhajjar. 80% of Haryana`s COVID-19 cases…

15 Jul

Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case: Salman Khan will not be questioned by the police?

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One month into the tragic demise of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, and the Mumbai Police are making sure to leave no stone unturned in investigating the matter. The police have so far recorded the statements of over 35 people that include family, friends, former co-stars and film industry biggies in the matter.However, if the latest reports are anything to go by, then the one person who is not to be summoned by the police for questioning, is Bollywood superstar.

15 Jul

Poba Reserve Forest to be upgraded to Sanctuary: Sonowal

editor0 CommentsAssam, North Eastsonowal, upgrated, wildlifesanctuary

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today took review of the flood scenario in Jonai at a meeting held at Jonai SDO (Civil) office and announced that Poba Reserve Forest, the vital biodiversity hotspot in Dhemaji, would be upgraded to a wildlife sanctuary. Poba Reserve Forest, declared in 1924 with an area of 10,522 hectares, is home to a large number of flora and fauna. The Chief Minister today also visited the Outer Jonai and Bera Sapori areas in Jonai and took stock of the devastation caused by flood while interacting with the inmates of a flood relief camp there. In today’s…

15 Jul

Donald Trump says he will soon approve new merit-based immigration act

editor0 CommentsNorth EastIMMIGRATION, USA, VISA

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will soon sign a merit-based immigration act that will also take care of the immigrants brought to the country illegally as children and protected under the DACA programme. "We are going to be signing an immigration act very soon. It is going to be based on merit, it is going to be very strong," Trump told reporters at a Rose Garden press conference at the White House. "We are going to work on DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) because we want to make people happy and I will tell you even conservative Republicans want to…