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Railways cancels tender for manufacturing 44 Vande Bharat Express rakes

Railways cancels tender for manufacturing 44 Vande Bharat Express rakes

22-08-2020  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Railways on Friday cancelled the tender for the manufacturing of 44 rakes of Train 18, which has been re-christened as Vande Bharat Express, and said a fresh tender will be floated within a week's time, focusing on Make…

COVID-19 recoveries exceed active cases by more than 15 lakh

COVID-19 recoveries exceed active cases by more than 15 lakh

22-08-2020  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there is some reason to cheer. India has achieved a record high of 63,631 recoveries in a day, the Health Ministry said. The daily tests on Saturday scaled a new high of more than 10 lakh, taking the cumulative…

SC declines plea seeking inquiry into ex-CJI Gogoi's conduct as judge

SC declines plea seeking inquiry into ex-CJI Gogoi's conduct as judge

21-08-2020  comments

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking a three-judge panel to probe into the conduct of former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who is now a Rajya Sabha MP, as a judge.

A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra…

T'gana power station fire: NDRF engaged in rescue ops

T'gana power station fire: NDRF engaged in rescue ops

21-08-2020  comments

Hyderabad (IANS) Efforts are on to rescue nine employees trapped inside after a fire broke out at TS Genco's underground hydroelectric power station at Srisailam left bank canal in Telangana on Friday.

Personnel from the National Disaster…

NEET-JEE may go ahead with 'elaborate arrangements', hint govt sources

NEET-JEE may go ahead with 'elaborate arrangements', hint govt sources

21-08-2020  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Government sources have claimed that there has been a rise of almost 50 per cent in NEET centres this year as compared to last year, and indicated that enough arrangements are in place to hold the competitive examinations, which many…

ECI issues guidelines for polls, makes masks and sanitisers mandatory

ECI issues guidelines for polls, makes masks and sanitisers mandatory

21-08-2020  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Ahead of the Bihar polls, the Election Commission of India has approved the broad guidelines for the conduct of elections and bye-elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

These include the use of masks, sanitisers, thermal scanners…

Visa to people linked with Chinese think tanks to go through security scanner

Visa to people linked with Chinese think tanks to go through security scanner

21-08-2020  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Issuance of visa to people associated with Chinese think tanks will be scrutinised by the security establishments, the government has decided.

The decision was taken after some suspicious activities were noticed involving certain…

Stork visits Bengaluru Zoo again

Stork visits Bengaluru Zoo again

20-08-2020  comments

Bengaluru (IANS) Bringing joy to the city amid spiking Covid infections, a 45-year-old elephant in Bengaluru Zoo has given birth to a female calf, an official said on Thursday. In nearly a month's time, the city zoo saw the birth of three animals,…

Slight improvement in Pranab Mukherjee's health condition

Slight improvement in Pranab Mukherjee's health condition

20-08-2020  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Former President Pranab Mukherjee, whose health condition deteriorated after he developed a lung infection, is showing signs of slight improvement, the Army Research and Referral Hospital said on Thursday.

He has been hospitalised…

Remove Amarinder, save Cong in Punjab: Partap Singh Bajwa

Remove Amarinder, save Cong in Punjab: Partap Singh Bajwa

20-08-2020  comments

New Delhi (IANS) Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha and former State President of the Congress in Punjab, Partap Singh Bajwa has upped the ante against Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for his autocratic style of functioning and has alleged…

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