200 special trains to run across the country starting 1st June 2020

200 special trains to run across the country starting 1st June 2020

🕔18:09, 31.May 2020

Ministry of Railways (MoR) after consultation with Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has announced that train services on Indian Railways shall be further partially restored w.e.f. from 01st June 2020. More  than

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New method to help epidemiologists map COVID-19 spread

New method to help epidemiologists map COVID-19 spread

🕔18:07, 31.May 2020

New York, May 31  Researchers have developed a method they believe will help epidemiologists predict more efficiently the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, published in the journal Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, outlines a solution to the ‘SIR’ epidemic

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SGPGIMS develops cheaper, faster test for COVID-19

SGPGIMS develops cheaper, faster test for COVID-19

🕔16:42, 31.May 2020

Lucknow, May 31  The Department of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) here has developed a faster and much cheaper test for COVID-19 infection. The technology is the first rapid RNA

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UP plans to revive 19 rivers with MGNREGA workers

UP plans to revive 19 rivers with MGNREGA workers

🕔16:41, 31.May 2020

Lucknow, May 31  The lockdown may have spelt misery for many, but for 19 rivers in UP it has come as a boon. Migrant labourers, to be given work under the MGNREGA, would be deployed for revival of these rivers,

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Considering to set up migration commission: Modi

Considering to set up migration commission: Modi

🕔16:38, 31.May 2020

New Delhi, May 31  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that discussions are underway to set up a migration commission for the employment of migrant labourers. His remarks came in the backdrop of the reverse migration of millions of

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People look to India how Modi responded to Covid-19: C’wealth Secy-Gen

People look to India how Modi responded to Covid-19: C’wealth Secy-Gen

🕔12:26, 31.May 2020

New Delhi, May 31  The world is looking towards India how Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government and the people have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, controlled it and minimised it, said Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland. She said she was

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Highest 1-day jump of 8,380 takes India corona tally to 1.82L

Highest 1-day jump of 8,380 takes India corona tally to 1.82L

🕔11:17, 31.May 2020

New Delhi, May 31  With the sharpest spike of 8,380 cases in a single day, India’s total case count of novel coronavirus mounted to 1,82,143, Health Ministry data revealed on Sunday. Of the total cases 89,995 are active cases, while

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Trump postpones G7 summit, wants to widen invitation list

Trump postpones G7 summit, wants to widen invitation list

🕔11:16, 31.May 2020

Washington, May 31  US President Donald Trump has announced he was postponing the G7 leaders’ summit, adding it was “outdated” and that he would like to invite more countries to the meeting, including India. “I’m postponing it because I don’t

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NHAI plans to develop Model Stretches in every state

NHAI plans to develop Model Stretches in every state

🕔11:15, 31.May 2020

New Delhi, May 30  In order to exhibit the model stretches of National Highways as per norms, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is planning to develop 57 stretches of NH (1,735 km) across the country near each state

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IT Minister Launches National AI Portal of India- www.ai.gov.in

IT Minister Launches National AI Portal of India- www.ai.gov.in

🕔21:35, 30.May 2020

Inaugurate Intel India’s Initiative to Promote AI Among School Students New Delhi, May 30 On the occasion of the first anniversary of the second tenure of the Narendra Modi government, the Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Law and Justice

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Hotels, restaurants to open in non-containment zones from June 8

Hotels, restaurants to open in non-containment zones from June 8

🕔20:22, 30.May 2020

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Centre on Saturday announced extension of the nationwide lockdown till June 30, but along with phase-wise relaxations in restrictions like reopening of hotels and schools in non-containment zones. The gradual relaxations in lockdown restrictions will

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Govt in lockdown exit mode limits curbs to containment zones till June 30

Govt in lockdown exit mode limits curbs to containment zones till June 30

🕔19:37, 30.May 2020

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Centre on Saturday took an exit step from the 68-day nationwide lockdown, declaring that the restrictions will be limited to only containment zones up to June 30 and that the prohibited activities will be opened

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NRI scientist develops test that visually detects coronavirus in 10 mins

NRI scientist develops test that visually detects coronavirus in 10 mins

🕔16:46, 30.May 2020

New York, May 30  A team of US scientists led by an Indian-origin researcher has developed an experimental diagnostic test for COVID-19 that can visually detect the presence of coronavirus in 10 minutes. Scientists from the University of Maryland School

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PFC to provide PPE Kits and Ambulances to Government of Uttarakhand in its fight against COVID-19

PFC to provide PPE Kits and Ambulances to Government of Uttarakhand in its fight against COVID-19

🕔16:37, 30.May 2020

New Delhi, 30th May 2020: In yet another step to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, state-owned Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) has come forward to provide financial assistance of ₹ 1.23 crore to the Government of Uttarakhand. The fund will be

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Union Bank of India cuts EBLR by 40 bps

Union Bank of India cuts EBLR by 40 bps

🕔16:15, 30.May 2020

Mumbai, May 30  Union Bank of India on Saturday announced reduction in External Benchmark Lending Rate (EBLR) by 40 bps to 6.80 per cent taking into consideration the recent change in Repo Rate by RBI. The revised rates will be

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Covid-19 vaccine could be ready by October, claims Pfizer CEO

Covid-19 vaccine could be ready by October, claims Pfizer CEO

🕔12:00, 30.May 2020

New York, May 30  Global pharmaceutical major Pfizer believes that a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 could be ready by the end of October, the company’s CEO Albert Bourla said. Pfizer is conducting clinical trials in the US and Europe for

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Year of historic achievements: Shah on 1st year of Modi 2.0

Year of historic achievements: Shah on 1st year of Modi 2.0

🕔11:58, 30.May 2020

New Delhi, May 30  Union Home Minister Amit Shah has congratulated the people of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of completion of the first year of the second term of the Modi government. Shah tweeted: “I

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Nearly 8K cases take India’s Covid tally to 1.73 lakh

Nearly 8K cases take India’s Covid tally to 1.73 lakh

🕔11:04, 30.May 2020

New Delhi, May 30  India’s coronavirus cases surpassed the 1.70 lakh-mark with a total of 1,73,763 cases, registering the highest single day spike of 7,964, the Health Ministry data revealed on Saturday. The world’s largest democracy has 86,423 active cases,

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New high toll takes Maha Covid-19 deaths above 2K, record 8,381 cured

New high toll takes Maha Covid-19 deaths above 2K, record 8,381 cured

🕔06:42, 30.May 2020

Mumbai, May 30  Maharashtra on Friday notched a new high of 116 Covid-19 fatalities – up by 31 over Thursday – to cross the 2,000 figure of deaths, while a record 8,381 patients were fully cured and discharged across the

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India’s forex reserves rise by over $3 bn

India’s forex reserves rise by over $3 bn

🕔06:41, 30.May 2020

Mumbai, May 30  India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by over $3 billion during the week ended May 22. According to the RBI’s weekly statistical supplement, the overall forex reserves increased to $490.044 billion from $487.039 billion reported for the week

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