Daily Archives: October 7, 2021

Free aids and appliances distributed to Divyangjans

RAGA, 6 Oct: Under the CSR initiative of NHPC Ltd, Dollungmukh, the ALIMCO in collaboration with the Kamle district administration and district SJETA nodal...

Disparities caused by Covid

The coronavirus pandemic has further accentuated the prevailing urban-rural divide in multiple ways. Of particular concern is the way the pandemic has widened the...

Cabinet approves 7 mega integrated textile parks with Rs 4,445 cr outlay

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of seven Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel parks with a...

Kashmiri Pandits hold anti-Pakistan protests over killing of Bindroo by terrorists

Jammu, Oct 6 (PTI) Several organisations representing the Kashmiri Pandit community and some Jammu-based outfits staged anti-Pakistan protests here on Wednesday over the killing...

India for strengthening effectiveness of institutions like FATF, IMF

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) In the run up to assuming the G20 presidency in 2023, India is working towards identifying the "vacuum areas"...

Cabinet approves bonus equal to 78 days’ wage for over 11 lakh railway employees

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a productivity-linked bonus equivalent to 78 days' wage to eligible non-gazetted Railway employees,...

Experts call for mandatory food labels as per WHO-mandated thresholds on harmful ingredients

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Experts on Wednesday said that India should make it mandatory for manufacturers to put WHO-standard food labels on harmful...

Bharat Biotech submits clinical trial data of Covaxin in children to CDSCO

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI): Bharat Biotech, which completed the Phase 2/3 trials of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for use in children under 18 years...

Udyam portal completes 5 million registrations: MSME Secy

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI): As many as five million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have registered on the Udyam portal and the...

845 kids orphaned during pandemic approved for benefits of PM-CARES for Children scheme: Official

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI): A total of 845 children who were orphaned during the pandemic have been approved as eligible for benefits under...

Moody’s raises rating outlook to stable for 18 corporates, banks

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI): Moody’s Investors Service on Wednesday raised the rating outlook for 18 Indian corporates and banks, including Reliance Industries, Infosys,...

Facebook outage gives Telegram unprecedented growth, founder Durov asks ’70 million refugees’ to stick...

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI): Facebook outage did not just cost Mark Zuckerberg millions of dollars, it also lost users making messaging app Telegram...

Assam eviction: Cong leader files PIL in HC seeking formulation of rehabilitation policy

Guwahati, Oct 6 (PTI) Leader of the Opposition in Assam assembly, Debabrata Saikia, has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Gauhati High...

Last BJP member in Mizoram’s Chakma district council joins MNF

Aizawl, Oct 6 (PTI) The last remaining BJP member in Mizoram's Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) left his party and joined the Mizo National...

AIUDF names two candidates for Assam bypolls

Guwahati, Oct 6 (PTI) The opposition AIUDF on Wednesday announced the names of candidates for by-elections to two assembly seats in Assam. The Badruddin Ajmal-led...

UDA hails resumption of talks on Naga issue

Kohima, Oct 6 (PTI) The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) of Nagaland appreciated the resumption of talks between the Centre and the Naga negotiating groups. A...

World C’ship: Sarita stuns world champ before making semifinals along with Anshu

Oslo, 6 Oct: Seasoned Indian wrestler Sarita Mor shocked defending champion Linda Morais en route to the semifinals while Anshu Malik too advanced to...

India sweeps FIH annual awards; men’s Olympic champion Belgium says this is not normal

Lausanne, 6 Oct: India swept the International Hockey Federation's annual awards on Wednesday, claiming all the top honours based on a voting system which...

We will go all out in T20 series, need to win it at any...

Gold Coast, 6 Oct: Back into the side after missing the ODIs and one-off Test match Down Under, India's T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur on...

SAFF Championship: India look to register tournament’s first win against Sri Lanka

Male, 6 Oct: A 1-1 draw against 10-man Bangladesh denting their confidence, India will need to quickly get their act together as they take...