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No consent needed from destination states to run Shramik Specials: Railways

Earlier, a political storm had broken out when Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh were being laggard in approving these trains

UP issues fresh guidelines for lockdown 4.0: All you need to know

All vegetable markets will be allowed to open from 4 am to 7 am only and retail vegetables could be sold between 6 am and 9 pm, the government said in fresh guidelines

SARS antibodies can block coronavirus infection, claim researchers

They experimented with 25 different types of antibodies -- which target specific protein spikes on viruses -- to see if they could prevent cells becoming infected with COVID-19

CBSE announces schedule for pending board exams; papers between July1-15

For class 12, the Home Science exam will be held on July 1, followed by both courses of Hindi the next day

Covid-19: WHO conducts first virtual meeting amid rising US-China tension

The United States and Europe are at loggerheads over future vaccine access, while Washington has also accused China of trying to steal US immunisation research

Saudi Arabia triples taxes, cuts spending by $26 billion amid Covid-19

Saudi citizens will also lose a bonus cost-of-living allowance that had been in place since 2018, according to the country's finance minister

Nirav Modi's extradition trial in PNB fraud case to begin in London

Two additional charges of "causing the disappearance of evidence" and intimidating witnesses or criminal intimidation to cause death were added on by the CBI and certified earlier this year

Former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi suffers cardiac arrest, slips into coma

Jogi's neurological activity is "almost nil" and he is on ventilator support, said doctors

Calls for debt monetisation gain traction as Covid-19 cripples economy

Coronavirus has snuffed out lives of more than 2,100 people and infected nearly 63,000 in India

Not offering any emergency loan through YONO platform, clarifies SBI

SBI, however, said it is in the process of introducing a pre-approved personal loan offering through YONO to provide relief to its salaried customers during Covid-19 crisis

Covid-19: Air India flight from London lands with 329 passengers in Mumbai

The special evacuation flight AI 130 -- operated with a Boeing 777 plane -- departed from London on Saturday

Credai reports 40-50% hike in cement, steel prices; alleges cartelisation

The association has written a letter to Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri seeking his intervention in the matter

'Confusion' within central government in fight against Covid-19: Congress

The Congress leader said there should be more coordination between states and the central government

Covid-19 testing capacity scaled up to 95,000 per day: Harsh Vardhan

Vardhan also flagged the large prevalence of non-smoking tobacco usage in some of the states and the problem of spitting in public places.

Govt disbursed Rs 18,253 cr to 90 mn farmers under PM-KISAN: FM Sitharaman

Under the PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) scheme, each farmer gets Rs 6,000 in a year in three equal installments directly in bank account

Teachers to evaluate Class 10, 12 board exams at their homes: HRD Minister

The evaluation of the answer sheets has been delayed due to a nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus outbreak

Tamil Nadu moves SC against HC order barring counter sale of alcohol

Madras HC ordered the closure of liquor shops noting that there were huge crowds and no social distancing was being maintained by tipplers, however, doorstep delivery through online mode was allowed

I am healthy, not suffering from any disease: Amit Shah issues statement

"I am totally healthy and I am not suffering from any disease," he said in the statement in Hindi which was posted on his Twitter handle

Lockdown period not to be counted for determining residency of NRIs: CBDT

There were apprehensions that this extended stay could lead to these individuals becoming Indian residents as per Section 6 of the Income Tax Act

DD, All India Radio prime bulletins to report weather of cities in PoK

The weather segment of the news bulletins on DD and AIR included the update on cities of Mirpur, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit in PoK