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No student to be struck off school rolls for non-payment of fee: HC

The interim relief came during a hearing by the division bench of the high court on Monday, following an appeal filed by the state government

Sriharikota space station to function with skeletal staff due to Covid-19

All the employees except those providing essential services are ordered to work from home and be available over phone or mail

Human trials for Covaxin start today, know how to participate and more

Delhi's AIIMS will choose 100 participants out of 375 volunteers for the first and second phase of the trial

Centre needs to acknowledge community spread, ramp-up testing: Sanjay Singh

AAP leader Sanjay Singh has advised the Centre to accept that community spread of the coronavirus is happening and follow Delhi's lead in containing the virus by ramping-up testing "on a large scale"

Delhi coronavirus update: Sub-1,000 new cases for first time since June 1

With 954 new daily cases on Monday, the national capital reported its smallest single-day jump in coronavirus cases since June 1

Changes in AI pilots' salaries can lead to an unprecedented situation: ICPA

Air India has proposed a 60 per cent salary cut for pilots amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected 55 of its cockpit crew members

Corona Kavach getting good response: Details about the insurance policy

Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, Corona Kavach has evoked good response within days of its launch by almost all insurers

Wait, plan, fight: How India can mean business with China after LAC clash

India is limiting trade with China after violent military clashes in Ladakh and China signalling its disregard for economic ties. What should be India's long-term strategy? Harsh V Pant explores

Top headlines: Debt to hit 87.6% in FY21, Amazon boosts MSME exports & more

Here are the top headlines of the day

India Coronavirus dispatch: Link between Mumbai's slums and Covid spread

Adapting health care and education post-Covid, no link between currency notes and Covid spread, and why some patients suffer fatigue even after recovery-news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

India's Covid-19 cases cross 1.1 mn mark, recoveries more than 700,000

There are 3,90,459 active cases in the country, while 7,00,086 people have recovered and one person has migrated. The recovery rate stands at 62.62 per cent

Over hundred BSF personnel among 223 new Covid-19 cases in Tripura

Tripura has detected 223 new cases of COVID-19, taking the state's tally to 2,892, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said. Of the new cases, 101 were detected among BSF personnel, he said. There are 1,114 active cases in the state at present, while 1,759 people have recovered. Five people have so far died and 14 patients have migrated to other states. Among the new cases are six people who returned to the state on flights, Deb said on Sunday night. Thirty of them tested positive after coming in contact with COVID-19 patients and 179 were found positive in antigen tests, he said. Only eight of the new patients have symptoms, he added. The chief minister said to tackle the pandemic the government is focusing on testing, tracing and treatment. "We are conducting the maximum number of tests to ensure safety of everyone, we have adequate medical infrastructure to tackle the pandemic. Requesting everyone to co-operate & not to panic," he tweeted. The BSF said all the ...

World Coronavirus Dispatch: EU relief package closer to finalisation

Russian elite got trial vaccine in April, UK first to sign up for potential German vaccine, Dubai's biggest bank sees profit slump and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Coronavirus will not be controlled by jugaad: Mayawati to UP govt

Mayawati on Monday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying the virus has assumed a "horrible shape" in the state and it was a matter of serious concern

Govt, media became part of solution to problem posed by Covid-19: Naqvi

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that in times of crisis, govt, society, cinema, and media in India act as "four bodies, one soul", and in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic they became a part of the solution

Covid-19: Covaxin trial starts today; Russia denies UK's hacking claims

Covaxin is an indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine candidate, developed by a Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech in collaboration with ICMR and NIV

Covid-19 cess dampens spirits; consumers turn to cheap liquor brands

Liquor is one of the biggest sources of revenue for state governments, but their income may fall: Survey

Britain signs deals with Pfizer, BioNTech, Valneva for Covid-19 vaccines

Deals follow a previously announced agreement with AstraZeneca for the firm to produce 100 million doses of its potential vaccine being developed in partnership with the University of Oxford

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain recovers from Covid-19, to resume work

He was administered plasma therapy after which his condition improved and was discharged nine days later on June 26

Saudi Arabia announces readiness for Haj season amid Covid-19 pandemic

The Saudi Interior Ministry announced the Kingdom's readiness for the upcoming Haj season amid the Covid-19 pandemic