Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:39:10
Kerala has retained the top rank in Niti Aayog's SDG India Index 2020-21, while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer, as per a report released on Thursday.
The Index for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) evaluates progress of states and union territories on social, economic and environmental parameters.
Kerala retained its rank as the top state with a score of 75.
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:16:05
Around 10,000 of 80,000 planned Tokyo 2020 Olympic volunteers have quit, organisers have revealed as they battle persistent doubts over the Games with just 50 days until the opening ceremony.
Tokyo 2020 chief Seiko Hashimoto ruled out a further postponement of the Games, speaking to a Japan sports paper, and said cancellation would only happen in catastrophic circumstance such as most delegatio
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:09:49
Riding on the century of debutant Devon Conway, New Zealand marched to a strong position against England on Day One of the ongoing first Test here at the Lord's Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
At stumps, New Zealand finished with the score of 246/3 with Conway and Henry Nicholls still at the crease on 136 and 46 respectively. Both batsmen have extended their fourth-wicket partnership to 132 runs.
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:06:50
The Karnataka government on Wednesday announced a monthly risk allowance for contractual employees in COVID testing labs of government medical institutions.
Research scientists, research assistants, lab technicians, data entry operators will receive Rs 5,000, while nurses and Group D employees will get Rs 8,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively.
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:02:02
In a major relief to senior veteran journalist, Vinod Dua, the Supreme Court today in its verdict, quashed the proceedings and FIR on his petition in a sedition case registered against him in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh for his alleged accusatory comments on his YouTube channel against PM Narendra Modi .
The Supreme Court in its judgement, while quashing the FIR and proceedings, said that "every jou
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:59:07
A Dominica magistrate has denied bail to absconding diamond tycoon Mehul Choksi, who was arrested on May 23 for alleged illegal entry to the Caribbean island country, the local media reported.
Choksi, wanted here in connection with a Rs 13,500-crore fraud in the Punjab National Bank (PNB), pleaded before the magistrate that he was abducted and forcibly brought to Dominica from neighbouring Anti
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:55:50
Karnataka in charge of Covid management Dr Devi Prasad Shetty met Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday to discuss the preparedness for the third wave of coronavirus.
"Precautionary measures will be taken to prevent the Covid third wave. The infrastructure and treatment facilities are to be considered. The required human resources and medicines are being discussed. The task force would su
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:50:40
Amid discussions over possible legal protection to foreign vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna over their COVID-19 jabs in India, the Serum Institute of India (SII) has also sought protection against liabilities, sources said on Thursday.
"Not just Serum Institute of India, all the vaccine companies should get indemnity protection against liabilities if foreign companies are granted the same
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Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:46:33
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the Central government is hiding actual COVID-19 deaths.
"Government of India is hiding actual Covid deaths," he tweeted while sharing a media report.
Earlier, the Wayanad MP asked the citizens of the country to demand free COVID-19 vaccination.
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