Thu, 30 Jul 2020 13:11:03
MAKKAH : The Kaaba Kiswa (black cloth) was replaced on Wednesday night, a process administered by the staff of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques in accordance with the annual tradition, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al-Mansouri, deputy head of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques and director-general of the King Abdul
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Thu, 30 Jul 2020 13:05:23
The Saudi Health Ministry has completed its preparations to provide medical care for pilgrims who will gather on the plains of Mount Arafat to perform the pinnacle of the Hajj pilgrimage on Thursday, the ninth day of Dul-Hijjah.
Health facilities in Arafat have been equipped with general clinics staffed by family doctors, internal consultants and nurses specialized in intensive care, as well as
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Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:59:10
MAKKAH : The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has completed the installation and equipping of dedicated paths at the Grand Mosque, especially in mataf (circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba) and mas’a (area for the ritual of sai between Safa and Marwah), for each group of pilgrims in a way maintaining all the regulations stipulated in the coronavirus preventive prot
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Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:50:58
New Delhi: COVID-19 cases in India crossed the 50,000 mark in a single day for the first time, pushing the virus tally to?15,83,792, while the recoveries went past 10 lakh on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.?
The country registered a record increase of?52,123 infections?in a span of 24-hours, while the death-toll climbed to?34,968 with 775?people succumbing to the disease
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Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:45:43
New Delhi : Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi on Wednesday said Indian wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni was a better captain than Australia's Ricky Ponting.
Afridi conducted a Question and Answer session on Twitter with his fans and during the session, a user asked, 'better captain, Dhoni or Ponting?'
The former Pakistan all-rounder replied, "I rate Dhoni a bit higher than Ponting as h
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Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:40:17
Karwar: As many as 75 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported in Uttar Kannada district on Wednesday while 107 people were discharged from various hospitals on the same day after recovering from the infection.
The total cases spiked to 1,907 in the district. So far, 1,217 people were discharged from the hospitals after recovering and there are still 669 active cases in the district while 21 death c
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Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:37:25
New Delhi: Making board exams easy, reduction of curriculum to core concepts, replacement of 10+2 structure of school curricula with a 5+3+3+4 structure and teaching up to at least class 5 in the mother tongue or a regional language, are among the many school education reforms outlined in the new National Education Policy.
The NEP was approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday.
Elaborating
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Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:28:56
Mumbai: Maharashtra Government on Wednesday extended the lockdown in the state till August 31 in view of rising coronavirus cases, which crossed the four- lakh mark in the day.
A notification issued by Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar said the decision has been taken as an "emergency step to prevent and contain" the spread of COVID-19.
As part of the Mission Begin Again initiative, malls and ma
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Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:23:01
Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress leaders on Wednesday criticised BJP-led state government for limiting or omitting various topics including chapters on 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali.
While talking to ANI, Congress leaders alleged that government is propagating its agenda of "saffronisation of education".
Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar said, "The sta
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