On the issue of home coming of hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from across the country, West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress leaders on Wednesday hit out at the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, saying the Centre had lacked in 'far-sightedness' at the time of announcing the Covid-19 lockdown....
The unprecedented increase in excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 10 and Rs 13 per litre on Tuesday may not be the end of the government to exercise to fleece the two petroleum products for additional revenue this year....
Mizoram became the fifth Covid-19 free state among the eight northeastern states as three consecutive samples of its lone coronavirus patient tested negative, top officials said on Wednesday. ...
Eighty-five more Border Security Force personnel tested Covid-19 positive on Wednesday, raising the number of infected BSF personnel to 152, highest among all central armed police forces (CAPF)....
Congress treasurer Ahmed Patel has alleged that business lobbies are ensuring that state governments don't permit migrants to go home after the Karnataka government cancelled the special trains for them. The Congress leader said that it is "feudal" and a violation of the fundamental rights....
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, the government decided to extend the date for reimbursement of OPD medicine for the Central Services Medical Attendance (CSMA) beneficiaries. ...
With the West Bengal government not adhering to the Centre's guideline on goods transport through the India-Bangladesh border, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has issued strict direction to the state to implement it "without any delay". ...
Italian researchers have claimed that they have successfully developed a vaccine to contain coronavirus (Covid-19) which is likely to work on humans, a report said. ...
In a record 20 days, the agrarian state Punjab has procured 100 lakh metric tonne wheat, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Wednesday. ...
Tipplers queued up in large numbers since Wednesday morning as liquor shops opened in Telangana after a gap of 43 days. ...
