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New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that the government will allocate an additional Rs 40,000 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) amid the COVID-19 crisis.…

New Delhi: Mathematical modelling studies suggest containing the deadly coronavirus might be possible. However, its success “cannot be guaranteed” since there is efficient human to human transmission, the Union Health Ministry said on…

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the fifth and final tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package to offset the coronavirus effect on the economy. The minister announced the release of Rs 15,000…

New Delhi: The country’s COVID-19 tally crossed 90,000-mark on Saturday with the biggest single-day spike of 4,987 new cases, the health ministry said on Saturday. Maharashtra continued to be the worst affected state, reporting a surge of…

Cyclones and hurricanes that create havoc and destruction and even those that don’t, are often given peculiar names like ‘Fani’, ‘Titli’, ‘Laila’, ‘Helen’ etc. The names have always been amusing but ever wondered how these are chosen and…

New Delhi: Even as cyclone Amphan moves towards the east coast of the country, the onset of southwest monsoon in Kerala has been delayed by four days. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), monsoon will be hitting the…

Mumbai: The nationwide lockdown, enforced by the government to check the spread of Covid-19, has hurt the cinema theatres big time. Multiplex chain PVR Pictures made no bones about their displeasure over the recent trend of new movies…

New Delhi: The Union government has allocated a Rs 90,000 crore financial package to assist power distribution companies (Discoms) across the country who have been under stress during the lockdown caused by Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry…

New Delhi: As part of its Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant) mission, the Central government's scheme to provide free foodgrains to 8 crore migrant labourers and their families kicked off on Saturday. Those migrant labourers who are not…

New Delhi: The Union government has blamed some states for the plight of migrant workers during the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown. According to Minority Affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, despite the Centre having arranged for…