With some high profile releases just around the corner for the Pongal festival, the Tamil Nadu government had on Monday allowed 100 per cent occupancy in cinema halls in the state. The government’s decision comes in the wake of actor Vijay meeting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami, who made a request to allow 100 …
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Hulkoti Village In Karnataka Ranks Number 1 In Survey On Standard Of Living In Rural Areas
Hulkoti is a village in Karnataka and it just made its mark on the national stage. As per a report in The New Indian Express, it took the top position in the Mission Antyodaya Survey conducted by the Union government from October to December 2020. It secured 90% for providing clean water for drinking, good roads, having 82.23% literacy and …
Read More »'Nobody Is Above Law': Mumbai Police File FIR Against Sohail, Arbaaz For Flouting COVID Rules
A day after Mumbai Police lodged an FIR against Bollywood actors Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan for allegedly violating the COVID-19 institutional quarantine norms, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope today said nobody is above law and everyone should follow the protocols. Speaking to media, Tope said it is the duty of an “ideal citizen” to strictly follow rules and regulations …
Read More »Even As Number Of Cases With Mutant Strain Are Increasing, India Is Set To Resume Flights To UK
Air travel between India and the UK which was suspended last month following the discovery of the highly contagious strain of COVID-19 there is set to resume from next week. Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday that the flight services between India and UK will resume from January 8. AFP India had suspended flights to and from …
Read More »With A Recovery Rate Of 96 Percent, Number Of Indian Who Have Beaten COVID Has Crossed 99 Lakhs
Even as India is all set for the much-awaited rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, there is more good news from the country’s fight against the pandemic. India has crossed a significant milestone in its fight against coronavirus, with the national COVID-19 recovery rate crossing 96 per cent, one of the highest globally, the Union Health Ministry. BCCL As of Saturday, …
Read More »3 States, 3 Anti-Conversion Laws: Know What's Same And What's Not
The Madhya Pradesh government is set to follow two other BJP-ruled states — Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh — in passing an anti-conversion law that outlaws religious conversion solely for the purpose of marriage. The MP Cabinet has approved the Freedom to Religion Bill, 2020 as an Ordinance. love jihad Besides, three other BJP states — Haryana, Karnataka and Gujarat …
Read More »COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Free Across The Country, Says Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
As India is all set to roll out what will be the world’s largest immunisation programme against the COVID-19, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that the vaccine will be provided free of cost across the country. Asked if COVID-19 vaccine will be provided free of cost, like in Delhi, Vardhan replied that “not just in Delhi, it will …
Read More »110 New Cases, 2 Deaths Per Million Population In Seven Days, How COVID Is Slowing Down In India
While the COIVD-19 situation across the globe including the US, UK, and much of Europe is taking a turn for the worse, there is some good news for India, the second-most affected country in the world. Over the past month, the COVID-19 infection rate in the country has been falling and so are the number of people dying from it. …
Read More »In A Positive Move, Kerala Will Provide Education Scholarship & Wedding Grant To Transgenders
To bring transgender community in the forefront of the society, the Kerala government has announced a slew of programmes, including extension of scholarship for third gender students and financial aid for legally married transcouples. Announcing the initiatives, Minister for Social Justice K K Shylaja said the Social Justice Department has sanctioned Rs six lakh for the scholarship of the marginalised …
Read More »India's COVID Cases Per Million People & Where It Stands Compared To World's Worst Affected
Amid a sharp fall in India’s daily count of Covid-19 cases, the Ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) on Wednesday released data, comparing the country’s new cases per million population in the last seven days with those in some of the world’s worst-affected countries in the same duration. The list of countries include the United States and Brazil, the …
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