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BJP released the first list in UP while doing damage control and gave tickets to 44 OBC candidates In an effort to control the damage caused by the exodus of Swami Prasad Maurya and other leaders like him, the BJP has relied more on candidates coming from the OBC quota …

There is no shortage of vaccines: Ministry of Health The Central Health Ministry has clarified that there is no shortage of vaccines in Maharashtra. Notice to the DDA of the High Court on the petition against the dropped slums in the Kalkaji area According to media reports, the Delhi High …

UP elections: Unnao rape victim’s mother becomes Congress candidate Congress today announced the names of 50 women candidates who were at the forefront of their issues. These include Unnao rape victim’s mother Asha Singh and former Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate for block chief Ritu Singh, who was allegedly assaulted and …

7 million Omicron cases detected in Europe last week: WHO The World Health Organization has said that in the first week of January, more than 7 million new cases of Omicron variants were reported across Europe. Corona is at peak in Delhi, positivity rate is 25 per cent The positivity …

New Delhi, Jan 11: The Department of Post has come out with a special postage stamp and a special cover commemorating the Platinum Jubilee of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi. Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; …

Classification of rocks found in India New Delhi, Jan 07,2022: Union Minister of State (MoS) Science & Technology (Independent Charge); MoS (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the country’s first open rock museum in Hyderabad, on Thursday. Purpose …

Northeast will become the centre of India’s development: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that Manipur and the Northeast region will be the centre of India’s development mission and highways under construction in the state will be linked with Southeast Asian countries to boost international trade. BJP President …

Sidhu’s promise: If Congress wins, 33 per cent of women will be given job cards Taking inspiration from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to woo women voters ahead of the assembly elections in Punjab, state Congress president Navjot Sidhu Monday announced an incentive to them. All job cards will be …

Fear of Omicron increased: Genome sequencing started at Patna’s IGIMS To deal with the new form of the corona, Omicron, the Bihar government on Sunday started genome sequencing at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) in Patna. Kejriwal said on the increasing cases of Corona: 37 thousand oxygen …

Today headlines in national media WHO warns – Omicron risk ‘very high’, could destroy health systems The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the risk associated with Omicron variants remains ‘very high’, which could cause widespread disruption to health systems and other critical services. No ‘amber’ alert in Delhi …

By Dr Seema Javed 2021 has proved to be a tumultuous and potentially consequential year for climate action in the US. The Biden administration’s cornerstone policy effort, the $1.75Trillion,  Build Back Better Act, has been blocked by Republicans. Lawmakers in Washington DC  had worked feverishly on a massive fiscal plan, …

Attacks on judicial officers and media trials are new threats to the judiciary: NV Ramana According to media reports, Justice NV Ramana, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, while drawing attention to the increasing incidents of attacks on the judiciary, has stressed the need to effectively deal with the law …

Only the Election Commission can take any decision on postponing elections – BJP Responding to the appeal of the Allahabad High Court to postpone the assembly elections in view of the growing threat of Omicron in the country, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said that the government cannot take …

Omicron: Before Christmas, the Maharashtra government issued new COVID guidelines With the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra and 65 Omicron infected, the state government on Thursday issued fresh instructions for the upcoming Christmas festival. Corona’s growing infection: Strictness on the celebration of Christmas and New Year in UP …

125 new cases of COVID in Delhi On Wednesday, 125 new cases of COVID -19 were reported in the capital, which is the highest in the last six months. According to the health department, 134 COVID cases were registered in the city on June 22. The capital has seen a …

20 YouTube channels, 2 websites blocked for spreading ‘anti-India’ propaganda The Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Tuesday ordered the blocking of 20 YouTube channels and two websites for spreading “anti-India” propaganda and fake news on the Internet. Omicron variants three times more infectious than Delta: Central Government The Central Government …

Omicron’s rising cases will put pressure on US hospitals: Anthony Fauci Dr Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to US President Joe Biden, has warned that the Omicron variant is “rapidly growing” in the US and the world and could strain the country’s hospital system in the coming weeks. Fauci …

New Delhi, Dec 20: Seventeen startups and five student innovators have been declared winners in this year’s National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC).  Now in its 5th year, the competition is an annual showcase of promising business ideas with commercial, innovation, and impact potentials in the life sciences and biotech domain. …

New Delhi, Dec 20: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is organising a five-day National Space Science Symposium (NSSS) from 31st January to 4th February 2022, with IISER Kolkata as the host institute. ISRO holds the symposium once every two years along with other science institutes across India. It is …

New Delhi, Dec 17:  Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India Private Limited (RNTBCI) has launched a scholarship programme to help 100 learners who are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, to pursue a BSc in Programming and Data Science from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras. The degree course was introduced …