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Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain made the announcement while reviewing the dry run of the Covid vaccination process at the Daryaganj dispensary in Central Delhi.

Laying the foundation stone for the permanent campus of IIM-Sambalpur through video conference, the prime minister said the goal of a self-reliant India will be achieved with the help of collaborative, innovative and transformative concepts in management.

According to the standing orders, the decision on working hours for employees in the IT sector has been left up to the employees. The draft order has been released for public comments over the next 30 days.

Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, are protesting at various borders adjoining Delhi against the laws, fearful that these will leave them at the mercy of big corporates by weakening the MSP and mandi systems.

The Army said it inked a contract with Goa Shipyard Ltd, a state-run public sector undertaking, for 12 fast patrol boats for surveillance and patrolling of large water bodies, including those in high altitude areas. "Delivery would commence from May 2021,...

However, it is yet to be ascertained whether the person is infected with the Variant of Concern 202012/01 (VOC-202012/01) or not, as the outcome of the genetic analysis of his sample is awaited, the official told PTI.

Vardhan asked officials concerned to ensure that the vaccination sites and official in-charge abide by the detailed checklist and SOP for vaccination that has been prepared by the health ministry and shared with the states/UTs to guide them in the dry run...

Protesting farmer unions said they will have to take firm steps if the government does not take a decision in their favour in the next meeting scheduled for January 4.

The RJD national vice president, who preceded Kumar in power, was replying to queries from journalists about the recent bureaucratic reshuffle in which some officers believed to be close to the chief minister have been divested of the plum posts they had...

At another interaction with reporters, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, however, said the party performed satisfactorily despite the odd circumstances under which the recent civic elections were held in the state.

Notwithstanding the cold weather and pandemic concerns, the protest by thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, started in late November and is continuing even as the government and around 40 farmer unions have so far held as many as six roun...

HDFC was the leading gainer among Sensex stocks on Thursday, rising by 1.65 per cent, followed by Sun Pharma, ICICI Bank, Asian Paints, Titan and Infosys.

The all new IRCTC website will be more user personalised and will have other technology-friendly features in it along with an upgrade in terms of design.

A Gorakhpur district health official said the state government has launched no plan as yet to get general people inoculated against Covid as the state's priority is to vaccinate frontline anti-Covid workers.

Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has taken a decision to dovetail Arogyasri Scheme of Telangana state government with Ayushman Bharat scheme, it said here.

Vasava had written to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on December 16, demanding a strict law to prevent alleged forced conversion of tribal girls through marriage.