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NGT Questions Inaction Against Amazon and Flipkart over Usage of Excessive Plastic in Packaging
The NGT has asked the Central Pollution Control Board to take necessary steps in the matter and file an action taken report by October 14.
VVIP Chopper Scam Case: CBI Seeks Sanction to Prosecute Former CAG and 3 IAF Officials
The CBI officials said that Shashi Kant Sharma was defence secretary between 2011 and 2013, before being appointed CAG.
News18 Evening Digest: Sharad Pawar Demands Presentation from Govt on India-China Situation and Other Top Stories
These are the top stories we are covering this evening: Sharad Pawar says Centre should make a presentation before parliamentary panel on India-China situation; India has one of the world's lowest Covid-19 mortality rates, but numbers don't tell the whole...
At Defence Panel Meet, Rahul Gandhi Questions Why Different Food is Served to Jawans and Officers Stationed at Border
This was Rahul Gandhi's first appearance at the parliamentary panel on defence, a day after Indian and Chinese foreign ministers held talks over the border situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh.
Cyclist Killed after Being Hit by SUV on Delhi's Badarpur Flyover
The injured, Sanjesh Awasthi (38), was taken to Moolchand hospital by the car driver but soon after he was declared brought dead, the accused fled the spot.
Covid-19: Assam Govt to Pay Rs 5,000 Cremation Expense if Family Members of Deceased Cannot Perform Last Rites
In another order, the department said a person, who travels to any location outside Assam and returns to the state within 96 hours of departure, will not be required to undergo quarantine for the stipulated period of 10 days subject to certain conditions.
Govt Releases Rs 6,195 crore to 14 States As Revenue Deficit Grant
The Finance Commission provides a mechanism for the Centre to compensate for revenue loss incurred by states, which is referred to as post devolution revenue deficit grant.
Post SC Stay on Implementation of Maratha Quota Law, Ashok Chavan Says May Move Application
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed implementation of the Maratha quota law and referred petitions challenging the law to a larger constitution bench.
HC Declines to Stay Telecast of Sudarshan TV's Programme on Muslim 'Infiltration' in Govt Services
Justice Navin Chawla also issued notice and sought reply of the Centre and Sudarshan News on a plea challenging the Ministry of Information and Boradcasting’s nod to the channel’s broadcast on Muslims entry in government service.
States Obligated to Implement Centre's Procedures on Covid-19, Says SC; Orders to Fix Ambulance Charges
A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has already issued the SOP in this regard and all states "will have to impleme...
Telangana Couple with Speech, Hearing Impairment Films Video in Sign Language Before Dying by Suicide
The girl's family opposed the marriage proposal as Mastan was said to be already married to a speech and hearing-impaired woman.
India Staring at 1 Lakh Coronavirus Cases a Day Mark and Other Highlights from Last 24 Hours
The country had recorded over 95,000 cases on Wednesday and Thursday. India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 and it went past 40 lakh on September 5.
India May See 7 Million Covid-19 Cases by October, Says Study by BITS Pilani
The team has been engaged in forecasting COVID-19 pandemic in India using advanced statistical learning techniques, lead researcher Dr TSL Radhika of the Department of Applied Mathematics, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus said.
96,551 Covid-19 Cases, 1,209 Deaths in Another Biggest One-Day Rise in India
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.67 per cent while the recovery rate was recorded at 77.65 per cent.
Great Men Have a Lot to Teach Humanity: PM Modi Remembers Acharya Vinoba Bhave, Swami Vivekananda
In his tweets, Modi also noted that the world remembers 9/11 (September 11) for the dastardly terror attack on this day in the USA and said if humans had walked on the path of Bhave's slogan of 'Jai Jagat' and Vivekananda's nineteenth century message of u...
Sensex, Nifty Rise Slightly As Indo-China Progress Offsets Negative Global Cues
Indian shares edged higher on Friday as an agreement between India and China to disengage troops on their contested border offset some impact from a selloff in U.S. tech stocks overnight.