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Cyclone Amphan affects 44.80 lakh people in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, May 21 (IANS) As many as 44.80 lakh people in 89 blocks have been affected in Odisha by cyclone Amphan, according to an...

‘Kerala, Punjab, TN faced brunt of cyber attacks during COVID-19’

Chennai, May 21 (IANS) During the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, Kerala recorded the highest number of cyber attacks followed by Punjab and Tamil Nadu, a...

Not just sins, ‘Ganga water can end corona’

Varanasi, May 21 (IANS) Eminent river engineer and former professor of civil engineering at IIT in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Prof. U.K. Choudhary...

Airfares within prescribed limits, no meal service on board

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Centre has asked airlines to set ticket prices within the prescribed lower and upper limits during the COVID-19...

Cyclone Amphan hits Bengal; high-speed winds in Kolkata

Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Severe cyclonic storm Amphan made a landfall in West Bengal on Wednesday afternoon, with Kolkata and its nearby areas witnessing...

Cyclone Amphan: Odisha govt seeks preliminary report from districts

Bhubaneswar, May 20 (IANS) The Odisha government on Wednesday asked the district collectors to submit cyclone Amphan damage assessment reports within 48 hours. "We have...

A unique underground library has 900,000 books in Rajasthan

Jaipur, May 20 (IANS) The libraries come in different shapes and sizes across the world. But the one laying beneath a temple at the...

Cabinet nod to extend senior citizens’ pension scheme by 3 years

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) In good news for the senior citizens, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the...

With 398 new cases, Guj’s corona tally jumps to 12,539

Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) The total number of Coronavirus positive cases climbed over the 9,000-mark for the hotspot Ahmedabad, as 271 fresh cases were...

Free foodgrains to migrants for 2 months

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the scheme to provide foodgrains free of cost to the migrants and stranded...