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New Delhi: People of Delhi and NCR woke up to heavy rains and pleasant weather on Sunday. However, waterlogging was reported in several parts of Delhi-NCR in the morning. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), thunderstorms with moderate to heavy intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi-NCR today. The IMD tweeted, “Thunderstorm with moderate to heavy intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi, NCR ( Bahadurgarh, Gurugram, Manesar, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh, Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida)” Greater Noida) Kaithal, Karnal, Rajaund, Assandh, Safidon, Panipat, Gohana, Gannaur, Sonipat, Narwana, Jind, Rohtak, Hissar, Hansi, Tosham, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Jhajjar, Loharu, Narnaul, Mahendargarh, Kosali, Farukhnagar, Bawal, Rewari, Nuh, Sohana, Hodal, Palwal (Haryana) — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) August 1, 2021 Vehicles commuting from

New Delhi: Despite the imposition of tougher restrictions like curfew and partial lockdown, several Asian countries have witnessed a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in the last few days. As per the latest reports, China is witnessing a sudden surge of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 cases with 15 cities, including capital Beijing, grappling with clusters of positive cases, with the official media calling it the most extensive domestic contagion after the virus outbreak in Wuhan. Besides, Thailand’s daily Covid-19 cases and deaths both set records again on Saturday, as the country fights its worst surge in infections driven by the highly contagious Delta variant. Data from the Ministry of Public Health showed that Thailand’s Covid-19 caseload rose by 18,912 over the last 24 hours to 697,287, and the death toll increased by 178 to 4,857 Malaysia, on the other hand, logged 17,786 new Covid-19 infections yesterday, the highest daily spike since the outbreak, bringing the national total

Mumbai: A 30-year-old diploma student from Kerala who indicated on Twitter that he intended to end his life was rescued from a hotel in Dadar in Mumbai by cyber police on Saturday, an official said. The Central Region cyber police station was tipped off about the situation, of a depressed man tweeting about his intention to commit suicide, by a journalist through Whatsapp on Saturday morning, he said. “After information was received, we began a hunt for the man and soon his location was traced to a posh hotel in Dadar. A team led by Inspector Sanjay Govilkar and the hotel manager opened the room with a duplicate key. They found the man in the room with a knife. He was depressed as his girlfriend had decided not to marry him,” he said. The man, who had checked into the hotel on Friday night, was sent to a hospital where he was given expert counseling, the official added. Police said a lady stand up comic and a leader from a political party kept interacting with the man through twee

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie are expecting their second child in December. Carrie Johnson announced the pregnancy on social media on Saturday saying that she felt blessed but a bit nervous. “I feel incredibly blessed to be pregnant again but I’ve also felt like a bag of nerves,” Carrie Johnson wrote in a heartfelt Instagram. She also mentioned that the baby is due by this Christmas and that she had a miscarriage earlier in the year. “At the beginning of the year, I had a miscarriage which left me heartbroken,” she said. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson said, “Fertility issues can be really hard for many people, particularly when on platforms like Instagram it can look like everything is only ever going well.” “I found it a real comfort to hear from people who had also experienced loss so I hope that in some small way sharing this might help others too,” CNN reported. The British prime minister married his third wife in a secret ceremony this year in May.

New Delhi: A study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has claimed that districts that were severely affected by the second wave of COVID-19 may not witness equally intense third wave. Experts from the apex medical body asked states to conduct district-level heterogeneity assessments — that include studying variations in spread and population, to plan health measures based on local data. “Talking about a third wave across the entire state may not be helpful as all districts didn’t experience the second wave uniformly. We need district-level infection control and management programmes,” Times of India quoted Samiran Panda, senior epidemiologist and head of ICMR’s Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases Division as saying. He asserted that states like Maharashtra, which was badly hit during the second wave, should look into district-level heterogeneity to formulate region and population appropriate responses. Meanwhile, the Centre urged the states witnessing an upsurge i

CBSE 10th Result 2021 Date And Time: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is likely to release the results of the cancelled Class 10 exams on Monday, August 2. Once declared, students can access their scores on the official websites – cbseresults.nic.in , cbse.gov.in . Earlier on Friday, when the board had declared 12th result 2021, Sanyam Bhardwaj, the Controller of Examinations (CBSE) asserted that the Board Results for class 10 students will be declared next week. This year, owing to the pandemic the Centre had cancelled both classes 10 and 12 examinations and has prepared results on the basis of internal assessment. The students not happy with the board exam results can apply through their respective schools to appear in the examinations which will be conducted when the situation returns to normal. CBSE Class 10 Results 2021: Here Are The LIVE Updates 09:34 AM: Like the previous year, CBSE Class 10 results will be declared without merit lists in view of “exceptional

New Delhi: Reacting to Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal recent announcement that 300 units of free electricity will be provided to every household in Punjab if his party is voted to power, a Twitter user said that she does not want free electricity, instead she wants Raghav Chadha. Notably, Chadha is AAP MLA from the Rajendra Nagar assembly constituency in Delhi. It all started when a Twitter user by the name Gurdeep Guru urged people to vote AAP in the upcoming Assembly elections in Punjab. “ Es bar AAP nu vote pao 24 ghnte light aau te free v hou ,” Guru posted on Thursday. Responding to the tweet, the woman named Kirti Thakur said,”I want Raghav, not electricity.” The woman’s tweet caught the attention of Chadha who chose to reply. “I’m not on the manifesto, but free electricity is. Vote for Kejriwal and I promise you’ll get free electricity, 24×7. Can’t commit the same about myself though :)”, the AAP MLA responded. I'm not on the manifesto, but free electricity is

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said he will take a call on imposing nightlife curbs, weekend curfews after watching how the situation unfolds in 15 days in the state. His statement came after he chaired a meeting in connection with rising COVID cases in the bordering districts of Karnataka. “We will watch the developments and verify on imposing restrictions. Until then, there will be strict implementation of rules,” the CM said. The present rule of allowing 50 per cent of customers to bars and pubs will continue for a fortnight, he added. “We are anxious after seeing spurt in COVID cases in neighbouring states of Kerala and Maharashtra. This development is posing danger to the state. All entry points from these states will be strictly monitored. There is an increase in the positivity rate in few districts of the state and this must be checked,” Bommai stated. (With inputs from IANS) source https://www.india.com/karnataka/karnataka-lockdown-upda

Breaking News LIVE Updates August 1, 2021: Rain lashed parts of Delhi-NCR this morning, and the IMD has predicted thunderstorm with moderate to heavy intensity rain over Delhi-NCR today. Meanwhile, the number of active coronavirus cases in the country registered an increase for the fourth consecutive day yesterday with a single-day rise of 41,649 new cases. The 593 fresh fatalities include 231 from Maharashtra and 116 from Kerala. Stay tuned to this live blog for all the latest breaking news updates. source https://www.india.com/news/india/breaking-news-live-updates-august-1-monsoon-rains-covid-cases-4855892/

PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana : Farmers are eagerly waiting for the 9th installment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana to be credited to their account. As per the plan of the scheme, an amount of Rs 2,000 will be credited into the accounts of eligible farmers in the next instalment under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. As per reports, the amount of the ninth instalment will be credited to farmers’ accounts from August 1. It must be noted that the under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, the Central government provides financial assistance of Rs 6000 in one year to the eligible farmers of the country. This is being given to them as financial help to cope up with the difficulties. Notably, the financial assistance is being given in three instalments of Rs 2,000 each every year. As part of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, the first instalment is credited to farmers’ accounts for the period from April 1 to July 31, the second one covers the period from August 1 to November 30, and the third fr

IRCTC Latest News Today: As coronavirus cases are steadily going down, the Indian Railways is restoring the train services across the country.  In the latest update, the Southern Railway on Saturday said it will operate additional workmen special trains on the Gummidipoondi-Tambaram-Chengalpet route from August 2, Times of India reported. Moreover, the train passengers across the country are also facing problems as the services were temporarily suspended following the lockdown. However, now the passengers in Chennai will be happy as these trains will start operation from August 2. Keeping in mind the COVID situation, it is necessary for the passengers to follow the COVID guidelines issued for the prevention and prevention of pandemic. As per the schedule issued by the Railways, Gummidipoondi – Chengalpet workmen special will leave Gummidipoondi at 6 AM daily (except on Saturdays & Sundays) via Chennai Beach and Tambaram and reach Chengalpet at 9.45 AM. On the other hand, the C

SBI Home Loan Offer : Here comes a piece of wonderful news for the home buyers at this pandemic time. The State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday has announced a special ‘Monsoon Dhamaka’ offer to its customers in which homebuyers can avail loans without any processing fee till August 31. SBI is already offering one of the lowest interest rates on its home loans. “It’s raining offers for new homebuyers! Apply for a home loan with NIL processing fee. What are you waiting for?” SBI’s official Twitter handle informed. In the meantime, CS Setty, MD (R&DB), SBI said, “We are pleased to announce the Monsoon Dhamaka offer for our prospective home loan customers. We believe this offer of processing fee waiver will facilitate and encourage home buyers to take decision with ease, as the interest rate is at its historic low.” It’s raining offers for new home buyers! Apply for a Home Loan with NIL* processing fee. What are you waiting for? Visit: https://t.co/N45cZ1V1Db *T&C Apply #Ho

Thiruvananthapuram: Covid-19 cases in Kerala have been on the upward trend as the state recorded over 20,000 fresh infections for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday. However, the state saw a decline in fatalities, and also a fall in the Test Positivity Rate to 12.31 per cent. Meanwhile, Kerala Health Minister Veena George asked people to follow Covid-19 protocol and be extra cautious as she warned them that the state was not yet free from the second wave of Coronavirus. Kerala logged 20,624 fresh cases and 80 deaths in the past 24 hours, pushing the infection caseload to 33,90,761 and the toll to 16,781. The state had recorded 100 deaths on Friday, while the TPR was 13.61 per cent. Malappuram was the worst affected district, logging 3,474 cases, followed by Thrissur (2693), Palakkad (2209), Kozhikode (2113), Ernakulam (2072), Kollam (1371), Kannur (1243), Alappuzha (1120), Kottayam (1111) and Thiruvananthapuram (969). Kerala Health Minister calls for extra caution Kerala Health

Haryana Lockdown News Today : Looking at the coronavirus situation in the state, the Haryana government on Saturday extended the COVID-19 lockdown in the state by another week till August 9. Issuing the guidelines, the state government said that the current lockdown relaxations with respect to the reopening of shops, malls, restaurants, religious places and corporate offices will continue. The order was issued under provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. “The Mahamari Alert-Surakshit Haryana (coronavirus lockdown) is extended for another week, that is from August 2 (5 am onwards) to August 9 (till 5 am) in the state of Haryana,” according to an order issued by Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan. As per the guidelines, the Anganwadi centres run by women and child development department shall remain closed till August 15 in the state. Copy of the order:  The state government further said that vice chancellors of universities are advised to plan reopening of universities from

Patna: The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) is set to get a new national president and senior JD-U MP Rajiv Singh ‘Lalan’ Singh is likely to be given the top position in the party at a meeting today. The JD-U National Executive Committee will meet at the party’s Jantar Mantar office in New Delhi on Saturday. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reached the capital on Thursday to attend it is expected to take the decision during the meeting. Lalan Singh has been a close aide of Nitish Kumar for several years and played an important role in building the party. Credited for bringing LJP’s sole Bihar MLA Raj Kumar Singh into the JD-U apart from Independent Sumit Kumar Singh, he is also said to be reportedly responsible for the split in the LJP, which has given a jolt to Chirag Paswan. During the recent cabinet expansion of the Modi 2.0 government, the party had authorised current national president RCP Singh to take decisions on its behalf. Singh, however, just ensured his own inclusion and source

Chennai: In the wake of the marginal rise in the number of Covid-19 cases here, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has ordered closure of nine markets and commercial establishments till August 9, 2021, starting from Saturday. The decision of closure has been taken to reduce crowding and prevent the spread of the coronavirus which in turn would impact the livelihood of the people. Full list of markets/commercial establishments that are ordered to be closed are:  Shops between Ranganathan Street till Mambalam railway station Purasawalkam – Doveton Junction to Brickklin Road Junction Bharathi Salai Ratna Cafe Junction to Bells Road Junction Fakir Sahib Street Habibullah Street Pulipone Bazaar NSC Bose Road-Kuralagam Junction to Mint Street Junction Royapuram Kalmandapam Salai Water Tank to Kamatchi Amman Koil Aminjikarai police outpost to Pulla Avenue Thiru Vi Ka Park Junction Red Hills Anjaneyar Statue to Ambedkar Statue A press release issued by the Greater Chennai Co

New Delhi: In a bizarre incident, a 13-year-old boy in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh hanged himself to death allegedly after losing Rs 40,000 in an online game. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shashank Jain asserted that a suicide note has been recovered wherein the boy, a class VI student had sought an apology from his mother and said that he is committing suicide due to depression. Furthermore, it mentioned that he had withdrawn Rs 40,000 from her UPI account and wasted the money on the ‘Free Fire’ game. Officials probing the incident said that the minor took the extreme step when his mother, a nurse working with the state health department, had gone to the district hospital and his father, a pathology lab owner was also not at home. “After getting an alert on her phone about the financial transaction from her account, the boy’s mother had called and scolded him for it. The boy then locked himself inside a room. After some time, his elder sister found that he was not

New Delhi: A portion of the road under the IIT Delhi flyover in Hauz Khas area caved in, developing a huge sinkhole on Saturday. No untoward incident or loss of life has been reported so far. The Delhi Traffic Police has diverted vehicular movement on the road for now. According to reports, the road caved in due to the heavy rains in the national capital over the past few days. In Hauz Khas, the road suddenly went down and then a big pothole formed on the road. IIT Gate flyover, Hauz Khas, New Delhi @dtptraffic @ArvindKejriwal @DCPSouthDelhi @SatyendarJain @DeepikaBhardwaj pic.twitter.com/A3ae1absfs — Parveen Jinagal 🇮🇳 (@JinagalParveen) July 31, 2021 Taking to Twitter, Delhi Traffic Police issued an alert and said, “Traffic going from Adhchini to IIT has been diverted from Adhchini to Katwaria Sarai due to the collapse of the road near the red light. Please avoid using this route.” Heavy rains in the national capital has caused damage to several roads in the national

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was administered his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on July 28, informed party sources on Friday evening. The sources said, “Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi had taken his COVID-19 vaccination on July 28. Hence, he did not attend the house on July 29 and July 30.” Rahul Gandhi was suffering from COVID-19 in April, following which his vaccination got delayed. In a tweet, he wrote, “After experiencing mild symptoms, I’ve just tested positive for COVID. All those who’ve been in contact with me recently, please follow all safety protocols and stay safe.” Earlier, on June 17, party sources had informed that Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi had taken both doses of COVID-19 vaccine with required time intervals. source https://www.india.com/news/india/rahul-gandhi-gets-first-dose-of-covid-19-vaccine-4854743/

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal MP delegation on Saturday met Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya demanding supply of fertilizers for farmers in Odisha. The leaders handed over a memorandum demanding an immediate supply of fertilizers for the farmers of Odisha. The delegation highlighted that there was a short supply of fertilizers in Odisha in the Kharif harvest season. Mandaviya spoke to the Ministry officials and advised them to do the needful at the earliest. Earlier this morning, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik thanked Mandaviya for the allocation of fertilizers in the monthly movement supply plans as per the requirement of the State and supply during the month of April. However, he wrote to the minister sharing the agony of farmers in the state due to a severe shortage of fertilizers in the months of May, June and July. Odisha MPs submit memorandum to Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya “The farmers in the State have suffered severe crop loss due to rec

Thiruvananthapuram: An Air India Express flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Saudi Arabia had to make an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram international airport on Saturday after a crack in the windshield of the aircraft was detected. Speaking to PTI, an official informed that the flight took off from Thiruvananthapuram at around 7.52 am, however, soon the pilots noticed that the windshield of the airplane had cracks, prompting them to take an u-turn for an emergency landing at 8:50 AM. Fortunately, all the crew members, including the pilots, are safe. The plane had no passengers, due to COVID-19 induced restrictions on international travel to certain destinations, and was only carrying cargo and a crew of eight. C V Ravindran, the Director of Thiruvananthapuram Airport informed,”The flight was going to return from Damman in Saudi Arabia with Indian passengers as part of the ‘Vande Bharat Mission’. Had the crack been detected in the pre-flight check, the plane would not have ta

New Delhi: India is set to take over the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) from Sunday (August 1). During the month, India will host signature events in three major areas of maritime security, peacekeeping and counterterrorism. “It is a singular honour for us to be presiding over the Security Council the same month when we are celebrating our 75th Independence Day,” said India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti in a video message on the eve of India assuming the rotating Presidency of the powerful 15-nation UN body. The first working day of India’s Presidency will be Monday, August 2 when Tirumurti will hold a hybrid press briefing in the UN headquarters on the Council’s programme of work for the month. Tirumurti will also provide a briefing for member states of the United Nations which are non-members of the Council on its work for the month, according to a schedule released by the UN. India’s two-year tenure as a non-permanent me

Uttarakhand 10th, 12th Results 2021 LIVE Updates: The Uttarakhand Board of Secondary Education (UBSE) has declared the UK Board results for Class 10 and 12. The UBSE 10th, 12th Results 2021 were declared on the official website of the board- ubse.uk.gov.in this morning. As many as 93.09% students have been passed class 12 and 99.56 percent cleared class 10 exam.As many as 93.09% students have been passed class 12 and 99.56 percent cleared class 10 exam. UK Board Class 10, 12 exams 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation. However, students were evaluated on the basis of the marks obtained in the internal assessment set by the board. How to check Uttarakhand Board 10th, 12th results 2021 online: Visit the UBSE website- ubse.uk.gov.in On the homepage, you will find a link or widgets to check Class 10, 12 results 2021 Enter required credentials- registration number, roll number Click Get Result and Class 10 or 12 exam results will appear on the screen Download, take a pri

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned a Taliban attack on a UN compound in Herat, Afghanistan, which resulted in the killing of an Afghan security guard. As the Taliban engaged in fierce clashes with Afghan security forces in Herat on Friday, the UN’s main compound in the city came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). “So-called ‘anti-government elements’ targeted entrances of the clearly marked UN facility with rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire just hours after Taliban fighters penetrated Herat city and clashed with Afghan security forces near UNAMA’s provincial headquarters,” the mission added. Responding to the attack, the UN chief “expressed his condolences to the bereaved family and wishes those injured a speedy recovery”, Guterres’ deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a statement late Friday. The Secretary-General said that attacks against UN personnel

New Delhi: A day after Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia sought feedback on reopening schools in the national capital, speculations are rife that the Arvind Kejriwal-led government in the Union Territory (UT) may take a final decision (on resumption of normal classes) by August 1, Sunday. Notably, as the second wave of COVID-19 receded, several states announced to reopen schools and colleges, or are planning to do so in the coming months. Earlier on July 28, Sisodia had invited stakeholders including parents and teachers and asked them to send their suggestions via email to the government on whether schools and colleges should re-open and in what manner. While several parents and teachers have shown their interest in reopening schools, some expressed apprehension over the safety of their wards. “More than five lakh parents have attended the PTMs, both digitally and physically, from July 19 onwards. During the meeting, many parents and teachers said that schools and colleges shoul

New Delhi: India and China will hold the twelfth round of high-level military talks on Saturday with a focus on making some forward movement in the disengagement process in the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh, sources in the military establishment said. India is hopeful of a positive outcome from this round of Corps Commander talks in terms of disengagement in Hot Springs and Gogra, sources said. The talks are scheduled to start at 10.30 am at the Moldo border point on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, the sources said. The 11th round of military talks had taken place over three and a half months ago on April 9 at the Chushul border point on the Indian side of the LAC and lasted for around 13 hours. The fresh round of talks is taking place over two weeks after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar firmly conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that the prolongation of the existing situation in eastern Ladakh was visibly impacti

Washington: The Delta variant of COVID-19 produces similar amounts of virus in vaccinated and unvaccinated people if they get infected, showed a new study published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday. The CDC study focused on 469 COVID-19 cases identified among Massachusetts residents who had travelled to Barnstable County, a summer vacation destination, during July 3 to 17, the Xinhua news agency reported. A total of 346 cases, about 74 per cent, occurred in fully vaccinated people, according to the study. Testing identified the Delta variant in 90 per cent of specimens from 133 patients. Cycle threshold values were similar among specimens from patients who were fully vaccinated and those who were not, according to the study. The study demonstrated that Delta infection resulted in similarly high SARS-CoV-2 viral loads in vaccinated and unvaccinated people, said CDC Director Rochelle Walensky. “High viral loads suggest an increased risk of transm

New Delhi: Amid a simmering border row, the Mizoram police has filed a case against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other top officials from the state over the violent clash that took place on the outskirts of Vairengte town in Mizoram’s Kolasib district earlier this week. Mizoram Inspector General of Police (Headquarter) John Neihlaia informed that Assam CM and other top officials of the state have been booked under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including an attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy. The four senior Assam Police officers named in the FIR are Inspector General of Police (IGP) Anurag Aggarwal, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Cachar Devojyoti Mukherjee, Cachar Superintendent of Police Cahndrakant Nimbalkar, and officer in-charge of Dholai police station, Sahab Uddin, Neihlaia said. “The FIR was lodged by the state police at the Vairengte police station late Monday after a gun fight between the Mizoram and the Assam police forces near the bo

Lima: A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 6.1 on the Richter Scale shook the north Pacific coast of Peru on Friday, sending people fleeing their homes, damaging a centuries old church and injuring at least one person. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the earthquake occurred at 12:10 pm local time, with an epicenter about 8 kilometers east of the city of Sullana. Tremors were also felt in southern Ecuador. The earthquake caused many citizens of Sullana to leave their homes. A woman was injured after being trapped under a collapsed wall while a car was crushed by bricks. Footage from local TV stations showed that part of the cornice on the façade of Piura’s cathedral, built in the 16th century, fell off. The earthquake also damaged two other houses of worship in different communities and three fire stations. The video also showed products scattered on the floor of a supermarket in Piura, about 990 kilometers north of the capital, Lima. President Pedro Castillo lef

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala, which is witnessing a sudden surge in coronavirus cases for the past few days will run out of vaccine stocks on Saturday, said health minister Veena George, adding that the situation in the state is under control. Notably, Kerala for the fourth day running recorded more than 20,000 fresh cases in the state with the test positivity rate (TPR) rising to 13.61 per cent and 116 more people succumbing to COVID-19. With fresh cases, the infection caseload in the state reached 33,70,137 and the 116 deaths pushed the total casualties to 16,701. However, the health minister claimed that the severity of the viral disease is less as the demand for oxygen support, ICU beds in hospitals is minimum. Meanwhile, she highlighted the state’s acute shortage of vaccines, saying that two days ago, Kerala’s vaccine stock was zero but then the Centre provided us 9.73 lakh doses. But there will be no vaccine for the day after tomorrow as well, she added. With an active caseload

Breaking News LIVE Updates July 31, 2021: The number of active coronavirus cases in India registered an increase for the third consecutive day yesterday with 44,230 new COVID cases. The 555 fresh fatalities include 190 from Maharashtra and 128 from Kerala. Meanwhile, PM Modi will address the IPS probationers at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy at 11 am today via video conferencing. Also, heavy monsoon rains continue to batter parts of India with flooding and landslides witnessed in a few parts. IMD issued a ‘red alert’ in Rajasthan, predicting very heavy rains in many districts of the state, while it issued an ‘orange alert’, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in almost half of Madhya Pradesh. An ‘orange alert was also issued for Delhi where the weatherman predicted moderate rain on Saturday leading to possible waterlogging in low-lying areas, and major traffic disruptions. Stay tuned to this live blog for all the latest breaking news updates. source https://ww

CBSE Class 10 Result 2021: Soon after declaring the CBSE Class 12 Board Results 2021, the Controller of Examinations, CBSE — Sanyam Bhardwaj on Friday said that the CBSE Class 10 Board Results 2021 will be declared next week. However, he has not confirmed the date and time to declare the CBSE Class 10 Board Results 2021. “We will start working on Class 10th result from today and try to deliver it by next week,” CBSE Exam Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said. All the anxious candidates can check the CBSE Secondary School Examination (Class 10) 2021 results on the official websites — cbse.gov.in and cbseresults.nic.in once they are out. The students who are eagerly waiting for the CBSE Class 10 board results can also view the result through SMS. They just have to type CBSE10 and send to 7738299899 . Here we have listed the websites and mobile apps through which students can check their scores when the results are declared. List of websites to check CBSE Class 10 Result 2021: cbse.gov.in

HSSC Haryana Recruitment 2021: The Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) has re-invited applications for recruitment to the post of Laboratory Attendant, Supervisor Female, Supervisor Female (Graduate) and Sub-Inspector General. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for HSSC 15/2019 Recruitment from July 31 – August 16, 2021 by visiting the official website of Haryana Staff Selection Commission — hssc.gov.in. This recruitment drive is being conducted to fill a total of 4,322 vacancies in different departments of Haryana government. Candidates can check all the relevant information such as, educational qualification, required experience, selection procedure for the vacancies, advertised through the HSSC Recruitment 2021 for 4,322 Vacancies Notification (15/2019), below. HSSC Haryana Recruitment 2021: Important Dates Opening Date for Submission of Online Applications – 31 July 2021 Last Date for Submission of Online Application -16 August 2021 Closing Date for Fee Submis

IRCTC Latest News Today: Here comes a piece of wonderful news for the train passengers of Bihar and Jharkhand. The East Central Railway has now decided to resume the services of six pairs of passenger trains from August 1 in Bihar and Jharkhand. Notably, the Indian Railways is restoring the train services as the corona cases are slowly declining across the country. Moreover, the passengers across the country are also facing problems as train services were temporarily suspended following the lockdown. The passengers in Bihar and Jharkhand were also hassled for local commuting as passenger trains were not running. “Keeping the convenience of the passengers in mind, East Central Railway is starting six pairs of passenger special trains from August 01, till further orders,” Rajesh Kumar, stated Chief Public Relations Officer of  the East Central Railway told a news daily. However, it is necessary for the passengers traveling by these trains to follow the COVID guidelines issued for the

Manila: The Philippiness’ capital city of Manila will revert to the strictest lockdown from August 6 to 20 amid a resurgence of Covid-19 cases, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Friday. Roque said Metro Manila will remain under “heightened restrictions” from Friday until the hard lockdown is imposed next week, reports Xinhua news agency. “The heightened restrictions for Metro Manila are more stringent compared to the general community quarantine with heightened restrictions of other areas,” he said in a statement. Roque said that public transportation will remain operational. “Only authorised persons outside their residences shall be allowed to travel into and out of Metro Manila and its adjacent provinces, including Cavite, Bulacan, Laguna, and Rizal,” the spokesperson added. The new restrictions ban indoor and al-fresco dine-in restaurants, allowing only take-out and delivery. The Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila spiked in recent weeks, Department of Health (DOH) dat

International Flights Latest News : As part of the Central government’s Vande Bharat Mission, India’s national carrier Air India on Friday announced weekly flight schedule to Kathmandu in Nepal and said it will operate flights to the Himalayan nation on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday. Fly non-stop between Delhi and Kathmandu every Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday, the airline said in a tweet. As per earlier reports, the national flag carriers of Nepal and India have increased the number of weekly flights from two to six on the Kathmandu-Delhi route under the air bubble arrangement between the two countries. At present, the airlines of both countries are operating flights under air bubble arrangement between Nepal and India that allows one weekly flight in either direction amidst the travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there has been an increase in demand for tickets with an exponential rise in the number of outbound passengers from Kathmandu, mostly travelling for me

KYC Update Alert: If you have a demat or trading account, then you need to ensure that all your KYC details including income range, mobile number, email ID are updates in the account by July 31 otherwise, your account will be de-activated from the same day. To make thing done before time, many stock broking firms/Depository participants have been emailing letters to their clients — demat/trading account holders — to update their KYC details before the expiry of the deadline to avoid deactivation of their demat/trading accounts. As per a notification issued by the Central Depository Services Ltd (CDSL) on April 5, 2021 and National Securities Depository Limited (NDSL) on April 7, 2021, certain KYC attributes must be updated mandatorily before July 31, 2021. These include: Name Address PAN Valid mobile number Valid email ID Income range However, if the account holders have not updated their account, then their demat account will be deactivated by the depository and will not be

PSEB Punjab Board 12th Result 2021 Declared : Putting an end to the long wait of the students, the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) on Friday declared class 12 result for the academic year 2020-2021. Now that the results have been declared, the students of class 12 can check their results on the official website of PSEB – pseb.ac.in. Notably, the results have been declared for 2,92, 683 students registered for PSEB class 12 this year. This year the pass percentage is 96.48 per cent which is 3.71 per cent more than the last year. Notably, the PSEB this year has prepared the result according to a 30:30:40 formula based on the student’s performance in Classes 10, 11 and 12, respectively. Announcing the results, State Education Minister Inder Singla had said the Punjab School Education Board will draft the result based on an average 30 percent theory of the best three performing subjects in Class 10 and 30 percent weightage on the marks obtained in pre-board, practical examination in

Moscow: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)  on Friday announced the initial safety results of the world’s first study of a combination of the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines. RDIF said that interim analysis of the data demonstrates a high safety profile for the combined use of the two vaccines with no serious adverse events or cases of coronavirus after vaccination. “The heterogeneous boosting approach (“vaccine cocktail”) using human adenovirus serotype 26 as the first component and human adenovirus serotype 5 as the second component) was at the core of Sputnik V, the world’s first registered vaccine against coronavirus,” read a statement issued by the RDIF. Russia’s sovereign wealth fund announced initial safety results of the world’s first study of a combination between the COVID-19 vaccine developed jointly with the University of Oxford and the first component of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine (Sputnik Light vaccine based on human adenovirus serotype 26)