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With a Capacity to Hold 1,350 Members, Here's What India's New Parliament Complex Will Look Like
Tata Projects recently won the bid to construct the new Parliament complex at a cost of Rs 861.90 crore.
'Very Unfortunate' BJP Govt Did Not Take Farmers on Board Over Bills: SAD Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal
Badal also slammed the Congress for not voting against the bills in Parliament, a reference to the walkout from the House by the opposition party before the voting took place in Lok Sabha.
India and Japan Looking at Working in Third Countries Including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Says Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said both India and Japan have actually started to look at working practically in third countries, adding 'we have done a little bit of that in Sri Lanka.'
ED Attaches Over Rs 45 crore Assets in Karnataka Co-op Bank Money Laundering Case
The central probe agency said it issued a provisional order for attachment, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, of movable assets to the tune of Rs 7.16 crore in the form of bank balances and fixed deposits.
A Crashing GDP, Departed Souls & Nolan Connect: Summing Up 6 Months of Covid-19 Pandemic
Initially, doctors were using many therapies without knowing if they worked. In March, hospitals launched in-patient clinical trials and antiviral drug remdesivir, tociluzamab (an anti-inflammatory) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were given to in-patients....
BJP's Rajya Sabha MP from Rajya Sabha Ashok Gasti, Undergoing Treatment for Covid-19, Passes away
The hospital authorities where the first-time MP was being treated said Gasti was critically ill with multi-organ failure on life support system.
Pulwama-like Attack Averted Near Letapora in J&K, 52kg Explosives Recovered: Army Officials
The location where the explosives were recovered was near the Jammu and Kashmir highway and just nine kilometres from the spot of the Pulwama attack last year in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed.
Explained: How India Manufactures, Procures and Transports Medical Oxygen to Its Covid-19 Hopitals
Although the situation has not spiralled out of control, the Centre this week took cognizance of the issue of medical oxygen shortage in some states and directed them to not impose any restrictions on inter-state movement of life-saving commodity.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Isolates Himself
Nitin Gadkari is the latest Union minister to have tested positive for the infection. Home Minister Amit Shah, who had earlier contracted the virus, has recovered and was discharged from AIIMS Delhi recently.
11 Pilgrims Drown, 3 Missing after Boat Capsizes in Rajasthan; PM Modi Express Grief, CM Announces Rs 1 Lakh Ex Gratia for Kin
Around 45 passengers on the boat were on their way to a temple when the incident took place. Local villagers responded to the incident before the Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force reached the site.
Tax Refunds Worth Over Rs 1.06 Lakh Crore Issued to 30.92 Lakh Taxpayers Till September 15: CBDT
This includes personal income tax (PIT) refunds amounting to Rs 31,741 crore issued to 29.17 lakh taxpayers and corporate tax refunds worth Rs 74,729 crore to over 1.74 lakh taxpayers.
Delhi BJP President Adesh Gupta Tests Positive for Covid-19, in Quarantine Since Last Week
Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta said he was in quarantine during the last week and advised those who had come in contact with him to get themselves tested.
'Distributed Curve' of Covid-19 Due to 'Very Effective' Lockdown, Says Govt
India learnt from the experience of nations that suffered high mortality and was able to "distribute the curve" of coronavirus due to a "very effective" lockdown, the government said.
155 Healthcare Staff, Including 64 Doctors, Died Due to Covid-19 as on Sept 11, Says Govt
Ashwini Choubey said the database of those seeking relief under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Insurance package is maintained at the national level.
Govt Issues Postage Stamp Commemorating First Successful Anti-satellite Missile Test
The A-SAT Missile was launched from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha and it successfully engaged an Indian orbiting target satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in a ’Hit to Kill’ mode.
'Pre-emptive, Proactive': Union Minister Says Lockdown Prevented 37,000 to 78,000 Covid-19 Deaths
Union Minister of State for Home said the WHO has observed, with regard to the lockdown measures taken by the government, that India’s response to Covid-19 has been pre-emptive.