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Monkey sneaked into Delhi Metro, remained in system for 3-4 minutes: DMRC
In a statement, the DMRC made it clear that the monkey entered the train at Akshardham Metro station, and that its staff acted swiftly after getting information about it and the train was evacuated at the next station. "In this connection, DMRC would like to appeal and advise passengers to refrain from encouraging, feeding or indulging in any activity which may endanger them in such a situation."
Did PM-headed NDMA decide on compensation for Covid victims, asks SC
The top court was hearing a petition by advocates Gaurav Kumar Bansal and Reepak Kansal citing Section 12 of the Disaster Management Act 2005, which said that national authority shall recommend guidelines for the minimum standards of relief to be provided to persons affected by disaster, which shall include ex-gratia assistance.
Yoga originated in Nepal, not in India, claims PM Oli
Oli also repeated his controversial claim that Lord Rama was born in Nepal. "Much before the existence of India as a nation, yoga was and has been practiced in Nepal," Oli said in his address on the International Yoga Day. "Yoga did not originate in India. When yoga was discovered, India was not constituted. There was no country like India because there were several fringe states when yoga came into practice in Nepal.
Renault Nissan vs Workers Union: Issue broadening?
Appearing for Hyundai Motor, its counsel requested for the copy of the report made by the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health recommending uniform Covid-19 guidelines for automobile units in maintaining social distancing at the shopfloor level.
Embarassed by Shiv Sena MLA's letter, MVA claims no threat to govt
A day after a Shiv Sena legislator wrote a damning letter urging the leadership to patch up with BJP, the party has distanced itself from his suggestions, while the Congress has assured that there is "no threat" to the Maha Vikas Aghadi government headed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, here on Monday.
Kashmir tourism in top gear towards revival
Being the largest service industry in the UT, tourism contributes significantly to GDP, provides employment, yields tax revenue and also earns some foreign exchange for the country. Like all vital sectors of J&K, tourism suffered huge losses ever since the outbreak of separatist violence in Kashmir. One of the most important sectors of Jammu and Kashmir's economy is tourism.
Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo to join TN Eco Advisory Committee
Duflo is a French–American economist who is a professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which was established in 2003. She is the wife of Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee.
India's Covid vax coverage crosses landmark of 28-cr
In a significant development, India's cumulative vaccination coverage has exceeded 28 crores on Sunday, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Monday. In its latest provisional report till 7 a.m. on Monday, the Ministry said a total of 28,00,36,898 vaccine doses have been administered through 38,24,408 sessions, however, 30,39,996 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
Fuel prices unchanged on Monday
The price pause came after the rates were raised on Sunday, the tenth increase so far in the month of June. With fuel prices remaining unchanged on Monday, petrol continues to cost Rs 97.22 per litre and diesel Rs 87.97 per litre in Delhi. Across the country as well the petrol and diesel rates remained static on Monday but the actual retail prices varied depending on the level of local levies in respective states.
India records 53,256 new Covid cases, lowest since March 24
This is the fourth consecutive day in the last two months when the death toll is below the 2,000-mark. It is also the 14th consecutive day when India has reported less than one lakh new coronavirus cases. On March 24, India had recorded 53,476 cases of Covid. The overall tally of Covid-19 cases in the country now stands at 2,99,35,221.
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