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Lavasa, a retired IAS officer of the Haryana cadre (1980 batch), joined the poll body as the Election Commissioner in January 2018.

Last week, the state government had banned gatherings, apprehending public installations could lead to a spike in Covid-19 cases.

A Democratic National Convention like no other began on Monday, with politicians trading raucous cheers in a crowded arena for speeches delivered from quiet locations across the country because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Commenting on the crisis, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia alleged that salaries are not being paid due to graft in colleges.

A mutation of the novel coronavirus increasingly common throughout Europe and recently detected in Malaysia may be more infectious but appears less deadly, according to a prominent infectious diseases doctor.

Abe's visit to India for the annual summit in Guwahati in December last year was cancelled in the wake of massive protests rocking the capital city of Assam over the amended citizenship law.

India's COVID-19 recoveries have reached closer to 2 million (19,19,842), while the actual caseload of the country stands at 6,76,900 on date and currently comprises only 25.57 per cent of the total positive cases.

The prime minister had on the 74th Independence Day announced 'Project Dolphin', saying it will give a boost to biodiversity and create employment opportunities.

The police and administration are neither able to provide security nor take appropriate action, Priyanka Gandhi alleged

The impact of the rain has been so severe that the road connecting to Muddanur village in Duggondi mandal, Patha Govindapur, Kondapur and Ashravelli villages in Nallabelli mandal have been cut off from the rural Warangal district.

The SP said that Mishra was caught near a factory on Sunday while he was going to the place of an acquaintance to seek help for his surrender before the court.

Australia on Monday recorded its biggest oneday rise in COVID19 deaths, though the state at the epicentre of the country's outbreak said the number of new infections held steady.

As per the new order of Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner K V Rajendra, the commuters would have to secure monthly passes from the local gram panchayat, municipality ortown panchayat for their daily travel.

Till August 14, as many as 11,296 workers have been engaged in these projects and payments of Rs 1,336.84 crore have been released to the contractors.

In the complaint lodged, the woman's husband alleged that the woman frequently attacks her child in this manner. He has also alleged that his wife also tortures his parents most of the time.

The likely delay in the first unmanned mission was recently conveyed to the Space Commission, the apex policy making body on space related issues. The Space Commission is headed by ISRO Chairman and Department of Space Secretary K Sivan.