India

It is more important how to lift the lockdown than when to come out of it, Thackeray said in a video interaction with a team of doctors who are part of the task force set up by his government to combat COVID-19.

According to the Pollution Control Board, stubble burning contributed significantly to air pollution in Delhi last year with the share of farm fire smoke in particulate matter peaking to 44 per cent in November.

The tremors struck at 5.07 pm with the epicenter 29 km East-North East from Lalpur and depth of 4.3 km, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.

Mishra told police officials that he took shelter at various places in Kanpur Dehat and its neighbouring districts where he spent over a month.

MeT department said 250 mm rainfall was recorded in Jamwa Ramgarh near Jaipur in the last 24 hours.

Superintendent of Police Vipin Mishra praised the police personnel for their courage. "We will not leave any stone unturned to uphold the honour of the tricolour," he said.

Mobile internet services were cut in the early hours of the morning as stringent security arrangements were put in place for Independence Day celebrations across the Valley.

In 30 states and UTs the COVID-19 recovery rate is more than 50 per cent, it highlighted. Delhi has the highest recovery rate of 89.87 per cent followed by Tamil Nadu.

The case pertains to a deal related to a DDA plot of land allotted to a shanty dweller who sold it to a person known to him, officials said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his his hour-and-a-half long speech by paying respects to India’s ‘Corona warriors’ - health workers, sanitation workers, and those working in essential services amid the pandemic.

Another custom-made B777 plane is likely to be received from Boeing in September, the official added.

Heavy rainfall inundated several parts of Gujarat on Friday. The rain is likely to continue for the next few days, according to the regional weather forecasting centre.

The visa processing will be done first for emergency student and exchange visitor appointment requests received prior to August 12 and then offer public appointments, according to the release.

The dues amount was Rs 74 lakh which had swollen to Rs 2 crore with interest and penalty, they said. On a complaint from the businessman, the CBI laid a trap when the bribe money was being delivered to them late Thursday night.

The UAE and Israel finalised the deal with an aim to normalise their bilateral relationship, seen as a major development in moving ahead with peace initiatives in the Middle East.

The central bank in a statement said the board has also decided to maintain the Contingency Risk Buffer at 5.5%.