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The ICMR on Wednesday issued guidance on rapid antibody test kits for COVID-19 and listed their manufacturers, which include two Chinese firms whose importer licenses were cancelled by the CDSCO after kits supplied by them showed wide-variation under fiel...

Special trains from Ahmedabad, Patna, Mumbai and Howrah reached the New Delhi Railway Station before 9 am on Wednesday.

The announcements, described by Sitharaman as the first of a series of tranches to be unveiled over the next few days, is a part of Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal and monetary package announced by PM Modi on Tuesday to support the economy.

During the first phase of the Vande Bharat Mission, Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express are scheduled to operate a total 64 flights between May 7 and May 14 to bring 14,800 Indians from 12 countries on a payment basis.

The students complained to the DCW alleging that the university administration was putting pressure on them to vacate the hostel, the DCW said in a statement.

Last month, the government had put on hold payment of increased Dearness Allowance to its 50 lakh employees and 61 lakh pensioners till June 30, 2021.

He said the flight which landed from Uzbekistan with Indians as part of Vande Bharat Mission will be carrying back Uzbek nationals and medicines from India to Tashkent.

The hospital management said the hospital has created proper infrastructure facilities to minimize the spread of Covid-19, keeping in mind that nearly 70% Covid positive persons are asymptomatic.

India's fuel consumption fell almost 46 per cent in April as all petroleum products, except LPG, saw massive demand erosion following the nationwide lockdown that halted economic activity and travel.

The arrival marks Indian Navy's first massive evacuation exercise from foreign soil during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Government should tell the people clearly about the exact state of the pandemic to enable them to prepare accordingly, said Congress senior spokesperson Ajay Maken.

The flight was part of the Vande Bharat mission which started on Thursday to bring back stranded Indian nationals home amid the novel coronavirus-induced lockdown.

The minister also noted that the pendency of dues owed to MSME units by the central government, state governments, public sector undertakings and major industries was "very high".

Speaking at a virtual global Buddha Purnima event, Prime Minister Modi said that India is standing firmly with those facing difficult times, both in the country and abroad.

Within a couple of days of reopening, liquor sales have added several hundreds of crores of rupees in states’ coffers, as per media reports. But the flouting of social distancing guidelines has also raised concerns over this bargain between finances and p...

The Congress said the decision to go back or stay in the state should be with the labourers and not the government, with the former being free to choose health or work.