India recorded 28,591 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 338 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Sunday, the country saw a total of 34,848 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 97.51 per cent and total recoveries to 3,24,09,035.
Water, sediments and biota (animal and plant life) in the Sal river, a major water body in South Goa, are contaminated with microplastics (MPs), the most common being black MPs which are caused by abrasion of motor vehicle tyres on road surfaces, a study has revealed.
Union Minister for Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal, said on Saturday that the Centre has increased the financial support from Rs 9 crore to Rs 70 crore to establish Ayush colleges across the nation.
Ahead of the crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls next year, BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday threw an open challenge to opposition party leaders to give an account of work done during their respective tenures in the state. He also launched ‘Booth Vijay Abhiyan’ in a bid to repeat the party’s performance in the 2017 state polls.
Vijay Rupani has been made a "scapegoat" and he became the victim of the BJP's "internal tussle," Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil said on Saturday. Rupani resigned as Gujarat Chief Minister on Saturday more than a year ahead of assembly polls in the state.
The Gujarat BJP legislature party is likely to meet on Sunday to choose the new chief minister following Vijay Rupani's resignation, a party leader said. Union Minister Amit Shah may join the legislature party meeting along with central observers, said state BJP spokesperson Yamal Vyas. In a sudden development, chief minister Rupani resigned on Saturday, over a year before the assembly elections. Vyas was speaking to reporters after a meeting of senior leaders including national general secretary BL Santhosh and Union minister Bhupender Yadav at the party headquarters 'Kamalam' in Ahmedabad.
In an attempt to help underprivileged people, the Narayan Seva Sansthan (NSS) on Saturday organised the 36th mass wedding ceremony in Udaipur, where 21 differently-abled couples tied the knot, pledging against dowry while simultaneously urging people to get vaccinated.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
