The Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have informed the Supreme Court that an expert body is in the process of taking a final decision "hopefully by Wednesday, on whether to scrap the remaining Class XII exams scheduled from July 1-15 in view of the increasing number of coronavirus cases.
Meanwhile, a day after India and China were reported to have agreed to disengage in parts of eastern Ladakh, the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) is likely to hold a virtual meet today to discuss border tensions between the two countries. The WMCC talks are headed by joint secretary-level officials from both sides.
In Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has called for an all-party meet today over the issue of three ordinances related to the agriculture sector passed by the Centre recently. The CM had convened an all-party meeting to evolve a consensus on the central government's agriculture-related ordinances. Singh had already said the ordinances were totally unacceptable to the state.
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09:08 AM
Monsoon in Delhi: Rainfall would occur over Delhi-NCR during next 3-4 hours
Rainfall would occur over Delhi-NCR during next 3-4 hours: Dr Kuldeep Srivastava, Head, Regional Weather Forecasting Centre (RWFC), Delhi
08:56 AM
Rajnath Singh to not meet Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe in Moscow
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will not be meeting his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe in Moscow, ANI reported quoting sources in the Indian government after Chinese websites said the two leaders would.
The development comes after Chinese media reported that Singh will meet his Chinese counterpart amid the border tensions between New Delhi and Beijing following the last week's violent face-off at Ladakh's Galwan Valley, where 20 Indian troops lost their lives. Read on...
08:54 AM
Bihar politics: Nitish hatching plots against oppn: Tejashwi after 5 RJD MLCs join JDU
After five RJD MLCs joined JDU, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of "enaging in politics" and not helping migrant workers suffering in the coronavirus pandemic.
"I congratulate Nitish Ji, he has done a constructive work. Although this will be of no good for the people of Bihar, it will benefit him. The Bihar Chief Minister was engaged in this work by staying at home for 90 days," Yadav told ANI.
08:46 AM
North Korea: Kim Jong-un suspended military retaliation against South
North Korea on Wednesday said leader Kim Jong Un suspended a planned military retaliation against South Korea, possibly slowing the pressure campaign it has waged against its rival amid stalled nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration.
Last week, the North had declared relations with the South as fully ruptured, destroyed an inter-Korean liaison office in its territory and threatened unspecified military action to censure Seoul for a lack of progress in bilateral cooperation and for activists floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.
Analysts say North Korea, after weeks deliberately raising tensions, may be pulling away just enough to make room for South Korean concessions.
08:17 AM
Lockdown has hurt education of 247 mn school kids in India: UNICEF report
A report prepared by UNICEF has revealed that COVID-19 pandemic in India and lockdown has "impacted" 247 million children enrolled in elementary and secondary education, besides 28 million children who were undergoing pre-school education in Anganwadi centres.
According to the report, at least 600 million South Asian children have been threatened by the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Read on...
08:09 AM
IOA president confident of sending 125 athletes to Tokyo Olympics 2021
07:50 AM
Coronavirus in Maharashtra: 820 new cases in Pune district, tally 16,851; toll rises to 617 with 13 more deaths, reports Health official
07:44 AM
WestBengal Government calls all Party meeting today to discuss coronavirus situation in State
07:42 AM
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says India and Russia share relationship based on special and privileged Strategic Partnership.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says India and Russia share relationship based on special and privileged Strategic Partnership.
07:33 AM
SAD-BJP members to attend all-party meet convened by Punjab CM today
The SAD and its ally BJP on Tuesday decided to attend an all-party meeting called by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today over the issue of three ordinances related to the agriculture sector passed by the Centre recently.
Meanwhile, a day after India and China were reported to have agreed to disengage in parts of eastern Ladakh, the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) is likely to hold a virtual meet today to discuss border tensions between the two countries. The WMCC talks are headed by joint secretary-level officials from both sides.
In Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has called for an all-party meet today over the issue of three ordinances related to the agriculture sector passed by the Centre recently. The CM had convened an all-party meeting to evolve a consensus on the central government's agriculture-related ordinances. Singh had already said the ordinances were totally unacceptable to the state.
Stay tuned for the latest news of the day.
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09:08 AM
Monsoon in Delhi: Rainfall would occur over Delhi-NCR during next 3-4 hours
Rainfall would occur over Delhi-NCR during next 3-4 hours: Dr Kuldeep Srivastava, Head, Regional Weather Forecasting Centre (RWFC), Delhi
08:56 AM
Rajnath Singh to not meet Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe in Moscow
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will not be meeting his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe in Moscow, ANI reported quoting sources in the Indian government after Chinese websites said the two leaders would.
The development comes after Chinese media reported that Singh will meet his Chinese counterpart amid the border tensions between New Delhi and Beijing following the last week's violent face-off at Ladakh's Galwan Valley, where 20 Indian troops lost their lives. Read on...
08:54 AM
Bihar politics: Nitish hatching plots against oppn: Tejashwi after 5 RJD MLCs join JDU
After five RJD MLCs joined JDU, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of "enaging in politics" and not helping migrant workers suffering in the coronavirus pandemic.
"I congratulate Nitish Ji, he has done a constructive work. Although this will be of no good for the people of Bihar, it will benefit him. The Bihar Chief Minister was engaged in this work by staying at home for 90 days," Yadav told ANI.
08:46 AM
North Korea: Kim Jong-un suspended military retaliation against South
North Korea on Wednesday said leader Kim Jong Un suspended a planned military retaliation against South Korea, possibly slowing the pressure campaign it has waged against its rival amid stalled nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration.
Last week, the North had declared relations with the South as fully ruptured, destroyed an inter-Korean liaison office in its territory and threatened unspecified military action to censure Seoul for a lack of progress in bilateral cooperation and for activists floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.
Analysts say North Korea, after weeks deliberately raising tensions, may be pulling away just enough to make room for South Korean concessions.
08:17 AM
Lockdown has hurt education of 247 mn school kids in India: UNICEF report
A report prepared by UNICEF has revealed that COVID-19 pandemic in India and lockdown has "impacted" 247 million children enrolled in elementary and secondary education, besides 28 million children who were undergoing pre-school education in Anganwadi centres.
According to the report, at least 600 million South Asian children have been threatened by the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Read on...
08:09 AM
IOA president confident of sending 125 athletes to Tokyo Olympics 2021
07:50 AM
Coronavirus in Maharashtra: 820 new cases in Pune district, tally 16,851; toll rises to 617 with 13 more deaths, reports Health official
07:44 AM
WestBengal Government calls all Party meeting today to discuss coronavirus situation in State
07:42 AM
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says India and Russia share relationship based on special and privileged Strategic Partnership.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says India and Russia share relationship based on special and privileged Strategic Partnership.
07:33 AM
SAD-BJP members to attend all-party meet convened by Punjab CM today
The SAD and its ally BJP on Tuesday decided to attend an all-party meeting called by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today over the issue of three ordinances related to the agriculture sector passed by the Centre recently.
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