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August 28, 2024 7:41 AM

Thousands of people affected by floods in Bihar

In Bihar, thousands of people have been displaced due to flood   in Bhagalpur, Munger, West Champaran, Khagaria, Katihar and some other districts. Water level  of Ganga, Gandak, Koshi, Mahananda and other rivers have crossed danger mark at several places due to incessant rainfall in their catchmen...

August 28, 2024 8:12 AM

Public views & suggestions invited on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024

The  Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 has invited views and suggestions from the public, NGOs, experts, stakeholders and institutions. The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued a press communique in this regard. It said, those desirous of submitting written suggestions to...

August 28, 2024 7:37 AM

AP govt starts e-Cabinet system today

Andhra Pradesh Government is set to implement the e-Cabinet system for its Council of Ministers meetings, starting with  today’s session. Developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), this new system aims to transit the Council of Ministers' meetings to a paperless format, enhancing both ef...

August 28, 2024 7:27 AM

B. Srinivasan new DG NSG

Senior IPS officer B. Srinivasan was appointed as the Director General (DG) of the National Security Guard (NSG), the country's counter-terrorism force.   Mr. Srinivasan is a 1992 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Bihar cadre. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appro...

August 28, 2024 7:24 AM

Actor Mohan Lal resigns as President of AMMA after Hema Committee’s report

In a major development in the Malayalam film industry, actor Mohanlal resigned as the President of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) yesterday. The decision comes in the aftermath of the Justice K. Hema Committee report, which detailed rampant harassment and abuse faced by women prof...

August 28, 2024 7:07 AM

Australia restricts enrollment of international students

Australia has announced a restriction on the enrollment of international students. The Education Ministry of the country said, it will accept only 2,70,000 overseas students in 2025. This limit includes higher education courses and as vocational education and training courses. The move is set to imp...

August 28, 2024 7:02 AM

Central Team to visit flood hit Tripura to take stock of the situation

An Inter-Ministerial Central team led by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, B.C. Joshi will visit Tripura today to take stock of the situation in the wake of disastrous floods in the state. Officials from the Ministries of Agriculture, Finance, Jal Shakti, Rural Development and Road Transpor...

August 28, 2024 6:59 AM

Single-strain Oral Cholera vaccine launched in Hyderabad

A novel single-strain Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) has been launched by the Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) in Hyderabad. The vaccine named, HILLCHOL® was developed under license from Hilleman Laboratories, and is funded by Merck, USA and Wellcome Trust, UK. Speaking at the launch, BBIL, ...

August 28, 2024 6:57 AM

India develops indegenous RT-PCR testing kit for Mpox

India has developed its own indigenous RT-PCR testing kit for Mpox. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has approved Siemens Healthineer's IMDX Mpox Detection RT-PCR test for the viral disease. The test delivers result in just 40 minutes, significantly faster than traditional met...