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Katra, Nov 7: Even as polling was underway on Saturday in 78 Assembly constituencies in 15 districts of Bihar, a Presiding Officer posted at a polling centre in Muzaffarpur district's Katra Block died due to heart attack. "Presiding Officer Kedar Rai, deployed at voting centre number 190 in Katra, died of a heart attack," an official said. He was employed with the state Irrigation Department. The

New Delhi, Nov 6: The information technology (IT) industry may not get back to the old style of working from office and around 75 per cent of the workforce may continue to work from outside office going ahead, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) Secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney said on Friday. He said the IT industry showed resilience during the lockdown, with up to 97 per

New Delhi, Nov 6: Air pollution may lead to a faster spread of Covid-19 infections as it causes coughing and sneezing, government officials told a parliamentary panel on Friday, according to sources. Top officials of the Union environment and health ministries and the governments of Delhi, Haryana and Punjab deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development to find a

New Delhi, Nov 6: The Centre has extended the applicability time period of fare bands within which the airlines have to operate till February 24, 2021. The decision was taken by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. These fare bands came into force with effect from May 21, 2020. Earlier, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said the applicability of fixed minimum and maximum air fare

Mumbai, Nov 6: There was no immediate relief for Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, arrested in a 2018 abetment of suicide case, on Friday as the hearing on his interim bail plea before the Bombay High Court remained incomplete. A division bench of Justices S S Shinde and M S Karnik said they would continue the hearing on Saturday because of lack of time. “We will assemble for this matter

New Delhi, Nov 6: The Supreme Court on Friday granted protection from arrest to Arnab Goswami in the Maharashtra assembly breach of privilege motion case and issued a show cause notice to Secretary of legislative assembly for his letter to the journalist purportedly cautioning him against disclosing house notice to the apex court. The top court directed the Secretary of Maharashtra legislative

Hyderabad, Nov 5: Within three days after commencement of formal classes for Standard 9 and 10 students in Andhra Pradesh, a total of 829 teachers and 575 students have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in 13 districts of the state. The classes had reopened on November 2. As of November 5, a total of 70,790 teachers and 95,763 children have been tested. According to the education

New Delhi, Nov 5: The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petition filed by Bishop Franco Mulakkal seeking directions to discharge him from the Kerala nun rape case. The apex court order has cleared the way for him to stand trial in the case. In August this year, the apex court had dismissed his plea seeking discharge from the case. The cleric had subsequently filed a petition seeking review of

New Delhi, Nov 5: An Indian government-backed Covid-19 vaccine could be launched as early as February - months earlier than expected - as last-stage trials begin this month and studies have so far showed it is safe and effective, a senior government scientist told Reuters. Bharat Biotech, a private company that is developing Covaxin with the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

New Delhi, Nov 5: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to issue directions for banning use of disinfectants and ultra violet rays on humans for COVID-19 management. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan asked the government to do the needful in this regard within a month. The bench passed the verdict on a plea seeking directions to the Centre to forthwith ban the installation