Day: August 25, 2020

Greta Thunberg voices support to calls for postponement of NEET, JEE exams

7:54 pm August 25, 2020

London: Swedish teen climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg on Tuesday threw her weight behind postponing the NEET and the JEE exams in India in view of the coronavirus, saying it is “deeply unfair” that students are asked to appear in the crucial tests during the pandemic. Several students and political leaders across the country, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, […]

Decline in COVID-19 positivity rate despite increasing tests exponentially: Govt

7:48 pm August 25, 2020

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said though COVID-19 testing has been increased exponentially, there has been a steady decline in the positivity rate and highlighted that the number of active cases of the infection reduced by 6,423 for the first time in a span of 24 hours. The testing for the disease has been […]

Lord Padmanabha Swamy temple to open tomorrow

7:43 pm August 25, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: After over five months, devotees will be allowed to offer worship at the famous Lord Padmanabha Swamy temple here from Wednesday adhering to strict COVID-19 protocols. The temple had not allowed worshippers since March 21 due to the pandemic. “We have made adequate arrangements for devotees. Floor markings have been made to ensure social […]

Maharashtra building collapse: toll reaches 12; 4-yr-old boy rescued

7:33 pm August 25, 2020

Mumbai: Rescuers sifting through the rubble of a five-storeyed building in Maharashtra‘s Raigad district on Tuesday found a four-year-old boy alive and his mother dead beneath the debris, police said. Death toll in the collapse reached 12 with recovery of 11 bodies from the rubble on Tuesday, police said. The dead include the boy’s 30-year-old mother and […]

Intense rainfall activity expected over north, central and east India during next 4-5 days: IMD

7:25 pm August 25, 2020

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted very heavy rainfall over east, north and central India during the next five days and issued a red alert for Odisha for August 26 and for Chhattisgarh, a day later. It said a low pressure area (cyclonic circulation) over north Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood is very likely to move west-northwestwards during the […]