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National Education Policy has been formulated after an unprecedented and lengthy process of consultations. I am told that in the formulation of this policy, over two lakh suggestions were received from about 675 districts
- President Ram Nath Kovind
722 fresh COVID19 cases reported in Rajasthan
As foreign policy, defence policy are of the country, not govt, so is education policy. It belongs to everyone
- PM Modi
Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut given Y+ category security by central agencies: Officials
Reports PTI
The more teachers, parents, students are associated with education policy, the more relevant and broad-based it will be
- PM Modi
Gainers & losers in the banking space
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Education policy key to fulfil nation's aspirations but govt's intervention, influence should be minimal in this
- PM Modi during Governors' Conference on NEP 2020
Maharashtra may reduce Covid-19 testing rates at private labs by 40 per cent
UP's Muzaffarnagar reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, 87 new cases
Governors’ Conference on NEP 2020 begins, President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Modi to address the conference
China August meat imports fall but year-to-date imports surge
China imported 832,000 tonnes of meat in August, customs data showed on Monday, down almost 17% from last month, although imports remain high as Beijing tries to plug a shortfall in domestic pork production.
Rupee slips 4 paise to 73.18 against US dollar in early trade
Telangana reports 1,802 new coronavirus cases, death toll reaches 895
SSR Case: Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested Anuj Keswani for alleged drug peddling
His name was revealed during the interrogation of Kaizen Ibrahim
India overtakes Brazil with second-highest virus cases in world
India's COVID-19 case tally crosses 42 lakh mark with a spike of 90,802 new cases
- Tally stands at 42,04,614
- 8,82,542 active cases
- 32,50,429 cured/discharged/migrated
- 71,642 deaths
Oil drops more than $1 after Saudi price cuts, demand optimism fades
The world remained awash with crude and fuel supplies despite OPEC+ supply cuts and government efforts to stimulate the global economy and oil demand, forcing refiners to rein in output and producers to make deep price cuts again.
Opening session: Sensex advances 72.22 points to 38,429.40; Nifty inches up 33.40 points to 11,367.25
Services of Kochi Metro resume
I travelled from Malviya Nagar to Rajiv Chowk, today. I am happy to see that the passengers are confident about travelling in Delhi Metro
- AK Garg, Director Operations, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
China to hold more military drills off northeast, east coasts
China plans over 1-trillion yuan building spree in Tibet
The renewed push to step-up development of the remote and impoverished southwestern region signals Beijing's intent to bolster frontier security amid heightened border tensions with India in recent months, two of the sources said.
Tokyo Olympics will go ahead 'with or without Covid' - IOC's Coates
Reports AFP
UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of COVID vaccines
- In what could possibly be the world's largest and fastest ever operation of its kind, UNICEF will be leading the procurement and supply of coronavirus vaccines to ensure that all countries have safe, fast and equitable access to initial doses when they are available, it has said.
- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is the world's largest single vaccine buyer, procuring more than 2 billion doses of various vaccines annually for routine immunisation and outbreak response on behalf of nearly 100 countries.
Nitishwar Kumar appointed as Principal Secretary to J-K LG
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 27mn: Johns Hopkins
Mizoram reports 21 new COVID-19 cases
Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale occurred 102 kms north of Mumbai at 8 am today
National Centre for Seismology
Bengaluru Metro resumes service with Purple Line as part of Unlock 4.0.
Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) resumed its services on the Aqua Line for the public from 7 am today
Tamil Nadu: Indian Railways has started to operate 13 special trains within the state from today
4,447 fresh positive cases and 80 deaths reported in Pune
Lucknow Metro resumes services
Metro resumes today. Here's what you should know
- Initially, the metro will be run in two slots -- 7 am to 11 am and 4 pm to 8 pm till September 10.
- Only Yellow Line of Delhi Metro railways -- from Samaypur Badli to Huda City Centre -- will be operational in phase I.
- From September 11, the train will run from 7 am to 1 pm, 4 pm to 10 pm.
- Delhi Metro will run from 6 am to 11 pm from September 12.
- The other routes of Delhi Metro -- Blue Line, Pink Line and Gurgaon Line -- will start operating from September 9.
Delhi Metro resumes after 169-day COVID hiatus
- The Home Ministry had recently issued guidelines allowing metro services in the country to resume operations in a graded manner, following which the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said it would be done in three stages from September 7-12.
- Under stage one, Yellow Line or Line 2 and Rapid Metro were made operational with restricted service hours
- Trains will operate in batches of four-hour each from 7-11 am in the morning and 4-8 pm in the evening in the first stage
Just 21 per cent Americans would agree to get vaccinated against COVID-19
- Only about one-fifth of Americans would want to get a coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible if it became available, a new YouGov poll conducted for CBS shows.
- If a coronavirus vaccine became available in the US at no cost, 58 per cent of respondents say they would consider it but would wait to see what happens to others first before getting one, the poll data, released on Sunday, shows.
Ganga to be safe for bathing in 97 towns in 2 years
- Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, National Mission for Clean Ganga
Over 40 new COVID-19 cases reported in Australia's Victoria
The mega relaunch of Vodafone Idea
- VIL is likely to relaunch its brand today.
- The relaunch is to have a combined brand identity and advertising around it.
- The organization has till now been advertising the two brands separately.
- The attempt is to attract a new set of subscribers on the promise of assured quality under this brand and stem further user erosion.
Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open after shot hits line judge
Typhoon Haishen heads toward Korea after battering Japan
The storm, carrying top sustained winds of up to 144 kilometres (90 miles) per hour, was headed north toward South Korea’s second-largest city of Busan, South Korea’s weather agency said.
Johnson sets October 15 as deadline for UK, EU to negotiate post-Brexit trade deal
We have deployed police force at every metro station for crowd management and to ensure that people wear face masks and follow norms of social distancing
- Atul Katiyar, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Delhi
Delhi Metro to resume services from 7 am today
Vodafone Idea to make strategic announcement today
UK records 2,988 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily number since May
ANI
Chhattisgarh records 2,100 new COVID-19 cases
55 healthcare workers contracted COVID-19 in Himachal's Kangra so far
6 held for stealing aviation oil in Sonipat
2 killed, 2 injured in crude bomb explosion in West Bengal