\"I would advise all political leaders to think deeply about the consequences of holding large public rallies under the current circumstances,\" said Rahul Gandhi

The official order issued by the National Testing Agency (NTA) said that \"looking at the present situation of COVID-19 pandemic and also taking into account the safety and well being of candidates and examination functionaries, it has been decided to postpone JEE-(Main) April session\"

So far, 12,809,643 people have recovered from COVID-19 in India, including 138,423 who recovered in the last 24 hours. India has administered 12,26,22,590 vaccine doses, including 26,84,956 in the past 24 hours

Coronavirus in India: Dr Harsh Vardhan said that India had 1 lab at the beginning of the pandemic which has increased to 2,463 labs with a daily testing capacity of 15 lakh

The PM also emphasised the need to utilise the full potential of India's pharmaceutical industry to meet the rising demand for various medicines needed to treat coronavirus infection

PM Narendra Modi to hold a review meeting on COVID-19 and vaccination status in the country with top officials at 8 PM; all eyes on decisions related to vaccine supply, containment

Once implemented, AIS officers in Ladakh will receive an additional special allowance and special duty allowance. This will be payable at 20 per cent and 10 per cent of AIS officer's basic salary respectively

Union Home Secretary AK Bhalla said no curb should be imposed on manufacturers and suppliers of oxygen to limit the supplies only to the hospitals of the state in which they are located, and there shall be free movement of oxygen-carrying vehicles into the cities without any time restriction

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said at the online conference the government planned to scale up use of hydrogen blended with compressed natural gas (H-CNG) as a transportation fuel

Health and Family Welfare Minister N K Das, in a letter to the central government, said the state is prepared to administer 3 lakh doses daily, but about 2-3 lakh vaccine shots are being allocated to it at a time

Due to the prevailing COVID situation, it has been decided to close all centrally protected monuments, sites and museums under the ASI with immediate effect and till May 15 or until further orders, the ASI said.

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exams were earlier expected to be held on April 18. The new date for the NEET-PG medical entrance exams will be decided later, according to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

This decision comes a day after the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) had postponed exams for Class 12 and cancelled exams for Class 10. These announcements have been made amid surging COVID-19 cases in the country

The Union education ministry said the revised dates for Class XII exams will be reviewed after June 1, 2021, and students will be given a notice of at least 15 days before the start of the examinations

Rahul Gandhi tweeted, citing Mahatma Gandhi's quote: 'First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win'. He also tagged a media report, saying the Centre has fast-tracked emergency approval for foreign-produced jabs.

Although a general war between the two countries is unlikely, crises between India and Pakistan are likely to become more fervid, risking an escalatory cycle, the US intelligence community has told Congress in a report

Punjab CM said quite understandably, the steady increase in COVID-19 cases in most states of the country has created a sense of great apprehension and anguish among students and parents alike regarding the Board examinations for classes 10 and 12

On a quarterly basis, the impact will be much higher -- a 140 bps loss of nominal GDP in the first quarter, Barclays said in the report

Worsening NHAI finances are forcing the government to go back to the build-operate-transfer model for road projects

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