According to the latest unofficial tally, 1,798 voted against forming a union, with 738 ballots in favor. A simple majority is needed for victory, but both sides have the right to challenge the eligibility of ballots

Currently, India is in the fourth spot in terms of global coronavirus deaths. Ahead of India are the United States, Brazil, and Mexico, according to the latest data by the Johns Hopkins University

Senior NITI Aayog Member Vinod Kumar Paul recently said that \"if the cases are more, they will eventually overwhelm the system\". Maharashtra CM said government is devising a plan to put in place curbs \"similar to a lockdown\"

Rajinikanth issued a statement in which he thanked the government for giving him the award and dedicated it to all those who have been associated with him during his journey

Facebook is in no mood to let former US President Donald Trump use its platform again, not even through his daughter-in-law's Facebook page.

Health Minister Jens Spahn and state officials agreed unanimously to only give the vaccine to people aged 60 or older, unless they belong to a high-risk category for serious illness from COVID-19

The technical standards, published by surveillance research group IPVM, specify how data captured by facial recognition cameras across China should be segmented by dozens of characteristics - from eyebrow size to skin color and ethnicity

Saying that the livelihood cost of a lockdown is too high, Vyas said average household incomes fell by 9.2 per cent in March 2020 and by 27.9 per cent in April 2020 as a result of the lockdown.   

Airports have also been asked to enhance surveillance and, if needed, take punitive actions such as a levy of spot fines to stop people from violating the Covid-19 protocols

The BSE benchmark Sensex dipped 849.74 points or 1.70% last week. Meanwhile, surging coronavirus cases in the country have also dented market sentiment of late

A count issued by an independent researcher in Yangon who has been compiling near-real time death tolls put the total killed by late Saturday afternoon at 74, spread over more than two dozen cities and towns

Total 17 private and public banks are yet to implement new SMS framework. E-commerce and finance companies Flipkart and Bajaj Finance and India Bulls, and brokerages Kotak Securities, Angel Broking and National Stock Exchange have also been named in defaulters' list

The increase in FII ownership was primarily led by financials where FPIs shareholdings shot up by 161 bps after falling over the previous three quarters. Excluding financials, their ownership in the listed universe actually declined by 41 bps q-o-q in the third quarter

Much like the $1.9 trillion virus rescue plan signed into law earlier this month, the new package would also include family-friendly policies, this time focusing on education and paid family leave

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the vaccine is a national success story and our way out of this pandemic. \"When you get the call, get the jab,\" he adds

The US Geological Survey put the strength at magnitude 7.2

Nifty Midcap 50 and Small cap 50 saw a bigger fall 3 per cent and 3.3 per cent, respectively, during the week. Midcap index falls the most in seven weeks

The new rule will come into force from March 22. In case the visitors don't carry a negative report to the mall, they will have to undergo an antigen test at the shopping mall itself

The counsellor, in charge of attendance management was also penalised for defrauding timecards. The timecards recorded their departure as 5:15 pm. The counsellor, along with other staff members, were in fact, leaving from work at 5:13 pm to catch the earlier bus home

\"During these occasions, the chances of anti-social elements attempting to disrupt law and order cannot be ruled out,\" Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Ashutosh Dwivedi said in the order