Around 52.46 per cent of the patients have recovered, the health ministry said. The number of active cases stood at 1,53,178 while 1,80,012 patients have recovered, it said in the daily COVID-19 update.
The court also made clear that the second opportunity has been granted to the citizens keeping in mind the "magnitude" of the issue.
Insulting people by not taking the Padma awards seriously is not one of those exercises that will help the Manmohan Singh ministry make friends.
In August this year, ABN Amro Bank decided to renew the lease for its 3,100 sq ft office space at Nariman Point's Sakhar Bhavan, but the landlord dropped a bomshell by jacking up the rental to Rs 500 per sq ft.
Shyam Benegal, Shobhana Bhartia and Kapila Vatsayan come in place of Fali S Nariman, Lata Mangeshkar and Cho Ramaswamy.
The British Council invites students who have received an offer of admission from UK institutions for a pre-departure briefing that will include all the information required to prepare for student life in the UK.
The Centre had left to the wisdom of the court the issue of legality of the penal provision.
The Supreme Court on Friday said that the plea of a former law intern seeking probe against its retired judge Swatanter Kumar for allegedly sexually harassing her be heard by a three-judge bench and posted the case for hearing on March 26.
It also made clear that the deadline for verifying the claims for inclusion in the NRC would be now February 15, 2019 instead of February 1.
The apex court had on December 4 last year, reserved the verdict after hearing counsel for corporate honchos and the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Sankararaman's widow has opposed the petition seeking transfer of the case outside Tamil Nadu.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said defamation cases should not be used as a political counter weapon against critics of governments.
The wall at the seashore from Nariman Point to Girgaun chowpaty in south Mumbai will be \nstrengthened to prevent natural phenomenon like tsunami hitting the city.
'Not providing a copy to the complainant while holding her complaint to be unfounded would be a violation of the principles of natural justice and a complete travesty of justice'
The British Council invites students wishing to explore study options in the the United Kingdom to the Education UK Exhibition, which will be showcasing academics and representatives from 72 institutions from the United Kingdom.
Attorney General K K Venugopal resumed his arguments before a nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, stressing that it was not a fundamental right.
The Supreme Court will give its verdict on the bail application of Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati in the Sankararaman murder case on Monday.
The Telangana Bill, which was rejected by the Andhra Pradesh assembly on January 30, will return to the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday along with six bundles containing 8,049 amendments.
Ambani announced his 'personal contribution' of Rs 1 crore as a Member of Parliament
A consensus builder, Jaitley was regarded by some as Modi's original 'Chanakya'.
Office rentals in Mumbai are going over the top indeed. Even suburban localities like Goregaon have seen rentals going up by more than 100 per cent, from Rs 75 a sq ft last year to Rs 175 this year.
Attend the Education UK exhibition to meet representatives of over 60 institutions from the United Kingdom.
Alert: The US Higher Education Fair, organised by the United States Educational Foundation in India.
The Supreme Court will on Monday resume hearing arguments on the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointment Commission Act, notwithstanding the ongoing summer vacation.
Observing that an environment has been created in the Indian society over the years that has led to deep-rooted discrimination against the community, a five-judge constitution bench, hearing petitions seeking decriminalisation of 158-year-old colonial law under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, said discrimination against such people has also adversely impacted their mental health.
In the plea, one of the women, who had been attacked by her mother-in-law following her entry into the hilltop shrine, has sought security for both the women.
'Fall in line or you will be in the line of fire.'
'The Supreme Court decision upholds the true principle of parliamentary democracy,' says Fali Nariman who argued the BPCL-HPCL divestment case.
One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968. At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.
They needed a person who could build and execute their vision: A frontiersman; a problem solver and an institution builder. It was their and India's good fortune that Faqir Chand Kohli more than measured up to their requirements and indeed laid the foundation to take TCS to unimaginable heights and to the giant success that it is today. Shivanand Kanavi salutes the incomparable F C Kohli, who passed into the ages last week.
SBI set to buy residential properties of Air India in south Mumbai
The court directed the Tamil Nadu police to produce the entire case diary in original before it on January 6 for further hearing.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is reportedly considering to appoint C.K. Khanna as its new president. However, if the decision is taken forward, it would ignore the fact that Khanna is ineligible on tenure count because of having served more than nine cumulative years in state cricket association. Earlier, the Supreme Court after removing Anurag Thakur from the post of BCCI president, had entrusted the senior-most vice-president of the BCCI, Khanna, to run its affairs.
Amid continuing stand-off with Shiv Sena, BJP's Maharashtra Assembly poll in-charge Om Mathur said his party was the new "big brother" in the state and others should not think themselves as bigger when "the people's verdict is otherwise".
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