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Amaravati, Nov.3 (PMI): The Apex Court of the country Supreme Court of India today heard a petition related to the suspension of Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS   officer AB Venkateswara Rao. The case was filed by the AP government. It has challenged the orders of the high court of the state setting aside the …

New Delhi 13 agust(PMI)National Capital Delhi witnessed the heaviest spell of rains this monsoon season today. The rains inundated low-lying areas and threw traffic out of gear. According to the India Meteorological Department, IMD, the Ayanagar weather station in the city recorded 99.2 millimetres of rainfall, the maximum in the …

JPrime Minister Narendra Modi today launched Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest’ platform. He said it will strengthen the efforts of reforming and simplifying India’s tax system. The Prime Minister unveiled the next phase of direct tax reforms aimed at easing compliance and rewarding honest taxpayers to boost Indian economy. The …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said New Education Policy ( NEP) is a game changer to empower students. Addressing inaugural NEP conclave, Mr Modi said education overhaul was the need of the hour. He added the new education policy will lay the foundation for new India. Mr Modi said, the …

With a surge in COVID-19 cases in Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Odisha, Health Ministry has asked these states to make renewed efforts to contain transmission of the virus. The Health ministry emphasised that the restrictions should be utilised to focus on containment, surveillance and testing in containment and buffer …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a reformed multilateralism with a reformed United Nations at its centre. He said, the reformed multilateralism in a post-COVID-19 world should reflect the realities of the contemporary world. Mr Modi was delivering a virtual keynote address at this year’s High-Level Segment of the …

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that the Government will soon issue Standard Operating Procedures to speed up resumption of film production in the unlock phase. He said, government is also coming up with incentives of production in all sectors, including TV serials, film-making, co-production, animation, and gaming …

National Security Advisory Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed border issues in a telephone conversation on Sunday. The two Special Representatives of India and China on the Boundary Question had a frank and in-depth exchange of views on the recent developments in the Western Sector of the …

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today visited the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel COVID hospital in Delhi. The one thousand -bedded hospital with 250 ICU beds became operational from today. The facility was built in a record time of 12 days by …

World Health Organization, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that results from clinical trials of drugs that might be effective in treating COVID-19 patients can be expected soon. He said, nearly five thousand 500 patients in 39 countries have  been recruited into the solidarity trial so far. Mr. Ghebreyesus said …