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New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload has gone past the 88-lakh mark, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease has crossed 82 lakh, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.09 percent, according to the health ministry's data updated on Sunday. The total number of coronavirus cases mounted to 88,14,579 with 41,100 of those reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,29,635 with 447 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The number of active cases remained below five lakh for the fifth consecutive day. There are 4,79,216 active cases of the coronavirus infection in the country as on date, which accounts for 5.44 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. The total number of recoveries has surged to 82,05,728, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.09 percent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.47 percent. The country's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on 7 August, 30 lakh on 23 August and 40 lakh

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to tribal leader Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary on Sunday and said his contribution to the freedom movement and social harmony will always inspire the countrymen. In a tweet, Modi said Munda was a true messiah for the poor and always fought for the deprived and disadvantaged sections of the society. Born in 1875 in present-day Jharkhand, Munda had challenged the British rule and is credited with mobilising tribals against the empire. He died in British custody at a young age of 25 years. The state of Jharkhand officially came into being on Munda's birth anniversary in 2000. Modi also greeted the people of the state on its foundation day and wished them happiness, prosperity and good health. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/36Ahk6Z Press Trust of India

Bhai Dooj celebrates the bond of love between brothers and sisters, and is popularly observed as the last and fifth day of the Diwali festival by Hindus. On this day, sisters apply red tika on the forehead of their brothers and pray for their well-being. Date and time Also known as Yama Dwitiya, Bhau Beej, Bhai Phota and Bhatri Dwitiya in different parts of the country, the festival is celebrated on the second day of Shukla Paksha in the Hindu month of Kartik. The date for Bhai Dooj always falls two days after that of Diwali. This year, Bhai Dooj will be celebrated on 16 November (Monday). The dwitiya tithi starts at 7.06 am on 16 November and ends at 3.56 am on 17 November. The rituals should be performed during the auspicious period on Bhai Dooj. The shubh muhurat will begin from 1.10 pm on 16 November and it will stay till 3.18 pm. History and importance Legend has it that Yamraj, the god of death, was called by his sister Yamuna several times for a meeting but he could not

New Delhi: Delhi's air quality turned "severe" on Saturday with stubble burning accounting for 32 percent of Delhi's PM2.5 pollution and firecracker emissions making the situation even worse. A layer of haze lingered over Delhi-NCR at night as people continued bursting firecrackers despite a ban, and calm winds allowing accumulation of pollutants. The level of PM2.5 – which is about three percent the diameter of a human hair and can lead to premature deaths from heart and lung diseases – was 331 microgram per cubic metre (µg/m3) in Delhi-NCR at 10 pm, above the emergency threshold of 300 µg/m3. The safe limit is 60 µg/m3. The PM10 level stood at 494 µg/m3 at 10 pm, precariously close to the emergency threshold of 500 µg/m3, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. PM10 levels below 100 µg/m3 are considered safe in India. According to the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), the air quality is considered in the "severe plus" or "eme

Delivering an unambiguous message to India's enemies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that it will give a "prachand jawab" (fierce reply) if provoked, as he flew to Longewala Post to celebrate Diwali with soldiers, a tradition he has been following since assuming office in 2014. Addressing soldiers at the forward post, which has become a part of military legend after troops in Longewala post successfully thwarted numerically higher Pakistani forces in the 1971 war, Modi took a swipe at China without naming it, saying the world is troubled by "expansionist forces" and expansionism shows a "distorted mindset" that belongs to the 18th century. India has become a forceful voice against forces of expansionism, he said and also took aim at Pakistan, adding that Indian soldiers have hit "sponsors of terrorism" in their home, a reference to air and surgical strikes against terror camps in the neighbouring country. "No force

Longewala: Keeping with his practice of spending time with soldiers on Diwali, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed troops at Longewala Post in which he asserted that India will give a " prachand jawab " (fierce reply) if it is provoked. In a clear swipe at China, Modi said without naming it that entire world feels troubled by "expansionist" forces and expansionism shows a "distorted mindset" which belongs to 18th Century. "India believes in policy of understanding others and making them understand but if an attempt to test it is made, then the country will give a fierce reply," he asserted. His unambiguous message came amid continuing standoff with China at Ladakh border. No force in the world can prevent our soldiers from protecting our borders, he said, adding that India has shown that it has strength and the political will to give a befitting reply to those challenging it. "The world now knows that India will not comp

Gestational diabetes is an illness in which the blood sugar levels rise during pregnancy. It is a type of diabetes that is primarily seen in a pregnant woman with no diabetes history before pregnancy. The test for gestational diabetes is conducted between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy. The condition can be managed by following a healthy lifestyle and consuming a well-balanced diet and regular exercise. Gestational diabetes usually goes away post-delivery. However, it can affect the baby’s health, and raise the risk of type 2 diabetes later in life. There are two classes of gestational diabetes, women with class A1 can manage it with a healthy diet and proper exercise while class A2 needs to be managed with insulin therapy or other medications. Gestational diabetes in pregnancy can lead to: An Oversized Baby Diabetes, if not treated well, risks the newborn with high blood sugar. The baby is "overfed" and becomes oversized. In addition to causing the woman pain during the las

New Delhi: Delhi's air quality remained “very poor” on Saturday morning and emission from firecrackers and calm winds may push it to the “severe” zone, according to government agencies and weather experts. The Ministry of Earth Sciences'' air quality monitor, SAFAR, said the PM2.5 concentration in Delhi on Diwali is likely to be the “lowest” in the last four years if no firecrackers are burnt. Pollution levels in Delhi during the Diwali period are likely to remain in the higher end of the “very poor” category in the absence of emissions due to fireworks, it said. But two factors – smoke from farm fires and stagnant surface winds – will keep the air quality in the higher end of the “very poor” category to the lower end of the “severe” on Diwali night, it said. The central government's Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi said, “The air quality in Delhi-NCR is likely to deteriorate further and enter the ''severe'' category by evening.” SAFAR sa

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload climbed to 87.73 lakh on Saturday after 44,684 new infections were reported in the past 24 hours, said the Union health ministry. With 81,63,572 patients being cured so far, the national recovery rate stood at 93.04 percent, the data updated at 8 am showed. The new cases pushed the total number of active coronavirus cases to 87,73,479 on Saturday while the COVID-19 toll climbed to 1,29,188 with the pandemic claiming 520 more lives in a span of 24 hours. The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.47 percent. There are 4,80,719 active COVID-19 cases in the country which comprises 5.48 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 12,40,31,230 samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to 13 November. At least 9,29,491 samples were tested on Friday alone. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/32LiM5z Press Trust of India

Over 100 children under five die every hour in India — that is one child’s life snuffed out every minute. India has among the highest rates of infant mortality and malnutrition. It also accounts for a third of the world’s stunted children according to the Global Nutrition Report 2018 . Girls and children from the Adivasi, Dalit, Muslim and other marginalized communities are, particularly at risk. This is not surprising given the state of public health in India. Almost 50 percent of all deaths below five can be prevented by providing skilled health care at birth and quality postnatal care for the mother and baby. Despite undeniable, but gradual progress in addressing child nutrition, undernutrition continues to be associated with 50 percent of all under-five deaths. India’s primary healthcare system is in disarray. There is a shortage of facilities, workers and other essential facilities, particularly in rural areas where the majority of Indians live. We face an  83 percent shortf

The death of Kannada tabloid journalist Ravi Belagere marks the abrupt end to a colourful career characterised by excitement and controversy. Belagere is best known as the founder-editor of Hi Bangalore , a sensationalist Kannada tabloid which caught the public imagination in the 1990s. There had already been a hugely popular tabloid in Lankesh Patrike run by litterateur P Lankesh but where that was literary and dealt with literary, political and cultural issues, sometimes in a controversial way, Hi Bangalore was unabashedly sensationalist and often dealt with the underworld and its nefarious doings. When Ravi Belagere arrived on the scene in Bengaluru, his name was already familiar to me. He was from Bellary and I had worked there in the early ‘80s. Belagere was a lecturer in a local college — in History, I later learned — and Bellary was then a small town. I recollect a local talent contest among college students, Ravi Belagere standing behind a curtain, and visible from where I w

He once used to be a pollster with a keen nose that picked up changing electoral scents, if not always the arithmetic. He is soft-spoken, mild-mannered and seemingly pragmatic. But the statements that Yogendra Yadav made on the Bihar election results day belie all that. Those were the words of a very bitter man, going against the grain of his work as a psephologist and later a politician. “Even if NDA forms the government, they would not be able to claim that they have a mandate to rule,” reports quoted Yadav as saying. Another report quoted him as saying: “Bihar is no longer the epicentre of north Indian politics. State elections are no longer the indicator of the national mood. And elections are not the big happening place in politics.” When the man who earned his name predicting and analysing elections makes such statements, there is something amiss. When these remarks come in the backdrop of violent anti-CAA protests just a few months ago and the Delhi riots in which Yadav was

Govardhan Puja usually falls on the day after Diwali and is also known as Annakut Puja. Govardhan Puja 2020 will be celebrated on 15 November (Sunday). Govardhan puja is performed by devotees of Lord Krishna. It is believed that Lord Krishna defeated God Indra, the King of the Devas on this day. It is said that in order to protect the residents of Gokul, Lord Krishna lifted the Govardhan Parvat with his little finger after Lord Indra caused massive rains. Legend has it that the people of Braj region would make vast offerings to Lord Indra to seek his blessings. Once Lord Krishna, when he was still a little boy, wondered why one should resort to appeasement, believing that Bhakti or devotion is the only way to connect with divinity. Realising his point, Nanda and the brijwasis decided to end the tradition of appeasing Lord Indra. Angered at their decision, Indra lashed the region with torrential rains and thunderstorms. To end the people's sufferings, Krishna lifted the Govardh

Kerala Plus One improvement and supplementary exam 2020 will start from 18 December. The date sheet of the higher secondary first year improvement/ supplementary exam 2020 has been released by Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Kerala on its official website -  dhsekerala.gov.in . As per the time table, the examination will continue till 23 December 2020. The exam will be conducted at the test centres in Kerala, Lakshadweep and the UAE. According to a report by Times Now , students who have appeared for the main examination conducted in the month of March this year can register for up to three subjects for improvement of their marks. Those who had registered for the first year higher secondary exam, March 2020, but could not appear due to various reasons can register for all the subjects. Students who were absent can also register for the subjects they missed. A report by India Today mentioned DHSE saying that regular candidates who have appeared for all the six sub

Children's Day 2020:  Children’s Day or ' Bal Diwas ' in India is celebrated every year on 14 November. It is observed on the birth anniversary of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. He was very fond of children and was referred to as ‘ Chacha Nehru’. Children’s Day serves as the perfect occasion for spreading awareness about the rights, care and education of a child. In schools, libraries and community parks, children are given gifts. Teachers and parents also organise cultural functions and friendly competitions. However, with schools being closed for several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the celebrations are surely to be hit. Children’s Day in India came about to be officially marked after Jawaharlal Nehru’s death in 1964. Till then, it was celebrated on 20 November which is when the United Nations observes it annually. Children's Day 2020: Date After Nehru’s death, it was decided that the annual celebration be observed on his birth an

The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) has declared the HPSOS Class 12 improvement, full subject, reappear and additional examination results 2020 on its website  hpbose.org . The Board has also released HP State Open School (HPSOS) class 8 examination result on its website. According to a report by Times Now , HPBOSE conducted Class 8 and Class 12 open school examination in the month of September. A report by Jagran Josh said that the exams were delayed this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. To check the score and qualifying status, candidates will be required to enter their exam roll number mentioned on the HPSOS admit card 2020. HPSOS is a collaboration initiative between HPBOSE and National Schooling. Steps to check HPSOS Class 12 and Class 8 results 2020: Step 1: Go to HPBOSE's official website -  hpbose.org . Step 2: Click on the Results tab on the main page. Step 3: Tap on the HPSOS 8th Examination Result, September 2020 or

The window to make changes in exam city, category, application form and gender in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2021 is closing today ( 13 November ). Candidates who registered to appear for the aptitude test and wish to makes changes or edit can do so at gate.iitb.ac.in . A total of 8,82,684 candidates have applied for the GATE 2021. This was a slight increase from 8.59 lakh applications in 2020. This year, 4,196 students from the humanities stream also applied for the exam. Female representation also saw a rise with a total of 2,88,379 female students having applied this year. The facility to make correction was opened on 28 October. Candidates need to login to their account by entering their enrolment ID/ email address, password and sum evaluation to make changes. Correction of GATE 2021 exam details can only be done in the online mode. Application correction fee for GATE 2021 (except for change in exam city) will be displayed after the candidates make the req

New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the COVID-19 situation is likely to be brought under control in seven to 10 days and that his government is taking several steps in this regard. Kejriwal also said that pollution is the "biggest" reason behind the spike in coronavirus cases in the city. "COVID-19 cases have been increasing for the last few days. I am also concerned about it. We have been taking all appropriate measures to control it. We are considering taking more steps next week. I think the situation should come under control in 7 to 10 days and the cases should start decreasing," he said during a press conference. "Pollution is biggest reason behind the spike in COVID-19 cases in Delhi. We had situation under control until 20 October," the chief minister said. Citing a report, Kejriwal also said that the anti-stubble solution prepared by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, decomposed 70 to 95 percent of c

New Delhi: Stand-up comic artist Kunal Kamra on Friday refused to retract his controversial tweets against the Supreme Court or apologise for them, saying he believes they speak for themselves. Kamra's statement comes a day after Attorney General KK Venugopal consented to the initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against him for a series of tweets following the apex court giving interim bail to Republic T V editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami. "The tweets I recently put out have been found in contempt of court. All that I tweeted was from my view of the Supreme Court of India giving a partial decision in favour of a Prime Time Loudspeaker," he said in a statement addressed to Venugopal and the judges on his Twitter page. "My view hasn't changed because the silence of the Supreme Court of India on matters of other's personal liberty cannot go uncriticised. I don't intend to retract my tweets or apologise for them. I believe they speak for themselves,&q

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala CPM secretary, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has been granted leave on health grounds by the Marxist party for undergoing further treatment. The party secretariat, which met in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, accepted the plea of leave sought by Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, who has been undergoing treatment for cancer. Left Democratic Front (LDF) convener A Vijayaraghavan has been entrusted with additional responsibilities of the state secretary. The development comes days after Kodiyeri Balakrishnan's son Bineesh had been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate at Bengaluru in a money laundering case and the local body polls round the corner. The shake-up within the CPM comes ahead of crucial elections to 1,200 local bodies scheduled in December, considered a semi-final before the Assembly elections next year. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/3ni7xcw Press Trust of India

New Delhi:  India's COVID-19 caseload climbed to 87.28 lakh on Friday after a single-day increase of 44,879 infections, while the total recoveries surged to 81,15,580, said the Union health ministry. The national recovery rate now stands to 92.97 percent. The toll reached 1,28,668 after 547 more fatalities were reported in the country in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed. The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.47 percent. There are 4,84,547 active cases in the country which comprise 5.55 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. With 44,879 fresh cases, the total coronavirus cases mounted to 87,28,795, it added. According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 12,31,01,739 samples have been tested so far. At least 11,39,230 samples were tested on Thursday alone. The 547 new fatalities include 122 from Maharashtra, 104 from Delhi, 54 from West Bengal, 25 each from Kerala and Tamil Nadu, 23 from Punjab, 21 each from Karnataka and Uttar Prad

TS EAMCET second round seat allotment result 2020 has been declared by the Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE). Candidates who registered for the Telangana State Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test (TS EAMCET) counselling 2020 can check the allotment list at  tseamcet.nic.in . Students who have been shortlisted in the round two seat allotment will have to confirm their admission online and pay the requisite fee by 17 November. This is the final phase seat allotment result. This year TSCHE counselling was held in two phases. Seats have been allotted to candidates on the basis of rank secured by them in the entrance examination, option entered during the online counselling application and availability of seats. Steps to check TS EAMCET counselling 2020 round 2 seat allotment result: Step 1: Go to TS EAMCET's official website -  tseamcet.nic.in . Step 2: On the homepage, tap on the link that mentions, TS EAMCET allotment result round 2. St

New Delhi: Twitter on Friday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah's account was temporarily locked due to an "inadvertent error" and the decision was reversed immediately. The account is fully functional, a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement on Friday. Shah's Twitter display picture was on Thursday removed by Twitter in response to a "report from the copyright holder". Clicking on Shah's picture showed a blank page with the message "Media not displayed. This image has been removed in response to a report from the copyright holder". "Due to an inadvertent error, we temporarily locked this account under our global copyright policies. This decision was reversed immediately and the account is fully functional," the Twitter spokesperson said. Shah has 23.6 million followers on the microblogging platform. The development comes at a time when the government has issued a notice to Twitter for showing Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmi

Diwali, the festival of lights, is one of the more significant festivals celebrated in India. Often considered to be the symbolic victory of light over darkness, Diwali or Deepawali sees people declutter their living and work spaces and decorate it with flowers, diyas or earthen lamps and rangolis. This year, Diwali will be celebrated on 14 November. As per the Hindu calendar, the festival of lights fall on Amavasya or new moon on the 15th day of the Kartik month. Another important aspect of Diwali is the bursting of crackers . And even though the festivities are the mainstay of India's Rs 5,000-crore fireworks industry, it leads to surge in air pollution due to the materials used to manufacture them. This has led to several states and Union Territories imposing a complete ban on all forms of firecrackers. The ban comes as experts warn that worsening air quality, due to smoke and pollutants from bursting firecrackers could be detrimental to the health of COVID-19 patients. H

The UPSC CMS result 2020 has been declared by the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) on its website. Candidates who had appeared for the UPSC combined medical services (CMS) written exam can check their score and qualifying status at upsc.gov.in . UPSC CMS written exam 2020 was conducted by the Commission on 22 October. Those who have qualified the exam will have to appear for interview and personality test . Shortlisted candidates will have to fill the detailed application form (DAF) online between 24 November and 4 December up to 6 pm. The UPSC CMS result 2020 has been released in PDF format. At the time of filling DAF, candidates will also be required to submit scanned copies of relevant certificates and documents in support of their eligibility or claim for reservation. At the time of personality test, shortlisted candidates will be required to carry all the relevant certificates relating to age and educational qualifications. The detailed schedule of interview round for

New Delhi : The government has issued a notice to Twitter for showing Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmir instead of the Union Territory of Ladakh, according to IT ministry sources. The ministry, in its notice, has directed Twitter to explain within five working days why legal action should not be initiated against the micro-blogging platform and its representatives for disrespecting the territorial integrity of India by showing an incorrect map. The notice was issued to Twitter by the Ministry of Electronics and IT on 9 November, the sources said. In the notice sent to the global vice president of Twitter, the ministry asserted that showing Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmir is a deliberate attempt by the micro-blogging platform to undermine the will of sovereign Parliament of India which has declared Ladakh as a Union Territory with its headquarter in Leh. Twitter had earlier shown Leh as part of China, following which the IT secretary had written a stern letter to the company's C

National Ayurveda Day 2020 is being observed today (Friday, 13 November) . The day is being celebrated every year from 2016 on the day of Dhanwantri Jayanti or Dhanteras. The theme of the 5th National Ayurveda Day is — Ayurveda for COVID-19 pandemic . The main objective of the day is to focus on the strengths of Ayurveda and its unique treatment principles. Ayurveda Day is also observed to work towards reducing the burden of disease and related mortality by utilising the potential of Ayurveda. The day is dedicated to create awareness to tap into the potential of Ayurveda to contribute towards National Health Policy and National Health programmes, and to enhance as well as promote Ayurvedic principles of healing in society. Ayurveda is considered to be one of the most ancient and well-documented systems of medicine that are equally relevant in modern times. Lord Dhanvantari is considered to be a divine propagator of Ayurveda and he was conferred with the virtues of granting health

Rukmini (name changed) is a home-based worker from Fulia, West Bengal, a region known for its handwoven Jamdani sarees. Her weaves carry on a centuries’ old tradition. And in recent times, adapting to the demands of the international market, Rukmini also handcrafts scarves using her age-old loom. In Fulia, there are thousands of home-based weavers like Rukmini. Despite producing exquisite weaves for the national and international market, home-based weavers, in Fulia, barely make minimum wage often earning lesser. A saree, that takes almost a week to weave on the loom and sells at premium prices in retail stores, may mean only a fraction of that price as wages for them. This means that these home-based workers live from day to day, with no savings to fall back on in times of need. This could be a health emergency, a pandemic, or a natural disaster, such as when Cyclone Amphan wreaked havoc in the state earlier this year. During these times, the workers turn to money-lenders, incurring