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Father of Bihar girl, who cycled 1200 km last year carrying him, diesThe 14-year-old, now famed as Bihar's 'Cycle Girl', Jyoti Kumari cycled with her injured father riding pillion for 1,200 kilometres from Gu...
Bodies of suspected Covid-19 victims found floating in Ganges in Bihar"We were alerted by the local chowkidar that many bodies have been spotted floating from upstream. We have so far recovered 15 of these. No...
Bihar imposes lockdown till May 15 amid COVID crisisThe chief secretary said that all government and private offices will remain closed during the period. However, essential services such as ...
Leadership issues troubled Congress in 2020, caused their electoral fortunes further declineAs the country remained in the grip of the pandemic, the Congress saw major upheaval as senior leaders raised a banner of revolt demanding ...
Bihar's unemployment rate on the rise, much higher than all-India average: CMIECMIE data shows that while the unemployment rate in the state averaged 46% during April and May, the peak months of the lockdown, the all-I...
‘Backward’ states beat developed ones in bringing down Covid positivity rateA positivity rate of 5% or below over a 14-day period is considered a ‘green zone’ where a state can safely relax lockdown measures. Anythi...
Good rainfall helps farm sector post record kharif crop acreage despite Covid-19 and floodsAs on Friday, the total acreage was reported at 1,082 lakh hectares against 1,010 lakh hectares during the corresponding period last year –...
GST Council forcing states to borrow: Congress governmentsPuducherry Chief Minister V Narayana Samy, Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal and Chhattisgarh health minister TS Singh Deo addre...
Lockdown in Bihar extended till September 6Under Unlock 3.0, government offices barring defence, central and police force, public utilities, disaster management, power generation and...
Exclusive: Sonu Sood talks about his debut book, the 'political' flak he got for helping migrants, and finding his purpose in lifeSonu Sood feels one can achieve true happiness by helping others.
After record cases, Bihar goes for 15-day lockdown, UP makes weekend restrictions permanent"Bihar government has decided on a 15-day lockdown from July 16 to July 31. All city municipalities, district headquarters, block headquart...
Sonu Sood will now bring back 4000 Indian students stranded in Kyrgyzstan; actor also pledges support for over 400 migrant familiesThe actor called it his 'next mission'.
Patna to go back into lockdown as cases increase in Bihar, testing dropsFour other districts will also see a similar lockdown in their urban areas. Only 6,277 tests were conducted in Bihar on Wednesday but a hig...
Lockdown, Day 56: 100 to 1 lakh in 64 daysIn some good news, a vaccine test in the US has everyone excited, after Moderna's experimental vaccine produced protective antibodies in a ...
India's changed media consumption habits may remain post lockdownThe cacophonous physical world has been replaced by a virtual life — streaming via cable, broadband and 4G.
Bihar braces for massive influx of migrants; CM Nitish Kumar asks officials to pull up their socksA massive influx of migrant workers is expected in Bihar in the near future and arrangements must be in place for their mandatory 21-day qu...
Lockdown, Day 32: Some good newsThe plasma therapy has shown hope in treating Covid-19 patients. The plasma therapy trials in Delhi have been encouraging, said the Delhi h...
Readers spending more time on newspapers during lockdownAt a time of global pandemic when trust is at a premium, Indians are increasingly depending on newspapers for verified news and spending mo...
Coronavirus outbreak: Shades of green in a pool of redET lists some of the districts where no new case has been reported in the past 14 days.
Lockdown, Day 26: Litmus test is almost hereIn some heartening news from the past 24 hours, all of Goa's Covid-19 patients have recovered and the state has not reported any new cases ...