10.04 am : The United States on Wednesday announced it would invest $150 million (over Rs 1,100 crore) in training middle-to-high-skilled H...
10.04 am: The United States on Wednesday announced it would invest $150 million (over Rs 1,100 crore) in training middle-to-high-skilled H-1B occupations in key sectors in the American economy, PTI reports. The decision was taken in light of the economic disruptions created by the coronavirus pandemic, the US Labour Department said.
10.01 am: Director General of Delhi Prisons Sandeep Goel tested positive for the coronavirus, PTI reports, quoting jail authorities.
9.59 am: Andaman and Nicobar Islands record 32 new coronavirus cases on Friday, pushing its tally to 3,744, PTI reports.
9.50 am: West Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the state will not be cancelling this year’s Durga Puja celebrations, the Hindustan Times reports. However, she added that pujo would be held amid strict precautions. “We have to avoid crowds at any cost because vultures are sitting out there to blame us if we don’t allow the puja or if any spike occurs after the puja,” Banerjee said. “We will put coronavirus in lockdown and hold the puja this year.”
9.47 am: Veteran atomic scientist and former chairperson of Atomic Energy Commission Sekhar Basu died from the coronavirus disease on Thursday at a private hospital in Kolkata, PTI reports. He was 68.
9.30 am: India’s coronavirus tally reaches 58,18,570 with 86,051 fresh infections in the last 24 hours,...
