Home » Nation » Current Affairs

Current Affairs - Page 1974

File image of the Sheikh Waseem Bari.

BJP activist, father and brother killed by militants in Jammu and...

The attack took place on the fourth death anniversary of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.

9 July 2020 12:03 AM IST

High-level military talks between India and China on Monday that went on for almost 11 hours. (AFP Photo)

After Galwan Valley. Chinese troops complete disengagement in...

However, more India-China talks may be needed to resolve the face-off at Pangong Tso.

8 July 2020 11:26 PM IST

Many governments have already tried, mostly unsuccessfully, to roll out their own phone apps to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those apps have encountered technical problems on Apple and Android phones and havent been widely adopted. They often use GPS to track peoples location, which Apple and Google are banning from their new tool because of privacy and accuracy concerns.

Indian Army tells jawans and officers to delete Facebook, bars 88...

The Army could take action against any personnel found to be using these banned apps from July 15.

8 July 2020 10:54 PM IST

Research scholars struggle to cope up with COVID-19 pandemic

The pandemic has created an unprecedented situation in the education sector especially among the research community

8 July 2020 7:48 PM IST

The shrine of Baba Amarnath. (ANI)

Staggered Amarnath Yatra this year; not more than 500 pilgrims to...

However, a final decision on the pilgrimage to the shrine in Himalayas will be taken later next week.

8 July 2020 6:55 PM IST

As per the revised allocation of subjects, Prakash will take care of General Admin GAD), Home, Revenue, Finance (excluding expenditure), Law, CMO establishment.

Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan strips two CMO aides of all powers

Praveen Prakash, principal secretary to the chief minister, is now head of CMO

8 July 2020 6:46 PM IST

Representational image.

Karnataka: Over 40,000 private school teachers lose job amid...

Among the worst hit are the pre-nursery and primary schools, where no new admission has taken place.

8 July 2020 6:37 PM IST

Sumanth V was the eldest son on Shobha, a tailor, and Venktesh, a driver, of Periyapatna. He died in December 2019.

Mysuru man laid to rest seven months after his death

The long delay was due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which put a stop to intnernational aviation

8 July 2020 6:23 PM IST

Centre and the CBSE Thursday informed the Supreme Court that they have decided to cancel the Class X and XII examinations. (PTI Photo)

CBSE-'s move to reduce syllabus ideologically driven, allege some...

On Tuesday, the board had notified that it has rationalised by up to 30 per cent the syllabus for classes 9 to 12 for...

8 July 2020 5:25 PM IST

File photo shows P Jeyaraj and his son Fennix, who died at police custody on June 23 with relatives alleging that they were severely thrashed at the Sathankulam police station. PTI photo

CBI takes over investigation of Sathankulam custodial deaths,...

The CBI has dispatched a special team to conduct the probe.

8 July 2020 4:33 PM IST

A scene from a quarantine centre in Bengaluru. (PTI)

India has world-'s lowest COVID fatalities and cases per million...

The number of recoveries now stands at 4,56,830, while there are 2,64,944 active cases in the country.

8 July 2020 1:48 PM IST

File image of Rajgruha. (Wikimedia Commons)

Mumbai Police detains one suspect for vandalising Ambedkar-'s house...

Two persons threw stones on glass windows, and damaged CCTV cameras and potted plants at Rajgruha.

8 July 2020 12:42 PM IST