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Chandigarh, Oct 25 : Seven Punjab-origin Canadians won the British Columbia provincial elections whose results were declared late Saturday, media reports said.All of them are from Premier John Horgan’s New Democratic Party (NDP).The winnners included…

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 25 : Famous for its Banarasi sarees and wooden toys, the city of Varanasi is now wooing a global clientele with its famous glass beads.These glass beads are among the 12 products from Varanasi included for Geographical I…

New Delhi, Oct 25 : With a spike of 50,129 Covid-19 cases and 578 deaths in the last 24 hours, India’s overall infection tally and the death toll increased to 78,64,811 and 1,18,534, respectively, on Sunday, according to the Health Ministry.Presently…

Mumbai, Oct. Oct 24 : Hopes were raised in Maharashtra of Covid-19 curve ‘flattening’ as deaths and new cases continued to decline for the past one week, bolstered by an improved recovery rate, health officials said here on Saturday.The state witness…

New Delhi, Oct 24 : According to the Delhi government, every Indian must get the Coronavirus vaccine free of cost, whenever it is ready.The BJP has included the promise of providing the Covid-19 vaccine free of cost in its manifesto issued for the Bi…

Chennai, Oct 24 : Hailing the Karnataka High Court’s verdict that upheld the rights of unit-holders of the Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund (FTMF), the Chennai Financial Markets and Accountability (CFMA), an investor’s protection organisation, said it …

New Delhi, Oct 24 : The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will be holding one of its most important meetings from October 26-29 to lay out the five-year plan amidst an international crisis, a military confrontation with India, the Covid-19 pandemic which…

New Delhi, Oct 24 : Strong headwinds emanating from the upcoming US elections along with stagnating fund inflows for domestic equity markets are expected to weaken the Indian rupee in the near future.Besides, RBI’s dollar purchase activity along with…

New Delhi, Oct 24 : Cancer treatment has taken a massive hit due to the Covid-19 outbreak, with several public health experts flagging an increase in risk of cancer spreading to advanced stages as almost 50 per cent of such cases are reaching the hos…

New Delhi, Oct 24 : The Finance Ministry has announced a scheme for ex-gratia payment of difference between interest for the designated class of borrowers to provide relief in times of Covid-19 pandemic.The scheme issued by the Department of Financia…