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Manual scavenging is banned under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013. (File)

Centre says no death reported due to manual scavenging, activists...

The govt does not identify deaths due to manual scavenging but calls them deaths due to hazardous cleaning of septic...

30 July 2021 12:54 PM IST

The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialised fields.

US to hold rare second lottery for H-1B visa applicants

The move by the USCIS to conduct the second lottery will provide another chance to several applicants, including Indian...

30 July 2021 12:31 PM IST

A passenger reacts as a health worker collects her swab sample for COVID-19 test, at Dadar railway station in Mumbai, Thursday, July 29, 2021. (PTI /Kunal Patil)(

COVID-19: India records 44,230 fresh cases, 555 more fatalities

An increase of 1,315 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 tally in a span of 24 hours

30 July 2021 11:02 AM IST

No HC stay on Maha final year undergraduate medical exams. (PTI Photo)

CBSE to announce class 12th results today at 2 pm

The official Twitter handle of the CBSE tweeted the information

30 July 2021 10:53 AM IST

Though the digital divide in India is intense, he said, the digital ecosystem in India is still weak, especially in the rural areas. Representational Image/DC

Digital ecosystem in India still weak: Expert

Stressing the need for urgent regulatory attention, Bhoi said that risks are hidden in a highly digitalised world

30 July 2021 10:07 AM IST

According to the police, the elected representatives of local rural bodies belonging to these villages had earlier fled their homes fearing reprisals from Maoists. Representational image/By arrangement

Chhattisgarh to declare 15 areas Naxal-free

We are going to conduct a fresh survey in these villages to reaffirm they are now completely free from Maoist influence,...

30 July 2021 10:05 AM IST

A health worker screening travelers to test for COVID-19 at train station in Mumbai, May 24,2020.

Maharashtra to relax COVIDd-19 curbs in 25 districts

Public health minister Rajesh Tope said government is in favour of allowing people taking both doses of vaccine travel...

30 July 2021 10:02 AM IST

Fully armed assam police entering Mizoram. (Twitter)

Assam says Mizo police still at border, Aizwal seeks Centre's help

A delegation of Cabinet ministers led by Singhal visited the trouble-torn border areas on Thursday

30 July 2021 2:09 AM IST

Prashant Kishor. (DC file photo)

Prashant Kishor likely to join Congress

A senior leader who was present in the meeting said that Rahul Gandhi spoke about the possibility of Prashant Kishor...

30 July 2021 12:33 AM IST

Javed Akhtar and actor Shabana Azmi met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Delhi on Thursday. (Image: Twitter/@safilAitc)

Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi meet Mamata Banerjee in Delhi; say 'India...

Banerjee is on a visit to Delhi since Monday and has been holding deliberations with opposition parties for forming a...

29 July 2021 7:42 PM IST

PM Modi was speaking at the release of the eighth installment of financial benefits under the PM-Kisan scheme via video conferencing. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi launches website dedicated to AI, says will open way for...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also launched Indian Sign Language as a subject at a secondary level

29 July 2021 6:57 PM IST

Now, the cases heard by the Supreme Court have anywhere between two and 30 parties. Who decides who will be unmuted? (PTI)

SC reserves verdict on Amazon's pleas against FRL-Reliance deal

The case pertains to the Rs 24,713 crore deal for merger of Future Retail Ltd with Reliance Retail

29 July 2021 3:26 PM IST