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Alternate medicine manufacturers claiming Covid-19 cure could face year in jail

The AYUSH ministry has told drug regulators to penalise manufacturers claiming to have a cure for Covid-19 as govt cracks down on fake news on the virus.

Modi govt to rope in NCC cadets aged 18 and above to help in fight against coronavirus

The NCC will mobilise its senior division volunteer cadets to be employed in small cohesive groups of 8-20 to assist the civil infrastructure.

IAS officer who conducted Assam NRC removed as MP health commissioner for ‘negligence’

Prateek Hajela is a 1995-batch IAS officer who courted controversy after the exclusion of nearly 40 lakh people from Assam's NRC list.

Govt identifies vets, AYUSH and retired Army doctors to be trained to tackle Covid-19 cases

The PMO is readying personnel and processes to augment the country's preparedness to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

Delhi Police will now track quarantined patients through mobile location, says Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal says his govt received feedback about quarantined individuals stepping out, and said strict action would be taken against violators.

Railways has spent almost Rs 920 crore to stop Covid-19 spread amid huge losses

Health ministry is set to reimburse the railways ministry its expenditure on Covid-19-related activities, after a Union Cabinet takes a decision in this regard.

Kejriwal’s minister’s complaint led to Modi govt action against top Delhi civil servants

Modi govt Sunday took action against 4 officers — 3 IAS and one DANICS — for their alleged role in the surge of migrants at a Delhi bus terminal Saturday. 

UP puts 18 districts on alert to trace people who attended Nizamuddin Tablighi Jamaat event

State administration inspects Markazi Masjid in Lucknow’s Kaiserbagh-Aminabad area and takes 6 foreigners for Covid-19 testing.

Only home ministry can issue lockdown orders, says govt, tells other ministries to stop

The message was conveyed to ministries and departments through a letter written by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba.

Modi govt’s Covid-19 package not enough, people need food security: Sachin Pilot

Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot says people should stay wherever they are, and that it’s up to the states where they’re living to provide them a security net.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?