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The Union Public Service Commission or UPSC has notified details of the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II) 2020 online at upsconline.nic.in. The commission has invited the application for NDA and NA exam II. The application process will conclude on July 6. A total of 413 vacancies are to be filled through this examination.
Maharashtra State Minister of Tourism and Environment Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday shared stats related to COVID-19 spread in Mumbai. The Shiv Sena leader quoted BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and said that the city's COVID-19 fatality rate has lowered to 3 percent, which is almost par with the country's average.
In a major breakthrough in the investigation of the killing of a 15-year-old pregnant elephant in Kerala's Palakkad district, cops have detained a suspect. The suspect has been identified as Wilson. However, apart from Wilson, the names of two other people are also being widely shared on social media. Here the fact check.
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh on Thursday said that a minimum and a maximum fare has been set for domestic flight operations for three months, which will resume from May 25. The details have been released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The ticket prices range between Rs 2,000 and Rs 18,600. Check routes.
While the government has allowed maids, drivers, service personnel to resume work. However, residents’ welfare association (RWA), which are responsible for day-to-day functioning of housing societies, have been forcing residents to follow their own set of rules. Regarding the same, GBN District Magistrate has issued a clarification.
Recently, an image of a woman cycling with an infant tied on her back has been widely shared on social media with the claim that the picture depicts the fate of the migrant labourers during the novel coronavirus lockdown. Here's the truth behind the viral post.
When the novel coronavirus pandemic knocked the world, gyms were one of the hardest hit. Now, the grim effect has started to appear with well-known gym chain Gold's Gym filing for bankruptcy, blaming the COVID-19 crisis for financial stress. The gym filed for Chapter 11 protection on Monday.
An anonymous French hacker has flagged serious security concerns in Aarogya Setu app, which the Government of India has pitched as novel coronavirus tracking mobile application. A 'security expert', which goes by Twitter name Elliot Alderson, has claimed that the security issue has put up the privacy of 90 million Indians at risk.
Booze lovers ushered in the resumption of alcohol sales in a spirited fashion across the country thronging shops hours before shutters were open at several places. The scenes were similar across states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka and Delhi. Here are pictures and videos from across the country.
Institute of Company Secretary of India or ICSI has released the revised dates for CS June 2020 examination due to the novel coronavirus lockdown. The ICSI, on April 30, postponed the June session exams and announced that it will be held in July. The date sheet has been released for post membership qualification (PMQ), foundation programme, executive, and professional exams.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the amendments to the Epidemic Diseases Act manifest out commitments to protect healthcare professionals who are battling in the frontline against the novel coronavirus.
A picture of Vinay Dubey standing with a man and woman is being shared on social media, especially on Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp. The picture claims that his mother is married to a Muslim man named Mahmood. Many people have shared the photo with a similar message or claim that Dubey’s father’s name is Mahmood. Here's the fact check.
Seeing the havoc created by the novel coronavirus, New City Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday extended lockdown till April 29. Cuomo said that he has also increased fine for social distance violations to $1,000 from $500 earlier. "It's not really about the fine. Nobody wants the money. We want the compliance," he said.
Netizens on Sunday complained about WhatsApp not working. The temporary outage created a great inconvenience to the messaging app's users. After which, several users took to Twitter to complain about WhatsApp services being down. They tweeted with #WhatsAppDown hashtag.
Seeing the current scenario, elevators or lifts have become a high-risk area. In order to avoid contact between the user and elevator keys and to reduce the risk of infection, contactless elevators have hit the market. This contactless elevator uses barcode and can be operated through a mobile application to help prevent the spread of novel coronavirus
After the bodies of all 17 security personnel killed in a gun-battle with Naxals in a forest of Sukma district of Chhattisgarh were recovered on Sunday, March 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the attack. He also said that their valour will never be forgotten and prayed for recovered of those injured in the attack.
Every year, Bihar Diwas or Bihar Day is observed on March 22 marking the formation of the territory of Bihar. This year, Bihar Diwas 2020 falls on Sunday. In 1912 on this day, the British Cut out the state from Bengal Presidency. The large scale celebration of Bihar Day was started in the tenure of current Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar.
As more than two lakh forty thousand people have been infected with Coronavirus worldwide, numerous misinformation about the COVID-19 is also going viral on social media platforms. To prevent you from getting misled by false advice and information, here is a list of most common myths of COVID-19.
Amid the Coronavirus outbreak in India, Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) board has postponed class 10 and 12 examinations. The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) Chairman Gerry Arathoon said the exams have been postponed till March 31 in view of COVID-19 Pandemic.
A woman, Navya Dua, who is being quarantined at a government facility in Delhi's Dwarka police training school, on Monday complained about the unsanitary conditions of her accommodation. The quarantine facility is unclean and has not enough toilets, triggering major hygiene concerns, according to those staying there.