Vardhan was elected as the Chair of the Executive Board of World Health Organization for the year 2020-21 during the 147th session of the board in a meeting that was held virtually.
China's annual Parliament session commenced on Friday (May 22) at the Great Hall of People in Beijing amid coronavirus pandemic that has claimed 4,634 lives in the Communist nation where the deadly virus emerged in December 2019.
All these foreign Tablighi Jamaatis are residing in quarantine centres.
With the highest numbers both in positive cases and death toll, the US continues to remain the worst-hit with a total of 1,588,322 cases.
The mammoth remains were found in the area where the new airport will have its control tower and runways.
The video of a crowd looting the mangoes from the baskets of a hawker has gone viral on social media platforms.
Sources have also confirmed that Haqqani recently met many Talibani commanders and its believed that virus has infected many Talibani leaders.
China's total defence spending in 2019 only amounted to a quarter to that of the United States, the world's largest defence spender, while the per capita expenditure was just about one-seventeenth.
Madhu Koda was convicted in 2017 by a trial court for the offence of criminal misconduct and under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 in the coal block case.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an advance interim assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for the state.
The BMC Commissioner cautioned that "action under the relevant sections of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, Disaster Management Act, 2005 and Section 188 of Indian Penal Code will be initiated against the defaulters."
As per the new norms, the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) of these trains will be increased from 7 days to 30 days. There will not be any tatkal booking for these trains.
The ICC has also published guidelines for the safe resumption of cricket to assist its members in restarting cricket activity in their countries.
With the moon not sighting on Friday and the 30-day Ramadan ending on Saturday, Eid-ul-Fitr in Kerala will be celebrated on Sunday, May 24.
Muslims worldwide will celebrate one of their biggest holidays under the long shadow of the coronavirus, with millions confined to their homes and others gripped by economic concerns during what is usually a festive time of shopping and celebration.
All colleges will have regular classes. Social distancing norms will be followed.
The family of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2018, has pardoned his killers.
After the aerial survey, PM Modi chaired a meeting in Bhubaneshwar with the senior state and central government functionaries to review the situation.
Students would also be able to check their results through SMS, after typing - BSEB10 -space- ROLL NUMBER and send it to 56263.
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation citing the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) model, also said that the lockdown has saved between 1.2-2.1 lakh lives.
The Eid, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, may fall on Saturday or Sunday in the Gulf region.
The phone has been tipped to start selling at $399.
The Elgar Parishad conclave was held in Pune on December 31, 2017, triggering caste violence at Koregaon Bhima the next day.
Stuck in Gurugram due to nation-wide lockdown, a tenacious Jyoti asked her father to sit on the rear side carrier of her cycle and took him to his native place, covering 1200km in seven days.
A total of six teams namely Grenadine Divers, La Soufriere Hikers, Salt Pond Breakers, Dark View Explorers, Botanic Gardens Rangers and Fort Charlotte will feature in the tournament.
