The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday announced emergency authorization for antigen tests developed by Quidel Corporation of San Diego. The test can rapidly detect fragments of virus proteins in samples collected from swabs swiped inside the nasal cavity, the FDA said in a statement.

The central government headed by Narendra Modi is committed to protect the rights of SCs and STs, he said and expressed support to the demand of the states SC and ST MLAs to include "reservation" meant for them in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution so that they cannot be challenged in courts.

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Remember how your mother would present you with a grand illusion of a yummy mouthwatering dish only to have you find out later that it was filled with healthy ingredients you wouldn’t eat otherwise?

In April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a telephonic conversation with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had conveyed India’s "full support" to the African continent to deal with fighting the spread of COVID-19.

Maintaining social distancing and self-hygiene are the only options we have in the present fettle in trying to curb the COVID-19 menace which indeed is proving prolific.

Ambassador Sandhu also expressed some of the cooperation the US government has shown in the evacuation effort by the Indian government for its citizens stranded in the US post the lockdown across the world.

Inspector General of Police Vijay Sakhare said all arrangements are in place to facilitate the safe stay of those repatriated, comprising 440 Keralites and people from other parts of the country.

This Mother’s Day, you can do certain things for your mother to make this day special for her from financial perspective.

Her mother was at the door just as she had imagined but instead of a 'thali' was a hand sanitiser! ''Good hygiene is a blessing in times of coronavirus, my mother told me,'' laughed the 37-year-old.

Nirmala Sitharaman’s office on Thursday had tweeted that PSBs sanctioned loans worth Rs 5.66 lakh crore for over 41.81 lakh accounts in MSME, retail, agriculture and corporate sectors during March-April 2020.

Bollywood, after all, has always been about people, whether on screen or off it, in front of the camera or behind it, say industry insiders as they grapple with the uncertainties of life and work after lockdown and contemplate the dimensions of a radical makeover.

The meeting, to be held via video-conferencing, will also take stock of interest rate transmission to borrowers by banks and progress on moratorium on loan repayments, sources said.

Last week, the Supreme Court also advised the state governments to consider the online sale or non-direct contact and home delivery of the same.

India’s Ministry of External Affairs in a cryptic statement after the meeting between two sides reiterated that the US recognised “India's constructive contribution to economic development, reconstruction and humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan”.

Delhi University news: The North Eastern Students House for Women has a capacity of around 100. However, 13 students are currently staying because they are unable to leave due to lockdown.

"At present, the House is not in session. The Monsoon Session of the UP Legislative Assembly should be held some time in August and I am optimistic that by then the situation would have changed," the speaker told PTI in an interview.

MHA has said that if any industry has trouble in handling vital backward linkages that may be essential to their safe functioning, they should approach local district administration for specific support.

One of the best gifts you can give your mother is continued good health and peace of mind by buying health and term life insurance for her.

The minister also added that the result will be announced with a period of four to six weeks after entire examination gets complete.

The film is a message of reassurance to mothers across the country on Mother’s Day, as she does her best for her baby and her family

Beginning May 9, Air India has scheduled seven non-scheduled commercial flights from the US to India facilitating the return of Indian nationals, who could not travel due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Indian Embassy in Washington had said in its advisory on Wednesday night.

Tremors of the earthquake were felt in the afternoon in parts of Delhi and NCR right after a dust storm and rains lashed south and east Delhi. Authorities have not reported any damage to life and property yet.

sir on dated 4 th January 2020 I have a baby child born ,after 2 weeks some transgender came to my home and demanding huge mone a sums of 30000 and when I had refused to give then are using slang languages and doing mischevious activities
like doing toilet infront of my home,harassing us .sir what are punishement according to Indian law for Them,please tell so that from next time I will take the steps against for them.
from Kolkata

if anybody made altercation day day with us. what ipc section will charge for the above

Gulf aviation giant Emirates said Sunday it would take at least 18 months for travel demand to return to "a semblance of normality", despite reporting bumper pre-pandemic profits.

Coronavirus needs to be destigmatised so that people get treatment in time which will help reduce the mortality rate, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr Randeep Guleria said...

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1. New guidelines for discharge of Corona patients  Daily Excelsior
2. Government Tweaks Rules For Testing As COVID-19 Cases Rise. Details Here  NDTV
3. Health Ministry’s revised discharge policy for COVID-19 patients: Only severe cases to be tested before discharge  Jagran Josh
4. Coronavirus: Only severe cases need to be tested before discharge, says Centre in revised guidelines  Scroll.in
5. Health Ministry shares 3-tier discharge policy for COVID-19 patients based on severity of symptoms  Times Now
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2. Human urine could be used to make concrete on moon in the future  Economic Times
3. Ever thought of urine for lunar concrete?  NEWS9 live
4. You Can Now Buy a Piece of the Moon for $2.5 Million  Beebom
5. European Space Agency: Human urine could help make concrete on Moon  The New Indian Express
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