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10 Jun

Airlines loss in 2020 : IATA

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Geneva: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its financial outlook for the global air transport industry showing that “airlines are expected to lose $84.3 billion in 2020 for a net profit margin of -20.1 per cent”. According to IATA, revenues will fall 50 per cent to $419 billion from $838 billion in 2019. In 2021, losses are expected to be cut to $15.8 billion as revenues rise to $598 billion.“Financially, 2020 will go down as the worst year in the history of aviation. On average, every day of this year will add $230 million to industry losses. In…

10 Jun

Delhi University MA English Students Say ‘Not Comfortable With Online Examination’

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125 students out of 183 students studying in Delhi University’s MA english said they were not comfortable with online examination. Out of the 183 only 89 of them had access to computers, which will be essential to appear for the exam. The final year masters students of the department have submitted these statistics along with a letter arguing that online exams should not be conducted. The students of the department had conducted an online survey, in which 183 students out of a total strength of 328 were able to respond. Even suggesting an alternative form of evaluation, 42.6% of students…

09 Jun

West Bengal :11 Kolkata Police personnel test positive for COVID-19.

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As many as 11 Kolkata Police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of infected policemen in the force to 217, a senior officer said on Tuesday. The 11 infected Kolkata Police personnel were from the combat force, the Police Training School (PTS) and different police stations, the officer said. “At the moment we have around 217 policemen who have been diagnosed with the disease. We have several of our colleagues who have recovered and resumed duty… I think our colleagues are doing a fabulous job. I wish everyone will be safe and all those down with…

09 Jun

Send migrants workers home within 15 days

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A man dozes off as migrant workers from West Bengal wait after queueing up overnight on a roadside pavement to register for home bound trains The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and state governments to send all the migrant workers to their native places within 15 days and formulate employment schemes after conducting their skill mapping to rehabilitate them. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.R. Shah also directed the Centre to provide additional trains within 24 hours of states making the demand for sending the migrant workers back to their native places. The…

09 Jun

VANDE BHARAT MISSION: AROUND 40,000 INDIAN NATIONAL REGISTERED WITH US

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Vande Bharat Mission started in the US on May 7 and now its almost completing one month. We have had about 16 flights so far. We have had about 40,000 Indian nationals who have registered with us. So far, we have been able to take about 5000,” he told ANI“The first phase, we went in a very scientific way. We created a special site on which we got the total numbers. And this is an emergency evacuation flight. So based on the requirements of them going back, the first two phases, 16 flights, 5000 people have gone. Now the third…

08 Jun

Ayodhya: Ram Mandir construction to begin on June 10.

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Ram temple construction in Ayodhya is all set to begin from Wednesday (June 10) after an elaborate 'Rudra Abhishek' ceremony. The construction work commencement ceremony will be attended by a limited number of persons and will be held at the Kuber Tila temple, amid coronavirus outbreak. The rudrabhishek ritual follows the tradition set by Lord Ram, who prayed to Shiva before launching an attack on Lanka, said Mahant Kamal Nayan Das, spokesperson for the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust head Mahant Nritya Gopal Das. The work of laying the foundation of the temple will begin after these special prayers.…

08 Jun

Arvind Kejriwal goes in self isolation, has mild fever and sore throat.

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has gone into self-quarantine after developing sore throat and fever, and will gethimself tested for Covid-19 on Tuesday, officials said on Monday. Kejriwal on Sunday has addressed a digital press conference. “Dear Arvind Kejriwal - you are our inspiration and hero - a frontline warrior against coronavirus. You put yourself at risk for the well-being of people of Delhi. As you face a health challenge, our thoughts, wishes and prayers are with you,” tweeted Raghav Chadha, National Spokesperson.

08 Jun

Delhi govt, private hospitals to be reserved for residents only.

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As complaints mounted on social media of poor treatment at Delhi’s hospitals, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday that all government and private hospitals in the city would only treat Delhi residents till the rising COVID-19 cases are contained. At the same time, he said that Delhi will unseal its borders, which were sealed in the first place "thinking that our hospitals will be flooded with people from other states". Hospitals only for Delhi residents; borders to open from tomorrow.While malls and restaurants will resume activity from Monday as per the Centre's guidelines, hotels and banquet halls in Delhi…

07 Jun

Five militants killed in encounter with security forces in Shopian.

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There has been an increase in anti-militancy operations in the Valley since April. Three unidentified militants were on Sunday killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. "Five terrorists have been eliminated in operation Reban in Shopian," defence spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia said. A CRPF spokesperson, earlier in the day, said that the encounter broke out around 8 am in Reban area. According to sources, they received inputs that a group of five militants were in the area. He said a gunfight broke out after the militants opened fire at a search…

07 Jun

RJD observes Garib Adhikaar Diwas.

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Janata Dal-United (JDU) youth members on Sunday opposed Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) decision to observe 'Garib Adhikar Diwas' on June 9. The Youth JDU members clapped hands in order to oppose the move. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has decided to observe 'Garib Adhikar Diwas' in order to protest against the digital rally of the BJP which is to be addressed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the same day. Yadav has stressed that the BJP is concerned about elections at a time when the poor people are facing the wrath of Coronavirus physically and financially. "Not only RJD but…