New Delhi

The lack of activity in sports during coronavirus pandemic has made shooter Abhishek Verma think about picking up his legal practice again.

For centuries, discrimination over skin tones has been a feature of Indian society. Some historians say it was greatly intensified by colonialism and a practice by the British rulers of favoring light-skinned Indians for government jobs.

The COVID-19 situation has improved in Delhi after the intervention of the Modi government, he said as he lamented Chief Minister Kejriwal's admission that death toll increased in Delhi due to 'lack' of beds for coronavirus-infected people in June.

While the number of COVID-19 cases in the world are close to crossing the ten million mark, India on Sunday witnessed a spike of more than 19,000 case, bringing the total tally to 5,28,859.

The Hyundai Venue emerged as the highest-selling sub-four-meter compact sports utility vehicle in the January-May period of 2020, the automaker said.

Asif Ali, alleged ISIS operative arrested for conspiring to carry out terror attacks in various parts of the country, had sought medical treatment for himself and others complaining of having COVID-19 sysmptoms.

Baijal called a meeting on Thursday to review law and order in the national capital and asked for increased police presence in crime-hit areas.

The MEA said this move violated bilateral agreements and led to clashes in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.

The development comes at a time when Coal India Ltd (CIL) is beset with tepid demand for coal, with most of its customers, like the power sector, shying away from lifting adequate quantities.

The Association has written to the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) and has extended full support to its boycott Chinese goods campaign.

The petition pertains to an agreement signed during UPA rule on August 7, 2008, between the INC and the CPC in Beijing for exchanging high-level information and co-operation between them.

After the meeting, Assam Finance Minister Sarma in a tweet said the NPP will continue to support the BJP government in the state for the development of Manipur.

DK Joshi, Chief Economist of ratings agency Crisil, said all indicators of economic activity showed improvement in June because economic activities were curtailed in April and May. However, this does not indicate that economic activity has picked up.

The victim was identified as Vijay Kumar, a resident of Harsh Vihar. He works as a security guard at the GTB Hospital, the police said.

The ministry got a prototype of the sprayer developed through an Indian manufacturer. Already, its trials have been conducted successfully in Ajmer and Bikaner districts of Rajasthan, agriculture ministry said.

Plasma therapy on a trial basis was permitted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently but then it had put it on hold.