Breaking News, June 28 | Highlights

 Haryana Cooperation Minister Banwari Lal on Monday said the state government has extended the date of repayment of crop loan given to the farmers through primary agricultural cooperative societies.

The date of repayment of the Rabi crop loan, which was to be paid on or before June 30, has been extended to August 31, the minister said.

The move will benefit about 3.5 lakh farmers of the state, who are likely to get interest relief of about Rs 35 crore, according to an official statement.

Maharashtra on Monday reported 6,727 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 101 fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 60,43,548 and the toll to 1,21,573, the state Health Department said.

More than 32.85 crore (32,85,54,011) Covid vaccine doses have so far been administered in the country, the health ministry said on Monday.

After a lockdown for one and a half months, the Nagaland government on Monday decided to begin a 10-day unlock period in the state from July 1, senior minister Neiba Kronu said.

Hong Kong's government says it will ban all passenger flights from the UK starting Thursday as it seeks to curb the spread of new variants of the coronavirus. It said in a statement Monday that the U.K. has been classified as "extremely high risk.“

Under the classification, people who have stayed in the UK for more than two hours will be restricted from boarding passenger flights to Hong Kong.

The statement says the flight ban was issued because of the “recent rebound of the epidemic situation in the U.K. and the widespread delta variant virus strain there." 

The government on Monday extended the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana, which was launched in October last year to encourage employment generation, by nine months till March 31, 2022.

A total of 40,845 cases of black fungus or mucormycosis have been reported in the country so far, of which 31,344 are rhinocerebral in nature, and the death toll from the infections stands at 3,129, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 50,000 crore coverage for health sector, aimed at upscaling medical infrastructure targeting underserved areas.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 1.1 lakh crore guarantee scheme for COVID-19 affected sectors.

Ladakh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits Karu Military Station

Ladakh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits Karu Military Station

Odisha Health Minister writes to Dr. Harsh Vardhan seeking 6 lakh additional vaccine doses

Amit Shah has assured of the safety of minority Sikh girls: SAD Leader

Dogra Front workers stage protest against Pakistan over Jammu airport explosion

Contractual employees of Punjab Roadways hold 3-day protest in Amritsar

Doctors of Mumbai's Sion hospital take out a candle march

J&K: Schools, coaching to continue to remain closed for on-campus classes till July 15

Afghan govt rejects TTP presence in Afghanistan

Puri: People involved in tourism-related businesses say they're facing difficulties as tourists aren't visiting 

Magnitude 4.6 earthquake hits Leh in Ladakh