The Centre on Thursday announced that CBSE board’s Class 10 and 12 examinations, delayed due to the coronavirus crisis, will begin on May 4. The results will be declared on July 15.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said earlier in the day that the preparation for a coronavirus vaccine was in the last stages. Laying a foundation stone for All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajkot, he said that people will get vaccine manufactured in India.
India’s coronavirus tally rose to 1,02,66,674 on Thursday after 21,822 new cases cropped up in 24 hours. The country’s toll went up by 299 to 1,48,738. There are 2,57,656 active cases, and 98,60,280 people have recovered from the disease so far.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority, meanwhile, imposed a night curfew for two days in the Capital to curb the spread of the new strain of the coronavirus.
Globally, Covid-19 has infected more than 8.26 crore people and killed over 18.04 lakh, according to the Johns Hopkins University. Over 4.66…