The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has been officially renamed as the Ministry of Education after President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday gave his approval to the change. On this day, a gazette notification was published, announcing that President Kovind had given his assent to change the name of the HRD ministry to the Ministry of Education.

The notification added that the heading Ministry of Human Resources Development stands substituted to the Ministry of Education.

An increasingly common mutation of the novel coronavirus found in Europe, North America and parts of Asia may be 'more infectious' but appears to be 'less deadly', according to a prominent infectious disease doctor.

Paul Tambyah, a senior consultant at the National University of Singapore and president-elect of the International Society of Infectious Diseases, said evidence suggests the proliferation of the D614G mutation in some parts of the world has coincided with a drop in death rates, suggesting it is less lethal.

In a bid to strengthen its e-commerce position, Reliance Industries (RIL) is in talks to acquire online furniture brand Urban Ladder and milk delivery platform Milkbasket, The Times of India reported.

According to the report, the discussion with Urban Ladder has been going on for the last few months and is now at an advanced stage. People close to discussion pegged the deal at around $30 million including further infusion in the business and earn-out for the management team.

Shares of NTPC rallied over 4 per cent on the BSE on Monday after the company reported a 5.87 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,948.94 crore for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2020-21 (Q1FY21).

The company's revenue from operations slipped 2.57 per cent YoY to Rs 26,194.76 crore during the quarter under review.

In a fierce attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday called him 'losers who keep cribbing that the entire world is controlled by BJP and RSS.'

The minister's remarks came after Rahul shared a report published by a US media outlet accusing the ruling BJP along with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of controlling Facebook and WhatsApp in India.

The three expelled Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLAs -- Maheshwar Prasad Yadav, Prema Chaudhary, and Faraz Fatmi will join the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Monday, sources in the JD-U said on this day.

Sources told news agency ANI that the three MLAs will join the Nitish Kumar led JD-U later in the day.

A J&K police special police officer (SPO) and two CRPF men have been martyred in a terror attack on security forces in Kreeri area of Baramulla in north Kashmir. ‬

Following the attack, a joint team of security forces cordoned off the area to look for the terrorists while the injured were removed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

With more than 57,000 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count on Monday crossed the 26.47 lakh-mark, while the death toll has crossed the 50,000-mark as well.

At 9:30 AM on this day, the COVID-19 tally in the country has reached 26,47,664 cases, which include 6,76,900 active cases; 19,19,843 cured, discharged, or migrated patients, and 50,921 deaths.

A major tragedy was averted on Sunday night after security forces recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Tujan village in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. The IED was planted beneath a bridge.

An IED planted by terrorists under a bridge near Tujan village recovered. This is a road between Tujan and Dalwan, said IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar.

The prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala will start on Monday morning after the shrine reopened on Sunday for five-day monthly prayers in the Malayalam month Chingam.

According to the COVID-19 protocol, the bar on the entry of devotees will continue.

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