COVID: India records 13,788 cases, 145 fatalities
New Delhi, A total of 13,788 infections have been reported in the country, lowest for the second time this month, taking the country’s Covid caseload to 1,05,71,773. A total of 145 new fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours, the lowest in around eight months, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on […]
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RBI can consider idea of bad bank: Governor
New Delhi/The Reserve Bank of India would consider the idea of a bad bank if there is any such proposal, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday. “If there is a proposal to set up a bad bank, the RBI will look at it,” Das said during a Q&A session at the Nani Palkhivala Memorial lecture […]
Dense fog engulfs Delhi; air quality in severe category
New Delhi, Delhiites on Saturday woke up to a very chilly morning as dense fog covered the NCR in the early hours, making the visibility very poor in several parts, according to the Meteorological Department (IMD). The minimum temperature was recorded at 6.6 degree Celsius on Saturday. The IMD has indicated dense to moderate fog […]
PM to launch world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination drive today
New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the roll out of the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination program on Saturday morning through video conferencing. This pan India vaccination drive against the Coronavirus pandemic will cover the entire length and breadth of the country.
Nepal congratulates India for ‘remarkable success’ on Covid vaccines
New Delhi, Nepal on Friday congratulated India on the ‘remarkable success’ in the production of two vaccines, to combat the Novel Coronavirus pandemic. ‘Nepal congratulated India on the remarkable success in production of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines in India,’ the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement here, after the sixth meeting of the […]
Delhi HC to hear plea against WhatsApp’s new privacy policy on Jan 18
New Delhi, A single judge bench of Delhi High Court on Friday recused from hearing a plea against Whatsapp– the Facebook-owned instant messaging service– for its updated privacy policy, in which the petitioner stated of “taking away the choice of users” not to share their data with third-party apps related with the two social media […]
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PM condoles loss of lives in road accident in Karnataka
New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the loss of lives in a road accident in Karnataka’s Dharwad district on Friday. Taking to twitter, he said “Saddened by the loss of lives due to a road accident in Karnataka’s Dharwad district. In this sad hour, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. […]
9th round of talks underway between farmers, Centre
New Delhi, The ninth round of talks between the Centre and farmers protesting against three farm bills is underway at Vigyan Bhawan in the national Capital on Friday afternoon. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash from Punjab have been holding […]