India has reported less than 300 deaths related to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) every day since the last one week, the government said on Friday, as 256 fatalities were logged from across the country in 24 hours. The deaths between Thursday and Friday morning has taken the second-worst affected country’s […]
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Sony PS5 India launch date finally announced, pre-orders begin this month
After months of waiting, Sony has finally given the good news to its PlayStation fans on day-1 of 2021. The Japanese tech firm has announced the release date of its PlayStation 5 (PS5) gaming console in the country. The new device will be launched in India on February 2nd, 2021. […]
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On first day of New Year, PM Modi lays foundation stone of Light House Project
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday virtually laid the foundation stone of Light House Projects (LHP) under the Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC) -India , conceptualised by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs. The project aims to identify and mainstream several innovative technologies from across the world which […]
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Ajit Pawar, others pay tributes at Koregaon Bhima war memorial
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and some other leaders paid tributes at the ‘Jay Stambh’ on Friday on the 203rd anniversary of the Koregaon Bhima battle. State home minister Anil Deshmukh, Power Minister Dr Nitin Raut were also among those who paid tributes at the memorial, located near Perne Village […]
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Delhi: DDA to launch housing scheme tomorrow, most expensive flat to cost Rs2 crore
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will on Saturday launch a housing scheme for the sale of 1,354 flats mostly in the High-Income Group (HIG)and Middle-Income Group (MIG) categories. Officials said all applications, payments, and possession letters will be processed online. “People will have to come to the DDA office just […]
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Pan-India vaccine dry run on Saturday, WHO okays Pfizer’s candidate
It’s been almost a month since several countries started vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. While the United Kingdom was the first country anywhere to approve a Covid-19 vaccine and begin immunisation drive, several others have joined the list since then. Most countries have approved vaccines of Pfizer Inc-BioNTech […]
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Kanpur man’s stolen car found after 2 years. UP police officer was using it
The owner of a car, stolen two years ago, could hardly believe it when he received a call from an auto service centre seeking his feedback. He was equally shocked to be told by the centre that the vehicle had been returned to station officer, Bithoor police station, Kaushlendra Pratap […]
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‘2020 is gone, Covid-19 hasn’t’: A warning bell in Delhi CM’s New Year message
Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, posted a video message on Friday wishing people on the New Year. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader also saluted the medical workforce for their contribution during the coronavirus pandemic as he warned people against laxity in 2021. “2020 is gone, coronavirus hasn’t,” […]
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Singapore and Malaysia Terminate High Speed Rail Project
Singapore said a multi-billion-dollar high-speed rail link between the city state and Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpurhas been terminated. Malaysia has allowed the high-speed rail project “to be terminated, and has to compensate Singapore for costs that the city has already incurred in fulfilling its obligations,” according to a statement from […]
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Sociedad beat Bilbao 1-0 in Basque derby to end winless run
Real Sociedad won 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao in a Basque Country derby to end its winless run and strengthen its hold on third place in the Spanish league. Cristian “Portu” Portugués scored the game’s only goal in the fifth minute after Mikel Merino played Mikel Oyarzabal clear on the flank, […]
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Cabinet secretary writes to ministries over delays in policy implementation
Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba has written to secretaries of all ministries calling delays in the implementation of projects, policies, schemes, and other initiatives a matter of serious concern. In his letter dated December 28, has asked them to review the matter and take immediate action. “Steps may also be taken […]
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India registers 20,035 new Covid-19 cases; recoveries inch closer to 9.9 million
India’s tally of cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) rose to 10,286,709 on the first day of the new year, as the country recorded 20,035 new infections in the preceding 24 hours, the Union health ministry’s dashboard showed on Friday. The country’s latest spike in Covid-19 cases is in continuation […]
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Expert panel to review Covid-19 vaccines emergency-use application today
The subject expert committee (SEC) of the national drugs regulator will meet again on Friday to take a decision on the emergency-use authorisation (EUA) application of Serum Institute of India’s (SII) Oxford-AstraZeneca and Bharat Biotech’s vaccine candidates against Coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The SEC had met a second time on Wednesday […]
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Farmers’ protest: Delhi’s Chilla, Ghazipur borders remain closed; traffic diverted
Delhi’s borders with Uttar Pradesh at Chilla and Ghazipur remained closed on Friday for those coming to the national capital from Noida and Ghaziabad because of the farmers’ agitation over the three farms laws enacted in September to liberalise the sector. The traffic police have advised commuters from Uttar Pradesh […]
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Google Doodle wishes Happy New Year with an adorable animation
Google welcomed the New Year with a new doodle. The company that is known for its awe-generating animations went all-out for their New Year’s Day doodle. Google first shared the doodle of an analogue cuckoo bird clock on New Year’s Eve while all the countries were a few hours away from […]