Amid the surging COVID-19 cases following the emergence of Omicron variant in the national capital and positivity rate above 0.50 percent for two consecutive days, restrictions have been imposed under yellow alert as per the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) under which Delhi Metro, restaurants, bars will operate at 50 […]
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Japan to consider fast-track Covid-19 booster campaign
Japan will consider accelerating the COVID-19 vaccine booster campaign for all its citizens so that they can feel safe, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday. Japan has already started giving third shots to health care workers and elderly people. “Besides 31 million health care workers and elderly people, we’d like to consider bringing […]
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Former cricketer Dinesh Mongia joins BJP
Ahead of the 2022 Punjab Assembly Polls, former cricketer Dinesh Mongia and others joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi on Tuesday. Congress MLA Fateh Bajwa from Qadian and Balwinder Singh Laddi from Shri Hargobindpur Sahib joined the BJP in presence of Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Besides, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Gurtej […]
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NEET counselling: Doctors continue to protest, warns to withdraw health care services form tomorrow
Several resident doctors across the country continue their protest against the delay in NEET-PG counselling and warned to withdraw “all healthcare services” from Wednesday. Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) calls for complete withdrawal from all healthcare services across the country from 8 am on December 29 “in protest […]
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PM Modi : Double engine govt working with double speed for development of UP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the “double engine” government at the Centre and Uttar Pradesh are working with double speed, without wasting any time for the development of the State. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project alongside the Bina-Panki Multiproduct Pipeline Project, the […]
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Ashwin, Root, Jamieson, Karunaratne nominated for ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year 2021
India’s spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, England captain Joe Root, New Zealand’s all-rounder Kylie Jamieson and Sri Lanka’s Test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne have been nominated for the ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year 2021 award. One of India’s greatest match-winners in the longest format, R Ashwin, again asserted his authority as one of the world’s finest spinners in […]
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Biopic on Bollywood’s first superstar Rajesh Khanna announced on his birth anniversary
On the eve of superstar Rajesh Khanna’s 79th birth anniversary on Tuesday, producer Nikhil Dwivedi announced a biopic on the iconic star, for whom the term ‘superstar’ was originally coined. The film will be based on Gautam Chintamani’s bestseller, ‘Dark Star: The Loneliness Of Being Rajesh Khanna’ Talking about the project, Nikhil Dwivedi said, “Yes, I’ve acquired the rights to […]
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Rajnath calls for development, improving connectivity of border areas amid ‘uncertain environment’
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday while inaugurating 27 projects constructed by the Border Roads Organisation spoke about the need to develop border areas in “today’s uncertain environment when the possibility of any kind of conflict cannot be ruled out.” “In the present uncertain environment, the possibility of any kind […]
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TMC MP Derek O’Brien tests Covid-19 positive
Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien on Tuesday took to Twitter to declare that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that he has developed moderate symptoms and is self-isolating at home. “If you have come into contact with me in the last three days, and have symptoms, please seek medical advice”, wrote Derek O’Brien on Twitter. […]
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 6 others face sedition charge
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and six other former staff members of the tabloid Apple Daily are set to face an additional sedition charge, under the Beijing-imposed national security law. The prosecution imposed the additional charge on Tuesday and accused Lai and others of conspiring to collude with foreign powers under the city’s sweeping […]
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Arvind Kejriwal announces restrictions in Delhi, detailed order soon
In the wake of rising COVID-19 cases, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced the implementation of Level-I (Yellow alert) of the Graded Response Action Plan in New Delhi. The government will soon release the detailed order on the restrictions to be implemented. Addressing after the review meeting on the COVID situation […]
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BGMI Publisher Krafton bans nearly 60,000 accounts for cheating
Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) publisher Krafton has banned nearly 60,000 accounts in a week’s time. The ban is a part of strict countermeasures taken against illegal activities affecting the gaming environment. The developer has also published a list with the names of the banned accounts. In its previous weekly takedowns, […]
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CM Yogi Adityanath :New Education Policy implemented to fulfil vision of self-reliant India
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that the new National Education Policy 2020 has been implemented in the country in 2020 to fulfil the vision of a “Self-reliant India”. Addressing the 54th convocation of IIT Kanpur in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Yogi said, “To fulfil the vision of a self-reliant […]
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PM Modi : India emerged as second biggest startup hub in world
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India has emerged as the second biggest startup hub in the world, and this has been achieved majorly with the help of students from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Addressing the 54th convocation ceremony of IIT Kanpur, the Prime Minister said, […]
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Afghanistan: Number of cancer patients rises amid deteriorating healthcare services
Following the deterioration in healthcare services, after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the number of cancer patients is rising in the country The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said the number of patients diagnosed with cancer has increased in state hospitals, adding that 13,500 patients diagnosed with cancer, with […]