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The body of a fisherman was found while seven others were still missing after several boats, anchored near the sea coast in Una tehsil of Gujarat's Gir Somnath district, capsized, officials said on Thursday. The Coast Guard will continue its search operation using its floodlight-mounted...
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The Maharashtra government on Thursday decided to waive the exam fee of Class 10 and 12 state board students, who have lost their parents due to coronavirus infection. The fee to be waived is for the board exams to be conducted in 2022. ...
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Five more persons, who arrived in Mumbai from 'at-risk countries' tested positive for COVID-19 infection on Thursday amid concerns over the new Omicron variant of the virus, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials said. The...
22:25
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said he will invite farm union leaders for talks to look into their demands pertaining to the state government. When he was informed that farm union leaders have said they haven't so far got an invite from him for a meeting, Khattar...
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Six more travellers from at-risk countries, including one with travel history to South Africa, tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Thursday, officials said.Three out of 243 people on an Air France flight that landed at the airport around 12...
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A person, who recently returned from Nigeria to Pimpri Chinchwad township near Pune city, has tested COVID-19 positive along with two others who came in contact, and their samples have been sent for genome sequencing to confirm whether they were infected with the new Omicron variant detected in...
20:56
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state government will confer its highest civilian award 'Assam Baibhav' on Tata Trusts chairman Ratan Tata for his contribution to build cancer treatment facilities in the state.The Assam government and Tata Trust are collaborating for...
20:39
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to visit Goa on December 13, a senior party functionary said on Thursday.This would be her second visit to Goa in less than two months with Assembly elections in the state due early next year.The West Bengal chief minister had last...
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Amid global concern over the highly contagious Omicron variant of coronavirus, a 72-year-old man has tested coronavirus positive in Jamnagar city of Gujarat following his return from Zimbabwe, an African nation and one of the at risk countries identified by the authorities, officials said on...
20:17
Actor Bramhaswaroop Mishra (36) who had appeared in the web series Mirzapur, was found dead in his flat in suburban Versova on Thursday afternoon, police said.Mishra was living alone in a rented flat in Inlex Nagar Society for the last four years, said an official.Neighbours complained to police...
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Out of two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus that have been detected in Bengaluru, one is a South African national who left the country after testing negative, while the other is a local with no travel history, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike said on Thursday. The...
19:40
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja S Bommai on Thursday called on Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and discussed about the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', on the day it was announced that two cases of the variant have been detected in the southern state.Speaking to reporters after the...
19:36
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will review the state of bilateral ties and discuss ways to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries at their summit talks on December 6, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.MEA...
18:54
The rupee on Thursday slipped 12 paise to close at 75.03 against the US dollar, weighed by uncertainties over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 75.06 and witnessed an intra-day high of 74.90 and a low of 75.07 against the...
18:47
Amid the global Omicron variant scare, a 35-year-old woman who arrived at the international airport here from the UK has tested positive for COVID-19 and her samples have been sent for genome sequencing.The genome sequencing would throw light on the virus variant she is infected with, state...
18:11
Former Mumbai police commissioner and senior IPS officer Param Bir Singh suspended for irregularities and lapses.During this period, the headquarters of Singh shall be office of Director General of Police, Maharashtra State, Mumbai. He will not leave the office without obtaining the permission of...
18:09
China, India, USA are the top three countries with the maximum number of Covid-19 vaccinations. The figure for India, according to the Government of India should be 49 per cent, today.
17:57
The government of Maharashtra revises its guidelines for passengers arriving in the state:In the case of domestic air travel, passengers will either have to be fully vaccinated or compulsorily carry RT-PCR Test certificate showing negative result within 72 hours before boarding.The revision...
17:52
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia on the Omicron Covid-19 variant being found in India: The confirmation of Omicron Variant of Concern today by India, the first two cases in WHO South-East Asia Region, was not unexpected in view of the interconnected world that we...
17:38
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The nation will have nine nuclear reactors by 2024 and a new nuclear project, the first in northern India, will come up 150 kms away from Delhi in Gorakhpur, the government informed the Rajya Sabha. Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh said, By 2024...
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The weather department has issued an orange alert for Maharashtra's Raigad district, which has recorded 64.66 mm rain in the last 24 hours, an official said on Thursday. The unseasonal showers have damaged the crops in the district, the official said. Crops such as mango and...
17:28
Esplanade Court in Mumbai cancels former police commissioner Param Bir Singh's proclamation offender order. He was declared absconder on November 17.
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And while on vaccines, though it's not pertinent to India, Pfizer is working on an updated jab in response to the Omicron variant. The vaccine could be ready in 100 days, the head of the American multinational pharmaceutical giant, said. Pfizer's chief executive Dr Albert Bourla told the BBC...
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For all those holding out to get a booster dose of Covid vaccine, it's a long wait ahead. Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, NITI Aayog, makes it very clear that full vaccination and not boosters is a priority. Scientific reasoning for providing boosters at what timing, for which vaccine, all that...
17:03
Several countries have begun booster doses, but not India
VK Paul, Member-Health, NITI Aayog on the ban on international flights, booster dose and pediatric vaccination: The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is being carefully examined, will take decisions on the basis of it, it's an ongoing discussion within our technical and scientific circles.
16:55
Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 777 points on Thursday, tracking gains in index majors HDFC twins, Infosys and TCS despite largely negative cues from global peers. Rising for the second consecutive session, the 30-share index ended 776.50 points or 1.35 per cent higher at 58,461.29....
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Increased vaccination is need of the hour
Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry: -- All the contacts of the two patients who have tested positive for Omicron have been identified and they are being monitored. A protocol is being followed. No severe symptoms of the Omicron varient has been reported so far.-- In all such...
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Balram Bhargava, DG ICMR, adds to the health ministry's report on two cases of Omicron in Karnataka: Two cases of Omircron detected in Karnataka so far through genome sequencing effort of INSACOG consortium of 37 laboratories established by the Ministry of Health. We need not panic, but awareness...
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Covid testing being done at a railway station in Mumbai
Two cases of the Covid-19 variant, Omicron, have been reported in the country so far, with both the cases from Karnataka, says Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry. Excerpts from the presser: -- Around 29 countries have reported 373 cases of the Omicron variant so far. A...
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Kerala and Maharashtra have more than 10,000 actives cases -- 55% of the cases in India are reported in these two states.
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India and China are likely to hold the 14th round of corps commander talks in the second half of December. The invitation for the 14th round of talks has to come from the Chinese side. It is likely that the talks would be held in the second half of December, government sources told ANI.The...
15:56
As many as 380 people have returned to Odisha from countries hit by the new coronavirus strain, Omicron, earlier this week, and all of them have tested negative, an official said on Thursday.The new variant, first identified in southern Africa, contains a large number of spike-protein mutations,...
15:53
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor's remark on the Congress party's 'Divine Right to Rule' evoked, quite expectedly, a sharp response from the party. Party spokesperson Pawan Khera said, The individual being discussed here is pursuing his Divine Duty to struggle and save Indian democracy from...
15:30
Only fully vaccinated passengers are allowed in Mumbai trains
Zydus Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D will initially be used in seve.n states, including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.The states have been asked to identify the districts with a high number of beneficiaries who have not received a single dose of a Covid vaccine.Union...
15:15
The World Bank approves a loan of US $500 million (Rs 3,750 crores) to assist the Government of India's, Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP)' programme. The programme helps revitalize the MSME sector which has been heavily impacted by COVID-19. According to the data on MSME buying...
14:52
Jeffrey Archer
Bestselling author Jeffrey Archer, Booker-Prize winning novelist Arundhati Roy, American writer-filmmaker Chris Kraus and noted American indologist Wendy Doniger are among the 400 speakers taking part in the sixth edition of the Kerala Literature festival (KLF), starting January 20.To be held at...
14:44
The Director-General of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Atul Karwal, announced that a total of 33 more teams are being deployed to deal with the situation arising out of the impending cyclone Jawad in the Bay of Bengal. Speaking to ANI, Karwal said, PM Modi held a meeting...
14:10
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Thursday, hit out at the Congress party over the issue of opposition leadership and said it is not the divine right of an individual when the party has lost most of the elections it contested in the last decade. The opposition leadership should be decided...
14:06
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres gets vaccinated
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday described widespread travel bans imposed on southern African countries over threats of the Omicron variant as unacceptable, likening the restrictions to apartheid. When we have now this virus everywhere, what is unacceptable is to have one...
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India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday said he expects to get a clearer picture on the upcoming tour of South Africa in the next couple of days after it was thrown into uncertainty following the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant -- Omicron. Kohli was addressing the media on the eve of...
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All schools in Delhi will be closed from December 3, said Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday. All schools in Delhi to be closed from tomorrow till further orders, due to current air pollution levels in the city, Rai said. His statement comes after the Supreme...
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Isha Singh with her father YP Singh
Isha Singh is the daughter of former Indian Police Service officer Y P Singh who stood up against corruption and quit the IPS.She fulfilled her childhood dream and qualified for the IPS in the recent Union Public Service Commission exam.I want her to be humane, uphold the law and be true to...
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Remains of the day: The Indian Coast Guard has launched a search and rescue operation after it received information of fishing boats sinking at Navadra, Una Harbour, due to bad weather.
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Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said revised guidelines for domestic air travel will be issued by the state government in the next couple of days, amid concerns over the 'Omicron' variant of coronavirus. Tope's comments came a day after the Centre asked the state...
12:51
Four more travellers from at-risk countries tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Thursday, officials said. Three out of the 243 people on the Air France flight that landed at the airport around 12 midnight tested positive...
12:51
Siddhartha Mukherjee, cancer physician, researcher and the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies announces a new book: Just finished typing the last word in my new book. !!!!!!!! Now editing, photos, references etc etc and a 6 month fact check' ready ??? Mukherjee...
12:21
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday granted leave to former Prime Minister and member of the Upper House Dr Manmohan Singh from the Winter Session of the House taking cognizance of his illness. The Chairman made the announcement after the papers were laid on the table....
12:13
The Supreme Court gives 24 hours to the Centre and the Delhi government to come up with a serious plan for implementation of air pollution control measures. The Court tells the Centre and Delhi government that if they fail to take measures to control pollution, then the court will pass an...
12:05
The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Delhi government for opening of schools amid the rising air pollution levels in the city. When the government implemented work from home for adults then why children are being forced to go to school, the SC asked Delhi government. We feel...
11:58
France has said it will start allowing flights from Southern Africa to land on its territory from Saturday, but with drastic restrictions allowing only French and European Union residents to disembark, along with diplomats and flight crews. Gabriel Attal, a government spokesperson, after a...
11:44
BJP MP Feroze Varun Gandhi writes: They should turn away from supply-side measures and pursue demand-side policies, help the common man. Read the column here.
11:37
Mamata shows her back to the Congress
A day after TMC chief Mamata Banerjee's there is no UPA now jibe, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday said without the Congress, the UPA will be a body without a soul and asserted that it was time to show opposition unity. West Bengal Chief Minister Banerjee on Wednesday...
11:32
Amrullah Saleh, Acting President of Afghanistan reacts to the United Nations Accreditation Committee not approving the Taliban's seat at the world body. Saleh says, The Afghan seat in the UN stays with the legitimate & constitutionally mandated representatives of the Islamic Republic of...
11:07
Mamata Banerjee with Mahesh Bhatt and Javed Akhtar yesterday
After several leaders from its fold joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the last few months, Congress has now decided to launch an all-out attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led party with its top leaders taking charge. Mamata's there is no UPA remark after a meeting in Mumbai with Nationalist...
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A bomb threat, which forced a Malaysia Airlines flight with 135 passengers on board to made an emergency landing at the Dhaka airport, turned out to be a hoax, a senior airport official said on Thursday. The Dhaka-bound MH-196 flight from Kuala Lumpur landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal...
10:40
With 9,765 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,46,06,541, while the active cases increased to 99,763, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,69,724 with 477 fresh...
10:38
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor joins Opposition leaders wearing black bands in protesting against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs.
10:35
It is too early to say if the omicron variant is fitter than delta or if it will become dominant. Omicron shares some mutations with the delta variant but also possesses others that are quite different. But one of the reasons why we in the research community are particularly concerned is...
10:23
The third case of infection with the new strain of COVID-19, Omicron, has been confirmed in Spain - in the Balearic Islands, health authorities said.The microbiology laboratory of the Son Espaces University Hospital today confirmed a positive result of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 strain through a...
10:21
BMC workers ready a jumbo Covid Care Centre in Mumbai
The Serum Institute of India (SII) has sought India's drug regulator's approval for the Covishield vaccine as a booster dose citing adequate stock of the vaccine in the country, officials informed ANI on Thursday. According to the officials, the demand has been made due to the emergence of a...
09:58
Lok Sabha will discuss the 'COVID-19 pandemic and various aspects related to it' today, on the fourth day of the ongoing winter session.The discussion will be held under rule 193.The discussion will have significance amid rising concerns over the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' which is being...
09:54
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday will chair a meeting with the States on airport screening and surveillance with Airport Public Health Officials (APHOs) and Port Health Officials (PHOs), informed the official sources.The health minister will chair this meeting with the states...
09:41
A woman constable in Madhya Pradesh has been allowed to undergo a sex reassignment surgery, informed State Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Wednesday.Speaking to ANI, Mishra said, The woman constable was diagnosed with gender identity disorder since childhood. She had consulted doctors from...
09:21
Ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday held a high-level meeting at his Delhi residence to address internal issues of the state's party unit.Gandhi, according to sources, asked the state leadership to focus on the upcoming elections and to...
09:12
Senior Congress leader and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that he does not see the grand old party winning 300 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.Speaking on reversing the decision of the government on the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and...
08:27
The United States on Wednesday (local time) reported its first case of the 'Omicron' variant of the COVID-19.The case has been detected in the US state of California, Top Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci was quoted as saying by CNN.The California and San Francisco Departments of Public Health and...
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The Centre on Wednesday notified a legislation to repeal the three agriculture laws against which thousands of farmers have been protesting for over a year now. The Farm Laws Repeal Act, 2021 received the...
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