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Dec 17, 2021 10:24 PM IST
Covid-19 cases break daily record in UK for 3rd straight day
United Kingdom sees record number of new Covid-19 cases for the third consecutive day with 93,045 new infections.
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Dec 17, 2021 09:52 PM IST
KMC polls: Calcutta HC dismisses BJP plea
Calcutta high court division bench dismisses BJP’s plea seeking central forces for Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls, scheduled for December 19.
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Dec 17, 2021 09:19 PM IST
Fire breaks out in building in Thane
A fire has broken out on the 13th floor of Kapurbawdi Krishna building in Thane district, four fire tenders are present on the spot: Thane Fire Department
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Dec 17, 2021 08:34 PM IST
Kerala’s Omicron tally at 7 after detection of 2 new cases
Kerala reports two fresh cases of Omicron variant, pushing the state’s tally to 7.
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Dec 17, 2021 07:57 PM IST
CAQM stays ban on construction works in Delhi-NCR.
Commission of Air Quality Management stays ban on construction works in Delhi-NCR, allows those related to healthcare.
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Dec 17, 2021 07:46 PM IST
Maharashtra confirms eight more cases of Omicron
Maharashtra reports eight new Omicron cases, as its tally reaches 40. Out of these, 6 found positive in Pune, 1 each Mumbai and Kalyan Dombivali.
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Dec 17, 2021 07:34 PM IST
Tajikistan foreign minister arrives in Delhi
Tajik foreign minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin arrives in New Delhi for an official visit, and to attend the 3rd meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue: Ministry of External Affairs
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Dec 17, 2021 06:40 PM IST
CNG, PNG prices increased in Mumbai
Prices of CNG and PNG to increase by ₹2/kg and ₹1.50/SCM in Mumbai from December 17 midnight.
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Dec 17, 2021 06:39 PM IST
Condemn MLA’s remark on rape, says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
I wholeheartedly condemn the statement made earlier today by Sri. KR Ramesh Kumar. It is inexplicable how anyone can ever utter such words, they are indefensible. Rape is a heinous crime. Full stop: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress general secretary
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Dec 17, 2021 06:21 PM IST
CCI imposes ₹202 crore fine on Amazon
Competition Commission of India imposes ₹202 crore penalty on Amazon for providing ‘false information’ of 2019 Future deal.
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Dec 17, 2021 05:42 PM IST
Sputnik V induces ‘neutralising’ antibody response to Omicron: RDIF
Sputnik V induces robust neutralizing antibody response to Omicron, further strengthened by Sputnik Light booster, performing 3-7x better than other (including mRNA) vaccines. Sputnik Light’s efficacy vs Omicron expected ~80% after 2-3 months: RDIF
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Dec 17, 2021 05:17 PM IST
Punjab polls: BJP confirms alliance with Punjab Lok Congress
After seven rounds of talks, today I confirm that BJP and Punjab Lok Congress are going to fight the upcoming Punjab assembly elections together. Topics like seat share will be discussed later: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union minister and BJP’s Punjab in-charge
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Dec 17, 2021 05:10 PM IST
PM Modi holds interaction with leading private equity/venture capital players
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with leading private equity/venture capital players. Talks to revolve around seeking suggestions to making India even more easier to doing business.
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Dec 17, 2021 04:31 PM IST
Delhi-NCR schools to reopen in phased manner
Commission for Air Quality Management allows reopening of schools in Delhi-NCR in phased manner.
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Dec 17, 2021 04:24 PM IST
India’s Omicron case tally has gone beyond 100, says Centre
India’s Omicron cases have gone beyond 100-mark with 101 infections in 11 states and UTs, says health ministry.
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Dec 17, 2021 04:20 PM IST
‘Rate of Covid-19 vaccination in India highest among all countries’
“India is administering Covid-19 vaccine doses at the highest rate in the world and the daily rate of doses administered here is 4.8 times the rate of doses administered in the USA and 12.5 times the rate of doses administered in the UK,” says Lav Agarwal, joint secretary, Union health ministry
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Dec 17, 2021 04:09 PM IST
Delhi riots: SC asks Delhi HC to decide on plea seeking FIR against BJP leaders
Supreme Court direct Delhi High Court to decide expeditiously, preferably within three months, on a petition seeking registration of FIR and investigation against BJP leaders for alleged hate speech at the time of Delhi riots in 2020.
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Dec 17, 2021 03:27 PM IST
French defence minister meets PM Modi
Florence Parly, the French minister for the armed forces, calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Dec 17, 2021 02:59 PM IST
Delhi govt imposes ₹1 cr fine on NBCC
Currently, there is a ban on construction and demolition works in Delhi. Despite the ban, a construction project of NBCC was ongoing at Netaji Subhash Nagar. NBCC has been fined ₹1 crore for violating the ban and the construction site sealed: Gopal Rai, Delhi environment minister
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Dec 17, 2021 02:23 PM IST
PM Modi to make four visits to UP in next 10 days
PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur on December 18, will visit Prayagraj, Varanasi and Kanpur on December 21, 23 and 28 respectively.
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Dec 17, 2021 02:16 PM IST
Telangana’s Omicron tally at 8 as state detects 2 fresh cases
Two more Omicron cases surface in Telangana, tally goes up to eight.
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Dec 17, 2021 02:10 PM IST
Prez Kovind concludes state visit to Bangladesh
President Ram Nath Kovind departs for Delhi from Dhaka after attending Bangladesh’s 50th Victory Day celebrations as guest of honour.
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Dec 17, 2021 01:35 PM IST
‘He shouldn’t have said this’: Kharge on Cong MLA’s rape remark
Senior Congress leader and leader of opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday condemned the ‘rape’ remark of party MLA Ramesh Kumar and said that Kumar should not have said this.
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Dec 17, 2021 12:45 PM IST
3 Omicron patients in Gujarat’s Jamnagar recover from Covid-19
Three patients of the Omicron variant in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, have recovered from Covid-19 and were discharged from
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Dec 17, 2021 11:58 AM IST
Delhi reports 10 new cases of Omicron, tally mounts to 20
Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said on Friday that the national capital has reported 10 new cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and the tally has climbed to 20. Read more
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Dec 17, 2021 11:48 AM IST
Development in Kashi roadmap for other Indian cities, says PM Modi at mayors’ conference
Prime Minister Modi said on Friday that development in Kashi is a roadmap for other cities in India.
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Dec 17, 2021 11:26 AM IST
Tamil Nadu helicopter crash: MP CM Chouhan pays last respects to Group Captain Varun Singh
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday paid last respects to Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Group Captain Varun Singh at Bairagarh crematorium in Bhopal.
Group Captain Singh was the lone survivor of the December 8 helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu in which chief of defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 armed forces personnel were killed.
Singh was undergoing treatment at Wellington’s Military Hospital and was later shifted to Air Force Command Hospital in Bengaluru where he passed away on Wednesday.
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Dec 17, 2021 11:14 AM IST
Cong MLA Ramesh Kumar evades questions over ‘rape’ remark in K’taka assembly
Karnataka Congress MLA Ramesh Kumar, who is facing nationwide flak over his rape remark in the state assembly on Thursday, was seen evading reporters’ questions on whether will he apologise.
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Dec 17, 2021 10:23 AM IST
Bhutan confers highest civilian award on PM Modi
Bhutan on Friday conferred its highest civilian award Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Dec 17, 2021 09:48 AM IST
Chhatarpur: 1-year-old rescued from borewell, MP CM congratulates authorities
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday expressed happiness over the rescue of a one-year-old girl who fell into a 15 feet borewell in the Chhatarpur district on Thursday. Read more
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Dec 17, 2021 09:27 AM IST
India records 7,447 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, new deaths at 391
India on Friday saw a slight reduction in its daily tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) after 7,447 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the caseload to 34,726,049, according to the Union health ministry. As many as 7,886 patients recovered and 391 succumbed to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. With this, the cumulative count of recoveries and deaths has climbed to 34,162,765 and 476,869 respectively. Read more
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Dec 17, 2021 09:21 AM IST
Parts of New Delhi to receive light drizzle today
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that some parts of Delhi are expected to receive light drizzle on Friday under the influence of a western disturbance. Read more
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Dec 17, 2021 08:31 AM IST
Fire breaks out in building in Japan, 27 feared dead, says report
A fire broke out in a building in Japan’s Osaka on Friday. As many as 27 people are feared dead, according to local reports.
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Dec 17, 2021 08:24 AM IST
United States: Schools step up security in response to shooting, bomb threats on TikTok
Schools across the United States have announced that they will increase security in their respective premises in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb threats.
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Dec 17, 2021 07:43 AM IST
From today, Indian pilgrims to visit temple in Pakistan’s Punjab province
From Friday, Hindu pilgrims will begin their journey towards the Katas Raj Temples complex in Pakistan. This comes days after the Pakistan government gave visas to 112 pilgrims who wanted to visit the sacred complex. Read more
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Dec 17, 2021 07:08 AM IST
Omicron variant will ‘spread much more rapidly’, says US Prez Biden
United States President Joe Biden said that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus will spread much more rapidly in the country and urged American citizens to get vaccinated or boosted.
“The only real protection is to get your shot,” Biden said on Thursday.
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Dec 17, 2021 06:19 AM IST
Punjab polls: Amarinder Singh likely to meet senior BJP leaders in Delhi today
Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh is likely to meet senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in New Delhi on Friday to discuss a possible seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming assembly elections in the northern state, news agency PTI reported. Read more
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Dec 17, 2021 06:09 AM IST
Moderna Covid-19 vaccine carries slight risk of non-serious heart problems: Study
A recent study published in the BMJ medical journal confirms that Moderna’s vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) carries a slight risk of usually non-serious heart problems. The study was done on the entire population of Denmark.
Woman held in J-K for insulting CDS Rawat in post, granted bail
- India’s first chief of defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Raje Singh Rawat, and 11 others were killed on December 8 when an Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper crashed near Cooonor in Tamil Nadu
Updated on Dec 18, 2021 01:04 AM IST
Hundreds join public rally in Nagaland’s Kohima, demand removal of AFSPA
Protests have grown across the north-eastern states for the removal of AFSPA which protects armed forces from prosecution for killings in “disturbed areas”.
Published on Dec 18, 2021 01:00 AM IST
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SC rejects journalist’s plea against jail term
- “Let him suffer!” retorted Chief Justice of India NV Ramana when the counsel for DS Vishwanatha Shetty requested the bench to stay the order of the Karnataka high court to prevent the journalist from going behind bars for his articles.
Published on Dec 18, 2021 12:43 AM IST
Karnataka assembly: Congress demands minister’s removal over land grab case
Minister for urban development Byrathi Basavaraj is alleged to have usurped land, which the Congress said was worth over ₹350 crore.
Published on Dec 18, 2021 12:35 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Belagavi
Rising Omicron cases: Karnataka panel seeks curbs on new year revelries
Bengaluru has a tradition of closing down Brigade Road to allow revellers to gather for celebrations. The report, however, warned against such gatherings.
Published on Dec 18, 2021 12:34 AM IST
TRS to hold agitation against Centre’s anti-farmer policies
KCR asked the party leaders and cadre at all levels to stage demonstrations, hold dharnas, take out rallies and burn effigies of the NDA government and the BJP leaders in the state.
Published on Dec 18, 2021 12:33 AM IST
Two more cases, Omicron tally in Kerala rises to 7
The two Omicron-infected are a couple who returned from the United Arab Emirates a week back, the ministry said, adding that all those who came in direct contact with them were quarantined.
Updated on Dec 18, 2021 12:32 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Thiruvananthapuram
NGT stalls ₹3.3k-cr Rayalaseema lift scheme on Krishna
A bench of the tribunal comprising Justice Ramakrishna and Dr K Satyagopal, which reserved its judgement in October, delivered it on Friday.
Published on Dec 18, 2021 12:32 AM IST
Kerala Muslim bodies oppose Centre’s move to raise marriage age of women
The proposed bill may contain amendments to faith-based personal laws dealing with marriage and inheritance
Updated on Dec 18, 2021 12:32 AM IST
Telangana reports 2 more Omicron cases
State director of health G Srinivasa Rao told reporters on Friday that two of the fresh cases, one person came from Czech Republic and another woman from the United Kingdom.
Published on Dec 18, 2021 12:31 AM IST
Opposition extends support to protesting Amaravati farmers
Leaders of Telugu Desam Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress, Jana Sena and Communist Party of India besides representatives of various organisations like Andhra Intellectuals Forum, addressed a massive rally at Tirupati, on the conclusion of the 45-day padayatra by hundreds of farmers from Amaravati.
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Published on Dec 18, 2021 12:31 AM IST
Elephant calf dies after being knocked down by train in Assam
The accident occurred around 3 km from the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary. On preliminary investigation by forest personnel, it was found that the calf was hit by the New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express.
Updated on Dec 18, 2021 12:30 AM IST
India to become fastest growing economy: Shah
India is emerging strong from the Covid-19 pandemic and is likely to become the fastest growing economy in the world, Union home minister Amit Shah said.
Updated on Dec 18, 2021 12:19 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
SC stays Madhya Pradesh civic body polls to OBC seats
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the election process on seats reserved for other backward classes (OBC) in the municipal polls in Madhya Pradesh, the second state after Maharashtra where the apex court has suspended OBC quotas in local body elections for want of data
Updated on Dec 18, 2021 12:16 AM IST
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