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Over 75% of adults in the country are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with two doses of the jabs, heralding a major achievement in the mass immunisation drive that played a crucial role in keeping disease severity, hospitalisation and deaths low during the present surge powered by Omicron variant of SARS-CoV2. from Times of India https://ift.tt/YL7K0oeZx

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Three vaccines against Covid-19 — Covovax, Corbevax and ZyCov-D — which received the Drug Controller General of India’s nod last year for emergency use in the country are yet to be used in the immunisation drive, raising questions on the delay in their utilisation. While Zydus Cadila’s ZyCoV-D was granted emergency use authorisation on August 20 last year, the authorisation was given to Serum Institute’s Covovax on December 28 and to Biologocal E’s Corbevax on December 29. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Yd6749JVj

Tejasswi Prakash is the winner of Bigg Boss 15. After completing grueling tasks, several fights, emotional ups and downs and spending 120 days in the house, the ultimate title holder of the season is Tejasswi. She defeated co-contestant Pratik Sehajpal. from Times of India https://ift.tt/N4DZLq16i

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Shamita Shetty, who was considered a strong contender for the Bigg Boss 15 trophy has been evicted. The actress is now out of the finale race but the battle continues between Tejasswi Prakash, Pratik Sehajpal and Karan Kundrra. from Times of India https://ift.tt/oIt1MApOu

Besides significant increase in budgetary allocation, the government is also likely to announce the introduction of more semi-high-speed trains that can run at 180-200 kmph on Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) routes in the Union Budget that will be presented on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3jqFmJyMi

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Left-arm seamer Ravi Kumar bowled a sensational opening spell as India's 'class of 2022' exacted a sweet revenge, ousting defending champions Bangladesh by 5 wickets to enter the semi-final of ICC U-19 World Cup. India will meet Australia in the semis on Feb 2, having won an unprecedented 7 out of 9 U-19 World Cup QFs. Chasing a lowly 112 for victory, India crossed the finish line with 115 balls to spare. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zY85PRiuG

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Maharashtra recorded more than 100 deaths from Covid-19 on Friday while the toll in Kerala was over 90 as daily fatalities from the virus in India crossed 600 for the first time during the current wave of the pandemic. Meanwhile, fresh cases of the coronavirus continued to fall, indicating that the third wave may have peaked in the country, although testing remained lower than the previous week’s numbers. India reported 2,35,396 new cases on Friday, the lowest in 11 days, with data from one state awaited. from Times of India https://ift.tt/32JghE2

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Holding that suspension of a member from any assembly beyond one session is grossly violative of “basic democratic values” and worse than expulsion, the Supreme Court Friday held the July 2021 resolution passed by the Maharashtra assembly to suspend 12 BJP MLAs for allegedly misbehaving with the presiding officer of the House as “unconstitutional, grossly illegal and irrational” as the period of suspension extended beyond the remainder of the session concerned. from Times of India https://ift.tt/35yE0ry

Even as bilateral ties with Pakistan remain in deep freeze, India is looking to build on the goodwill created by religious tourism by expanding the agreed list of shrines pilgrims from both sides are allowed to visit. India proposed the same to Pakistan in a note verbale Friday saying that pilgrims be also allowed to travel by air. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3AGM0C7

The United States on Friday virtually threatened to impose war on Russia if it invaded Ukraine, which Washington considers imminent and Kyiv insists is not. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3r9rCq9

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Air India’s Maharaja opened his eyes to a whole new world on Thursday, with the Tata Group reacquiring its old airline along with AI Express and a 50% stake in ground handler AI-SATS. Pilots on all AI flights of Friday will greet guests with the line, “This is your Captain speaking... Welcome to the future of Air India”. And Tata Sons chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran promised employees of the airline that “the golden age lies ahead”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3KPp7RB

A total of 11 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses were produced and delivered to countries globally in 2021, which is twice the volume of the total global vaccine market in the pre-Covid year, 2019, for routine immunization. Of the Covid-19 jabs, the two Chinese vaccines — Sinovac and Sinopharm — cornered the largest volume shares at 21% and 19% (2.3 billion and 2.1 billion doses) respectively, while the share of India’s Serum Institute of India (SII) stood at 13% or 1.5 billion doses, according to UNICEF’s year in review. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ABriDI

A day after Union home minister Amit Shah’s meeting with a select group of Jat representatives, a video clip of him purportedly emphasising affinity with the community by stressing the shared legacy of ‘fighting Mughals’ has gone viral. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rZrGYO

Drug regulator DCGI on Thursday granted regular marketing authorisation to the two commonly used Covid vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — for use in adults with certain conditions. However, the vaccines will be available only under “programmatic setting” and all vaccinations have to be recorded on CoWIN. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3KJlNHX

In the midst of a disruptive pandemic caused by the coronavirus, the Supreme Court on Thursday detected another one, the ‘election virus’, and diagnosed that during poll-eve, this virus often afflicts the ruling parties of states, which resort to vengeful actions against political opponents. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3oqUsRp

After pressing its well-oiled organizational machinery in the west UP region, the BJP is all set to wade into politically troubled terrain of Pilibhit and Lakhimpur Kheri in terai region which have been in news for all the wrong reasons for the saffron party. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3H7DChr

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The actress in an exclusive chat with ETimes TV shared that she's enjoying this new phase in her life and reveals that her husband often keeps telling her that she got married to be like the nayi naveli dulhan. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3u68kUL

Sixty-nine years after it was nationalised, Air India is all set to return to founder Tata Group on Thursday. The legal documentation for this big-ticket transfer is complete, except for a mandatory no objection from Ireland-based lessors of some aircraft that is expected by late Wednesday night. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3IDI7AO

Anxious to assuage the sullenness of sections of the Jat community in Western UP, Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday wooed a group of community influencers by stressing similarity of “nationalist” outlook, recalling communal riots of 2013 and promising resolution of their grievances and consideration of demands. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3H4MDrz

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The flypast of the Indian Air Force on Wednesday was the grandest ever in the history of the Republic Day parade as the largest-ever fleet of 75 aircraft, including newly-acquired Rafale fighters, participated in the air show of the country’s aerial assets over Rajpath. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3o04QPu

As the surging third wave puts the focus back on the pandemic’s impact on children’s education, the findings of a parliamentary committee highlights how the Covid crisis has disproportionately affected girls, especially their education. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3r3gE5J

In pictures evocative of the American intervention in Afghanistan more than 40 years ago, the United States has rushed to Stinger missiles and Javelin anti-tank weapons — each said to be imprinted with Russian leader Vladimir Putin's name — to Ukraine as both sides embark on a slippery slope to a war that US President Joe Biden said would have enormous consequences worldwide. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3G4D2zZ

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said political parties competing with each other to announce freebies and doles during electioneering has the potential to upset states’ finances and vitiate free and fair polls and asked the Centre and the Election Commission to respond to a PIL seeking measures to curb this infectious poll-eve tendency. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3459Hb9

The redesigned SAT will be shorter, cover a more diverse range of topics and calculators will now be allowed for the entire math section. The College Board on Tuesday also announced that its SAT Suite of Assessments will be offered digitally. International students will now be allowed seven opportunities instead of five. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3nZZrIl

The Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala is set to amend the state Lokayukta Act through an ordinance amid stirrings of protest by the opposition over what legal experts see as an attempt to prevent any verdict of the anti-corruption agency being binding on the administration. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3u3xhjs

President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said that India is better poised now to meet challenges of the future and hailed the country’s vaccination drive against Covid-19. Addressing the nation on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day, he said India showed an “unmatched resolve” when faced by the pandemic. from Times of India https://ift.tt/33IQBId

Former Indian cricket Yuvraj Singh along with wife Hazel Keech have welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3r27o1q

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Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, who recently announced that 2022 would be her last season, says she had made the announcement too soon and was "regretting" it since she was being asked about it all the time. Mirza's swansong appearance at the Australian Open ended with a quarterfinal loss to local pair Jaimee Fourlis and Jason Kubler in the mixed doubles event. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3AuFjDf

The Padma awards are announced annually on the eve of Republic Day. Artist and singer Darshanam Mogulaiah was on Tuesday awarded the Padma Shri Award, the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3H4MHaM

The number of female electors in the country has witnessed a sharper rise of 5.1% over the past three years, from 43.8 crore in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to 46.1 crore now, as compared to the 3.6% increase in male voters from 47.3 crore to 49 crore during the same period. CEC Sushil Chandra, in a televised address on the eve of National Voters Day celebrated each year on January 25, said the strength of the total electorate in the country, as of today, stood at 95.1 crore. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3u4a5S2

Giving emphasis to "bail, not jail" judicial philosophy, the Supreme Court on Monday said no person can be indefinitely kept in jail with an open-ended investigation by probe agencies on a conjectural apprehension that activities of an accused could involve a larger conspiracy which may prove detrimental to national security. from Times of India https://ift.tt/33L1XLG

India has made extraordinary progress on Covid-19 vaccination in a short period of time but vaccinating the next billion will require reaching a poorer segment of the population, for whom the main barriers to vaccine access may include knowledge, awareness, proximity and convenience, the World Bank has said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3H3l81F

The northwest and central India may not face any more wet days this week after Tuesday but the region, including Delhi-NCR, will continue to face chilly weather as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted “gradual fall in minimum temperatures by 3-5 degree Celsius” over most parts of these areas during the next five days. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3KHtLB4

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Hailing the important role of youth in nation building, PM Modi on Monday underlined the growing prowess of India in innovation and the start-up sphere as he conveyed the nation’s pride in the fact that some major global companies are being led by young Indian CEOs. “Today we feel proud when we see the youth of India excelling in the world of start-ups. We feel proud when we see that the youth of India are innovating, taking the country forward,” the PM said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rJbMBH

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India failed to avoid a series whitewash against a South African team in transition despite Deepak Chahar's 34-ball 54, losing the third ODI by four runs to end a disastrous tour of the 'Rainbow Nation'. Asked to take first strike, South Africa were all out for 287 after Quinton de Kock's attacking hundred. In reply, India were all out for 283 in 49.2 overs. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3nPoIEU

In Antrix-Devas judgment, SC ruled that proceeding for winding up of a company on ground of perpetrations of fraud can't be stalled by shareholders citing reports from CAs, auditors giving clean chit or non-discovery of fraud. SC junked arguments of Devas and shareholders that since the auditors’ reports of 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2020 certified “no fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the course of the audit”, the Antrix-Devas deal was terminated not on fraud grounds. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3AnkVUB

India failed to avoid a series whitewash despite Deepak Chahar's scintillating 34-ball 54, losing the third ODI by four runs here to end a disastrous tour of the 'Rainbow Nation'. India had earlier lost the three-match Test series 1-2 against South Africa. from Times of India https://ift.tt/32sSIPG

Today, Anushka Sharma and her daughter Vamika's pictures went viral over the internet. The actress and her daughter were enjoying hubby Virat Kohli's match from the stands. The actress was carrying her little munchkin in her arms while they watched Virat playing on the field. from Times of India https://ift.tt/35aiiK5

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Barely two months after a fire on the 19th floor of a highrise killed one person in Lower Parel, six persons were killed and 24 injured in a blaze that broke out also on the 19th floor of a tower in Tardeo on Saturday morning. The fire started around 6.45am at the 20-storeyed Sachinam Heights, situated opposite Bhatia Hospital in Tardeo, fire brigade officials said. Many of the building’s residents were still asleep when the blaze began. A short circuit was the likely cause of the fire. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3tOoiCy

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Four members presumed to be from one Indian family were found frozen to death on the United States-Canada border on Thursday, drawing attention to illegal Indian immigration in harsh American winter from the northern border, at a time when US focus centres largely on its southern border with Mexico. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3fIyFja

The Indian Premier League's two new teams -- Ahmedabad and Lucknow -- have officially named their draft picks ahead of the upcoming mega auction for the 2022 season. Team Ahmedabad has chosen Hardik Pandya (Rs 15 cr), Rashid Khan (Rs 15 cr) and Shubman Gill (Rs 8 cr). While Team Lucknow has opted to go with KL Rahul (Rs 17 cr), Marcus Stoinis (Rs 9.2 cr) and Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 4 cr). from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ItQgaL

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have welcomed a baby through surrogacy. The couple took to their respective social media handles to share the happy news with the world. Their post read, "We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate. We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on our family. Thank you so much." from Times of India https://ift.tt/3FR3YmD

Flamboyant Rishabh Pant believes that the difference between the two teams in the just lost ODI series was far better middle-overs batting by the South African side. Having lost the first game by 31 runs, Indians were once again soundly thrashed by seven wickets after having put up a reasonably good 287 runs on the board. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3fJk5YP

A young South Africa punished a jaded Indian team for its outdated approach, handing it one of the most comprehensive series defeats in recent times with an easy seven-wicket victory in the second ODI. A target of 288 was below-par on a flat track and the seasoned Quinton de Kock (78) in the company of rising sensation Janneman Malan (91) added 132 for a match-deciding opening stand. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3Kvor3O

A fragile middle-order and lack of wickets in the middle overs are obvious areas of improvement needed for the Indian team, skipper KL Rahul admitted after an embarrassing ODI series defeat against South Africa on Friday. For the second game in a row, Indian bowlers looked pedestrian especially in the middle overs. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3GKPPZn

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The proportion of Covid deaths in active cases during the current surge is significantly lower, helped by large-scale vaccination coverage, than the previous second wave, the Centre said underlining the role of vaccines in protecting against severe illness and deaths due to Covid-19. "Vaccine online tracker shows the benefit of its ability to reduce deaths considerably among vaccinated compared to unvaccinated,” ICMR director general Balram Bhargava said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/34YYKby

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The Amar Jawan Jyoti or the “eternal flame” at the iconic India Gate will be extinguished after 50 years on Friday and merged with the flame at the adjoining National War Memorial (NWM) in the run-up to the Republic Day this year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3KtVa9z

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Arun Verma who has worked the films like 'Kick', 'Prem Granth', 'Nayak' and 'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi' has passed away. He was 62. from Times of India https://ift.tt/33BWNkX

The Amar Jawan Jyoti flame at India Gate will be extinguished after 50 years and merged with the flame at the National War Memorial here on Friday, military officials said on Thursday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3FLf38G

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has become the first university in the country to introduce “Hindu dharma” in its regular curriculum. The university has started a postgraduate course in Hindu studies, university authorities said on Tuesday, claiming that this is the first such course offered by any university in the country. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3Ih7Yyk

Twenty eight overs into India's chase of 297 in the first ODI, it looked like Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli were trying to tell Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen that they are the real masters of constructing an ODI innings. At the end of the day, Bavuma and van der Dussen's 204-run partnership trumped the pros as South Africa lodged a convincing 31-run win. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3Ae6cuV

India skipper KL Rahul blamed lack of wickets in the middle overs and below-par show by the middle order batters for the team's 31-run defeat against South Africa in the ODI series-opener here on Wednesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3qHx9Eg

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The BJP on Wednesday emerged as the single largest party after winning 384 out of 1,649 seats in the recently-held nagar panchayat elections in Maharashtra. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3GIEcC1

Covid's third wave is likely to peak by January 25 in Bengaluru, with daily fresh infections touching 35,000 cases, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials told Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai during a review meeting on the pandemic on Monday. The city reported 25,595 new cases on Tuesday, taking active cases across the state to nearly 1.8 lakh. from Times of India https://ift.tt/32bjkod

Nearly a dozen homes and offices belonging to a nephew of Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi and some of his aides were searched in concerted raids by the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday as part of a new probe into money laundering allegations linked to the 2018 illegal sand mining case. The raids yielded around Rs 6 crore in unaccounted cash, directorate officials said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/353hoPG

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Don’t be alarmed if you spot a drone swarm flying over Lutyens’ Delhi towards the month-end. The enthralling Beating Retreat ceremony, which is held on January 29 every year, will include 1,000 drones flying in synchronization with background music as well as a laser “projection mapping” show this time. from Times of India https://ift.tt/33LorvR

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Oral antivirals, antibiotics, monoclonal antibodies and vitamins have no place in India’s latest Covid management guidelines, which were put up on the Union health ministry website on Monday. Antiviral remdesivir, which is given via an IV drip, is recommended for moderate to severely ill patients on oxygen support. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3nvRWsf

The Election Commission on Monday shifted the Punjab assembly poll date to February 20 from February 14, in view of requests received from several political parties and the state government to defer polling by a few days in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti on February 16. The counting date is unchanged on March 10. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3nvrqiQ

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Actor Dhanush K Raja and his wife Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth have parted ways as a couple. The 'Maari' actor announced the same on Twitter. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3qATaV7

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Raju Jeyamohan triumphs in Bigg Boss Season 5. In a grand gala finale on Sunday night, Raju lifted the trophy, and walked away with a prize money of Rs. 50 lakhs. VJ Priyanka Deshpande became the first runner up of the season. Interestingly, Pavani Reddy was one of the three finalists of the season. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3KrTUnE

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Nepal had objected to an announcement by India and China in 2015 to develop a trade corridor via the Lipulekh pass and then again to India's own new political map that was issued in 2019 after the reorganisation of what was the Jammu and Kashmir state. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3Gyujac

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India’s domestic passenger traffic has dropped 37% since January 1, with less than two lakh people flying daily, which takes the traffic back to the volumes handled in July last year. An estimated 30% drop in air passengers is expected in the final quarter of this fiscal, according to aviation observers. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3FqC54s

Fresh Covid-19 cases in India rose 7% to nearly 2.64 lakh on Thursday, a day after a record rise of more than 50,000 had pushed the day's tally to 2.47 lakh. Deaths from the virus remained relatively low but were rising. With data from Tripura awaited at the time of writing, 218 fatalities were reported on Thursday, the second consecutive day of 200-plus deaths. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3FxFNtm

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India’s green cover has touched nearly one-fourth of its geographical area with "forests" and "trees outside recorded forest areas" put together recording an increase of 2,261 sq km (0.3%) in 2021 compared to the previous assessment in 2019, shows the latest India State of Forest Report (ISFR 2021) released on Thursday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3fkuolV

Two soldiers of the Indian Army were killed allegedly in an ‘accidental firing’ at a forward location along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of J&K on Thursday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3fCZTI9