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23 Apr

New Covid-19 cases crosses 1,000 mark in Delhi, 2 Covid deaths in last 24 hours

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The fresh Covid cases crossed the 1,000 mark in Delhi on Friday as a total of 1,042 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the national capital out of 22442 tests conducted during the past 24 hours across the city. The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the city now stands at 1872699. According to the latest Delhi government’s health bulletin, the infection positivity rate stood at 4.64 per cent. The cumulative count of Covid-19 fatalities is 26164 , it said. In all, there are 3,253 active cases of the virus in the city, the bulletin pointed out. Notably, 965 new…

22 Apr

Shanghai extends Covid-19 lockdown as death toll rises to 36

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Shanghai has extended the Covid-19 lockdown to April 26, amid reports of growing public resentment as the eastern metropolis of 26 million reported 11 more deaths on Thursday. China on Thursday reported 2,119 locally transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases, of which 1,931 were reported in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission. Shanghai has added 17,629 new cases in the previous 24 hours, 4.7 per cent fewer than a day earlier, according to data released on Friday, taking the city's cumulative cases since March 1 to 443,500. Thursday also saw 11 deaths from Covid-19, all in Shanghai, bringing the mainland's death…

22 Apr

PM Modi and PM Boris Johnson witness the exchange of agreements between India and UK

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On Friday morning, during the second day of the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UK PM Boris Johnson said that the relationship between the two nations is now stronger than before. The UK Prime Minister landed in India on Thursday on a two-day visit in the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war. Both held detailed talks with an aim to further expand cooperation in areas of defence, trade and clean energy. During the talks, PM Boris Johnson said that they will provide India with the best of British know-how on building battle-winning aircraft and support the country’s requirements for new…

21 Apr

Omicron and its 9 sub-variant driving up Delhi Covid cases, say govt sources

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The omicron form of the coronavirus and its sub-types are on the rise in Delhi, government sources said on Thursday, April 21. The samples demonstrated the presence of eight different subtypes of BA.2.12.1 and Omicron. These results were obtained after genome sequencing of the sample. The World Health Organization (WHO) said in February that the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron is more transmissible than the BA.1 strain. However, there was no cause for alarm as it was no more extreme than the unique strain, it said. So far, the World Health Organization has placed five subtypes of omicrons on its watch…

21 Apr

EV fires: Nitin Gadkari calls for mandatory recalls, stringent penalty for errant companies

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Sending out a strong message on recent electric powered fire incidents, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said an expert committee will probe the accidents and additionally talked about heavy fines, among other measures. The Union Minister similarly said if any enterprise is found negligent in their processes, a heavy penalty will be imposed and a recall of all defective motors will additionally be ordered. "We have constituted an Expert Committee to enquire into these incidents and make suggestions on remedial steps," Gadkari added. Based on the reports, Gadkari referred to that ministry will difficulty imperative orders on the defaulting…

21 Apr

PM Modi to address celebrations of Guru Tegh Bahadur at Red Fort

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the celebrations of the 400th Parkash Purab of Guru Tegh Bahadur at Red Fort in New Delhi. He will address the gathering and also release a commemorative coin and postage stamp on the occasion. A PMO discharge said that the program is being coordinated by the Center as a team with the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee. The programme is focused on highlighting the teachings of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, who sacrificed his life to protect religion and human values, ideals and principles in world history. He was executed for…

21 Apr

Global growth momentum is dampened by prolonged inflation, supply chain disruption: Sitharaman at G20 meet

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Global growth momentum is dampened by prolonged inflation, supply chain disruption, volatility in energy markets, and investor uncertainty, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while taking part in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Washington DC. Under the Indonesia presidency, the Union Finance Minister at G20 said that it is well placed to catalyse international policy cordination to deal with macroeconomic consequences. “Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman said #G20 is well placed to catalyse international #policy co-ordination to deal with #macroeconomic consequences and called for #proactive #collective efforts towards protecting economies,” it added.Yesterday, Sitharaman met Mary Schapiro, vice…

20 Apr

Covid-19, guidelines Delhi makes wearing masks compulsory again, Rs 500 fine for violators

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The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday made wearing masks mandatory among the public as a preventive measure to control the rise in Covid-19 cases. Sources said anyone found without a facemask would likely have to pay a fine of Rs 500. The DDMA has additionally decided to keep the colleges open, however, a unique trendy working method will be organized by the Education Department with the help of stakeholders and experts.The Assembly was presided over by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and attended by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, various ministers, top bureaucrats and experts. At the closing rally on…

20 Apr

‘Will take Ayurveda to my country, can help millions of people’: Ex Kenya PM’s daughter

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Ayurveda, a typical recuperation gadget that has roots in the Indian subcontinent, has now invited praises from the daughter of Raila Odinga, former prime minister of Kenya. Odinga’s daughter Rosemary, who regained her eyesight after present process Ayurvedic cure in India in 2019, has stated she would take Ayurveda to Kenya as it can assist tens of millions of people. “Earlier I couldn’t see, now I can. PM mentioning my cure shows close relations b/w our countries. I’ll take Ayurveda to my country, it can assist tens of millions of people,” information enterprise ANI quoted her as saying on Wednesday.…

20 Apr

India gets its 6th Scorpene-class submarine ‘INS Vagsheer’ in Mumbai

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India’s defence naval fleet obtained extra tooth on Wednesday as defence secretary Ajay Kumar launched INS Vagsheer, the sixth Scorpene-class submarine below Project-75, at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai. Vagsheer is named after the sand fish, a lethal deep-sea predator of the Indian Ocean. The first submarine Vagsheer, ex-Russia (then Soviet Union), was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 26 December 1974, and was decommissioned on 30 April 1997 after nearly three many years of maritime service. The Mazagon Dock has so a long way delivered 4 Scorpene-class submarines under the project to the Indian Navy – INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi,…