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Dec 26, 2021 12:34 PM IST
4 new cases of Omicron in Odisha
Four new Omicron cases reported in the state, 4 foreign returnees (two from Nigeria, and one each from the UAE and Saudi Arabia) have tested positive. The total number of Omicron cases stand at eight: Niranjan Mishra, Director, Public Health
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Dec 26, 2021 11:49 AM IST
Boiler blast at factory in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur
At least 6 labourers killed, more than a dozen injured in boiler blast at factory in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur.
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Dec 26, 2021 11:03 AM IST
From December 28, 10-day night curfew in Karnataka
Karnataka govt announces 10-day night curfew from December 28. Decision to be reviewed after the end of this 10-day period.
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Dec 26, 2021 10:27 AM IST
Karnataka CM holds meet on Omicron
Basavaraj Bommai holds a meeting with cabinet colleagues and officials to discuss measures to control the spread of Omicron.
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Dec 26, 2021 09:53 AM IST
Total 422 Omicron cases in India thus far: Health ministry
A total of 422 Omicron cases were reported in 17 states/UTs so far. The number of persons recovered is 130: Union health ministry
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Dec 26, 2021 09:21 AM IST
India logs 6987 new Covid-19 cases and 162 deaths
India logs 6987 new Covid-19 cases, 7091 recoveries and 162 deaths. Total tally rises to 34,786,802 including 34,230,354 recoveries, 479,682 deaths and 76,766 active cases.
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Dec 26, 2021 09:03 AM IST
Australia’s NSW witnesses record daily Covid surge
New South Wales, Australia’s most populous province, witnesses record rise of 6394 Covid-19 cases in a single-day, up from previous record of 6288 the day before.
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Dec 26, 2021 07:56 AM IST
At least 5 killed in suicide blast in DR Congo
A suicide bomber killed at least five people at a crowded bar Saturday in Beni, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, reports AFP citing local officials.
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Dec 26, 2021 07:40 AM IST
Delhi’s overall AQI at 430
Delhi’s air quality again slips to ‘severe’ category, with the city recording an overall AQI of 430: SAFAR-India
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Dec 26, 2021 07:25 AM IST
China records 206 new Covid-19 cases
China logs 206 new Covid-19 cases, up from 140 on December 24. Of the new infections, 158 were locally transmitted, according to a statement by the National Health Commission.
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Dec 26, 2021 06:37 AM IST
PM Modi’s last Mann Ki Baat for 2021 today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will, at 11am today, deliver his last Mann Ki Baat address for the year.
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Dec 26, 2021 06:08 AM IST
Record 104,611 new Covid-19 cases in France
With 104,611 new Covid-19 cases, France sees its single-day surge. Omicron strain was set to become the dominant variant in France by the end of the year, says health minister.
‘Find your calling’: Modi recalls Group Captain Varun Singh’s letter to school
The Prime Minister said that Group Captain Varun Singh never once boasted of his valour and instead referred to his failures in the letter to students. “It is okay to be mediocre,” wrote the IAF officer, talking about how he managed to turn his shortcomings around.
Published on Dec 26, 2021 12:17 PM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
6 dead, over 12 injured in boiler explosion in factory in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur
- Identities of people who died in the accident are yet to be ascertained. It is not known how many people were working at the factory at the time of the accident.
Updated on Dec 26, 2021 12:37 PM IST
Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Patna
On Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi lists weapons against Omicron
PM Modi was addressing the nation through his Mann Ki Baat programme on Sunday.
Published on Dec 26, 2021 11:24 AM IST
Mann Ki Baat highlights: Let us make reading books popular, says PM Modi
- Mann Ki Baat highlights: During the address, PM Modi remembered the chief of defence staff Bipin Rawat and group captain Varun Singh who died in the IAF chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu earlier this month.
Updated on Dec 26, 2021 11:43 AM IST
Trains cancelled in Ferozepur amid ongoing ‘rail-roko’ agitation by farmers
- The farmers under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Committee (KMSC) are holding a ‘rail-roko’ protest to seek a complete waiver of farm loans from the Punjab government.
Published on Dec 26, 2021 10:00 AM IST
Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
India’s Omicron tally rises to 422, daily Covid infections at 6987
Maharashtra and Delhi have reported the maximum number of Omicron cases in the country, at 108 and 79, respectively. Total 130 recoveries related to the variant, too, have been recorded thus far.
Published on Dec 26, 2021 09:56 AM IST
30 coal mines auctioned, Coal Ministry expecting revenue generation of 8,158 cr
The Ministry of Coal had launched the 2nd attempt of the auction of eleven coal mines for commercial mining on September 27, 2021, and bids were received for four mines.
Published on Dec 26, 2021 09:46 AM IST
Pak based Khalistani radical is the real face of Ludhiana blast
Intelligence inputs show Sandhu, who is about 35 years old, is suspected to be living in Pakistan after acquiring an Indian passport on a fake identity by changing his appearance.
Published on Dec 26, 2021 09:28 AM IST
ISJK terrorist, involved in killing of cop, gunned down in J&K’s Anantnag
Officials of the Kashmir police said Faheem Bhat was involved in the killing of an on-duty assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Mohammad Ashraf Dar on December 22 outside the Bijbehara police station.
Updated on Dec 26, 2021 08:53 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
New Year 2022: Full list of public holidays in the upcoming year
- According to the list released by the government, there are 17 gazetted holidays and 30 restricted holidays in the upcoming year.
Published on Dec 26, 2021 08:35 AM IST
Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
After remarks on farm laws, Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar clarifies
Narendra Singh Tomar made the remarks at an event in Nagpur on Friday during he said the government has moved a “step back” and “will move forward again” while speaking about the farm laws.
Published on Dec 26, 2021 08:13 AM IST
