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Live updates : Breaking News January 5
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January 05, 2021 11:16 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
Some hurting party from inside, 'anti-termite' solution necessary: TMC MLA Vaishali Dalmiya
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from Bally Assembly Constituency, Vaishali Dalmiya in an exclusive conversation with India TV on Tuesday said some people in the party are hurting the party from inside like termite, raising concern that an anti-termite solution is necessary to save the party. | ALSO READ
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January 05, 2021 9:38 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
IAF MiG-21 Bison jet crashes in Rajasthan's Suratgarh
A MiG-21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed near Suratgarh in Rajasthan on Tuesday evening. A technical malfunction is said to have caused the crash. The incident happened at 8.15 pm today. | READ MORE
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January 05, 2021 7:55 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari
End of speculation as govt announces COVID-19 vaccine roll out date
Putting an end to speculation, India on Tuesday announced it would be ready to administer coronavirus vaccine by January 13. At a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the vaccine will be rolled out within ten days of receiving the emergency use authorization. The announcement comes as a major relief for India which has the second-highest number of infections in the world, after the US. READ MORE
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January 05, 2021 2:59 PM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
Dayashankar Tiwari elected mayor of Nagpur
BJP nominee Dayashankar Tiwari was on Tuesday elected as the mayorof the Nagpur Municipal Corporation, a civic official said. The election was held after the previous mayor, Sandip Joshi, resigned from the post last month and announced the name of senior BJP corporator Tiwari as his successor for the remaining tenure of 13 months.
Earlier, after Nanda Jichkar completed her two-and-a-half-year term as mayor, the BJP had split the remaining tenure of 26 months between Joshi and Tiwari.
Joshi took charge as mayor on November 19, 2019. The BJP is currently ruling the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) with 107 seats in the 151-member house.
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January 05, 2021 2:58 PM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) to be partially inaugurated on 7th January
Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) will be partially inaugurated on 7th January. This is Rewari-Mandar Section and the length of this section is 306 kilometres: Indian Railways
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January 05, 2021 2:57 PM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
Total four people in Tamil Nadu have tested positive for new strain of coronavirus
Total four people in Tamil Nadu have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus that was first detected in United Kingdom
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January 05, 2021 2:57 PM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
Virtual toy hackathon 'Toycathon 2021' launched
Delhi: Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhariyal & Union Minister of Women & Child Development Smriti Irani launch a virtual toy hackathon 'Toycathon 2021'.
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January 05, 2021 1:26 PM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
67 die of drug abuse in Mizoram in 2020
At least 67 people, including six women, have died due to substance abuse in Mizoram in 2020 with heroin being the main killer drug, an official said on
Tuesday. The state had reported 55 drug-related fatalities in 2019."All the 67 people, who died of drug abuse last year, were addicted to heroin. The state government has been taking several measures to curb the menace," the excise and narcotics department official said.
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January 05, 2021 1:25 PM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
Speedy distribution of COVID-19 vaccine a major challenge for global govts: WHO experts
As India launchesthe world's most ambitious and biggest vaccination drive against COVID-19, the country will encounter the formidable challenge of rapidly scaling up distribution of the vaccines to secure immunity for its entire population, two prominent Indian scientists at WHO have said.
This daunting challenge is not only for India but also for all the governments across the globe as they start inoculating their populations to tackle the pandemic, noted Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist of WHO, and Dr Hamsadvani Kuganantham, Consultant, WHO.
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January 05, 2021 12:26 PM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
India reports 58 cases of new coronavirus strain
The total number of cases infected with the new strain of the novel Coronavirus first reported in the UK now stands at 58: Union Health Ministry
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January 05, 2021 12:25 PM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
389 cadets join 144th NDA Course
Total 389 cadets including 370 Indian cadets & 19 Foreign cadets have joined the last course (144th NDA Course). Unverified social media posts quoting me on poor intake in NDA are fake and malicious: Lt Gen Asit Mistry, Commandant National Defence Academy
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January 05, 2021 10:48 AM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
Supreme Court approves Central Vista project
Supreme Court gives a go-ahead to the redevelopment plan of the Central Vista project
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January 05, 2021 10:35 AM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway blocked
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway blocked at Samroli in Udhampur due to landslides and mudslides at several places
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January 05, 2021 10:35 AM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
Muradnagar roof collapse: CM Adityanath announces ex-gratia
CM Yogi Adityanath announces ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakhs each for famillies those who lost their lives in Muradnagar roof collapse incident. The National Security Act to be imposed on the accused
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January 05, 2021 9:26 AM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
Protesters at Singhu border affected due to continuous rainfall
Protesters at Singhu border (Delhi- Haryana) affected due to continuous rainfall
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January 05, 2021 9:25 AM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
Share markets today
Sensex down 104 points in opening trade, currently at 48,072; Nifty at 14,096
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January 05, 2021 8:08 AM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
Indian-American sworn-in as Ohio senator
Niraj Antani has been sworn-in as Ohio's senator, making him the first Indian-American to serve in the state's Senate. Antani, 29, who was elected to the Ohio state Senate from the 6th District, was sworn-in on Monday.
“I am so grateful to be able to represent the community in which I was born and raised as a State Senator,” Antani said soon after being sworn-in.
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January 05, 2021 7:45 AM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
PM to inaugurate Kochi - Mangaluru natural gas pipeline
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate Kochi - Mangaluru natural gas pipeline today
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January 05, 2021 7:44 AM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
SC verdict on Central Vista area today
Supreme Court to pronounce its verdict on the petitions challenging the validity of the Centre's plan for the redevelopment of the Central Vista area, today
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January 05, 2021 7:44 AM (IST) Posted by Vani Mehrotra
UP to conduct dry run for COVID-19 vaccine
Dry run for COVID-19 vaccine administration will be held across Uttar Pradesh today