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UK raises COVID19 alert level due to Omicron surge: Medical officers

Uttarkhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami will participate in the Chief Minister's Conclave to be held in Varanasi and will discuss the issues related to implementation of various public welfare schemes of the Central and State Governments: CM Office, Uttarakhand

Two dead in armed clash at Palestinian camp in Lebanon: medics

Unjha BJP MLA Ashaben Patel passes away due to multiple organ failure triggered by Dengue

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Sunday cautioned depositors to be careful while chasing high returns as it comes with higher risk. Das said high returns come with higher risk, so depositors should be discerning enough while chasing returns.

Speaking at the 'Depositors First: Guaranteed Time-bound Deposit Insurance Payment up to Rs 5 lakh', he said the RBI remains committed to ensuring that the banking system remains robust and resilient.

A 29-year-old Army Major allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle at a camp in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Major Parvinder Singh, a resident of Delhi, was at his residential quarter inside the camp at Mahubal in Khari area of Banihal when he fatally shot himself with an AK assault rifle Saturday night, the officials said.

They said the officer had joined the camp as company commander recently. The motive behind his taking such an extreme step was not known immediately, the officials said. Police have started inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and further investigation is on, they added.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will be the chief guest at the 67th convocation of IIT Kharagpur on December 18, the institute said in a statement on Saturday. Apart from Pradhan, business tycoon Sanjiv Goenka, chairman of the board of governors of the institute, will be present on the occasion, it said.

"For the first time ever, IIT Kharagpur will bestow a Lifetime Achievement Award to Professor M A Ramlu, who served as the founder head of the Department of Mining Engineering. He retired as the officiating director of the institute," it said.

Five people will be conferred the Life Fellow Awards, the statement added.