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104 IIT Madras students test positive for Covid

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IIT-Madras labs, libraries and various departments were shut on Monday after 104 students tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Out of 104, 71 people had tested positive on Sunday, while 33 more cases were confirmed on Monday.The labs, libraries and departments have been shut down for...
22:59

Fighting for our rights, say agitating farmers

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Farmers who were on a day-long hunger strike at the Singhu border as part of their protest against Centre's farm laws broke their fast on Monday evening and said they are not Aatankwadi (terrorists) but Hakwadi (fighting for rights).It was a day-long hunger strike against the allegation made by...
22:47

Canada prepares for first vaccine jabs

Canada began importing Pfizer-BioNTech doses on Sunday night, with jabs expected to reach arms as soon as today.The first batch of doses of Pfizer-BioNTechs Covid-19 vaccine have arrived in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted on Sunday night, alongside an image of a cargo plane being...
22:24

New coronavirus variant identified in UK

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Britain's capital will be placed under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday amid a very sharp spike in COVID-19 cases in London and its surrounding areas and a new variant of coronavirus being identified as responsible for the faster spread, the UK government announced in...
21:45

Don't blindly oppose farm laws: MoS Kishan Reddy

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Farmers and political parties  should not 'blindly oppose' the farm laws or demand their repeal, but study them in detail as the Centre was ready toaddress their concerns, Union Minister of State Kishan Reddy said on Monday.    The laws brought out by the Centre are in public...
21:17

Will definitely contest the TN elections: Kamal Haasan

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Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan, who kickstarted his party's campaign for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls on Sunday, has said that he will definitely contest the upcoming elections and will announce the constituency later.The Tamil Nadu assembly elections are likely to be held in...
20:54

Russia's vaccine's efficacy confirmed at 91.4%

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Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 91.4 per cent effective in providing protection against COVID-19 and has demonstrated 100 per cent efficacy against severe coronavirus cases, the vaccine's developers said on Monday.   The efficacy of the Sputnik V vaccine is 91.4 per cent, based on...
20:32

NY health worker 1st to get Covid vaccine in US

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A nurse in New York became the first person in the United States to receive the coronavirus vaccine Monday.Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, received the shot live on television shortly before 9:30 am.First Vaccine Administered. Congratulations USA!...
20:10

'1st Covid vaccine in US': Trump tweets

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US President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday to announce that the first shot of Covid vaccine has been administered in the country. On Twitter, the US president wrote, First Vaccine Administered. Congratulations USA! Congratulations WORLD!According to AFP, a New York health worker has...
19:51

AIIMS nurses go on indefinite strike

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The AIIMS Nurses Union has begun its indefinite strike from today. They have been demanding redressal of their grievances, including those related to the 6th Pay Commission. Te nurses are demanding redressal of issues such as abolishment of gender based reservation in the recruiting...
19:17

Google, YouTube and Gmail back after massive worldwide outage

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Google services, including Gmail, YouTube and Google search, came back online on Monday after being down for millions of users across the world. DownDetector, a website which collates user-reported errors on websites, mobile networks and other platforms, had confirmed the outage saying that the...
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Willing to listen to our farmer brothers: Rajnath

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As farmers intensified their protests against the newly enacted farm laws, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asserted that agriculture was a mother sector and there was no question of taking any retrograde steps against it ever.  In an address at the annual general meeting of industry...
18:43

Anna Hazare warns govt of fast over farm issues

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Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday wrote to Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar warning resumption of a hunger strike against the Centre's failure to fulfil his demands including the implementation of the recommendations made by M S Swaminathan Commission.Hazare's other demand...
18:41

WB govt gives go-ahead to daily Kolkata-Delhi direct flights

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The Bengal government on Monday gave its nod for resumption of daily direct flight services between Kolkata and Delhi, an official statement said.Daily direct flights in Kolkata-Delhi sector allowed with immediate effect, a statement issued by the state Information and Cultural Department...
18:17

Tata Group formally joins race for Air India

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Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group was among multiple entities that on Monday put in preliminary bids for buying the government's stake in loss-making carrier Air India.  Multiple expressions of interest have been received for strategic disinvestment of Air India. The Transaction will...
17:17

Maha allots Rs 2,211 cr for farmers

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The Maharashtra government has allocated Rs 2,211 crore to provide relief to farmers hit by natural calamities and Rs 22 crore for COVID-19 vaccine air conditioning facilities as it tabled Rs 21,992.50 crore supplementary demands in the assembly on Monday. The other highlights of the...
16:34

Sensex at all-time high of 46,253

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Equity benchmark Sensex climbed 154 points to end at a fresh all-time high on Monday, tracking gains in ICICI Bank, L&T and Kotak Bank amid persistent foreign fund inflows and a largely positive trend in global markets. After touching its record intra-day peak of 46,373.34 during the...
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Women speaking up against Akbar required celebration: Ramani

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Women speaking about the sexual misconduct of former union minister M J Akbar in the wake of #MeToo movement in 2018 required celebration and not prosecution for defamation, journalist Priya Ramani told a Delhi court on Monday. She made the submission during the final hearing in a criminal...
15:56

Covid vaccine for 100 people/day, says minister

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As India is on the brink of welcoming the coronavirus vaccine, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Sunday claimed that everyone will get the vaccine.Talking to the reporters in Patna, Choubey said that initially, only 100 people will be given the vaccine...
15:14

SC questions feasibility of examining declaration of 1975 Emergency

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The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine whether it would be feasible or desirable, after the passage of 45 years, if the declaration of Emergency in 1975 was unconstitutional or not.A three-judge bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy issued notice to the...
15:06

Bulletproof car for Vijayvargiya after WB attack

BJP National CP Mukul Roy with National Secy Kailash Vijayvargiya
BJP National CP Mukul Roy with National Secy Kailash Vijayvargiya
Days after he came under attack during his visit to Diamond Harbour in West Bengal, BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has been provided with a bulletproof vehicle by the Centre. He arrived in the city on Monday afternoon to take part in a programme at Mathurapur in South 24...
14:55

Sena MLA sues Kangana for 'Pak credit card' jibe

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Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik has submitted a notice to Principal Secretary Maharashtra Legislative Assembly against Actress Kangana Ranaut for her tweet in which she had allegedly said that 'those who were threatening me to break my face, now Pakistani credit card is seized from their residence...
14:50

Mount Abu freezes at 0.4 deg C

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Mercury dipped below freezing point in Mount Abu, the sole hill station of Rajasthan, where the night temperature was 0.4 degrees Celsius. In the plains, Sikar was the coldest place with a minimum of 4.5 degrees Celsius, according to the Meteorological department here on Monday. The night...
14:33

Farmers-linked bodies meet Tomar

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10 organisations from various states like Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Bihar and Haryana, associated with All India Kisan Coordination committee, are meeting Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, to extend their support on three Farm Bills.
14:07

Standoff in Ladakh with China continues: Rawat

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Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat in Kolkata: China's attempt to change the status quo on Line of Actual Control along the northern border amidst Covid-19 pandemic necessities high-level preparation on land, sea and air. I am fully confident that Indian Armed Forces will leave no stone...
13:39

Forces fought PLA with utmost bravery: Rajnath

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said India's armed forces stood up to aggression along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh and fought the Chinese military with utmost bravery, forcing it to go back.In an address at the annual general meeting of industry chamber FICCI, Singh...
13:32

Sitharaman holds pre-Budget consultations with top industrialists

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday held pre-Budget consultations with top industrialists in the national capital ahead of the forthcoming Union Budget 2021-22, informed the Ministry of Finance.Sitharaman has concluded a comprehensive review of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Package (ANBP) with...
13:21

Blocking highway just this once, says Tikait

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Farmers protesting at Ghazipur (Delhi-UP) border blocked National Highway-24 earlier today. We won't let it happen again, normal people won't suffer. We wanted them to realise for once that how even few minutes are important, says Rakesh Tikait of Bhartiya Kisan Union.Delhi Chief Minister Arvind...
12:58

Inflation at 9-month high, food prices ease

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The wholesale price-based inflation rose to a 9-month high of 1.55 per cent in November as manufactured products turned costlier, while food prices eased. The WPI inflation was 1.48 per cent in October 2020 and 0.58 per cent in November last year. This is the highest level of Wholesale...
12:39

HP guv has car accident

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Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Dattatreya met with an accident today near the Choutuppal town in the Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana. No casualties or injuries have been reported: K Narayana Reddy, DCP Bhongir.
12:33

Amul pays tribute to Astad Deboo

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Ad man Rahul da Cunha, who heads the team that comes out with the ultra-topical, super-cool Amul ads, has posted on Instagram their latest creative (pic alongside), a tribute to dance legend Astad Deboo who passed into the ages on December 10. 'Our take on the legend,' writes da Cunha, 'Good...
11:58

Maha govt tables women's atrocities bill, Shakti

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The Maharashtra government tables the Shakti Bill, pertaining to the prevention of incidents of violence and atrocities against women and children in the state. Shakti Bill drafted on line of Hyderabad's Disha Act.Five Ordinances, 10 Bills, including two related to Shakti Act, which deals with...
11:40

Farmers on hunger strike at Ghazipur border

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Farmers' leaders including Rakesh Tikait of Bharatiya Kisan Union sit on a hunger strike from 8 am-5 pm at Ghazipur (Delhi-UP border), where the protest entered Farmers' leaders including Rakesh Tikait of Bharatiya Kisan Union sit on a hunger strike from 8 am-5 pm at Ghazipur (Delhi-UP border),...
11:28

Debutante Burger King India's shares zoom 92%

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Shares of Burger King India on Monday zoomed over 92 per cent in its debut trade against its issue price of Rs 60. The stock opened at Rs 115.35, a huge premium of 92.25 per cent against the issue price on the BSE. It later rose to a high of Rs 119.80, up 99.66 per cent. On the NSE, it...
11:01

Javadekar slams 'hypocrite' Kejriwal

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Slamming Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the call for a day-long fast in support of the framers' protest, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that this is nothing but hypocrisy.Taking to Twitter, Javadekar said @ArvindKejriwal this is your...
10:42

5 Ordinances, 10 Bills to be tabled in Maharashtra Assembly today

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Five Ordinances, 10 Bills, including two related to Shakti Act, which deals with women security, are scheduled to be tabled in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday.Bills proposing a change in municipal laws of few municipal corporations and a Bill for Establishment of International...
10:36

Hope hunger strike will wake up govt: Farmers

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Farmers' leaders sit on hunger strike at Tikri border as their protest against Centre's farm laws enters 19th day. Centre is being stubborn about our demands. This is an attempt to wake them up, says Balkaran Singh Brar, Working President, All India Kisan Sabha, Punjab.Farmer leaders on Monday...
10:16

aily new infections dip below 30,000 again this month

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The daily new COVID-19 cases fell below 30,000 for the third time this month taking India's virus caseload to 98.84 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 93.88 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The total...
10:09

Covid vaccine trucks leave for 636 places in US

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US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has begun shipping the first batches of its long-awaited and newly-authorised coronavirus vaccine out of a Michigan warehouse, setting in motion the biggest vaccination drive in American history at a time when the pandemic has killed nearly 300,000 people in the...
09:42

Agitating farmers begin day-long hunger strike

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Farmer leaders on Monday started their day-long hunger strike against the Centre's new farm laws and said protests will be held at all district headquarters later in the day, even as more people are expected to join ongoing agitation at Delhi border points.Farmer leader Baldev Singh said,...
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SC to hear plea seeking removal of farmers

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Supreme Court will hear on December 16 a plea seeking a direction to authorities to immediately remove the farmers who are protesting at several border points of Delhi against three new farm laws.As per Supreme Court website a Bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde, justice A S Bopanna and Justice V...
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Kejriwal to hold fast along with farmers today

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is set to hold a one-day fast in support of the farmers' protest on Monday.In response to a call given by the agitating farmers, he also urged his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) volunteers, supporters as well as the people of the country to join the farmers'...