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After Delhi recorded the cleanest October, the city saw its worst November air this year since Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) started measuring the air quality index (AQI) in 2015. This November witnessed 11 “severe” air quality days, the highest since 2015. The average AQI was 376, beating the previous record of 374 in 2016. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3IaSjS3 via

The stubble burning season has come to an end with the cumulative "fire counts" in Punjab and Haryana recorded by Nasa satellites in September to November being the highest in five years. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3D7NMMb via

A 30-year-old man allegedly ended his life after poisoning his wife and two children following a marital dispute in their house in Outer Delhi’s Samaypur Badli early on Tuesday. No suicide note was found by police. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/31kb3gE via

A Delhi court has issued a bailable warrant against an investigating officer (IO) in a 2016 murder case for not appearing for about two years in hearings, saying such conduct cannot be appreciated. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/31kFNyu via

A special ward has been created at Delhi’s Lok Nayak Hospital to treat patients suspected or confirmed positive for Covid-19 caused by the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3o4PCcx via

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Three students were killed and six other people, including a teacher, were wounded Tuesday in a shooting at a high school in rural Oxford, Michigan, local police said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3I1xIzv via

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A confrontation over the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha opposition MPs ensured Parliament remained stalled on Tuesday with Rajya Sabha chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu refusing to reconsider his decision and opposition parties staging a walk out in protest even as they forced adjournments in the Lok Sabha. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3IaV9Go via

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Children with poorly controlled asthma infected with Covid-19 are more likely to require hospitalisation than children with well-controlled asthma, or those without asthma, a new study shows. The authors suggest prioritising this group for vaccination has important implications worldwide. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3E9bKIr via

School textbooks should highlight the lives of hitherto unknown men and women from different states and districts, who have positively influenced national history, honour and oneness, says a parliamentary panel while stressing that NCERT should consider the suggestions received while framing the National Curriculum Framework. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3IaaarY via

School textbooks should highlight the lives of hitherto unknown men and women from different states and districts, who have positively influenced national history, honour and oneness, says a parliamentary panel while stressing that NCERT should consider the suggestions received while framing the National Curriculum Framework. from Latest Education news - Board Exam Results, Admit Cards, Exam Paper Analysis and Question Papers | Times of India https://ift.tt/3IaaarY via

The country’s economy grew by 8.4% in the July-September quarter, broadly in line with expectations, led by a steady farm sector and double-digit expansion in public administration, defence and other services as the impact of the base effect waned and weighed on the overall numbers. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3D605IZ via

BSF director general Pankaj Kumar Singh on Tuesday said the “demographic balance has been upset to a great degree” over a period of time in border states like Assam and West Bengal and the Centre possibly extended the border force’s jurisdiction to 50 km in these states and Punjab so that it could help and coordinate with state police to catch hold of infiltrators. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3o8IlZt via

A day after repeal of the three farm laws in Parliament, the government on Tuesday informally reached out to protesting farmer unions seeking five names of their representatives for a proposed committee, which is to be constituted to deliberate on different issues, including minimum support price (MSP). from Times of India https://ift.tt/31ji55D via

The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday announced repealing of the Char Dham Devasthanam Board Act, which had brought over 50 temples, including Char Dham shrines of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath, under state control. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xE4wJW via

Actress and former Bigg Boss 13 contestant who has been avoiding public appearances ever since the demise of Sidharth Shukla, was seen in public after a long gap. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3FZzu21 via

The national capital on Monday reported 34 new cases of Covid-19 and one death in the last 24 hours. This is the third day on the trot that Delhi has reported a fatality due to the viral infection. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3d1PtjL via

Debutant Rachin Ravindra impressively held fort for New Zealand to pull off a dramatic draw against India on the final day of the Kanpur Test. The left-handed allrounder played out 91 deliveries for his unbeaten 18, while last man Ajaz Patel faced 23 balls to score 2 not out - the duo negotiated 52 deliveries in all - before bad light ended play 12-13 minutes ahead of scheduled close. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xD9WVN via

Lionel Messi admitted winning the Copa America with Argentina might have been the determining factor in him claiming the men's Ballon d'Or prize for the seventh time after a turbulent year, as Spain's Alexia Putellas took the women's award. Now 34, Messi pipped much-fancied rivals like Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema to take the award in a glittering ceremony on Monday in Paris. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3I4o4fg via

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After suffering “severe” pollution levels for the past three days, Delhi’s air quality improved to “very poor” on Monday even as experts cautioned against a “sigh of relief”. With an air quality index (AQI) of 389, on a scale of 0 to 500, the national capital was the third most polluted city in the country after Gurgaon and Motihari. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3I5i9GN via

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to explain within two days why the NDA government's prestigious Central Vista project construction work needs to be carried on despite the severe air pollution in Delhi even after solicitor general Tushar Mehta said all anti-dust measures are in place at the construction sites in New Delhi and pointed to a major decrease in the number of buses in the public transport system. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3D5Cl7U via

The AAP government on Monday defended its doorstep delivery of ration scheme before Delhi high court, saying that it is a “complete misconception” that fair price shops cease to exist on implementation of the scheme. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cZKEaz via

A gang that used to remotely access and hack various online competitive examinations has been busted by the Intelligence Fusion & Strategic Ops (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police. Two coaching centre owners from Ahmedabad and a Delhibased technical expert, who worked as a solver for the gang, have been arrested. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/32AaDn6 via

A meeting of 32 farm groups was held at Singhu border on Monday. BKU Ekta Dakaunda president Buta Singh Burjgill and BKU Kadian president Harmeet Singh Kadian said an emergency meeting of 42 representatives from Punjab and other states — who used to participate in talks with the Centre — will be held on December 1 to formally discuss the issue of protests at Delhi borders. They refused to comment on the longevity of their struggle but hinted at lifting it after December 1. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZAfMdM via

The Centre has not received a proposal to recognise bitcoin as a currency in India, the government told Parliament on Monday, while adding that the Reserve Bank of India has recommended widening the definition of “bank note” for the launch of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Responding to a question on whether the government has any proposal to recognise bitcoin as a currency, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman replied in the negative in Lok Sabha. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3FVixGb via

Isro has been actively considering creation of new infrastructure to cater India’s human spaceflight programme, including for its first mission Gaganyaan in Gujarat. No formal decision is made as of November 29. Isro chief K Sivan said, “Gaganyaan is much bigger involving many national agencies and labs. For optimal utilisation of resources and considering various technical aspects and human safety, it’s necessary to spread facilities across many places. It’s a creation of new infrastructure.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/31fzLPH via

National grid operator POSOCO (Power System Operation Corporation) has red flagged overdrawing of electricity by five northern states, a practice that had precipitated the world’s largest blackout in history by affecting half of India’s population for almost 48 hours in 2012. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rmWeVM via

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The share of government spending in total health expenditure increased significantly to 40.8% in 2017-18, up from 32.4% in previous year, and went up from 28.6% in 2013-14 during the UPA regime, the National Health Accounts estimates show. The findings show government spending on health as a share of total government expenditure increased to 5.1% from 3.7% between 2013-14 and 2017-18, indicating higher investments in the sector as compared to previous years. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3E9CNDA via

As many people who lost their dear ones to Covid-19 have not filed an application for compensation, the Supreme Court on Monday said that online portals should be created by all states so that people can apply online and upload documents instead of going to the office of collector and district authorities. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xyDHqy via

With the emergence of the Omicron variant, public health experts want laboratories to conduct RT-PCR tests in whole for all the three genes, particularly on international travellers, to help detect the absence of the ‘S’ gene. Maharashtra state task force member Dr Shashank Joshi on Monday told TOI that a complete RT-PCR report for Covid included that of the ‘N’ , ‘S’ , ‘E’ and ‘ORF’ genes. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xzdKav via

The Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a “very high” global risk of infection surges that could have “severe consequences” in some areas, the WHO said on Monday. It urged its 194 member states to accelerate vaccination of high-priority groups and, in anticipation of increased case numbers, to “ensure mitigation plans are in place” to maintain essential health services. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3d3O6kJ via

Shifting focus of anti-air pollution drive to the states, the Supreme Court on Monday gave a 48-hour ultimatum to Delhi, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan and Punjab to execute directions of the Commission on Air Quality Management in the NCR. It said failure to do so will force the court to set up an implementation force. The direction came after SG Tushar Mehta said that the commission had in September directed the states to take measures in anticipation of rise in pollution. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3d35fuE via

If their passage was contentious and unleashed a trail of tumultuous events, the burial of the three farm sector reform laws was not a quiet affair either. On the opening day of winter session of Parliament on Monday, the government secured approval of both Houses for the repeal amid protests by the opposition parties which insisted on a debate. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3liF9sh via

Amid mounting fear over the new SARS-COV2 variant Omicron, an expert committee on Covid immunisation is considering to recommend an “additional dose” to those who are immunocompromised or are elderly and at high risk of infection or death due to Covid-19 infection, an official source said. A final decision on the issue will be taken by NTAGI next week, which will be then considered by the health ministry for approval. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3D4G1Xw via

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The city recorded another death due to Covid-19 for the second day in a row. Delhi also recorded 32 new cases with a positivity rate of 0.06%. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/315GUlh via

Schools in the capital are set to reopen on Monday for all classes after a short break from offline teaching due to the deteriorating air quality. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3E3KKdo via

Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit on Sunday claimed to have busted a fake work-from-home (WFH) job racket and arrested four people. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3riq4dW via

Even as concerns surrounding the Omicron variant of the coronavirus are growing and experts believe that vaccination is the best bet against it, more than 12 lakh adults in Delhi are yet to receive a single dose of vaccine against the disease. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3De7ztL via

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to immediately stop flights from countries affected by the Omicron variant of coronavirus. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said all government departments were on a high alert and appealed to people to avoid unnecessary gatherings. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3D16W6o via

Delhi’s air quality stayed in the “severe” zone for a third consecutive day on Sunday, but some relief is expected over the next two days. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of the capital stood at 405. The air quality is likely to improve on December 5 and 6 with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting relatively stronger winds in play, along with slight chances of rain. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3lgDXps via

Independent directors and non-executive directors on board a top social media, internet or electronics hardware company should also face legal and criminal proceedings for willful offences around data violations and in cases of complicity or negligence, the parliamentary panel on personal data protection (PDP) has said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/32HSjIX via

Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah said here on Sunday that the ‘cooperation model’ is the most suited economic development model for fuelling India's growth. He was speaking at the inauguration of four projects worth Rs 415 crore at AmulFed Dairy. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3I5noXk via

Turning the spotlight on the importance of startups, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country, in a way, is leading in the world in this domain and this could be a turning point in India’s growth story. The country now has more than 70 startups or unicorns that have crossed the $1-billion valuation. from Times of India https://ift.tt/31450Nk via

From clinching deals on Kalashnikov assault rifles and very-short range air defence missile systems to a military logistics pact, upgraded combat exercises and joint projects, Russia is looking to challenge US as India’s pre-eminent strategic partner and defence supplier. Ahead of the Modi-Putin summit, coinciding with inaugural dialogue between their foreign and defence ministers, hectic negotiations are underway to put finishing touches on a wide-ranging strategic-defence agenda. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3Ee0tGA via

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CJI N V Ramana, a diabetic for 30 years, said governments should provide “support and subsidy for diabetic care” as the cost of getting treated for this life-long disease is beyond the reach of common patients. Justice Ramana said scientists could find vaccine for Covid within months but there has been no breakthrough in curing diabetes for centuries and that it has to be managed by observing a strict restrictive regimen for control of sugar levels, diet and lifestyle. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3E5zo8O via

All international passengers, except those under five years of age, flying into India from Covid at-risk countries must undergo RT-PCR test on arrival, starting from 12.01am (IST) of December 1, 2021. This will include those transiting from these places too. Those testing negative must home quarantine for seven days and then re-test on the eighth day. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3D5CUP0 via

At a time when a new variant has led to restrictions on travellers from South Africa and other African nations, many western courtries are seeing a surge in Covid cases despite a larger propottion of their population being fully vaccinated with Germany, US and the UK reporting more than 50,000 Covid cases daily, according to the John Hopkins university Covid resource centre. The highest 65,584 cases were reported by Germany on Saturday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Zvhygb via

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In view of the possible threat that Omicron can pose to the country, the Centre has further beefed up preparations. The health ministry advised states and UTs to immediately focus on intensive containment, active surveillance, increased vaccination coverage as well as enforcement of Covid appropriate behaviour. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3liym1H via

The newly emerged variant of concern B.1.1.529 (Omicron) may not respond to monoclonal antibody therapy or cocktail treatment, experts fear. Based on preliminary analysis of Omicron infections in South Africa and elsewhere, experts suggest that it has six times higher potential to spread (R value) than the Delta variant that had triggered the second wave in India. It could also evade the immune system. It may also cause vaccine breakthrough infections. from Times of India https://ift.tt/318sMaO via

A BJP landslide buried the opposition in the Tripura civic polls on Sunday, with 329 out of the 334 seats at stake in 13 urban local bodies going to the saffron party in a poll that both Trinamool Congress and CPM termed “murder of democracy”. While BJP grabbed the lion's share of votes overall with 59%, TMC emerged as the strongest opposition party in the seats it contested with a 24% vote share. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3cZksx4 via

US-based IT firm, Cohesity, and first-time recruiter Glean, are likely to make the coveted US offers on day one of the placement season at IIT Bombay. Cohesity is expected to offer the highest package of Rs 1.46 crore, followed by Glean, that has a package of Rs 1.12 crore on offer. These packages include incentives and stock options. The annual placement season will kick off virtually at all major IITs on December 1. Students are expecting this year’s placements to start on a good note. from Times of India https://ift.tt/31aLm23 via

The opposition indicated that it plans to raise several issues ranging from fresh demands put forward by agitating farm unions such as removal of junior home minister Ajay Mishra over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence to the Pegasus controversy even as the government is set to move for repeal of the new farm laws in Parliament on Monday. The all-party meeting on Sunday, which was not attended by PM Narendra Modi, saw the opposition listing several issues they intend to raise in the winter session. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3E1qokN via

The UP teachers eligibility test (TET) scheduled for Sunday was cancelled after it was found that a question paper had leaked and cops rounded up 29 people of a network of exam frauds from various places in the state, prompting CM Yogi Adityanath to direct stern action against the suspects, including pressing charges under National Security Act and Gangsters Act. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3o18JnT via

To hide his identity, the accused had burnt the body on a heap of garbage by putting fuel cakes on it, the officer said. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pazup5 via

​​​​​Police received a PCR call at Shastri Park police station regarding a fatal accident. Complainant Mohammad Muid (34) stated that his friend Poonam, a resident of Cigrette Wala Bagh, Model Town, was returning from Haridwar, they said. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3HZxysm via

The counting of votes for over 200 seats in the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and other civic bodies in Tripura is under way. The State Election Commission (SEC) has decided to proceed for counting of polled EVMs with tight security even as the demand of opposition parties to countermand Thursday's civic polls alleging massive rigging and violence is pending in the Supreme Court. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates: from Times of India https://ift.tt/3p5l7Tg via

A three-year-old boy died after falling from the 10th-floor balcony of their flat in a housing society in Sector 75 on Friday afternoon. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZsK9mi via

Delhi on Saturday recorded one more death due to Covid-19 and 27 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 0.05%. With this, the death toll has climbed to 25,096 and the caseload stands at 14,40,834. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3E1kj8a via

Amid growing concerns about mutated coronavirus variant, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal urged PM Narendra Modi on Saturday to stop flights from countries affected by the wave of infections, while lieutenant governor Anil Baijal directed the chief secretary and the Delhi Police commissioner to strictly enforce Covid-appropriate behaviour in public places and at events besides putting hospitals on full alert and preparedness to handle any emergency. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3E1GjQj via

elhi’s air quality continued to remain ‘severe’ for the second consecutive day on Saturday with the weather department expecting slight relief on Monday. The wind speed remained calm towards the morning and the minimum temperature dropped by a degree Celsius. Though the wind speed picked up towards the afternoon, it was not enough to flush out the pollutants – mostly from local sources. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3FXjHRB via

To ensure smooth functioning of police stations in the city, the Delhi Police commissioner has decided to divide the work of a police station among three inspectors. On Friday, police chief Rakesh Asthana issued a standing order in which he redesignated the inspector handling anti-terrorist operations as inspector for law & order. The order also listed the duties of station house officers, inspectors (investigation) and inspectors (law & order). from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3CYThgi via

Paytm’s parent One97 Communications on Saturday reported a loss of Rs 461 crore for the quarter ended September 2021 compared to Rs 390 crore in the corresponding quarter last year and Rs 394 crore in the previous quarter ended June 2021. Losses widened on the back of a 40% jump in expenses in the second quarter. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3nYcU3J via

Nations in southern Africa protested bitterly on Saturday as more of the world’s wealthiest countries cut them off from travel, renewing a debate over border closures from the earliest days of the coronavirus pandemic and compounding the problems facing poorly vaccinated countries. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3HZvL6A via

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About 9% of girls and women aged 15 years and above surveyed had used tobacco in some form with the percentage of users in rural India higher at 10.5%, according to the the National Family Health Survey -5 (2019-21). Tobacco usage among males across India was at 38% with men in rural areas accounting for 42.7% of users. The urban users of tobacco among men and women accounted for 28.8% and 5.4% respectively. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3DZW765 via

The first cyclone over the Bay of Bengal (BoB) in the 2021 post-monsoon season could develop in the south Andaman Sea in a few days and hit India’s eastern coast in the first week of December, several weather models indicate. India Meteorological Department said a low-pressure system is likely to develop over south Andaman Sea around November 29-30. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3nXENZN via

Bihar, with its dismal scores across key development indicators such as nutrition, child and adolescent mortality, maternal health, years of schooling, sanitation and electricity, has topped the list of states with the largest share of population who are poor, according to think tank Niti Aayog’s report, which has identified 25.01% of the country’s population as “multi-dimensionally poor”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3E2LaAB via

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CJI NV Ramana on Saturday said the legislature does not conduct studies or assess the impact of the laws that it passes, which sometimes leads to "big issues" and result in over-burdening of cases on the judiciary. He also highlighted that simply re-branding the existing courts as commercial courts, without creating a special infrastructure, will not have any impact on the pendency. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3cW7WhK via

Farmers’ unions on Saturday decided to suspend their tractor march to Parliament, scheduled from Monday, in the wake of government’s move to list the repeal of farm laws in Lok Sabha. They said their protests would continue till they get a “written assurance” from the Centre on their six pending demands, including a legal guarantee on MSP. They will wait for the response to the email sent to PM Modi over their demands and take a call on next course of action on December 4. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rgnfKG via

Hailing the judiciary for maintaining the highest standards of conduct and for being the most trusted institution in which people have reposed faith, President Ram Nath Kovind, however, said judges should exercise utmost discretion while passing observations in court proceedings as it could lead to dubious interpretation. Kovind also emphasised the need to bring reform in the judiciary to make justice more speedy and accessible and also to improve gender balance in the institution. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZukUjH via

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said there is a need to be proactive in the light of the new SARS-CoV-2 “variant of concern” Omicron and directed officials to review plans for easing of international travel restrictions in the wake of reports related to the new mutations of the virus. Modi chaired a comprehensive meeting to review the situation relating to Covid-19 and vaccination on Saturday, immediately after WHO designated Omicron a 'variant of concern'. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3cX8dB8 via

Fear of exposure to Covid-19 virus is driving health care workers and even some vaccine trial participants (who got vaccinated in September-October last year), mainly from the vulnerable groups, to opt for the third dose privately. Private organisations are extending their vaccination drive for third doses without providing a certificate. Meanwhile, the government is likely to come out with its policy on additional dose in the coming week for people with predefined conditions. However, their primary objective will be to immunise the 10-12 crores who remain unvaccinated. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xtXvLK via

Four days before kick-off, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) put off a ministerial meeting that was to decide on crucial global rules, citing heightened risk after the outbreak of the “particularly transmissible” African variant of the coronavirus. The decision, which came on Friday night, followed a fresh Covid wave in Europe with countries such as Switzerland hit particularly hard. from Times of India https://ift.tt/32tF4eC via

Amid mounting concern over cases of new 'variant of concern' Omicron, the ICMR on Saturday said there is no need to panic and urged people to not delay their second vaccine dose. “The structural changes detected in the virus may not necessarily give rise to a functional change of concern. It may not necessarily be lethal or result in severe form of disease. There is no such data, as of now,” says Samiran Panda, Head of Epidemiology & Communicable Diseases, at ICMR. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3HZvTTx via

A special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act court that granted bail to the alleged drug supplier of Aryan Khan and Arbaaz Merchant in the cruise liner drug seizure case has observed that barring his statement there is no prima facie evidence to show that he was the supplier of the contraband. “Therefore, contention of the prosecution cannot be accepted that applicant is peddler and that he supplied contraband to accused no 2 (Merchant),” special judge VV Patil said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3lfHwMj via

“Governments will come and governments will go, but the idea of India, the Constitutional idea of India, resilient though it has proved to be, must be protected,” Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay high court said on Friday, adding “history will not judge us by our highways or bridges or statues, it will judge us by how well we have preserved the Constitutional idea of India and saved it from being undermined.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/3p8A9rc via

Six years after the Supreme Court nixed Parliament’s NJAC Act that had replaced the “judges-selecting-judges” collegium system, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday gave fresh momentum to calls for reforming the selection method and suggested nurturing of grassroot-level judges, chosen through an all-India exam, for promotion to higher judiciary. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3cUe5es via

A penalty of Rs 10 lakh a day will be imposed on the concessionaire building Noida international airport if it exceeds the deadline of September 29, 2024. A day after the airport project was launched by the PM, officials said when the concessionaire, Zurich AG, and the UP government had signed the final agreement, it had been decided the company would be liable to pay 0.1% of the bank guarantee it had deposited every day as liquidated damages if the project breached the deadline. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3nRSTfb via

The Delhi government has called a meeting of Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Monday and requested experts to suggest measures that need to be taken in view of a new Covid-19 variant. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3FQu7SN via

The air quality slipped into the “severe” category again on Friday after staying in the “very poor” range over the past week. The weather conditions hint at no major improvements over the next two days. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cUb8uk via

To improve revenue generation, East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on Friday proposed an increase of 2-3% in property tax on residential and non-residential categories, 5% on government accommodation, 10 times (Rs 5 to Rs 50) increase in fees for sanctioning building plans, among other levies. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3FRQkQt via

An autorickshaw driver has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman inside his vehicle in southeast Delhi’s Sarita Vihar. The accused assaulted the woman on a deserted stretch and also snatched her mobile phone when she resisted and threw her out. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3leQd9L via

Nearly one in every three men (32.8%) in Delhi suffers from hypertension or takes medicine to control blood pressure. This is 8.8% higher than the national average. The prevalence of hypertension among women in the capital is 24.1%, which is also higher, albeit by a lower margin of 2.8%. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3162Lcs via

The Centre has allowed resumption of regular international flights from December 15, nearly 21 months after services were suspended. Now both Indian and foreign airlines can add capacity. Air bubbles, that gave limited flights to some countries during Covid, will burst on December 14, allowing passengers flying between India and rest of the world to also take connections from nearby hubs as per air service agreements with those countries. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3cQ6OMv via

With an eye on a string of assembly elections due early next year in several states, including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, opposition parties are preparing to join ranks to take on the central government on a host of common issues during the winter session of Parliament starting Monday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3D0kE9E via

Alleging that the government is riding roughshod over the Constitution in governance and law-making, the opposition on Friday boycotted the Constitution Day function in the Central Hall of Parliament. Congress, Trinamool Congress, Left parties, RJD, NCP, Shiv Sena, SP and DMK among others stayed away from the function after Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to them on Thursday evening with the plan for boycott. from Times of India https://ift.tt/32shTRW via

Amid a boycott by opposition parties of “Constitution Day” celebrations and ahead of Parliament’s winter session beginning next week, PM Narendra Modi savaged dynastic parties calling them a threat to a healthy democracy and elaborated that problems arise when a party is run by the same family, generation after generation. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rhyTET via

European countries on Friday joined Singapore, Israel and others in restricting travel from southern Africa in a frantic effort to keep a newly identified, and apparently significantly evolved, variant of the coronavirus from crossing into their borders. This time, restrictions came within hours of South Africa’s announcement — at least 10 countries had announced measures before South African scientists had finished a meeting with WHO experts about the variant on Friday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rhh6h4 via

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A suspect in the rape case of a minor girl was tried, heard, convicted and sentenced to a life term in prison by a Pocso court in Bihar’s Araria district in a single day’s proceedings, reportedly setting a new record and benchmark for speedy trials in a country besieged with pendency of cases in courts. The judge, Shashikant Ray, also directed the convict to pay Rs 7 lakh as compensation for the girl’s rehabilitation. The order was passed on October 4. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3nS6e7k via

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A new variant of Covid-19 virus, first found in Botswana which can possibly resist available vaccines, pushed global investors onto the backfoot, that in turn led to a sell-off in risky assets. As a result, investors on Dalal Street too pressed the panic button, leading to a 1,688-point slide in the sensex — the biggest single-session loss in over seven months — which closed at 57,107. In late trades, the index had even entered the sub-57k mark, its first foray in that territory in 3 months. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3CXvg9s via

Virtual crypto currency exchanges have emerged as the new tax havens laundering large amount of illegal cash with anonymity as more than Rs 4,000 crore of such transactions have been unearthed by ED in the past one year alone. The government listed a bill in Parliament to ban all private crypto currencies not only to curb increasing instances of money laundering in the country using the virtual currency but also to meet the standards set by FATF, the Paris-based intergovernmental watchdog. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3FNlqbW via

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at the colonial mindset of developed nations which is attempting to restrict developing nations like India from using those resources and paths which they themselves took to become developed and regretted that some in India are using western benchmarks and environment to impede the country's progress from Times of India https://ift.tt/3lcTHcW via

Underlining that it is not ready to accept any sort of "closure" on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the government gave a renewed push to punish the guilty on the 13th anniversary of the terror strikes by summoning a senior Pakistani diplomat and calling for an expeditious trial in the long pending case. In a note verbale, it also asked Pakistan to abide by its commitment to not allow territories under its control to be used for terrorism against India. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3DXtExI via

A penalty of Rs 10 lakh a day will be imposed on the concessionaire building Noida international airport if it exceeds the deadline of September 29, 2024. A day after the airport project was launched by the PM, officials said when the concessionaire, Zurich AG, and the UP government had signed the final agreement, it had been decided the company would be liable to pay 0.1% of the bank guarantee it had deposited every day as liquidated damages if the project breached the deadline. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3p0xS1n via

Reserve Bank of India has not accepted a proposal to consider large corporates or industrial houses for a banking licence. It has however allowed promoters of banks to hold up to 26% in their banks, which is a positive for many lenders including Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, Bandhan Bank and CSB Bank. The new norms allow those who have already diluted stakes to hike their shareholding. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3CVPLDr via

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The charred body of a 75-year-old man was recovered from his house following a fire in central Delhi's Kamla Market area, police said on Friday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cRhpXt via

However, former Congress MLA Mohammad Asif Khan said he had no knowledge that they were SDMC staff. "I don't know who they were. I have also received no call or a message from the SDMC about the incident," he said. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3p4mAZV via

The layer of smog thickened over Delhi on Thursday as the capital’s air quality deteriorated and reached the brink of ‘severe’ air quality. The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi was 400 in ‘very poor’ category at 4 pm. However, it slipped into ‘severe’ category by 6 pm, shows data from the Central Pollution Control Board. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3p4zBCP via

The Delhi high court on Thursday asked the Centre to clear its stand on the need for booster doses for fully vaccinated people as the matter is raising "a lot of concern among people at large, mostly among those in the old-age bracket or suffering from other diseases". from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3l7rPGU via

As many as fifteen more countries have recognised India's Covid-19 vaccination certificate, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed late on Thursday. "Mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccination certificates continues! Fifteen more recognitions for India's vaccination certificate," MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3nS2Itx via

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale hit Thenzawl, Mizoram in the early hours of Friday. According to National Center for Seismology (NCS), the tremors were felt 73 km southeast of Thenzawl with a depth of 12 km.​ from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xqQVG0 via

Conversion from one religion to another religion will not change the caste of a person which he belongs to, Madras high court has ruled, nixing a bid by a Dalit man, who embraced Christianity, to obtain an inter-caste marriage certificate to get priority in government jobs. Dalit-converts are treated as backward community (BC) members and not as SCs, as per law. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rebOTx via

The government has proposed changes to the bankruptcy legislation by adopting a global model law that will enable lenders to apply the insolvency law to defaulters’ assets lying overseas. These will include the offshore personal assets of the promoter if they have issued a personal guarantee. The changes would also allow execution of orders against defaulters by overseas courts that have adopted the model law. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3l94rJr via

India appears to be the flavour of current times for recruiters globally with Indian talent the most sought after amid a rise in cross-border hiring. Jobs from various global markets are being outsourced to skilled talent in India, and this is not restricted to IT alone. Recruitment firms say the trend is broad-based and is also playing out in non-IT fields such as digital marketing, content, design, accounting, administrative, project management, supply chain and even manufacturing. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3cOsPLH via

The UN General Assembly has adopted a historic resolution to graduate three nations, including Bangladesh and Nepal, from the least developed country (LDC) category to the developing country grouping, a major milestone demonstrating the countries’ significant development progress. The UNGA adopted the resolution at its 76th session. The three countries that got clearance for graduation are Bangladesh, Nepal and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. “ from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xqDB4s via

Citing the improved security scenario in the northeast region, political stability in all the eight constituent states, peace initiatives taken by Narendra Modi government to end insurgencies prevalent for decades as well as improved road, rail and air connectivity, home minister Amit Shah on Thursday invited industries to take advantage of this ‘conducive’ environment and invest in the northeast region. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3p0WFSP via

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The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) data for 2019-21 indicates that India has more females than males with its overall sex ratio having risen to 1,020 after seeing a dip from 1,000 in 2005-06 to 991 in 2015-16. The sex ratio at birth (SRB), however, was still worryingly low at 929, indicating continued sex selection at birth, despite an improvement from the previous survey. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3p3A2gr via

The special investigation team, which had investigated nine major cases related to the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat under the supervision of the apex court, on Thursday said it had done a thorough probe into the allegations levelled by Zakia Jafri and Teesta Setalvad about a larger conspiracy involving then CM Narendra Modi and found them to be baseless. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xv1k3h via

Amid allegations of widespread electoral malpractice by BJP and attacks on 23 TMC and CPM candidates, Tripura’s bitterly fought elections to 13 civic bodies on Thursday recorded a preliminary voter turnout of 82% that could go up after the final count. Both TMC and CPM declared the elections a farce and demanded a repoll, pointing to violence that left 32 people injured across the state. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3FHLGo2 via