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The booster dose coverage in the eligible population in the country has gone up to 27%. According to the health ministry, nearly 16 crore precautionary doses were administered during the 75-day-long 'Covid Vaccination Amrit Mahotsav' that helped achieve this target. from Times of India https://ift.tt/gEBh5vb via

With Mallikarjun Kharge set to become the Congress president, former finance minister P Chidambaram and Digvijaya Singh are in the race to succeed him as leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, with Singh's nose seemingly ahead. from Times of India https://ift.tt/uovdpJz via

The Juvenile Justice Board gave its consent to prosecute four of the five minors accused in the Jubilee Hills gang rape as adults. The exception is an MLA's son. from Times of India https://ift.tt/fKwmCXD via

It is Mallikarjun Kharge vs Shashi Tharoor for the much-awaited Congress presidential election. Octogenarian Kharge, the establishment's choice, and Tharoor, the underdog diplomat-turned-politician, filed their nomination papers on the last day on Friday, setting to rest the two-month-long speculation. from Times of India https://ift.tt/1LdMw0o via

For new borrowers, the rates might not go up proportionately as banks can revise their spreads to charge lower rates. As the cost of funds for banks has not gone up, lenders are likely to announce special offers for the festive season. Lenders said that while higher rates do have an impact on demand, the overall sentiment is positive. The sensex gained as the policy was on expected lines and the rupee also firmed up. from Times of India https://ift.tt/j3q2PVo via

Russia vetoed a UN resolution Friday that would have condemned its 'illegal' referendums in four Ukrainian regions, declared that they have 'no validity' and urged all countries not to recognise any 'purported annexation' of the territory by Moscow. Stay with TOI for live updates -- from Times of India https://ift.tt/MEIgFhZ via

VTR director-cum-field director Nesamani K said the tiger is around three-years-old and is likely to have been forced away from the forest by other adult tigers in the VTR. He also claimed that the feeding habit of the tiger may also have changed owing to being near human habitation for long. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Otpan4A via