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COVID-19 vaccination coverage in India crosses 126 crores

More than 66,58,055 COVID vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm

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New Delhi: The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 126 crores on Friday, the Union Health Ministry said.

More than 66,58,055 doses have been administered till 7 pm.

The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night, the ministry said

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03 December 2021
21:47 IST

UGC-NET December 2020 and June 2021 Examinations, which is scheduled to be held on December 5, has been rescheduled in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh in view of Cyclone Jawad.

21:21 IST

Mysterious lights were spotted over north Indian states and videos were shared on social media. Defence sources confirm it was a satellite, earlier media reports say it is Elon Musk-led ‘Starlink’ satellites.

 

21:19 IST

Farmer leaders' meeting with Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar concluded. No decision yet, said BKU leader Gurnam Singh Charuni.

21:17 IST

Konark Festival, International Sand Art Festival in Odisha's Puri district called off with immediate effect in view of Omicron threat.

21:17 IST

Indian Coast Guard officials apprehended 2 Pakistani fishing boats and 18 crew present inside Indian waters on Friday, reported ANI.

20:21 IST

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine coverage in India crossed 126 crores on Friday, announced Health Ministry.

20:09 IST

12 passengers, who arrived from 'at risk' countries, were admitted at LNJP Hospital from Delhi international airport, said Dr Suresh Kumar, MD LNJP Hospital.

All the patient except one, who has mild symptoms, are stable.

 

20:04 IST

The first train carrying around 1000 citizens on a Delhi government-sponsored pilgrimage to Ayodhya departed from the national capital on Friday, said CM Arvind Kejriwal.

19:54 IST

Cyclone Jawad is moving north northwest direction towards north Andhra Pradesh coast. By tomorrow it will move and there will be further intensification, said Sunanda, Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre Director.

19:33 IST

Indian Navy closely watching Chinese activities, capable of defending national interests, said Admiral R Hari Kumar.

19:04 IST

The Omicron variant of COVID19 has all the features of the type of variant that would create a third wave, said Anurag Agrawal, Director at CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology.

18:35 IST

Schools in Puducherry for Classes 1 to 8 will reopen from December 6, announced State Education Minister A Namassivayam on Friday.1

18:34 IST

Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, who joined Congress on Friday, met party leader Rahul Gandhi and Navjot Singh Sidhu in New Delhi.

18:23 IST

In the past six years, over 3 lakh children went missing and around 2.70 lakh were rescued, informed Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani.

18:21 IST

Cyclone shelters have been readied and evacuation of people from the low-lying areas is being carried out, said Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on storm Jawad preparations.

18:20 IST

Former Goa Forward Party (GFP) MLA Jayesh Salgaonkar joined the BJP on Friday ahead of next year's Goa Assembly elections.

17:49 IST

Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday, December 6, 2021.

17:40 IST

Global Hunger Index (GHI) does not reflect India's true picture as it is a flawed measure of hunger, Centre told in Rajya Sabha.

17:34 IST

51,775 cases of mucormycosis or black fungus have been reported in India till November 29, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in Lok Sabha

17:18 IST

Punjab Police recovered a tiffin bomb, 4 hand grenades from Gurdaspur’s village on Friday.

17:16 IST

Nine members of a family in Jaipur test positive for COVID-19, days after four of them returned from South Africa, reported PTI quoting health official.

The samples have been sent for genome sequencing.

17:15 IST

Farmers stopped actor Kangana Ranaut’s car near Ropar and protested against her statements on farmers protest

16:50 IST

Rajya Sabha adjourned till Monday, December 6.

16:46 IST

I don't think the Modi government will accept farmers' demands beyond the repeal of farm laws, its intention is not right, said Rahul Gandhi.

16:36 IST

Only those who are fully vaccinated can visit theatres, multiplexes, shopping malls in Karnataka, said Revenue Minister R Ashoka.

16:34 IST

Congress has a list of 100 farmers from outside Punjab who died during farm laws protest, a further list of 200 from public records, said Rahul Gandhi.

16:24 IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed Centre for saying 'no record' of farmers' deaths during farm laws agitation, said Punjab government has identified 403 people.

16:13 IST

Karnataka government has decided to get 18,000 nursing students who are pursuing their final year MSc course trained for the treatment of patients during the course of the possible third wave of Coronavirus or Omicron's probable effects. 

16:12 IST

18 out of 16,000 passengers from 'at risk' countries tested positive for COVID -19, genome sequencing for Omicron underway: Health Minister

16:02 IST

Health Minister on Friday said the decisions on booster dose and vaccination of kids after scientific advise, asks opposition parties to trust scientists.

15:53 IST

Schools in Haryana's Gurugram, Sonipat, Faridabad and Jhajjar will remain shut until further orders in view of rising air pollution, announced the government on Friday.

15:52 IST

The Health Ministry said while there is no evidence to suggest that existing vaccines do not work on the Omicron variant, some of the mutations reported may decrease the efficacy of jabs.

15:50 IST

The celebration of 100 years of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will be held on December 4-5, said Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, PAC Chairperson and Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha

15:48 IST

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has written to the Centre for calling a meeting of environment ministers of states in NCR because of the air pollution.

13:20 IST

Winter session | The Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021 introduced in Lok Sabha.

13:19 IST

Due to heavy rainfall, electric&telephonic lines can be disrupted. Cyclone alerts are announced in the coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh. This can turn into a cyclonic storm and is likely to reach Vishakhapatnam by the evening tomorrow: Mrityunjay Mahapatra(DG, IMD)

13:19 IST

Congress appoints Jagdish Thakor as President of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee.

13:01 IST

Delhi has become the number one city in terms of CCTV coverage per square kilometre in the world, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday. Briefing media persons, Kejriwal said, "As many as 2,75,000 CCTV cameras were installed across Delhi in the last seven years. These were installed in streets, lanes, colonies, RWS, schools and other places. Delhi has become the number one city in the world in having the maximum number of CCTV cameras per square kilometre. The survey was conducted in 150 cities across the world."

12:08 IST

We had written to all States asking for data on it. 19 States responded, only Punjab reported four 'suspected' deaths due to oxygen shortage: Union Health Minister Dr Mandaviya in Lok Sabha on the question of 'deaths due to oxygen shortage'

11:09 IST

Around 65 ongoing trains were cancelled from the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh for Dec 3 & 4, in the wake of CycloneJawad: Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of Waltair Division of East Coast Railway, A K Tripathi

All schools across the Visakhapatnam & Srikakulam districts will be closed from noon today & tomorrow, in the wake of CycloneJawad: Visakhapatnam District Collector, Mallikarjuna

11:08 IST

Delhi: BJP Rajya Sabha MPs protest against the protesting Opposition over the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs for the winter Parliament, near the Gandhi statue. 

11:08 IST

Supreme Court permits Delhi government to continue with construction activities of hospitals, next date of hearing December 10.

11:07 IST

Two passengers, who arrived at the Tiruchirapalli airport and Chennai airport from Singapore and the UK have tested Covid positive. The swab samples of these two passengers were sent for genome sequencing to ascertain whether they have contracted the Omicron variant.

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said that the passenger, who has arrived from the UK, has been admitted to the special ward of King Institute of Preventive Medicine, Chennai. He also said that the samples have been sent for genomes sequencing to Bengaluru. Three family members, who travelled along with the 10-year-old boy, had tested Covid-19 positive and have been put under quarantine.

11:06 IST

Kashmir reeled under intense cold wave as the minimum temperature settled below the freezing point across the valley, officials said on Friday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday night, down from minus 1.8 degrees Celsius the previous night, the officials said. The city had recorded its lowest minimum temperature this winter on Wednesday, they said.

10:31 IST

Now it is time to convert these fintech initiatives into a fintech revolution. A revolution that helps to achieve financial empowerment of every single citizen of the country...Transformational initiatives under digital India have opened doors for innovative FinTech solutions to be applied in governance: PM Modi

10:30 IST

"India has proved to the world that it is second to none when it comes to adopting technology or innovating around it. Transformational initiatives under Digital India have opened doors for innovative Fintech solutions to be applied in governance," PM Modi added. 

10:30 IST

"Last year, in India, mobile payments exceeded ATM cash withdrawals for the first time. Fully digital banks, without any physical branch offices, are already a reality and may become commonplace in less than a decade," said PM Modi. 

10:27 IST

India has proved to the world that it is second to none when it comes to adopting technology or innovating around it. Transformational initiatives under Digital India have opened doors for innovative Fintech solutions to be applied in governance: PM Modi at InFinity Forum event
 

10:21 IST
10:18 IST

The Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR on Friday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying it has constituted an enforcement task force to monitor compliance with its directions to control air pollution in the national capital region.

The Commission said that an Enforcement Task Force of five members has been constituted by it in the exercise of its statutory power and 17 flying squads are constituted to act against violators.

10:17 IST

In a wake of global fear of new coronavirus variant Omicron, Nepal has decided to put a ban on nine countries including Hong Kong. A meeting of the council of ministers has decided to ban entry of passengers arriving from and transiting South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Malawi and Hong Kong.

As per the officials, travellers who have been to any of these nine countries in past three weeks also will be restricted from entering the Himalayan Nation.

10:17 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to India's first president Rajendra Prasad on his 137th birth anniversary, hailing him as a person of unique talent who made distinguished contribution to the freedom movement. His life dedicated to national interest will always be a source of inspiration for people, Modi tweeted.

09:25 IST

Nepal imposes ban on entry from nine countries including Hong Kong, in view of emergence of #Omicron variant of COVID19.

09:24 IST

On Nov 29, in its weekly bulletin, the INSACOG said that those who are at high risk or high exposure may be considered as a priority for the booster shot as they have a low level of antibodies. It also called for the immediate vaccination of all the unvaccinated at-risk people.

09:24 IST

Delhi-NCR air pollution: Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR files affidavit in the Supreme Court saying it has constituted an enforcement task force to monitor compliance with its directions to control air pollution

09:17 IST

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that Gita Gopinath, currently chief economist of the IMF, is set to succeed Geoffrey Okamoto as the institution`s First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) early next year.

"Especially given that the pandemic has led to an increase in the scale and scope of the macroeconomic challenges facing our member countries, I believe that Gita ... has precisely the expertise that we need for the FDMD role at this point," Xinhua news agency quoted IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva as saying.

09:16 IST

Elon Musk`s aerospace company SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 48 Starlink internet satellites and two BlackSky satellites as a payload from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. "Liftoff!" SpaceX said from its official Twitter account, featuring a video of the rocket`s initial launch phase on Thursday.

09:16 IST

The deep depression over west-central adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal will intensify into a Cyclonic Storm during the next 12 hours and will reach north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coast by Saturday morning, informed the India Meteorological Department on Friday.

"Depression intensified into Deep Depression over west-central adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal at 0530 IST of 3rd Dec 2021. To intensify into a Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours & reach north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coast by tomorrow morning," IMD tweeted.

09:16 IST

The Odisha government on Thursday (December 2, 2021) evening issued guidelines to prevent adverse effects of Cyclone Jawad. The state authorities plans to deploy 266 teams including NDRF, State Fire Services and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) in coastal districts in view of impending cyclonic Situation, informs Pradeep Kumar Jena, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC).

09:15 IST

The pollution level in the National Capital Region (NCR), namely Noida and Gurugram, was also worrisome. Noida reported AQI in the `hazardous` category at 562, while the air quality in Gurugram was at the upper end of `severe` category at 413.

09:15 IST

The air quality in the national capital has not budged from the `very poor` category for a while now. On Friday (December 3, 2021), the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi (overall) stood at 385, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

09:15 IST

President Ram Nath Kovind will be the Chief Guest at a ceremony to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Friday (December 3, 2021).

09:14 IST

PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the InFinity Forum, a thought leadership forum on FinTech, on Friday (December 3, 2021) via video conferencing at 10 am. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in a statement said that the event is being hosted by the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) under the aegis of the Government of India in collaboration with GIFT City and Bloomberg on December 3 and 4. 

The forum will witness participation from over 70 countries. Indonesia, South Africa and the UK are partner countries in the first edition of the forum. 

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