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Central Railway has announced its decision to revert platform ticket price from Rs 50 to Rs 10 at CSMT, Dadar, LTT, Thane, Kalyan, and Panvel stations with COVID-19 restrictions easing.
"It's shocking that government statics about the death of people due to COVID have lots of discrepancies. We are talking to our state governments. Every state govt can provide Rs 1 lakh but the Central govt should give Rs 3 lakh each to families of COVID victims," says KC Venugopal of Congress.
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A new vaccine enters India's market.
Months ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the BJP got a shot in the arm as two opposition MLAs, including the Congress legislator from Rae Bareli, joined the party here on Wednesday. Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh welcomed Congress MLA Aditi Singh and BSP Sagri (SC) MLA Vandana Singh into the party fold at its state unit headquarters here in the presence of senior leaders. (PTI)
The elections to 15 urban bodies in Chhattisgarh, including four municipal corporations, in ten districts will be held on December 20, the State Election Commission said on Wednesday (November 24).
Piyush Goyal set to meet all India Food Minister of States/UTs. Model Community Kitchen Scheme along with ONORC likely to be discussed. Aadhaar seeding of Ration Cards, biometrically authenticated FPS transactions are in the agenda.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officers conducted simultaneous raids in at least 60 locations across Karnataka against government officers on charges of disproportionate assets.
"CRPF has revised risk fund for personnel killed during action from Rs 21.5 lakhs to 35 lakhs. In other cases, the risk fund revised to Rs 25 lakhs. Financial assistance for marriage of daughter or sister of deceased Force personnel increased to Rs 1 lakh," Senior CRPF official said. (ANI)
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, laid the foundation stone of 25 national highway projects of total length 259 km with an investment of Rs 11,721 crores in Jammu & Kashmir.
Pakistan formally conveys its decision to India to allow transportation of 50000 MTs of wheat and life-saving medicines from India to Afghanistan via Wagah border on an "exceptional basis for humanitarian purposes", Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed.
"It has been decided to extend the 'PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana' to provide free ration till March 2022," said Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Cabinet decisions. He also spoke on farm laws. "Today, the Union Cabinet led by PM completed formalities to repeal the three Farm Laws. During the upcoming session of the Parliament, it will be our priority to take back these three laws," said Thakur.
(ANI)
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh leads party's protest against BJP leader Rameshwar Sharma's over his alleged remark of breaking knees of Congress leaders.
Delhi | A meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group is scheduled to be held at the residence of Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi tomorrow, to chalk out the strategy for the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament (ANI)
Under the free pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens of Delhi, we are sending them to Ayodhya to have a darshan of Shri Ram Lalla. Our first train for Ayodhya will be leaving on 3rd December, registrations have started: Delhi CM and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal
We have also added Velankanni Church in Tamil Nadu to the list of pilgrimage sites covered under this free pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens of Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal (ANI)
Air pollution in Delhi NCR | Supreme Court tells Centre that when the weather becomes severe then measures are taken. The measures have to be taken in anticipation to stop air pollution. SC observes that this is the National Capital, imagine the signal we are sending to the world.
Supreme Court says it will not close the air pollution case and give final orders. SC further adds that due to the seriousness of the issue it will continue to hear this matter.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan writes to Nagaland, Sikkim, Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal & Ladakh over a decline in weekly COVID-19 testing rates.
BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case to appear before a special NIA trial court in Mumbai today.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to meet PM Modi at 5 pm today: Trinamool Congress (ANI)
BJP MP from East Delhi Constituency &former Cricketer Gautam Gambhir has approached the Delhi Police, alleging he has received death threats from 'ISIS Kashmir'. The investigation is underway. Security has been beefed up outside Gambhir's residence: DCP central Shweta Chauhan (ANI)
Himachal Pradesh: Senior BJP leader Kripal Singh Parmar resigns from the post of state BJP vice president. "I was being neglected in the party for the past few years," Parmar tells ANI.
During CPI (M)'s rule, political violence rose into an anti-democratic menace. Atrocities against TMC candidates should not be tolerated. I appeal to the public to fight back. Exercise your voting rights & confront the hooligans: BJP MLA Sudip Roy Barman on Tripura violence. (ANI)
Vegetable prices soar in the national capital.
The first real-world assessment of BBV152, a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech suggests that two vaccine doses result in 50% effectiveness against symptomatic COVID-19, according to the study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal (ANI)
The first real-world assessment of BBV152, a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech suggests that two vaccine doses result in 50% effectiveness against symptomatic COVID-19, according to the study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal (ANI)
Air Quality Index (AQI) is presently at 280 (overall) in the 'poor' category, as per SAFAR-India Visuals from near Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Nauroji Nagar and Nehru Place.
New Delhi: With Sputnik Light, India will get a new Covid-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, several cabinet decisions were taken today, be it finalising the formalities regarding the withdrawal of three farm laws or about the scheme, PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.
In other developments, a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group is scheduled to be held at the residence of Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday (November 24) ahead of the upcoming Parliament session.
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