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]Magnitude 5.4 earthquake hits Sikkim's Lachung
The earthquake occurred at 7:23pm on Tuesday.
Published on Nov 30, 2021 10:02 PM IST
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Additional information sought: MoS health informs Parliament on Covaxin for kids
- In October, Covaxin received the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) expert panel’s nod for emergency use authorisation in children aged two to 18. An official claimed at the time that the India-made vaccine’s efficacy in children has been found to be similar to that in adults.
Updated on Nov 30, 2021 10:12 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
HT THIS DAY: December 1, 2018 — Oppn unites at farmers’ rally, hits out at Centre; leaders from 23 parties say govt must not give a raw deal to farmers
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, National Conference’s Farooq Abdullah and Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury were among the prominent leaders who joined an estimated 15,000 demonstrators
Published on Nov 30, 2021 09:24 PM IST
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India summons Pakistani CDA to protest against fashion shoot at Kartarpur gurdwara
A Lahore-based fashion brand had recently posted images of a photoshoot done by a model at Durbar Sahib gurdwara on its social media accounts
Published on Nov 30, 2021 08:59 PM IST
Omicron threat: When to take booster shot? Akiko Iwasaki explains on HTLS
HTLS 2021: The Centre has issued an advisory after looking at the spread of omicron variant globally and is keeping a close watch at ports, Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya said today, adding genome sequencing of suspected cases is also being done.
Published on Nov 30, 2021 08:52 PM IST
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News updates from HT: Taliban executed over 100 ex-security personnel
- Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Updated on Nov 30, 2021 08:52 PM IST
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Mamata Banerjee leaves for Mumbai will meet Sena leaders, Pawar
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders said Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut will also meet the Bengal chief minister
Published on Nov 30, 2021 07:29 PM IST
Samples of Covid-19 positive patient from Zambia sent for genome sequencing
- Omicron (B.1.1.529) was first reported in Botswana on November 11 this year and appeared on November 14 in South Africa.
Updated on Nov 30, 2021 07:24 PM IST
Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, Bengaluru
Admiral R Hari Kumar takes over as India’s navy chief
Kumar has taken charge of the navy at a time when the service is in the midst of several critical inductions
Updated on Nov 30, 2021 09:29 PM IST
Vijay Mallya contempt case to be dealt with finally on Jan 18: Supreme Court
Vijay Mallya is in the UK since March 2016. He is on bail on an extradition warrant executed three years ago by Scotland Yard on April 18, 2017.
Published on Nov 30, 2021 06:29 PM IST
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Northeast witnessed 187 insurgency-related incidents till Nov 15, Lok Sabha told
- Insurgency-related incidents in the northeastern region decreased in the past decade, but earlier this month terrorists from the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) ambushed an Assam Rifles convoy near the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur.
Published on Nov 30, 2021 05:28 PM IST
Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Piyush Goyal defends suspension of 12 MPs, demands apology
Union minister Piyush Goyal asked the suspended Rajya Sabha members to apologise to the country, the House, and the chair over their conduct
Published on Nov 30, 2021 05:14 PM IST
News updates from HT: Sitharaman says cryptocurrency a grey area
- Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Published on Nov 30, 2021 05:13 PM IST
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Sharp rise in number of drug abuse and alcohol-related suicides last year: Rai
The number of suicides resulting from drug abuse and alcoholism saw a sharp spike last year over previous years, minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai told the Parliament on Tuesday
Published on Nov 30, 2021 05:07 PM IST
Isha Sahai Bhatnagar
Liquor bottles found in Bihar Assembly premises. Nitish vows to order probe
The Bihar chief minister, who also holds the portfolio for home affairs, informed the House that serious note has been taken of the incident and those responsible for the lapse would face stern punishment.
Published on Nov 30, 2021 05:07 PM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
‘No linkage between privatisation of airport, seaport and large scale drug smuggling’: Govt
The Union home ministry in Parliament on Tuesday said there is no specific data or study to prove any linkage between the privatisation of airports, seaports and the increase in large scale smuggling of drugs
Updated on Nov 30, 2021 04:57 PM IST
Malavika Murali
Cyclone Jawad likely to impact east coast on December 4
A low-pressure area over south Thailand and the neighbourhood on Tuesday morning was likely to emerge into the Andaman Sea during the next 12 hours
Updated on Nov 30, 2021 04:41 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
'Who let the booze in', asks Tejashwi; alleges Nitish's 'liquor mafia nexus'
- Yadav also alleged that a liquor bottle was found inside the Bihar Assembly, seeking an apology from Nitish Kumar for the 'scandal'.
Updated on Nov 30, 2021 04:28 PM IST
Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
‘Cryptocurrency a risky area, Bill to be tabled soon’: Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha
Cryptocurrencies are among the most talked-about topics in recent days and its regulation Bill has been much-anticipated by investors in India.
Updated on Nov 30, 2021 05:23 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Sharmita Kar | Edited by Avik Roy, New Delhi
Judge helps Dalit student get admission by paying her fee
Advocates Survesh Kumar Dubey and Samta Rao volunteered to assist Sanskriti Ranjan as she could not arrange a lawyer to represent her after she moved the court
Published on Nov 30, 2021 03:49 PM IST
No decision yet on nationwide NRC, says Govt
The union home ministry on Tuesday reiterated in Parliament that it has not taken any decision yet on preparing a pan-India National Register of Citizens (NRC)
Published on Nov 30, 2021 03:41 PM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
Army receives new Israeli Heron drones for deployment in Ladakh sector
These drones are operational now and are far more advanced than the Herons in the existing inventory and their anti-jamming capability is much better than their previous versions.
Published on Nov 30, 2021 03:34 PM IST
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Hornbill Festival returns to traditional format, starts tomorrow
The 10-day cultural and tourism extravaganza annually begins at the start of December and coincides with Nagaland’s statehood day. The festival’s 2021 edition comprises around 700 separate events
Updated on Nov 30, 2021 03:17 PM IST
AAP to take out yet another ‘Tiranga Yatra’, this time in Punjab's Pathankot
Punjab is scheduled to go for assembly polls next year. 59 seats are needed for winning a majority in the 117-seat state assembly.
Published on Nov 30, 2021 03:15 PM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Piyush Goyal asks suspended MPs to apologise for their 'conduct' in Rajya Sabha
- Goyal was referring to the final day of the Monsoon Session when opposition MPs allegedly entered the well and continued sloganeering over passage of bills without discussion.
Published on Nov 30, 2021 03:06 PM IST
Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Delhi govt designates Lok Nayak Hospital for treating Omicron cases
Referring to the development in a tweet, health minister Satyendar Jain said the Delhi government was “fully prepared” to fight the new variant of coronavirus, which has been declared a variant of concern by WHO
Updated on Nov 30, 2021 03:27 PM IST
No cases of Omicron Covid-19 variant in India, says health minister Mandaviya
Union health and family welfare minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that no cases of the omicron Covid-19 variant have been detected in India so far, during the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha.
Published on Nov 30, 2021 02:41 PM IST
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Walkouts will continue if suspension of 12 MPs is not revoked: Congress leader
After a meeting of 16 opposition parties on Tuesday, Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, said they all stand in solidarity with the 12 Rajya Sabha MPs who have been suspended and will stage walkouts if the punishment is not revoked
Published on Nov 30, 2021 02:31 PM IST
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Suspended MPs to sit on protest from tomorrow; Rahul Gandhi asks ‘why apologise’
The MPs of the opposition parties were suspended on Monday on account of 'unruly and violent behaviour' during the monsoon session of Parliament. They include six from Congress, two each from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Shiv Sena and one each from CPM and CPI.
Published on Nov 30, 2021 02:13 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi