Breaking: Punjab logs 7,396 new Covid-19 cases, 13 deaths; positivity rate at 20.76%

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• Jan 16, 2022 10:30 PM IST

  Punjab logs 7,396 new cases, 13 deaths; positivity rate at 20.76%

  COVID19 | Punjab records 7,396 new cases & 13 deaths; Active case tally at 41,250
  Today's positivity rate at 20.76% pic.twitter.com/d6oD6rWzPW

  — ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2022

• Jan 16, 2022 10:20 PM IST

  Noted thespian Saoli Mitra passes away in Kolkata

  Noted thespian Saoli Mitra has died in Kolkata. Her family made the news public at night after cremation as she wished. Mitra was the daughter of legendary theatre artistes Shambhu Mitra and Tripti Mitra, and also the recipient of the Sangeet Natak and Padma Shree awards.

• Jan 16, 2022 09:43 PM IST

  West Bengal records 14,938 new Covid-19 cases, active cases rise to 160,305

  COVID19 | West Bengal registers 14,938 fresh cases & 36 deaths today; Active cases rise to 1,60,305. Positivity rate at 27.73% pic.twitter.com/CgCTwsQhlF

  — ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2022

• Jan 16, 2022 09:24 PM IST

  Delhi records 18,286 new Covid cases, active case count dip to 89,818

  COVID19 | Delhi reports 18,286 new cases & 28 deaths in last 24 hours; Active cases declines to 89,819. Positivity rate at 27.87% pic.twitter.com/vlyymZVN0r

  — ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2022

• Jan 16, 2022 08:45 PM IST

  Goa: Former Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco quits TMC

  Goa: Former Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco has resigned from the primary membership of the Trinamool Congress Party: Mahua Moitra, Lok Sabha MP and AITC Goa in-charge

  Lourenco resigned from Congress and joined TMC on December 21

• Jan 16, 2022 08:07 PM IST

  Cop, civilian injured in grenade attack on security forces in Srinagar

  Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists lobbed a grenade on security forces in the Saraf Kadal area of Old Srinagar city. A cop and a civilian were left injured in the attack, more details are awaited.

• Jan 16, 2022 07:23 PM IST

  Punjab BJP urges EC to postpone February 14 assembly polls

  Punjab BJP writes to Chief Election Commissioner requesting him "to postpone Feb 14 State Assembly polls as many people from SC community from the State would visit Varanasi, in view of Guru Ravidas birth anniversary on Feb 16 pic.twitter.com/OvLrSYiVns

  — ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2022

• Jan 16, 2022 07:16 PM IST

  Mumbai reports 7,895 new Covid-19 cases, 11 deaths

  COVID19 | Mumbai reports 7,895 new cases & 11 deaths today; Active cases 60,371 pic.twitter.com/Grv3TRMtmh

  — ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2022

• Jan 16, 2022 06:47 PM IST

  Chandigarh reports 1,358 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 22.49% 

  Chandigarh reports 1,358 new cases today; Active cases at 9,203. Positivity rate at 22.49% pic.twitter.com/WJsA3V8mYz

  — ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2022

• Jan 16, 2022 06:22 PM IST

  Mumbai: International passengers from UAE now exempted from 7-day home quarantine, RT-PCR on arrival

  Maharashtra | International passengers arriving from UAE including Dubai in Mumbai are now exempted from compulsorily 7-day home quarantine, RT-PCR on arrival: BMC pic.twitter.com/TnUlASMANh

  — ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2022

  Maharashtra | International passengers arriving from UAE including Dubai in Mumbai are now exempted from compulsorily 7-day home quarantine, RT-PCR on arrival: BMC

• Jan 16, 2022 05:39 PM IST

  Religious leader Yati Narsinghanand sent to 14-day judicial custody

  Haridwar Court sent religious leader Yati Narsinghanand to 14-day judicial custody in the 'Dharm Sansad' hate speech case: Haridwar Police

• Jan 16, 2022 05:19 PM IST

  Punjab CM Channi's brother says will fight as independent from Bassi Pathana seat

  Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi's brother Manohar Singh, who was eyeing a Congress ticket from Bassi Pathana assembly seat, on Sunday said he will contest as an independent from the constituency after the ruling party fielded its sitting legislator. In its first list of 86 candidates, Congress on Saturday gave the ticket to party MLA Gurpreet Singh GP from Bassi Pathana (SC) seat.

• Jan 16, 2022 04:48 PM IST

  Mamata urges PM Modi to include tableau of freedom fighters from Bengal in Republic Day parade

  West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi over the "rejection of proposed tableau of West Bengal for the ensuing Republic Day Parade" and requests to "include the tableau of freedom fighters from West Bengal in the parade" pic.twitter.com/2vtVEA2Hoe

  — ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2022

• Jan 16, 2022 03:55 PM IST

  India not only manufactured vaccines but also vaccinated large part of population in short time: Health minister

  "As a result of country's solidarity & PM Modi's commitment during #COVID19, India not only manufactured vaccines but also vaccinated large part of population in short time," tweeted Union health minister Mansukh Madaviya.

• Jan 16, 2022 03:03 PM IST

  Tamil Nadu: Schools for all classes shut, exams postponed in view of Covid-19 surge

  Schools have been declared shut in Tamil Nadu for all classes, due to an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state. The exams which were supposed to be held on January 19 are now postponed: Tamil Nadu govt

• Jan 16, 2022 03:02 PM IST

  ‘The world is amazed’: Health minister on India completing 1 year of vaccine drive

  “Today is an important day for us as we've completed one year of vaccine drive,” said Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya. “The world is amazed by our vaccination drive; over 156 crore doses have been administered. 93 per cent of people above 18 years of age are vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine and 70 per cent of the population is fully vaccinated.” 

• Jan 16, 2022 02:33 PM IST

  Australian Open 2022: Djokovic 'disappointed' with losing deportation appeal

  Djokovic released a statement shortly after three Federal Court judges unanimously upheld a decision made on Friday by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke to cancel the 34-year-old Serb’s visa on public interest grounds because he is not vaccinated for Covid-19. Read More

• Jan 16, 2022 01:41 PM IST

  ‘Yogi ate khichdi for votes,’ SP chief Akhilesh Yadav hits out at UP CM

  Taking a dig at Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath eating lunch at a Dalit's household in Gorakhpur on Makar Sankranti on January 14, Akhilesh said: “You all must have seen he ate Khichdi with so much disinterest. He must be remembering, oh we forgot to send shampoo, soap (for the family to have a wash beforehand)… He ate khichidi for votes.”

• Jan 16, 2022 01:21 PM IST

  Former UP minister Dara Singh Chauhan joins Samajwadi Party in presence of party chief Akhilesh Yadav

  Former UP minister Dara Singh Chauhan joins Samajwadi Party in the presence of SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav, in Lucknow.

  “I welcome Dara Singh Chauhan and his supporters who have come along large numbers,” Yadav said.

• Jan 16, 2022 01:09 PM IST

  UP assembly polls: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel participates in door-to-door campaign in Noida

  Congress leader & Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Bagehl participated in a door-to-door campaign in Noida, ahead of UP Assembly elections. pic.twitter.com/OsjWcJidBm

  — ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2022

• Jan 16, 2022 12:37 PM IST

  Novak Djokovic loses legal fight, to be deported from Australia

  Novak Djokovic’s hopes of playing at the Australian Open were dashed Sunday after a court dismissed the top-ranked tennis star’s appeal against a deportation order. Read more

• Jan 16, 2022 12:29 PM IST

  Uttar Pradesh shuts schools, colleges till Jan 23 due to Covid surge

  Uttar Pradesh has extended Covid-19 restrictions and closed all schools, colleges and educational institutions till January 23 in view of the rising infections.

• Jan 16, 2022 11:50 AM IST

  North Korea train makes 1st crossing to China for since lockdown

  North Korea train makes first crossing into China since border lockdown, reports Reuters.

• Jan 16, 2022 11:03 AM IST

  Mansukh Mandaviya hails India's vaccination drive as “most successful in the world”

  Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya hails India's vaccination drive as "the most successful in the world," as the country completes one year of nationwide vaccination drive.

  India’s cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 156.76 crore. More than 66 lakh vaccine doses have been administered in the last 24 hours.

• Jan 16, 2022 10:12 AM IST

  Telangana extends vacation for all educational institutions till January 30

  Chief Secretary, Telangana told news agency ANI, “It has been decided to extend the vacation of all educational institutions in Telangana till January 30, 2022.”

• Jan 16, 2022 09:21 AM IST

  All Texas synagogue hostages out 'alive and safe', says Guv Greg Abbott

  All Texas synagogue hostages are out 'alive and safe', says governor Greg Abbott.

• Jan 16, 2022 09:12 AM IST

  India reports another surge with 2,71,202 new Covid infections, active cases up by 1,32,557

  India's Covid-19 tally continued its upward trend with 2,71,202 new cases on Sunday. Active cases rose by 1,32,557, while 314 new deaths were accounted.

• Jan 16, 2022 08:46 AM IST

  Tsunami threat from Tonga volcano eruption has ‘passed’, reports AFP

  Tsunami threat from Tonga volcano eruption has 'passed', reports news agency AFP.

• Jan 16, 2022 06:54 AM IST

  Delhi AQI slips to ‘very poor’ category again

  Delhi's air quality remains in the 'very poor' category, with overall AQI at 301 as per the data provided by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR)-India.

• Jan 16, 2022 06:12 AM IST

  One hostage released uninjured in Dallas area synagogue, say police

  "A hostage was released uninjured," said the Colleyville police department in a statement. Four people were held hostage in Dallas-area synagogue by a man demanding the release of convicted Pakistan scientist Aafia Siddiqui.

• Jan 16, 2022 05:51 AM IST

  81 police personnel in Mumbai, 31 in Pune test positive for COVID-19 in last 24 hours

  As many as 81 Mumbai policemen tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, informed police on Saturday. With this, the tally of positive police personnel rose to 1,312 in the city.