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• 21 Jan 2022, 08:48:30 PM IST

  West Bengal reports 9,154 new Covid-19 cases, 19,112 recoveries, and 35 deaths

• 21 Jan 2022, 08:32:24 PM IST

  Mumbai logs 5,008 new Covid-19 cases, 12,913 recoveries and 12 deaths

• 21 Jan 2022, 08:28:33 PM IST

  Prima facie, it appears leak is not related to Co-WIN, matter being examined: Govt on alleged data leak

• 21 Jan 2022, 08:06:56 PM IST

  Davos forum to be held in person May 22-26, says World Economic Forum 

  The Davos summit will be held in person for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, from May 22-26, the World Economic Forum announced Friday.

• 21 Jan 2022, 08:05:18 PM IST

  Karnataka reports 48,049 new Covid-19 cases, 22 deaths

• 21 Jan 2022, 07:25:04 PM IST

  Delhi reports 10,756 new Covid-19 cases, 38 deaths

• 21 Jan 2022, 05:56:54 PM IST

  35 Pak-backed YT channels taken down for ‘spreading anti-India’ propaganda

  

  Apurva Chandra addressed a press brief at the National Media Centre in New Delhi. 

  35 Pakistan-backed YouTube channels have been taken down for ‘spreading anti-India’ propaganda, ministry of information and broadcasting secretary Apurva Chandra said on Friday during a press brief at the National Media Centre in New Delhi.

• 21 Jan 2022, 05:34:19 PM IST

  Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma tests positive for Covid-19

• 21 Jan 2022, 05:17:15 PM IST

  BJP releases first list of 34 candidates for Punjab assembly elections

• 21 Jan 2022, 04:27:37 PM IST

  In historic move, Amar Jawan Jyoti merged with National War Memorial flame

  The Amar Jawan Jyoti flame at the India Gate was on Friday merged with that at the National War Memorial in a short ceremony in Delhi, during which a part of the Amar Jawan Jyoti flame was taken and merged with the flame at the NWM, which is 400 meters away on the other side of India Gate. Read More

• 21 Jan 2022, 04:04:47 PM IST

  Expelled Uttarakhand BJP minister Harak Singh Rawat joins Congress in Delhi

• 21 Jan 2022, 03:29:17 PM IST

  AAP releases third list for Uttar Pradesh assembly elections

• 21 Jan 2022, 03:10:18 PM IST

  50-year-old tried to self-immolate near Supreme Court new building: Delhi cops

• 21 Jan 2022, 02:45:23 PM IST

  Himachal: Fire breaks out at house in Chirgaon Rohru area of Shimla

• 21 Jan 2022, 02:00:35 PM IST

  IS gunmen in Iraq kill 11 soldiers in brazen barracks attack

  Gunmen from the Islamic State extremist group attacked an army barracks in a mountainous area north of Baghdad early Friday, killing 11 soldiers as they slept, Iraqi security officials said.

• 21 Jan 2022, 01:22:59 PM IST

  After Delhi CM sends proposal to lift weekend curfew, L-G Baijal says status quo should be maintained

• 21 Jan 2022, 01:08:22 PM IST

  50th statehood day of Meghalaya: PM Modi addresses nation

  Meghalaya has given the message of nature and progress, of conservation and eco-sustainability to the world, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he addressed the nation on the 50th statehood day of the northeastern state. 

• 21 Jan 2022, 12:42:14 PM IST

  PM Modi to unveil hologram statue of Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi to unveil hologram statue of Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate on his 125th birth anniversary.

• 21 Jan 2022, 12:23:59 PM IST

  UP polls: Rahul, Priyanka release youth manifesto

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi launch Uttar Pradesh's Youth Manifesto, at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarter in Delhi, ahead of state assembly elections. 

• 21 Jan 2022, 12:06:03 PM IST

  Pakistan achieved ‘GDP growth of 5.37% in 3 yrs': Imran Khan

  “I want to congratulate my government on achieving GDP growth of 5.37% in 3 years leading to substantial jobs creation and rise in per capita income. Our econ reforms success recognised internationally. Bloomberg predicted Pak will sustain high growth trajectory and employment levels," tweets Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan.

• 21 Jan 2022, 11:29:41 AM IST

  ‘Delhi averted danger,' says health minister Satyendra Jain

  Experts said Delhi will record 1 lakh cases daily, but we averted that danger.Will take call on lifting more curbs within 3-4 days, says health minister Satyendra Jain, as per PTI. 

• 21 Jan 2022, 11:23:00 AM IST

  PM Modi inaugurates new circuit house in Gujarat’s Somnath via video conferencing

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a new circuit house in Gujarat’s Somnath via video conferencing.

• 21 Jan 2022, 11:15:06 AM IST

  Mumbai police arrest 3 for making abusive comments against women

  Three people have been arrested for making abusive and cruel comments about women in the Club House app chat. Mumbai Cyber Police is investigating after registering a case on the complaint of a woman, reports ANI. 

• 21 Jan 2022, 10:07:59 AM IST

  Delhi govt sends a recommendation to Lt Gov to end weekend curfew

  Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal sends a recommendation to Lt Gov to end weekend curfew as Covid-19 cases dip. 

  The government has also proposed to end odd-even system for shops in markets. Private offices may be permitted to call 50% staff to office. Currently 100% is work from home. 

• 21 Jan 2022, 09:55:24 AM IST

  Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category

  The air quality in the national capital on Friday remained in the 'very poor' category according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).

• 21 Jan 2022, 09:06:14 AM IST

  India reports 3,47,254 new Covid cases, 703 deaths in 24 hours; active cases cross 2-million mark

  Covid-19 active cases in cross 2-lakh mark in India as the Omicron-led surge continues. The overall caseload was up by 3,47,254 and it now stands at 3,85,66,027.  

• 21 Jan 2022, 08:43:45 AM IST

  PM Modi extends greetins on statehood day of Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura

• 21 Jan 2022, 08:02:24 AM IST

  Amar Jawan Jyoti to be merged with National War Memorial flame

  At 1554 hours today, Air Marshal Balabadra Radha Krishna, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, in the absence of serving Chief of Defence Staff will merge the flames of Amar Jawan Jyoti with the eternal flame at the National War Memorial in a ceremonial function. Read More

• 21 Jan 2022, 07:32:54 AM IST

  Sputnik V effective against Omicron, say developers

  Russian anti Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, has two times higher virus neutralizing antibodies to the Omicron variant than the Pfizer vaccine, announced its developers on Wednesday based on a preprint study. Read More

• 21 Jan 2022, 07:00:53 AM IST

  17 dead, 59 injured in explosion in western Ghana

  As many as 17 killed, 59 others have been injured in explosion in western Ghana, reports AFP citing government.

• 21 Jan 2022, 06:55:58 AM IST

  France plans to relax Covid induced restrictions next month

  France will relax some restrictions early next month in a bet the pandemic will recede thanks to faster inoculations and plans to shut the unvaccinated out of most social activities. Austrian lawmakers passed the European Union’s first law making coronavirus vaccinations mandatory.

• 21 Jan 2022, 06:22:02 AM IST

  UP elections: Keshav Prasad Maurya rises up ranks after OBC leaders exit BJP

  Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya is suddenly everywhere -- appealing to other backward class (OBC) leaders exiting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to reconsider their decisions; welcoming defectors to the party; or targeting the Samajwadi Party and its leader Akhilesh Yadav. Read More