Highlights: Over 1 crore precautionary Covid vaccine doses administered

Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika, : said after a meeting with Meghalaya on border issues, said the final decision on border issues between  the two states will be taken by Parliament since boundary demarcation is subject of Centre, reports ANI.

With 27,971 new Covid-19 cases and 61 deaths, Maharashtra's total caseload reached 7,683,525 and the death toll climbed to 142,522. Mumbai added 1,411 cases and 11 deaths to the state's tally. 

Ahead of the Union budget, Apollo Hospitals MD Dr Suneeta Reddy said that it was the best time for the country to spend more on healthcare, reports ANI.

“Currently, 1.15% of GDP is spent on healthcare. This needs to move to 2.5% and it needs to be done as quickly as possible,” she said. 

The Union health ministry said that more than one crore (1,16,18,975) precautionary third doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in the country so far. 

Also, over 165 crore doses of the vaccine have been administered under the immunisation drive so far, of which 53,47,810 doses were given today, the ministry said. 

Karnataka reported 33,337 new Covid-19 cases and 70 more deaths as the total caseload and the death toll reached 3,757,031 and 38,874 respectively. The active caseload stood at 252,132.

Tamil Nadu reported 24,418 new Covid-19 cases and 46 deaths in the last 24 hours as the state's total caseload reached 3,303,702 and the death toll climbed to 37,506.

The active caseload stood at 208,350.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to meet bilaterally with other leaders who will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on February 4, reports ANI.

Delhi on Saturday reported 4,483 new Covid-19 cases, 10.85% more than yesterday. The number of deaths rose by 28, according to the state health department. 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and chiefs of tri-services arrive at Vijay Chowk for the ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony, which marks the formal end of Republic Day celebrations. 

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Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Saturday said that the peak of Covid-19 third wave is over in the state as Covid-19 cases are reducing in cities like Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar that were worst hit.

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AAP's chief ministerial face Bhagwant Mann on Saturday filed his nomination papers from Dhuri assembly segment, saying he expects that people of this constituency will ensure victory for him with the biggest margin in Punjab.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) opposition over the Maharashtra government allowing the sale of wines in the state. 

“Fadnavis govt planned to make a policy of giving home delivery of liquor online, what was that? BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya said that liquor is medicine & drink it in small quantities,” Raut said while speaking to reporters. 

Thane district's caseload of Covid-19 climbed to nearly 700,000 after 1,079 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. 

India continued a downward trend in its daily tally of the coronavirus disease  (Covid-19) after 235,532 new cases were added in the last 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 40,858,241. However, daily deaths are rising with 871 patients succumbing to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. 

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit Europe next week to discuss the escalating tensions on the Ukrainian-Russian border, news agency Sputnik reported on Saturday. 

The Gujarat government has extended the ongoing night curfew in the state's 27 cities till February 4 because of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. Read more

China's United Nations ambassador said that the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC's) primary goal in Myanmar should be to avoid more violence and a civil war.