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News updates from Hindustan Times at 9 pm: Around 70,000 frontline railway staff vaccinated against Covid-19

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion at 9 PM. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Updated on: Mar 10, 2021, 20:46:54 IST
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Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion at 9 PM. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

A medic prepares to administer a dose of an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine marketed under the name CoviShield, to a Ukrainian serviceman at a military base near the front-line town of Krasnohorivka, eastern Ukraine, Friday, March 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A medic prepares to administer a dose of an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine marketed under the name CoviShield, to a Ukrainian serviceman at a military base near the front-line town of Krasnohorivka, eastern Ukraine, Friday, March 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

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The ministry of railways on Wednesday informed Parliament that the vaccination of employees of Indian Railways’ against Covid-19 is being done in a phased manner adding that it has vaccinated nearly 70,000 of its staff in the first phase. Read more

Shashi Tharoor reacts to his photo with BJP's Giriraj Singh. Then a dig

Union minister Giriraj Singh, mask in place, leaned over in what seemed a half hug and got close to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to say something into his ear outside the Parliament House on Wednesday and it was at this time that the bonhomie between the two leaders from the rival parties was captured in a photograph. The minister's rudraksh clad wrist was placed over a smiling Tharoor's right shoulder. Read more

Vizag Steel Plant workers to go on strike, to learn from farmers’ agitation

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait may be invited by workers of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), also known as Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, to draw lessons from over 100-day long farm agitation as they they have decided to go on an indefinite strike in protest against the central government’s move to go in for 100 per cent disinvestment in the steel plant through privatisation. Read more

Deepika Padukone has a twerk-off with Ranveer Singh, gives Buss It challenge a fun spin. Watch video

Deepika Padukone hopped on the Buss It challenge, the new viral trend to take over social media, but gave it a fun twist. She was joined by her husband, Ranveer Singh, in a twerk-off. She posted the video on Instagram and wrote, “Werk it baby! @ranveersingh #bussitchallenge.” Read more

Rishabh Pant achieves career-best Test ranking, R Ashwin No.2, Virat Kohli at lowest points tally since Nov 2017

India wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant rose to his career-best seventh position in the latest ICC Test rankings for batsmen. Pant broke into the top seven on the back of his third Test hundred in the fourth and final Test against England in Ahmedabad. India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin rose to the second-spot in the bowlers' rankings. Read more

House of Gucci: First look of Lady Gaga, Adam Driver as Signor, Signora Gucci

Lady Gaga recently took to her social media profiles and shared the first ever images of herself as Patrizia Reggiani, Maurizio Gucci’s ex-wife, in the upcoming movie House of Gucci which is about the former Gucci head's assassination. Read more

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