24 Dec, 23:05 (IST)

West Bengal has reported 1,590 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, 2,054 discharges, and 32 deaths today, as per the state health department.

24 Dec, 21:41 (IST)

Suvendu Adhikari is a big leader. I am ready to fight with him in any of the 294 seats in West Bengal and I am sure he will lose his security deposit in elections. If he doesn't accept this challenge, I will believe that he is scared: TMC Sujata Mondal

24 Dec, 20:34 (IST)

The United Kingdom and European Union have agreed on a post-Brexit trade deal, according to news agency Reuters.

24 Dec, 20:03 (IST)

Former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta has been arrested in Pune in connection with the TRP scam case. This is the 15th arrest in the case by Mumbai Police.

24 Dec, 19:54 (IST)

Schools for students of 9th to 12th standard will reopen from January 4, 2021, in the jurisdiction of Pune Municipal Corporation. All schools will have to follow the COVID-19 SOPs: Pune Municipal Corporation

24 Dec, 19:38 (IST)

Around 30 people have been detained after a group of people vandalised Delhi Jal Board office. Legal action has been initiated against the violators: Delhi Police 

24 Dec, 19:31 (IST)

Delhi Police Cyber Cell busted a pan-India racket, which duped people through an app called Love Likes. 7 accused arrested & more than 30 bank accounts frozen. "2 kingpins are in Dubai. Around Rs 10 crores transactions have come to light," says Amit Goel, Addl DCP, South West.

 

24 Dec, 19:18 (IST)

PM Modi will flag off the country’s first-ever fully automated driverless train service on 37km Magenta Line (Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden) & will also launch fully operational National Common Mobility Card for travel on Airport Express Line on Dec 28: Delhi Metro Rail Corp

 

24 Dec, 19:13 (IST)

Andhra Pradesh reported 357 new COVID-19 cases, 355 recoveries & 4 deaths today, according to the State Health Department.Total cases: 8,80,075 . Active cases: 3,862 . Total recoveries: 8,69,124 . Death toll: 7,089 

24 Dec, 18:43 (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Ayushman Bharat 'PM-JAY SEHAT' to extend coverage to all the residents of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir on 26th December, via video conferencing: Prime Minister's Office.

 

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Mumbai, December 24:The Oxford University and Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc applied for the approval of their joint COVID-19 vaccine candidate before the UK regulatory body. The vaccine developers have submitted the full set of data related to their clinical trials.

At least 20 people who returned from the United Kingdom, where a new and more contagious strain of coronavirus was detected, have tested positive for COVID-19 in India. Samples of the 20 who tested positive have been sent to specialised laboratories to determine if the infection is from the mutant coronavirus found in Britain.

Very Dense fog conditions were observed in isolated pockets over Punjab and west Uttar Pradesh. Dense fog conditions were also seen in isolated pockets over Delhi and east Uttar Pradesh said India Meteorological Department.

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