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Malayalam Writer UA Khader Dies at 85: Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, December 12, 2020
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12 Dec, 21:51 (IST)
West Bengal Minister Subrata Mukherjee on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may attempt to assassinate Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. "If BJP doesn't win by fighting the election against Mamata Banerjee, they may conspire to assassinate her by sending people secretly," he said.
12 Dec, 21:02 (IST)
India is not only on track to achieve its Paris Agreement targets but to exceed them beyond expectations: PM Narendra Modi at the Climate Ambition Summit 2020
12 Dec, 20:32 (IST)
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that COVID-19 vaccine will be provided free of cost in the state.
12 Dec, 20:07 (IST)
"Progressive farmer leaders from Haryana met me and submitted a memorandum with their signatures supporting the three farm laws. They also shared their experiences on how these laws are benefiting them," said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
12 Dec, 19:43 (IST)
The CJI-led bench of the Supreme Court will hear petitions on farmer protests on December 16.
12 Dec, 19:37 (IST)
"Centre is ready 24 hours a day to hold discussions with the farmers. If protest is freed from Maoists and Naxals, then our farmers will definitely understand that laws are in their and country's interest: Even after that if they've any doubt, we're open for talks," said Union Minister Piyush Goyal.
12 Dec, 18:33 (IST)
Uttarakhand reported 728 new COVID-19 cases, 435 recoveries, and 10 deaths today: State Health Department, Govt of Uttarakhand.
Total cases: 81,939
Total cured: 73,422
Death toll: 1,351
Active cases: 6,207.
12 Dec, 18:04 (IST)
Delhi reports 1,935 new COVID-19 cases,3191 recoveries and 47 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Total cases 6,05,470
Total recoveries 5,78,116
Death toll 9981
Active cases 17,373.
12 Dec, 17:45 (IST)
"On 14th Dec, all farmer leaders will sit on a fast sharing same stage at Singhu border. We want govt to take back 3 Farm bills, we're not in favour of amendments. Centre wants to thwart our movement but we'll continue it peacefully," said Kamal Preet Singh Pannu, Sanyukta Kisan Andolan.
12 Dec, 17:43 (IST)
Farmer Leaders Allege Centre's Ploy to Divide Agrarian Unions Involved in Protests Against Farm Laws
"We'll foil any attempt by the Centre to fail our movement. Govt had made a few small attempts to divide us and instigate people of our movement. But, we will peacefully take this movement towards victory," said Kamal Preet Singh Pannu, Leader, Sanyukta Kisan Andolan.
12 Dec, 17:10 (IST)
"I'm hopeful that there is mutual consent between the Centre and farmers' Union and we can resolve this issue by talks. I'm hopeful for next 28 to 40 hours, there will be another round of talks and some conclusive statement can be out," said Dushyant Chautala, Haryana Dy Chief Minister.
12 Dec, 16:23 (IST)
Lalu Prasad Yadav's kidney function can deteriorate any time. It's difficult to predict. It is obviously alarming & I've given it in writing to authorities: Dr Umesh Prasad, doctor treating RJD chief Lalu Yadav who is admitted at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi.
12 Dec, 16:00 (IST)
Uttar Pradesh reports 1,520 new COVID-19 cases, 1,761 discharges, and 32 deaths. Total cases: 5,64,132. Total recoveries: 5,35,985. Active cases: 20,091 while the death toll mounted to 8,056.
12 Dec, 15:50 (IST)
Three IPS officers from West Bengal have been called on central deputation for alleged lapse in security of BJP president JP Nadda: Government sources to news agency ANI.
12 Dec, 15:25 (IST)
Maharashtra: Schools in Pune city to remain closed till 3rd January 2021, Pune Municipal Corporation postpones reopening of schools in its jurisdiction.
12 Dec, 14:41 (IST)
A mall in Kerala witnessed complete violation of social distancing norms as the crowd went berserk over heavy discount. Watch video below:
12 Dec, 14:32 (IST)
An explosion was reported at a chemical factory in Industrial Development Authority, Bollarum of Hyderabad. Several persons were left injured, said reports. More details awaited.
12 Dec, 13:42 (IST)
Startups are going to be the backbone of new India. The ecosystem of startups is encouraging innovation, promoting and strengthening new young entrepreneurs, businesses with new ideas, new ways of doing business: Union Minister Piyush Goyal
12 Dec, 13:12 (IST)
First Trilateral Working Group Meeting between India, Iran & Uzbekistan on joint use of Chabahar port will be held virtually on Dec 14. India welcomes the interest of Uzbekistan to use the Chabahar port as a transit port: Ministry of External Affairs.
New Delhi, December 12: Delhi on Saturday witnessed fog during morning hours, with some areas receiving light rain. According to the IMD, the minimum temperature is expected to be 11°C & the maximum to be 26°C in the national capital today. Meanwhile, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is blocked due to snow accumulation at the Jawahar Tunnel, the Jammu & Kashmir Traffic Police informed. Keep an eye on this space for all the latest news and updates that take place throughout the day.
In India, a total of 15,26,97,399 samples tested for COVID-19 up to 11th December. Of these, 10,65,176 samples were tested yesterday, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Saturday.
The US Food and Drug Administration authorizes Pfizer Inc’s COVID19 vaccine for emergency use. A high powered vaccine advisory panel, after a marathon 9 hour debate on safety and efficacy data, had endorsed emergency use approval of the Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine for mass vaccinations of Americans.
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