US Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee, retired Army General Lloyd Austin, to serve as Secretary of Defence. He will be the first Black American to serve in the role: Reuters
"Namaskar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Brazil feels honoured to have a great partner to overcome a global obstacle by joining efforts. Thank you for assisting us with the vaccines exports from India to Brazil. Dhanyavaad," President of Brazil Jair M Bolsonaro said.
Maharashtra: Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) passes an order to allow reopening of schools for classes 5th to 8th from February 1 following SOP (standard operating procedure) that have been provided by the state government.
Karnataka reported 324 new COVID-19 cases, 890 discharges, and 3 deaths in the last 24 hours: State Health Department, Govt of Tamil Nadu. Total cases: 9,34,576. Total discharges: 9,15,382. Death toll: 12,190. Active cases: 6,985
Classes for students of standard 9th to 12th to resume in summer zone areas of Jammu from February 1; classes for students of standard 1st to 8th to resume from February 8: School Education Department, Jammu and Kashmir Administration
22 new COVID-19 cases and 27 recovered cases in Puducherry today.Total number of cases: 38,749. Total active cases: 294. Total recovered cases: 37,857. Death toll: 643
The cumulative number of vaccinated healthcare workers across the country has surpassed 12.7 lakh through 24,397 sessions. Over 2.2 lakh beneficiaries were vaccinated & 267 cases of Adverse Effect After Vaccination (AEFI) reported till 6 pm today: Ministry of Health
Andhra Pradesh reports 137 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per State Health Ministry.Total cases: 8,86,694. Total recoveries: 8,78,060. Death toll: 7,146. Active cases: 1,488
Talks remained inconclusive as farmers' welfare was not at the heart of talks from the unions' side. I am sad about it. Farmers unions said that they only want the repeal of the laws despite the govt asking for alternatives: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
The fire has no impact on the production of Covishield vaccine and no damage has occurred to the existing stock either: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla
Mumbai, January 22: In a tragic news, a total of five people lost their lives in the fire that erupted at an under-construction building at Serum Institute of India (SII) in Maharashtra’s Pune.
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami warning was not issued.
President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday unveiled its plan to turn the tide on Covid-19 in America, where 400,000 people died, as the US leader tackled his first full day in the White House.
Bengal Governor donated Rs 5 Lakh For Ram Temple Construction. Dutch airline KLM to cut up to 1,000 more jobs.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief ministers are likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the next round of vaccination drive, claimed media reports.
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