Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:31:00
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said a large population of the country is still not vaccinated against COVID-19, noting that only 42 percent of the population will be vaccinated by December end against the required rate of 60 percent to prevent the third wave of coronavirus.
He also asked the government to provide booster shots.
Sharing data about vaccinations, Gandhi th
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Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:29:53
Hundreds of fishermen and women observed a fast here on Wednesday to protest against the arrest of 68 fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy and demanding their immediate release.
The fishing community from here and nearby areas of Pamban and Mandapam held the hunger strike on the Rameswaram-Madurai national highway here at Thangachimadam.
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Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:26:02
India Wednesday successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the indigenously-developed, surface-to-surface missile Pralay' off the Odisha coast, the DRDO said.
The solid-fuel, battlefield missile developed by the Defence Research Development Organisation is based on Prithvi Defence Vehicle from the Indian ballistic missile programme.
The missile, launched from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island
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Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:22:30
In the wake of 19 Omicron cases being detected in the state, the Karnataka government on Wednesday directed district authorities and health officials to enhance surveillance and designate contact tracers and quarantine observers to curb the spread.
In a circular issued to the district and health officials, principal secretary, health and family welfare, T K Anil Kumar said 19 cases of super spr
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Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:20:30
The BCCI is planning to hold the two-day mega Indian Premier League auction on February 7 and 8 in Bengaluru, a senior BCCI official said on Wednesday.
It could well be the last mega auction that BCCI might conduct as most of the original IPL franchises want it to be discontinued.
"Unless the Covid-19 situation worsens, we will have the IPL mega auction in India. The two-day event will be he
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Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:18:35
New Delhi: As many as 4,690 people were arrested in different parts of the country under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the past three years, and 149 of whom got convicted, according to government figures.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha that 1,421 people were arrested in 2018 under the UAPA, 1,948 in 2019 and 1,321 in 20
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Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:11:00
As the Winter Session of Parliament concluded on Wednesday, a day ahead of the schedule, the productivity of Lok Sabha was registered to be approximately 82 per cent and that of Rajya Sabha was nearly 48 per cent.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi shared the information while briefing media after both the Houses were adjourned sine die.
"The productivity of Lok Sabha was approxima
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Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:08:04
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday recalled the iconic dialogue from Bollywood movie 'Deewar' to counter critics that her party had lost base in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, saying, "Mere Paas Behen Hai" (I have sister).
In a video clip uploaded by the Congress general secretary on her twitter handle, a journalist is seen seeking her response to the rival parties' remarks that the
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Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:03:03
Congress leader Harish Rawat on Wednesday refused to comment on his tweets in which he had taken potshots at Congress leadership over his "hands being tied" for Uttarakhand polls and said he will share more when the times comes.
"When the time comes, I will call you (media) and share it with you. For now enjoy this," Rawat told the media hours after his tweets.
He had also expressed anguish at
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