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India's Covid cases fall to 2.55L, positivity rate dips to 15.5%
A total of 614 new deaths were also recorded in the span of 24 hours taking the toll to 4,90,462. The active caseload has jumped to 22,36,842, which constitutes 5.62 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
Rise in infiltration attempts, drug smuggling after Punjab poll announcement
According to the BSF Western Sector officials, the attempts to send narcotics to Punjab via the western border have increased and on January 20, the force recovered around 7.250 kgs of heroin in seven packets on the international border in the Amritsar sector while a Pakistani infiltrator was killed by the alert troopers on January 15.
Delhi's Covid cases fall to 5,760, deaths still high at 30
Delhi's positivity rate has come down to 11.79 per cent with active cases declining to 45,140 as per the Health Department bulletin. The fresh cases and fatalities have taken the tally to 17,97,471 and the death toll to 25,650.
Budget Session: Parliament to function in two shifts owing to Covid
The Budget Session will be held in two parts this year, from January 31 to February 11 and from March 14 to April 8. The Union Budget for FY23 will be tabled in the Parliament on February 1. All Covid protocols will be in place in the Parliament to prevent the outbreak of the disease. As per the schedule, President Ram Nath Kovind will address the joint sitting of the two Houses at 11 am on January 31.
Received request from Pakistan PM to take Sidhu in my cabinet: Amarinder
Singh called Sidhu a totally incompetent, incapable and useless man as a minister. "I removed Sidhu from my cabinet because that man is totally incompetent, incapable and totally useless. Sidhu was looking after local self-government. For 70 days he did not complete a file. I called him a few times and offered to give him more power if he wanted, which Sidhu denied," Singh said.
India to host first summit-level meet with Central Asia on January 27, joint diplomatic secretariat.on cards
This virtual meet will be the first of its kind leaders-level meet between India and all the Central Asian Republics. India considers Central Asia as its “Extended Neighbourhood” and this policy was reinforced when P.M. Modi visited all the five countries in 2015, a first for an Indian leader since these countries came into existence in 1991.
Japan set to host next QUAD summit after Australian general elections in May this year
Japan is set to host the next QUAD summit after Australian general elections in May this year. The summit looks certain as President Biden has accepted Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s invitation to visit Tokyo in mid-2022. The Japanese P.M. had expressed his country’s intention to host the summit during his virtual meeting with President Biden on 21st January.
Delhi's Covid cases under 10K, first time since third wave outbreak
The national capital on Sunday reported 9,197 fresh Covid-19 cases, first time below 10,000 since the third wave started in the city. Delhi recorded 5,481 Covid cases on January 4 and since then cases kept rising. The fresh Covid infections have pushed the tally to 17,91,711. In the same time span, 34 deaths have also been reported, pushing the death toll to 25,620.
A new-look Rajpath to host Republic Day celebrations
Spectators arriving at the Rajpath here to witness the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 (Wednesday) are all set to find the boulevard in a "new-look" as the work on the government's ambitious Central Vista Project is underway at a rapid pace. The work on the re-development of Rajpath was going on under the Central Vista Project due to which this year, the ceremonial boulevard will look more beautiful than before.
Omicron in community transmission - The impact explained
Covid's Omicron variant is now in community transmission stage in India, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) said in its latest bulletin on Sunday, noting become dominant in multiple metros, where new cases have been rising exponentially. The centre's genome sequencing body has also said that an infectious sub-variant of Omicron BA.2 lineage has been reported in a considerable fraction in India.
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