INDIA
6 dead, 23 injured in Mumbai building blaze
The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) rushed with 13 fire tenders as the flames quickly spread to the two upper floors sparking panic among the building residents. The MFB managed to rescue at least 23 injured persons from the inferno that raged in the top three floors, and the firemen continued to battle the blaze in the afternoon.
Indian-origin scientist creates 1st molecular structure of Omicron protein
Published in the Science journal, the analysis which is done at near-atomic resolution using cryo-electron microscopy, reveals how the heavily mutated Omicron variant attaches to and infects human cells.
Opening a window to untold, unknown facts on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
New information throws light on Bose's intense political activities surrounding the revolutionary groups in Bengal, Punjab, the United Provinces and what is now Maharashtra and his efforts to bridge the increasing communal divide and his influence among the splintered political landscape; his outlook and relations with women; his plunge into the depths of spirituality.
Roadmap developed for online storage management of food grains: FCI
The OSM envisages putting in place a single source of information for the food grains stored in the country for central pool through integrating state portals with the central portal. The Department "strives to tap the benefits of automation in its various endeavours, especially following the principal that every ounce of foodgrains saved through scientific storage techniques should be considered as grain produced", a Ministry statement said.
CoWIN portal: Now, 6 members can register with one mobile no
In continuation of updates on various utility features of Co-WIN for the beneficiaries, a feature has been introduced under raise an issue in Co-WIN account through which beneficiary can revoke its current vaccination status from fully vaccinated to partially vaccinated or unvaccinated status and also partially vaccinated to unvaccinated status.
I&B Ministry blocks 35 Pak-based YouTube channels for anti-India propaganda
In a statement, the ministry said that the YouTube accounts blocked by the Ministry had a total subscriber base of over 1.20 crore and their videos had garnered over 130 crore views. Additionally, two Twitter accounts, two Instagram accounts and one Facebook account have also been blocked by the government for being involved in spreading coordinated anti-India disinformation over the internet.
Covid data of thousands of Indians, health workers 'leaked' online
The data of over 20,000 Indians are available on the Raid Forums website on the Dark Web, and the hacker claims that they are directly coming from a government CDN (content delivery network) server. The same documents are also available freely on Google Search as "List of Beneficiaries Enrolled for Covid Vaccine" with keywords like RT-PCR results.
Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate merged with National War Memorial flame
The torch bearing the flames from Amar Jawan Jyoti was carried and merged with National War Memorial in a full military tradition. Soldiers from tri services marched carrying the flame from India Gate to the war memorial metres away from there. Air Marshal Balabhadra Radha Krishna, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC), presided over the ceremony.
Modi most approved leader in the world with 71% rating
In the survey conducted by Morning Consult Political Intelligence, Modi secured 71 per cent approval rating, whereas Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador came second with 66 per cent, followed by Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi with 60 per cent approval. With 43 per cent approval rating, US President Joe Biden came sixth in the list of 13 world leaders. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is at the bottom with 26 per cent, the survey revealed.
Statue of Subhas Chandra Bose will be installed at India Gate: PM Modi
The Prime Minister also said that he will unveil the hologram statue on January 23 on the occasion of Bose's 125th birth anniversary. In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Modi made the announcement. PM said, "At a time when the entire nation is marking the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, I am glad to share that his grand statue, made of granite, will be installed at India Gate. This would be a symbol of India's indebtedness to him."
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