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Fully vaccinated? You can still spread virus at home
Households are the site of most SARS-CoV-2 transmission globally. The study, which focussed on densely sampled household contacts exposed to the delta variant, found that even with no or few symptoms, the chance of transmitting the virus to other unvaccinated housemates is about two in five, or 38 per cent. This drops to one in four, or 25 per cent, if housemates are also fully vaccinated.
PM Modi redefined India's attitude against terrorism: Rajnath Singh
India today is a powerful country respected by strong nations and India has never encroached on a single inch of land of another country's territory nor attacked any country, he said at the valedictory session of National Conference on 'Delivering Democracy: Reviewing Two Decades of Narendra Modi as Head of Government' organised by Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini at India International Centre.
NDA, Congress face-off for 9 assembly bypolls in 3 NE states
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress are the main contenders for the five assembly seats in Assam while the ruling National People's Party (NPP) and the Mizo National Front (MNF), both part of the National Democratic Alliance, would take on the Congress in three seats in Meghalaya and the lone seat in Mizoram, respectively.
Delhi Police removing barricades at Tikri, Ghazipur borders
The installations were made to stop the farmers from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh from entering the national capital. The barricades were lifted after 11 months on Thursday at the Tikri border and on Friday morning at the Ghazipur border. The concrete wall and sharp nails, which were also a part of the fencing, were also removed by the police.
'Namami Gange' to attempt Guinness record during Ganga Utsav 2021
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), an initiative of the Jal Shakti Ministry, has appealed to the Ganga river lovers, conservationists, activists and the general public to prepare a message with a hand-written poem or a memoir or an article in the name of "Maa Ganga," along with a picture and share it on the Namami Gange Facebook event page. The event and the Utsav are part of the peoples' connect, public outreach activities of the NMCG.
Mamata dodges query on PK's comments on BJP
"It is better, why don't you ask this question to him? He is a very efficient man. You can ask him the question. You are putting his question to my mouth," Banerjee told reporters on Friday when asked to respond to Kishor's comment. Banerjee is in Goa, where her party is readying to contest the 2022 state assembly polls.
Bombay HC grants bail to Aryan Khan on Rs 1 lakh bond, conditions
Justice N. W. Sambre, who granted bail to Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha on Thursday, has asked them to furnish one or more surety and not leave Mumbai or India without the permission of the Narcotics Control Bureau investigating officer. They have been asked not to indulge in similar activities, not make any public statements about the case, attend the NCB office every Friday between 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and also go there as and when called.
Delhi's sex ratio increases, infant mortality decreases in 2020
In addition to this, the infant mortality rate has also decreased from 24.19 per cent in 2019 to 20.37 in 2020, said Manish Sisodia. He also pointed out that the rise in the sex ratio rate demonstrates increased social awareness. There is a fall in the maternal mortality rate from 0.55 per thousand births in 2019 to 0.54 per thousand births in 2020, according to Delhi government's statement.
Aryan Khan Drugs Case: NCP Minister Nawab Malik demands arrest of Fashion TV chief
The NCP minister further claimed that Kashiff Khan is a close friend of Wankhede who is probing the Cordelia cruise drug case. He also alleged that Kashiff runs drugs, sex, and porn rackets and questioned why NCB local chief Wankhede did not arrest Kashiff when he was the organiser of the October 2 rave party.
Our priority is to restore traffic: Delhi's top cop on removing barricades at protest sites
During the visit, he said: "This is an initiative of Delhi Police and we want to restore traffic on the highway. We are in touch with the protesters." Responding to whether the protesting farmers will be asked to leave, Pathak said: "The issue will be resolved through deliberations."
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