Under the National Kovid Vaccination Campaign, more than one hundred 15 crore 23 lakh anti-covid vaccines have been administered so far. The Health Ministry has said that more than 72 lakh 94 thousand vaccines were administered yesterday. During the last 24 hours, 11 thousand new cases of corona were reported in the country. There are one lakh 26 thousand 620 active cases in the country. Active cases account for less than one percent of the total cases and it is currently zero-decimal three-seven decimal which is the lowest since March last year. The ministry says that at present the recovery rate is 98.2-8…
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today that the rapid economic recovery in the Indian economy after the COVID-19 pandemic is an indicator of strength. He said that despite COVID-19, India is still one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Sitaraman said that the importance of skill has increased and the industry has started recognizing this. The Finance Minister said that the banking sector of the country has also shown a commendable improvement after the pandemic and new age industries including startups are becoming very important for the growth of the Indian economy. He made it clear that India is fully committed…
CBI. has arrested seven accused in a case related to alleged online child sexual abuse. These arrests have been made from different places including Delhi, Dhenkanal in Odisha, Noida and Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. They were presented in various courts today. During investigation, it was found that these accused were allegedly sharing child sexual abuse material on some websites through video links. Some of these people were also involved in the trade of this material. The bureau had registered 23 separate cases on November 14 against 83 accused in this regard. Raids were conducted yesterday at 77 places in 14…
Schools, colleges and libraries will remain closed till further orders in view of air pollution in Delhi. City Environment Minister Gopal Rai told reporters that till 21st of this month all the employees of Delhi government departments will work from home. He said that during this period construction and demolition work will also be banned. The entry of vehicles coming from outside has been banned except for essential services. He said that one thousand private CNG buses would be hired to strengthen the public transport in the national capital.
The Income Tax Department has raided a fintech company providing short-term personal loans through a mobile app. The department conducted raids on commercial and residential establishments of the company in Delhi and Gurugram. During the search operation it was found that the company used to charge huge amount as processing fee at the time of providing loan. This put a heavy burden on the borrowers. The company is controlled by a group based in the Cayman Islands, which is run by a person from a neighboring country. The company came to India through foreign direct investment with small capital and received a large…
Worldwide, the number of people who use tobacco has decreased. In 2015, the number of such people was one billion 320 million, which has come down to one billion 300 million in 2020. Giving this information, the WHO said that by the year 2025, the number of tobacco users could further reduce to one billion 270 million. According to the World Health Organization, 70 percent of tobacco users are not getting enough support to quit the habit. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the most effective way to curb the use of tobacco is to impose taxes, but in the face…
For the first time since the start of the Kovid epidemic in Germany, more than 50 thousand patients have appeared in a day. According to health officials, 50 thousand 196 new Kovid infected were confirmed yesterday. Chancellor Angela Merkle has called it accidental. His spokesman has said that the epidemic is returning in a new form and the authorities have been asked to take necessary preventive measures. The vaccination rate in Germany is 67 percent, which is believed to be the main reason for the increase in Kovid infection. Unvaccinated people will not be allowed to go to restaurants, open spaces, bars,…
Taking serious note of the air pollution in Delhi and its adjoining areas, the Supreme Court today asked the government to consider imposing a two-day lockdown to check pollution. Hearing a petition to check air pollution in the National Capital Region, a bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana suggested measures like lock-down for a few days to deal with the level of air quality index. The top court also said that air pollution is a serious problem and the deteriorating air quality has forced people to wear masks even at home.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has asked the countrymen to use regional languages in common parlance. He also said that the regional language would be strong only when Hindi prospered. Inaugurating the first All India Official Language Conference at Deen Dayal Hastkala Sankul in Varanasi, the Home Minister said that his Ministry is doing more and more work in Hindi language. Expressing concern over the condition of Hindi in the country, the Home Minister said that till 75 years of independence, Hindi remained neglected and today a new beginning has been made with the inauguration of the first All India Official Language…
The Railways has issued an order to abolish the special status of Mail and Express trains with immediate effect and restore the pre-pandemic ticket fare. In a letter written yesterday to the Divisional Railways, the Railway Board has said that the trains will now operate in regular numbers and the pre-pandemic fares will be restored. The special train for the festival, which was running on zero number, will now run on the normal number. Walking on a normal number means that he has two-three defects. One is that the special train category which is there has been abolished. The second thing is that…