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• Dec 28, 2021 12:40 PM IST

  Defence minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates 27 infra projects

  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh e-inaugurates 27 infra projects constructed by Border Roads Organization (BRO).  “In today’s era, distance is not measured in kilometers, but in hours. BRO’s roads, tunnels and bridges have reduced the distance and time between places today,” he said during the event.

• Dec 28, 2021 12:30 PM IST

  ‘Today is day of double happiness’: PM Modi in Kanpur

  “Today is a day of double happiness for Kanpur. On one hand, Kanpur is getting metro rail facility and on the other hand, the world of technology is also getting priceless gifts from IIT Kanpur,” PM Modi at the 54th convocation of IIT Kanpur

• Dec 28, 2021 12:07 PM IST

  3 pedestrians killed, 1 injured after road mishap in Maharashtra

  Three pedestrians killed, one critical after brakes of a truck fail on Pune-Satara highway near Bhumkar Chowk in Maharashtra. Several vehicles damaged in the incident.

• Dec 28, 2021 12:01 PM IST

  PM Modi launches blockchain-based digital degree transmission at IIT-Kanpur

  The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch blockchain-based digital degrees. These digital degrees can be verified globally and are unforgeable, director said in his address. 

• Dec 28, 2021 11:45 AM IST

  TMC MP Derek O’Brien tests positive for Covid-19 with moderate symptoms

  Have tested positive for #COVID

  Moderate symptoms. Isolating at home.

  If you have come into contact with me in the last three days, and have symptoms, please seek medical advice.

  (Was always ultra-careful. Yet.) #MaskUpIndia

  — Derek O’Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) December 28, 2021

• Dec 28, 2021 11:10 AM IST

  Govt gives emergency approval to Covid-19 vaccines Covovax, Corbevax and Anti-viral drug Molnupiravir

  Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has given emergency use authorization approval to Covid-19 vaccines Covovax and Corbevax and Anti-viral drug Molnupiravir, says Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya.

• Dec 28, 2021 10:44 AM IST

  Maharashtra minister tests positive for Covid-19

  I learned today that I tested positive for COVID-19 after first feeling symptoms yesterday evening. My symptoms are relatively mild. I’m fine and have isolated myself. Request those who met me the past few days to take precautions.

  — Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad (@VarshaEGaikwad) December 28, 2021

  Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Eknath Gaikwad tests positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms.

• Dec 28, 2021 10:33 AM IST

  Delhi: OPD services at Safdarjun hospital resumes amid doctors’ strike

  After a brief suspension, OPD services at Safdarjung Hospital resume with senior doctors and consultants attending to the patients. 

• Dec 28, 2021 09:25 AM IST

  India’s daily Covid-19 tally drops to 6,358 cases

  India’s daily Covid-19 tally marginally drops with 6,358 cases. Omicron cases climb to 653.

• Dec 28, 2021 09:07 AM IST

  Delhi CM Kejriwal to chair high-level Covid-19 review meeting

  Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to hold a high-level review meeting today on the prevailing Covid-19 situation, reports news agency ANI.

• Dec 28, 2021 08:06 AM IST

  SFJ radical Multani arrested in Germany for Delhi and Mumbai terror plots

  Police in Germany have arrested Jaswinder Singh Multani, a prominent member of the banned outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), for his involvement in a blast in a Ludhiana court last week, and for hatching a conspiracy to target locations in Delhi and Mumbai, people aware of the matter said on Monday.

• Dec 28, 2021 07:49 AM IST

  Delhi doctors to continue protests over NEET counselling, call for shutdown

  A doctors association of government-run hospitals in Delhi said on Tuesday it will continue to protest against the delay in NEET-PG counselling until their demands are met even as they called for a complete shutdown of all healthcare institutions.

• Dec 28, 2021 06:20 AM IST

  PM Modi to inaugurate Kanpur Metro stretch, to address students at IIT

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the completed section of the Kanpur Metro rail project in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur city and attend the convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) on Tuesday, his office has announced.

• Dec 28, 2021 06:16 AM IST

  India’s post-pandemic trade numbers

  India’s trade deficit in November stood at a record $22.9 billion, the commerce ministry said on December 14, in sharp contrast to a trade surplus in June 2020.