Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Cholera Vaccine Supply Shortage Forces Shift To One-Dose Regimen, Says WHO
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The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it will temporarily suspend the standard two-dose vaccination regimen for cholera, replacing it with a single dose due to vaccine shortages and rising outbreaks worldwide, as reported by news agency Reuters.
Five Pakistani terrorists, including the chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit, were among 12 people chargesheeted in a case related to a terror attack in April ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba after the abrogation of Article 370, an official said on Wednesday.
The "brave people" of Ukraine defending their country against Russia's relentless invasion have been awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the European Union's highest tribute to human rights defenders, as reported by AP.
Three workers were today killed and as many injured in a boiler blast at the Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers (RCF) plant in suburban Chembur, as reported by news agency PTI.
Road Transport and Highways Secretary Aramane Giridhar has been named the new defence secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Wednesday. He will take over as secretary of the Department of Defence after the retirement of Ajay Kumar on October 31, a personnel ministry order said.
Secretary in the Department of Financial Services Sanjay Malhotra will be the new revenue secretary.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Raaj Kumar Anand may take charge as new social welfare minister of Delhi, replacing Rajendra Pal Gautam who resigned from the post earlier this month after his involvement in a “conversion” event was highlighted by BJP leaders.
Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have reached President-Elect Malikjun Kharge's house to congratulate him.
Light tremors were felt in Bihar's capital, Patna today, sources told ABP News. The tremors were of very light intensity, they added.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur reached Thunag to file his nomination for the upcoming state polls on Novermber 12, sources told ABP News. The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded the Chief Minister from Seraj constituency in Mandi district. Earlier in the day, BJP had released its first list of 62 candidates who will contest the polls.
Five-times MLA, Thakur will be contesting the state polls for the seventh time this year.
Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik expelled former MLA from Dhamnagar Assembly seat in Bhadrak district, Rajendra Kumar Das from the party for "anti-party activities", read the official notice, reported news agency ANI.
Election agent to Congress Presidential election candidate Shashi Tharoor has written a letter to Congress Central Election Authority chairman Madhusudhan Mistry demanding that votes from Uttar Pradesh's ballot be deemed invalid alleging "extreme serious irregularities in conduct of election in UP", reported news agency ANI.
Congress Presidential election candidate Shashi Tharoor has alleged irregularities in polling process saying that unathorised people were inside polling booth and that due procedure to seal the ballot box was not followed. He also alleged that Kharge's proponent was sitting inside the polling station giving instructions to the voters.
According to Tharoor camp sources, the ballot box in Uttar Pradesh has been kept separate from the counting process of Congress presidential polls following complaints.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Def Expo 2022 at Gujarat's Gandhinagar today.
The Expo, being held under the theme 'Path to Pride', will witness the largest ever participation in Indian Defence Expo held till date. For the first time, it will witness a defence exhibition held exclusively for Indian companies including Indian subsidiaries of Foreign OEMs, Division of companies registered in India, Exhibitors having Joint Venture with an Indian company, the press release by Prime Minister’s Office stated.
The Expo will have an Indian Pavilion — where the PM will unveil HTT-40 - the indigeneous trainer aircraft designed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) — and 10 state pavilions.
The CBI has arrested BSF medical officer, Karnail, in the Jammu and Kashmir Police SI Paper Leak Scam.
The National Investigation Agency started its probe into the violence that broke out in West Bengal's Mominpur on October 9. The move comes after the Ministry of Home Affairs ordered the federal probe agency to investigate the matter which was earlier being probed by the West Bengal police, reported news agency ANI. The agency has registered FIR in connection with the case.
The Congress party will get its non-Gandhi President for the first time as votes will be counted today at 10 am at All India Congress Committee headquarters in New Delhi. Party veterans Shashi Tharoor and Mallikarjun Kharge are in the fray whose fates were sealed by party delegates on October 17.
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PM Modi To Inaugurate 'Indian Urban Housing Conclave' In Rajkot
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch state and Central government projects worth Rs 7,710 crore during his visit to Rajkot Wednesday.
PM Modi, who will start his Gujarat tour from October 19, will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development works worth Rs 4309 crore in Rajkot, Rs 2738 crore in Morbi and Rs 663 crore in other districts.
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said the event would provide a platform to all stakeholders to demonstrate their technologies as well as deliberate upon various options of technologies, materials and processes for large-scale adoption.
It said the event would create an enabling eco-system for further adoption by public and private agencies, research and development and technical institutions, construction agencies, developers, contractors, start-ups and other stakeholders. More than 200 technology providers are expected to showcase their products.
"The conclave also aims to showcase best practices adopted by states/UTs in the successful implementation of PMAY-U along with the achievements of other urban missions of MoHUA and their roadmap/action plan for driving the economic growth and improving the quality of life of people across the country," the statement stated.
Kharge Vs Tharoor: Congress To Get First Non-Gandhi President In 24 Years
The Congress will get its first non-Gandhi president in 24 years on Wednesday after more than 9,500 votes cast to choose between senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are counted to cap the election contest, the sixth in its 137-year-old history.
The counting of the votes cast on Monday will begin at 10 am on Wednesday at the AICC headquarters here.
While Kharge is considered the firm favourite with his perceived proximity to the Gandhis and a large number of senior leaders backing him, Tharoor has pitched himself as the candidate of change.
The process of bringing all the ballot boxes from the 68 polling booths set up across the country by the party will be completed by Tuesday. The sealed boxes will be kept in a "strong room" at the party headquarter.
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