Breaking News Highlights: Resident Doctors To Continue Strike Against Delay In NEET 2021 Counselling
Breaking News LIVE, December 28, 2021: This LIVE Blog brings to you the latest breaking news of upcoming polls, details on Covid variant Omicron & other news around.
Just few minutes after AIIMS Delhi RDA decided to take back the decision of strike on December 29, another announcement has now been made by President of FORDA, Dr Manish after a meeting with all RDAs. Dr Manish told ANI that as of now, the strike against the delay in NEET 2021 counselling will continue.
DCGI on Tuesday approved Dr Reddy's laboratories for the emergency-use authorisation to manufacture and market the oral anti-viral drug Molnupiravir capsules 200mg for the treatment of adult patients with COVID-19, with the oxygen saturation level less than 93 per cent and who have a high risk of progression of the disease including hospitalisation or death, informed a release. (ANI)
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After inaugurating the Kanpur Metro, PM Modi addressed a gathering in the city and said that today another golden chapter is being added in the development of UP. Today Kanpur has got metro connectivity. Also, Kanpur is now connected to Bina Refinery
PM Modi inaugurates the completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project and takes a ride in the metro.
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 & bridges have reduced the distance&time between places today:Defence Minister
Resident doctors of AIIMS-Delhi protest over alleged police action over doctors during a protest march against delay in NEET-PG counselling yesterday.
As PM Modi is set to inaugurate the much-awaited Kanpur Metro Rail Project, Opposition Party in Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party has taken a dig at BJP by tweeting a picture that shows that the foundation stone of the project was laid by Akhilesh Yadav.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the 54th convocation ceremony of IIT Kanpur. PM Modi will address the event shortly.
Later in the day, PM Modi will inaugurate the Kanpur Metro Rail Project.
The Congress tricolour fell off the flagpole on Tuesday morning as party president Sonia Gandhi tried to unfurl it to mark the party's 137th foundation day at the AICC headquarters here.
However, Gandhi along with party treasurer Pawan Bansal and All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary K C Venugopal quickly held the party tricolour in their hands and displayed it briefly.
She then unfurled the tricolour after a Congress worker had strung the flag from the pole.
Senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, A K Antony, Mallikarjun Kharge were among those present at the party headquarters.
The Congress president was visibly upset at the faux pas and was seen enquiring a party worker conducting the proceedings whether the flag was firmly in place when she came to unfurl it for the second time.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced that the government has given 3 approvals in a single day for: - CORBEVAX vaccine - COVOVAX vaccine - Anti-viral drug Molnupiravir For restricted use in an emergency situation.
Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Varsha Gaikwad has tested positive for Covid 19. She took to Twitter and said, "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."
It is pertinent to note that Gaikwad had attended the Maharashtra Winter Session on Monday.
People face difficulty as residents doctors are on strike, boycott OPD services at Safdarjung Hospital.
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 300 points in early trade on Tuesday, tracking gains in index heavyweights Infosys, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank amid a largely positive trend in global markets.
The 30-share index surged 320.31 points or 0.56 per cent to 57,740.55 in the opening trade. Similarly, the Nifty rose 94.70 points or 0.55 per cent to 17,180.95.
Asian Paints was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 2 per cent, followed by Tech Mahindra, L&T, Infosys, HCL Tech and PowerGrid.
On the other hand, Dr Reddy's was the sole laggard.
BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been admitted to a city hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, the cricket board sources said on Tuesday.
Ganguly is double vaccinated and has been travelling extensively, taking part in all professional activities.
The 49-year-old was rushed to a hospital late on Monday night as a precautionary measure after his RT-PCR test returned positive.
"He was taken to Woodlands Nursing Home last night. He has been given medication and is currently stable," a BCCI source, who is keeping track of Ganguly's health, told PTI.
Madhya Pradesh | India Meteorological Department predicts 'thunderstorm with rain' in Bhopal today, minimum temperature to remain around 11 degrees Celcius
IFoS Chandra Prakash Goyal appointed as Director-General of Forests & Special Secretary (DGF&SS), Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will discuss the existing COVID-19 situation with top officials at a high-level meeting on Tuesday during which a decision is also likely to be taken on implementing the Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi, officials sources said.
The chief minister will chair the meeting at 12 noon. It will discuss the rising number of COVID-19 cases and threat posed by its new variant Omicron. Besides, the meeting may decide on sounding the 'Yellow' alert and restrictions according to the GRAP, according to the sources.
The 'yellow' alert is sounded when Covid positivity rate stays over 0.5 per cent on two consecutive days. It involves restrictions like night curfew, closure of schools and colleges, alternate day opening of shops of non-essential items and halved seating capacity in Metro trains and public transport buses among others.
Delhi on Monday recorded 331 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since June 9, and one death while the positivity rate mounted to 0.68 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.
The Congress party is celebrating the 137th foundation day across the country today. This event will be celebrated by Congress workers as Sankalp Diwas. As part of the foundation day, a program has been organized at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi at 9:30 am. Other senior leaders including Rahul Gandhi will be present in the program.
Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) calls for complete withdrawal from all healthcare services across the country from 8 am on December 29 "in protest against brute force by Delhi Police against doctors."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is shortening the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for people with COVID-19 to 5 days, if asymptomatic, followed by 5 days of wearing a mask when around others.
Background
Breaking News LIVE, December 28, 2021: This LIVE Blog brings to you the latest breaking news of upcoming polls, details on Covid variant Omicron & other news around.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kanpur today and inaugurate the completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project as well as the Bina-Panki Multi-Product Pipeline Project.
The entire length of the Metro Rail Project in Kanpur is 32 Km, and is being built at a cost of over Rs 11,000 crore, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) informed.
As per the official statement, PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the completed section of Kanpur Metro Rail Project at around 1:30 PM. During the programme, the Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Bina-Panki Multi-Product Pipeline Project.
The Election Commission on Monday asked the government to expedite the COVID-19 vaccination programme in five poll-bound states in a meeting with the Union health secretary, amid indications that polling may be held in time.
Separately, the Union health ministry issued a statement later in the day, saying the Centre has reviewed public health response measures and vaccination status with the poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur.
The ministry has advised ramping up vaccination of all eligible population through a district-wise weekly plan with daily review, according to the statement.
During its meeting with Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, the commission noted that the percentage of those administered the first dose of coronavirus vaccine was still less in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Manipur, while it was nearing 100 per cent in Uttarakhand and Goa.
Twelve more Omicron cases have been reported in Telangana, taking the total number of cases of the new coronavirus variant in the state to 55, the Health department said on Monday.
Of the 12 cases, 10 were passengers who arrived at the international airport from countries other than those declared "at risk" by the Centre, while two were contacts of patients who tested positive for the variant earlier, it said in a bulletin.
According to the bulletin, 10 among the 55 have recovered from the infection.
It said 19 samples are awaited with regard to their Omicron status.
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