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Sputnik light Covid-19 vaccine will be launched in India by December, says Kirill Dmitriev, CEO, Russian Direct Investment Fund.
Three terrorists have been neutralised by security forces and police in Srinagar's Rambagh area earlier in the day.
Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi today. Later in the day, Mamata is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Today, the Union Cabinet led by PM completed formalities to repeal the three Farm Laws. During the upcoming session of the Parliament, it will be our priority to take back these three laws: Union Minister Anurag Thakur
It has been decided to extend the 'PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana' to provide free ration till March 2022: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Cabinet decisions
Railway Board has decided to resume catering services with cooked food in Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Vande Bharat Tejas, and Gatiman trains.
International flight operations are expected to return to normal soon, says Rajiv Bansal, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation. "We are making all efforts to handover all operations of Air India by the end of December, Rajiv Bansal added.
2008 Malegaon blast case | Mumbai's Special NIA trial court tells BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur that she has to appear before the court whenever the court summons her in the matter
India's double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu showed great determination to outwit a tenacious Aya Ohori in the opening round of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event here on Wednesday.
After a slow start, Sindhu, the reigning world champion, engineered a turnaround to register a hard-fought 17-21 21-17 21-17 win over Japan's Ohori in one hour 10 minutes to advance to the pre-quarterfinals.
With the win, Sindhu improved her impressive record against the Japanese shuttler to 11-0.
World number seven Sindhu, who made a semifinal exit after suffering a straight game defeat to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi here last week, will meet 23-year-old German shuttler Yvonne Li in the second round.
It will be the first meeting between the third seed Indian and world number 26 Li.
The mixed doubles pairing of N Sikki Redd and Dhruv Kapila maded a first round exit, falling to the Japanese duo of Kyohei Yamashita and Naru Shinoya, 7-21 12-21.
The Centre has approved the construction of 3.61 lakh houses in 17 states and union territories under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), taking the total number of houses sanctioned under the scheme to 1.14 crore, a statement said on Wednesday.
The approval was given by the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) chaired by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra on Tuesday.
In the statement, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said that out of the 1.14 crore sanctioned houses, over 89 lakh have been grounded for construction and 52.5 lakh completed and delivered to the beneficiaries.
It stated that the secretary has asked states and union territories to resolve the issues without delay so that construction of houses can be expedited.
The total investment under the Mission is Rs 7.52 lakh crore, with a central assistance of Rs 1.85 lakh crore, the ministry said, adding that so far, Rs 1.13 lakh crore has already been released.
NASA mission to smash spacecraft into asteroid blasts off, said NASA TV.
The mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, left the Earth early on Wednesday to test whether slamming a spacecraft into an asteroid can nudge it into a different trajectory.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to meet PM Modi at 5 pm today: Trinamool Congress
Reducing jail term of an accused from 10 to 7 years, the Allahabad High Court said that Oral sex with a minor does not come under 'aggravated sexual assault' under POCSO
Retail tomato prices are ruling at Rs 80 per kg in most cities across India but the rates have shot up to as high as Rs 120 per kg in few southern states because of widespread rains, according to government data.
In Chennai, retail price of tomato was at Rs 100 per kg, Puducherry Rs 90 per kg, Bengalure Rs 88 per kg and Hyderabad Rs 65 per kg.
In Kerala, retail prices of tomato are ruling at Rs 120 per kg in Kottayam, Rs 110 per kg in Ernakulam, Rs 103 per kg in Tiruvananthapuram, Rs 100 per kg in Palakkad, Rs 97 per kg in Trissure, and Rs 90 per kg in Wayanad and Kozikode.
In Karnataka, retail prices of tomato are ruling at Rs 85 per kg in Dharwad, Rs 84 per kg in Mysure, Rs 80 a kg in Mangalore and Rs 78 per kg in Bellary.
In Andhra Pradesh, tomato prices are ruling at Rs 91 per kg in Vijawada, Rs 80 per kg in Vishakapatnam and Rs 75 per kg in Tirupati.
In Tamil Nadu, tomato is selling at Rs 119 per kg in Ramanathapuram, Rs 103 per kg in Tirunelveli, Rs 97 per kg in Thiruchirapalli, Rs 94 per kg in Cuddalore and Rs 90 per kg in Coimbatore.
However in the national capital, tomato was sold at Rs 72 per kg, according to the data maintained by the Consumer Affairs Ministry for 167 centres representing all regions of the country.
Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) is presently at 280 (overall) in the 'poor' category, as per SAFAR-India.
BJP National President J.P. Nadda will be on a two-day visit to poll-bound Goa from Wednesday to oversee the party's preparations for the upcoming state assembly elections.
According to sources, during his visit, apart from meeting the party workers, Nadda will also address a conference of doctors as part of the party's campaign to communicate with the intellectuals.
The BJP president will reach Goa late in the evening on Wednesday and will interact with the doctors in the night. Around 300 doctors from various fields including allopathic, homeopathic and ayurvedic will participate in the program.
The Odisha Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved Electronics Policy 2021 to attract investors in this sector.
The Odisha Electronics Policy 2021 has been conceptualised to position Odisha as an attractive destination for the electronics industry by providing a congenial, industry friendly and proactive industrial climate with class-leading infrastructure, supporting facilities and policy initiatives, said Chief Secretary SC Mahapatra.
As per a press statement of the government, fixed capital investment subsidy ranging from Rs 10 crore to Rs 250 crore will be provided to ESDM units on the basis of their fixed capital investment.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Wednesday.
“I am going to Delhi today as I have an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the day after tomorrow, regarding the BSF issue and other development issues of Bengal,” Banerjee said on Monday. She will stay in Delhi till Thursday.
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The government on Tuesday listed 26 bills for the upcoming session of Parliament, including one to repeal the three contentious farm laws and another to ban all but a few private cryptocurrencies while allowing an official digital currency by the RBI.
According to the Centre's legislative business list for the upcoming session, three bills have also been listed to replace three ordinances.
These three bills are Narcotics Drug and Psychotic Substances Bill to amend an Act of the same name, the Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill and the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill.
The Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill and the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill propose to extend the tenure of the directors of the CVC and CBI respectively.
The all-important Farm Laws Repeal Bill, which proposes to rescind the three contentious farm laws enacted by parliament last year, has also been listed in the legislative business.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last week announced to repeal the three farm laws while requesting protesting farmers to return to their homes.
The government has also listed the much-talked-about bill to regulate and restrict cryptocurrency in the country.
The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill seeks to ban all but a few private cryptocurrencies to promote underlying technologies while allowing an official digital currency by RBI.
BJP National President J.P. Nadda will be on a two-day visit to poll-bound Goa from Wednesday to oversee the party's preparations for the upcoming state assembly elections.
According to sources, during his visit, apart from meeting the party workers, Nadda will also address a conference of doctors as part of the party's campaign to communicate with the intellectuals.
The BJP president will reach Goa late in the evening on Wednesday and will interact with the doctors in the night. Around 300 doctors from various fields including allopathic, homeopathic and ayurvedic will participate in the program.
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