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Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: India Administers Over 93 Lakh COVID Vaccine Doses, Highest-Ever Count Achieved In Single Day, Says Govt

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Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: India Administers Over 93 Lakh COVID Vaccine Doses, Highest-Ever Count Achieved In Single Day, Says Govt

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Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS, 26 August, 2021: India has granted safety permission for restart of Boeing 737 Max operations in the country. Aviation regulator DGCA had suspended the aircraft's operations in March 2019 after two fatal crashes. "This rescission enables operation of Boeing Company Model 737-8 and Boeing Company Model 737-9 airplanes only upon satisfaction of applicable requirements for return to service," the DGCA said in its order.

At present, only SpiceJet has 737 Max in their fleet. It has 13 aircraft of this type. After re-certification, the airline will be able to get 30 or more aircraft for operations. Additionally, the 737Maxs will allow the airline to retire some old fuel guzzlers, leading to higher saving margins. SpiceJet had placed an order for 225 Maxs in 2017, while it has a firm order of more than 150 of these aircraft.

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday appointed former Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay as the Vice Chairperson of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) along with three others members who have been nominated as. Besides, three others - Kuljeet Singh Chahal, Vishakha Sailani and Girish Sachdeva, have been nominated members of the municipal council. 

As per the provisional report issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 61 crore landmark milestone on Thursday. At least 61,10,43,573 vaccine doses have been administered so farn with nearly 68 lakh (67,87,305) vaccine doses given yesterday on the 223rd day of the vaccination drive. 

19:36 PM (IST)  •  27 Aug 2021

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"India today administers historic 90 lakh COVID19 vaccines until now - and still counting," tweets Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

19:31 PM (IST)  •  27 Aug 2021

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Visakhapatnam

19:04 PM (IST)  •  27 Aug 2021

Banwarilal Purohit appointed as Governor of Punjab, Chandigarh Administrator

The President of India has Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Tamil Nadu to discharge the functions of the Governor of Punjab, in addition to his own duties from the date he assumes charge of the office of the Governor of Punjab until regular arrangements are made, President's Secretariat informed.

"The President of India has also been pleased to appoint Shri Banwarilal Purohit to be the Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh, in addition to his duties as Governor of Punjab," the statement added.

16:34 PM (IST)  •  27 Aug 2021

Maha Govt Should Focus On Collecting Empirical Data For OBC Quota: Fadnavis

The Maharashtra government should focus on compiling empirical data on the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) population as part of the Supreme Court-mandated triple test, so that political reservation for the community can be restored, senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said.

The Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly was speaking to reporters after taking part in an all-party meeting chaired here by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to find a solution to the OBC quota crisis.

15:59 PM (IST)  •  27 Aug 2021

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot recovering well: SMS Medical College


15:38 PM (IST)  •  27 Aug 2021

Lucknow: Former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur arrested

15:33 PM (IST)  •  27 Aug 2021

Kerala to continue with Sunday lockdown after 2-week exemption

Kerala to continue with Sunday lockdown after an exemption was given in the Sunday lockdown in the last two weeks by the state government, news agency ANI reported.

15:23 PM (IST)  •  27 Aug 2021

Delhi to reopen schools phased manner

Schools in Delhi to re-open in a phased manner. Classes for std 9th to 12th will begin from September 1st. Classes for std 6th to 8th will begin from September 8th.

13:25 PM (IST)  •  27 Aug 2021

A bridge on Ranipokhari-Rishikesh highway collapses in Dehradun

A bridge at Jakhan river on Ranipokhari-Rishikesh highway collapses in Dehradun. Traffic on the route has been halted.
12:39 PM (IST)  •  27 Aug 2021

Multiple Roads Blocked Due To Heavy Rains, Landslides In Uttarakhand

Rishikesh-Devprayag, Rishikesh-Tehri and Dehradun-Mussoorie roads have been closed due to landslides at many places due to heavy rains for the last three to four days.

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