Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: India Administers Over 93 Lakh COVID Vaccine Doses, Highest-Ever Count Achieved In Single Day, Says Govt
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"India today administers historic 90 lakh COVID19 vaccines until now - and still counting," tweets Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi criticised BJP ruled government in Uttar Pradesh and said, "Law and order is worst in UP. Action is taken against those who speak against the government. Even in Ayodhya and Varanasi there is nothing in the name of development. Brahmins, Dalits and farmers were exploited."
Terror should not be tolerated. With the arrival of Taliban, India is going to have trouble ahead. The Indian government is silent. In a way, the eyes of the government are on the UP elections. There is going to be a Taliban-Taliban in the coming elections. BJP will do Taliban-Taliban," Owaisi added.
I received a message from KC Venugopal that I have to meet Rahul Ji in Delhi today, so I am going there to meet party high command: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
Narcotics Control Bureau conducts raids at four locations in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai in a drugs case; 15 drug peddlers including three Nigerian nationals detained
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and actor Sonu Sood address a joint press conference in Delhi.
"Sonu Sood ji has agreed to become the brand ambassador of our 'Desh Ke Mentors' program which will be launched soon," Delhi CM said.
India reports 44,658 new COVID19 cases, 32,988 recoveries and 496 deaths in the last 24 hrs, as per Health Ministry.
Total cases: 3,26,03,188
Total recoveries: 3,18,21,428
Active cases: 3,44,899
Death toll: 4,36,861
Total vaccinated: 61,22,08,542 (79,48,439) in last 24 hrs
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 214.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.47 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.07 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Friday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and vaccination tally stood at 214,521,191, 4,472,870 and 5,079,847,363, respectively.
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 38,374,252 and 633,479, respectively, according to the CSSE.
In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 32,558,530 cases.
As per the provisional report issued by Union Health Ministry, 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.
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.
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.
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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.
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