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12 May

Rajiv Kumar selected as next Chief Election Commissioner, to take charge on May 15

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The Union Law and Justice Ministry on Thursday introduced the new Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who will take over as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) from May 15. Kumar will take over from CEC Sushil Chandra, who is retiring. "In accordance with clause (2) of Article 324 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Rajeev Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner with effect from May 15, 2022. My best wishes to Shri Rajeev Kumar," the Union law said. Minister Kiren Rijiju. Kumar took over as the Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on…

12 May

India Reports 2,897 Fresh COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

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India stated 2,897 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,10,586, while the fresh cases dipped to 19,494, according to the Union Health Ministry statistics updated.The loss of life count climbed to 5,24,157 with 54 fresh fatalities, the information referred to today. Active cases comprised 0.05 percent of total infections, while the nationwide COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.74 percent, the ministry said. A decrease of 143 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. According to the ministry, the day-to-day positivity rate was recorded as…

12 May

Jaipur royal scion and MP Diya Kumari stakes claim on land on which Taj Mahal was built

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Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former Jaipur princess Diya Kumari claims that the land on which the Taj Mahal was originally built belongs to her family. Diya Kumari asserts that she has archives that show the Jaipur royal family's declaration of land. Dia Kumari's statement came after a petition was filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court asking the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to examine the 22 locked rooms of the Taj Mahal to check the presence of Hindu idols. Speaking in support of the petition, BJP chief Diya Kumari said, “There must be an inquiry…

12 May

Active COVID-19 cases dips in the country

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With 2,827 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India's number of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,31,13,413, while active cases fell to 19,067, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll rose to 5,24,181 with 24 fatalities from the latest updated data. Daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.60 percent and weekly positivity rate at 0.72 percent, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recovered from the disease has increased to 4,25,70,165. The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive have crossed 190.83 crore.

12 May

Road crash on Yamuna Expressway

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Five people, including four from Maharashtra and one from Karnataka, were killed in a road accident on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, police said. Those seven people were in Mahindra Bolero. They were on their way to Noida from Agra when their car hit a dumper truck from behind near Jewar toll plaza, reports said.

12 May

New COVID-19 cases in Mizoram

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Mizoram recorded 55 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, 22 more than the previous day, taking the tally to 2,27,849, a health department official said. The death toll stands at 697 as no new deaths due to the infection have been reported in the last 10 days. The daily positivity rate rose to 12 percent from the previous day's 7.73 percent as new cases were detected from 455 samples tested, the official said. The northeastern state now has 209 active cases. According to State Immunization Officer Lalmuanaoma Jongte, more than 8.52 lakh people have been vaccinated with 6.92 lakh. and 42,192…

12 May

Temperature in the city settles to normal

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The national capital witnessed a warm morning on Thursday as the city recorded a minimum temperature of 29.5 degrees Celsius, the highest minimum temperature of the month so far, the Met office said. Skies will be clear on Thursday and heat wave may start from Friday. The maximum temperature on Thursday is likely to be around 43 degrees Celsius, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said. The relative humidity was 67 per cent at 8.30 am on Thursday, the Met office said. Back-to-back showers, thunderstorms, and strong winds provided some respite from the intense heat wave.

11 May

Vodafone Idea Foundation partners with Ericsson India

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With the objective of playing a role in building a future ready talent force from the school level onwards, Vodafone Idea Foundation, the CSR arm of Vi, and Ericsson India have partnered to set up state-of-the-art Robotic Labs in ten schools across the country to provide new-age learning experiences to children from underserved communities, preparing them to participate in future technological studies. Digital Labs, an innovative education programme, is designed to hand-hold school going children aged 11-14 years, through their first experience with the world of programming and new technologies. By creating an open atmosphere for learning, Digital Labs aim…

11 May

WardWizard signs MoU with Sunkonnect

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WardWizard Innovations and Mobility Limited (one of the leading manufacturers of electric two-wheeler brand ‘Joy e-bike’) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singapore-based renewable energy management consulting firm Sunkonnect. The association is aimed at facilitating a feasibility study and identification of potential partner for the manufacturing of Li-ion advance cells in India. Under the MoU, Sunkonnect will set up a committee of experienced scientists, engineers and analysts to evaluate and identify the professional partner, as well as to develop the roadmap to set up the 1GWh cell production plant at WardWizard’s electric vehicle ancillary cluster in Vadodara. Sunkonnect…

10 May

India looking at new markets for edible oil

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India was looking at tapping new markets for edible oil imports following the standoff between Ukraine and Russia, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. According to her, due to the conflict, the country is facing various obstacles in the import of edible oil. "Everyone knows there is a war between Russia and Ukraine. There are various obstacles to importing oil. You know we cannot import edible oil, we were getting sunflower oil. Now, we don't," she said at an event here. "Now, we are importing edible oil from different markets and also looking at new markets," she said.…