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06 Apr

43 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses given in last 24 hours, highest one-day coverage so far

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More than 43 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in a span of 24 hours, the highest single-day coverage till now, taking the total doses given in the country so far to 8,31,10,926, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. A total of 43,00,966 vaccine doses have been given in a span of 24 hours out of which 39,00,505 beneficiaries received the 1st dose while 4,00,461 have taken the 2nd dose, according to the data updated at 7 am. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Kerala account for 60 percent of the cumulative vaccine doses…

06 Apr

R Madhavan meets Narendra Modi, ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan, PM says ‘scientists made great sacrifices for country’

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Actor R Madhavan is all set to make his directorial debut with his upcoming film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. The actor turned director on Monday shared a picture on social media from his recent meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Also present at the meeting was S. Narayan Nambi, scientist and aerospace engineer at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on whose life Madhavan's debut directorial feature, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, is based. The picture shows them seated in a boardroom, observing social distancing. "A few weeks ago, @NambiNOfficial and I had the honour of calling on PM @narendramodi. We spoke…

05 Apr

PM Narendra Modi to Interact With CMs Over COVID-19 Situation, Vaccine Drive on Thursday

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As coronavirus cases breach the one lakh-mark today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday (April 8) interact with Chief Ministers of all states and Union Territories on the current COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination-related issues via video conferencing. The decision comes in the backdrop of India's COVID-19 curve breaking all past records as the country reported more than 1 lakh infections in the past 24 hours with 1,03,794 new COVID-19 cases This will be the second time in five days that the Prime Minister is going to chair a meeting to assess the current situation with connection to the surge…

05 Apr

Icra forecasts surge in auto sales by 22-25 per cent

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Credit rating agency Icra has forecast a high 22-25 per cent growth for the auto industry in the next fiscal against a contraction in the last fiscal, though the resurgence of the pandemic may prove to be a hurdle. The growth will be propelled not only by a low base in the first quarter of last year but also by an expected pick-up in economic activity, improved consumer sentiment and a resilient rural economy which has been less impacted by the pandemic. Icra said the shift towards personal mobility from public transport during the pandemic will help the sector, with…

05 Apr

Casio G-Shock GSW-H1000 with WearOS Launched: See Price, Features

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Casio has launched a G-Squad Pro smartwatch - the GSW-H1000 - powered by Google Wire OS. The GSW-H1000 comes loaded with various Google apps and services designed for the watch. Users can get help on the go with Google Assistant and track important activity metrics with Google Fit. They can choose from the thousands of apps available on Google Play and access important information at a glance in messages and phone calls, notifications, agendas, weather forecasts and more. "The new smartwatch is built with all the firmness of G-Shock, the first G-Shock smartwatch to run on Google's Wire OS with…

05 Apr

CRPF DG says that the Chhattisgarh encounter was not an intelligence or operational failure

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A day after 22 security personnel were killed during an encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, the Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Kuldeep Singh, dismissed claims that the operation was an intelligence failure. “If it was a bait, more security personnel would have died. The Maoists would have set up an ambush at a place where we would have suffered maximum damage. We were moving through an area that is under their control and as such, they do have a tactical advantage there. They started firing at us with light machine guns when we were returning following our…

05 Apr

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

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Adityanath was given the jab at the Civil Hospital. Speaking to news agency ANI after inoculation, Adityanath made an appeal to the people to take all precautions even after taking the vaccine. "The new COVID wave is the result of our complacency in observing COVID appropriate behaviour," he said. He also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Health Ministry for making vaccine available free of cost. "I also thank scientists of the country. The vaccine is completely safe. We all should take it when our turn comes," the Chief Minister said. https://twitter.com/i/status/1378903963697770506

05 Apr

Building collapse in Ludhiana with 1 dead and 2 in critical condition, search ops on for 4 workers

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At least one person was killed after a building housing an old factory collapsed in Mukund Nagar on Daba road of Ludhiana Monday. The lintel of the building gave in at around 10.30 am. Personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and the police rescued at least 36 people, and are searching for four workers who are feared to be trapped under the debris. Of the 36 workers who were rescued, one was declared brought dead at Civil Hospital, Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Varinder Sharma said. There are five workers being treated at Civil Hospital,…

05 Apr

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 gets a lowered price

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The ex-factory price for the Galaxy Z Fold2 5G, which was launched last September, has been set at $1,675 in South Korea, down from $2,125, according to people in the mobile industry. In order to become more competitive, Samsung has lowered the price of its foldable flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold 2.With this, the company aims to popularise the foldable smartphone category. The ex-factory price, or list price, refers to the selling cost of goods from the manufacturer's plant before distributors sell products to their customers. Last month, Samsung lowered the list price of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G, a…

05 Apr

Vicky Kaushal tests positive for COVID-19

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The 'URI' actor Vicky Kaushal on Monday said he has interested covid and he is under home quarantine.He informed it by his fans in social media post and urging who came in contact with him to get tested. The 'Raazi' actor took to his Instagram vanderlande share a statement for informing fans about his health condition.Vicky and Bhumi are the latest edition to Bollywood town celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Govinda, recently tested positive for covid-19.In March 2020 Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor who Rose to fame with her song baby doll became the first Bollywood celebrity to get infected with covid-19.…