INDIA
Rajinikanth decides not to enter politics, cites health conditions as reason
In a three-page letter posted on his Twitter handle, Rajinikanth said despite severe precautions taken at the shooting of "Annatthe" movie four persons tested positive for coronavirus. The actor said while he tested negative for coronavirus, his blood pressure fluctuated and hence was hospitalised in Hyderabad.
After 5 months, Delhi reports lowest tally of new Covid-19 cases
Meanwhile, the deaths due to Covid also saw a significant drop with only 21 fatalities in the same duration, the Delhi government's health bulletin said. Meanwhile, 959 patients recovered from the disease and 57,463 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, the bulletin showed.
6 UK returnees' samples carry mutant Covid-19 variant
Over the last few weeks, the UK has faced a rapid increase in Covid-19 cases in South East England, leading to enhanced epidemiological and virological investigations. Analysis of viral genome sequence data identified that a large proportion of cases belonged to a new single phylogenetic cluster.
I made a mistake: Kashmiri-footballer-turned-militant Amir Siraj's last confession
The phone conversation between Amir Siraj (A), and apparently his father (B), reveals how Amir was indoctrinated and regretted the decision of joining the terror outfit. Amir's family has called the audio clip fake and said that no such conversation took place between him and his father.
Centre releases Rs 6K cr loan to states to meet GST compensation shortfall
The government had set up a special borrowing window in October 2020 to meet the estimated shortfall of Rs 1.10 lakh crore in revenue arising on account of implementation of GST. The borrowings are being done through this window by the Centre on behalf of the states and UTs. The borrowings have been done in 9 rounds.
Congress defends Rahul trip on party's 136th foundation day
Several senior Congress leaders, including party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were present during the party's foundation day at the party headquarters here at 24 Akbar road. Speaking to the media after the party foundation day celebrations, Priyanka Gandhi slammed the government for calling the farmers' agitation a "political conspiracy".
Better asset quality to drive banks' credit, earnings in FY22: ICRA
Low-interest rates, improved business volumes, better job prospects and income levels could also stimulate credit demand next year, the agency said. However, it expects net NPAs and credit provisions will subsequently trend lower in FY2022 as the banks have reported strong collections on their loan portfolio with most banks reporting collections of over 90 per cent.
62 UK returnees untraceable, but needn't panic: Odisha official
However, there is no need to panic as these 62 UK returnees have completed their quarantine period, Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra said. He said that a total of 181 persons had returned from the UK to Odisha between November 30 and December 21. Among them, 119 persons underwent Covid-19 test, and six tested positive for the virus.
MVA closes ranks as ED summons Sanjay Raut's wife for probe
The Nationalist Congress Party and Congress, along with Sena leaders, slammed the BJP for systematically targeting Opposition leaders who speak out against the party or its policies. Hours before addressing the media, Raut made a telling tweet, going back to a popular Bollywood song from Sanjay Datt debut "Rocky" (1981): "Aa dekhe zara, Kisme kitna hai dum; Jum ke rakhna kadam, Mere sathiyaan."
NDA 'unbreakable' in Bihar, Arunachal incident to have no impact: Sushil Modi
Sushil Modi, who is considered close to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, served as the Deputy Chief Minister in the previous Bihar government. Talking to the media after attending an event organised on the birth anniversary of late BJP leader Arun Jaitley, he said JD(U) leaders have opined that the incident in Arunachal Pradesh would not have any impact on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Bihar.
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