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Mar 17, 2022 01:39 PM IST
India needs to grow fast amid new post-pandemic world order: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India needs to develop at a faster pace to find its role while the new world order shapes up in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing a valedictory function of the 96th Common Foundation Course at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie via video conferencing, Modi said that the whole world is looking at India.
“In the circumstances created by COVID-19, new world order is emerging. In this new order, India has to develop itself at a faster pace,” he noted.
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Mar 17, 2022 12:28 PM IST
Newly-elected MLAs at the Punjab Vidhan Sabha during swearing-in ceremony
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann looking on as MLAs were administered the oath by protem speaker Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar at the Vidhan Sabha on Thursday. (Ravi Kumar/HT) -
Mar 17, 2022 12:24 PM IST
PM Modi inaugurates new sports complex in Mussoorie
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the new sports complex via video-conferencing and dedicates revamped Happy Valley complex to the nation.
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Mar 17, 2022 12:19 PM IST
Newly-elected Punjab MLAs take oath in Chandigarh
Punjab’s newly-elected MLAs swearing-in as members of the Legislative Assembly in Chandigarh. The MLAs administered the oath of office and secrecy by protem speaker, Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar.
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Mar 17, 2022 12:00 PM IST
Navjot Sidhu congratulates Punjab’s newly-elected CM Bhagwant Mann
The happiest man is the one from whom no one expects … Bhagwant Mann unfurls a new anti – Mafia era in Punjab with a mountain of expectations …hope he rises to the occasion , brings back Punjab on the revival path with pro – people policies … best always
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) March 17, 2022
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Mar 17, 2022 11:58 AM IST
Delhi Metro services normal now: DMRC
Services have been normalised. However, to avoid any further inconvenience, the system is still under observation. Passengers are requested to allow for some extra time in their commute, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation stated.
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Mar 17, 2022 10:37 AM IST
Over 3 lakh Covid jabs given to children aged 12-14 yrs on Day 1
Over 3 lakh children between 12 and 14 years have received their first shot of Covid vaccine taking the total doses administered in the country to over 180.80 crore, according to Union health ministry data. The age group of 12-14 years is being administered with Biological E’s intramuscular vaccine Corbevax, two doses of which are to be given 28 days apart.
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Mar 17, 2022 10:25 AM IST
India managed Omicron surge better than others, says health ministry
“India managed Omicron surge much better than other countries. Today, 15-17 lakh cases are being reported globally but India is reporting around 3000 daily cases,” said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health during a press briefing.
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Mar 17, 2022 10:00 AM IST
ED summons Abhishek Banerjee, wife over alleged coal scam
Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons TMC national secretary Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee next week, in connection with an alleged coal scam.
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Mar 17, 2022 09:23 AM IST
Delhi Metro service delayed on these lines
Service Update
Delay in services on Violet, Green and Pink lines.
Please allow for some extra time in your commute.
— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation I कृपया मास्क पहनें? (@OfficialDMRC) March 17, 2022
Delhi Metro is experiencing a delay in services on Violet, Green & Pink lines, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced.
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Mar 17, 2022 08:45 AM IST
India records 2,539 new infections in last 24 hours amid worrying Covid surge in China
India records 2,539 new Covid infections in last 24 hours amid worrying surge in China.
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Mar 17, 2022 07:46 AM IST
4 dead, many injured in Japan’s powerful earthquake
A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday night, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people. A small tsunami reached shore, but the low-risk advisory was lifted by Thursday morning.
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Russian invasion of Ukraine stalled at all fronts: UK defence ministry
In a series of tweets, the British defence ministry said, “Russian forces have made minimal progress on land, sea or air in recent days, and they continue to suffer heavy losses.
Updated on Mar 17, 2022 01:38 PM IST
Covid-19 surge: What WHO said, where are cases increasing, and why
Covid increasing: Worldwide over 460 million cases have been recorded so far and more than six million people have died.
Updated on Mar 17, 2022 01:10 PM IST
This Asian country is ‘beating Covid’ despite 600,000 new cases in 24 hours
While anywhere else an infection surge of this size would signal an out-of-control outbreak soon to be followed by a spike in fatalities, in South Korea — which is about the size of Indiana — the picture is more complex.
Published on Mar 17, 2022 12:10 PM IST
Worried WHO sounds warning as Covid cases surge globally
After more than a month of decline, Covid cases started to increase around the world last week, the WHO said, with lockdowns in Asia and China’s Jilin province battling to contain an outbreak.
Updated on Mar 17, 2022 11:28 AM IST
Wang Yi to explore bilateral ties with India, push BRI in Nepal
- The last troop disengagement in East Ladakh took place after the 12th round of military dialogue on July 31, 2021, with PLA dragging its feet in restoring April 2020 status quo ante along the 597 km LAC in the western sector.
Published on Mar 17, 2022 10:46 AM IST
Russia bombed movie theatre sheltering ‘over a thousand’ civilians: Ukraine
Mariupol theatre bombed: The city mayor indicated that many civilians had died in the attack on the Drama Theatre
Updated on Mar 17, 2022 10:18 AM IST
Ukraine’s military says it hit Kherson airport
Ukraine’s military said it hit the airport on Tuesday. Satellite photos taken afterward by Planet Labs PBC and analyzed by The Associated Press show helicopters and vehicles on fire at the air base.
Updated on Mar 17, 2022 10:10 AM IST
Day after Japan quake, 4 dead, 100 injured, no power for tens of thousands
The earthquake revived memories of the 2011 disaster in the same area, same month, and left Shinkansen bullet train service indefinitely suspended, with at least one major highway to the region closed for safety checks.
Published on Mar 17, 2022 09:38 AM IST
What is the new Covid variant found in Israel? What we know about its symptoms
New Covid variant: Two strains of a virus get combined when there are two viruses in the same cell, and “when they multiply, they exchange genetic material, creating a new virus”, which is the explanation given for combined strains.
Published on Mar 17, 2022 09:21 AM IST
Covid-19 cases surge in parts of the world, warning for India
- Several countries around the world have reported a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases, dominated by the Delta, Omicron or the new BA.2 variant.
Updated on Mar 17, 2022 10:20 AM IST
Written by Sharmita Kar | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, New Delhi
Russian offensive in Ukraine causes worsening health crisis
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently said that 300 health facilities are along the conflict front lines in Ukraine, or in areas now under Russian control, adding another 600 facilities are within 10 kilometres of the conflict line.
Updated on Mar 17, 2022 08:44 AM IST
Written by Harshit Sabarwal | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, New Delhi
Ukraine is not Taiwan, says China’s US ambassador; explains
China and the United States must work together to contain Taiwan independence, Chinese ambassador to the United States Qin Gang said.
Published on Mar 17, 2022 08:23 AM IST
Breaking: Newly-elected Punjab MLAs take oath in Chandigarh
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Updated on Mar 17, 2022 01:40 PM IST
Ukraine war: WHO delays review of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, WHO vaccines expert Dr Mariangela Simao said, “We were supposed to go do inspections in Russia on March 7, and these inspections were postponed for a later date.”
Updated on Mar 17, 2022 07:11 AM IST
Written by Harshit Sabarwal | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, New Delhi
Biden aide issues fresh warning to Russia
- A White House statement said that US national security adviser Jake Sullivan had reiterated the US’s “firm and clear opposition to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion”.
Published on Mar 17, 2022 06:44 AM IST
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