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Monday, Jan 24th 2022
Monday, Jan 24th 2022
Covid-19 has been significantly less in the third wave as compared to the second wave.Addressing a press conference, Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary, said, "Covid-19 deaths are significantly less in the third wave of coronavirus in comparison to the second wave and the current surge is not witnessing an increase in severe illness or death following high vaccination uptake."
Travel and Tourism industry has been the biggest sufferer in this pandemic. The upcoming budget of 2022 may bring them some hope if the government implements measures to give them a boost. Travel Agents Association of India has come out with its Budget expectations that may support the entire sector holistically that includes 'Travel Tourism & Hospitality' and will help in making this sector survive, revive & economically support India to become the largest hub for the world.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday (January 20, 2022) announced 34 candidates for the upcoming Goa Assembly elections. Notably, Utpal Parrikar, son of late Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar`s name is not on the list. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will contest from Sanquelim, while Deputy CM Manohar Ajgaonkar will contest from Margaon.
The Karnataka government on Friday decided to lift the weekend curfew that was in place with an aim to control the spread of COVID-19 infections. However, the night curfew hours between 10 pm to 5 am every day will continue. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai held a meeting with experts, senior ministers and officials of his government to assess the COVID-19 situation in the state and curbs that were in place to control its spread.
The C-Band 5G services that are set to roll out now can interfere and affect sensitive airplane instruments, like altimeters, and hamper low-visibility operations....
The Budget session of Parliament will commence from January 31 and the Economic Survey will be tabled on the same day. The Budget session of Parliament will begin with th...
The Uttarakhand government aims to boost the economy and tourism sector in the state through homestays which are on their way to be prepared in the villages too. Around 3...
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The government has decided to significantly curtail the number of people who can physically be present at the parade. Until last week, the defence ministry was preparing to accommodate around 24,000 p...
by : Satya Narayana Sahu
Swamy Prakash Maurya after joining Samajwadi Party stated that contrary to Yogi's claim of 80 per cent versus 20 per cent his party would get 85 per cent and BJP would be reduced...
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ICA AP President Dr Chandra Pal Singh Yadav and NCUI President Dileep Sanghani jointly released a policy recommendation handbook on SAHAKAR PRAGYA Good Practices for Cooperatives based on a 'Brai...
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The popular King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, which launched at the beginning of December, invites the breeders of the camels to compete for USD 66 million in prize money. According to the contest's...
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"We're probably at about 1 or 2 per cent of the capabilities we once had to look into Afghanistan,? he said, adding that this makes it ?very hard, not impossible" to ensure that neither al-Qaida ...
by : Satya Narayana Sahu
The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the UN General Assembly on 10th December 1948 constituted a historic landmark in proclaiming the freedom and equality of all human ...
by : FnF Correspondent
The deadline to file tax audit report has been increased till February 15 and similarly, the last day for filing income tax returns has also been extended to March 15, 2022. Picture this, taxpayers ca...
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New Delhi: Private sector lender ICICI Bank has announced that it is going to revise the Service charge on the ICICI Bank Savings Accounts with effect from 01 January 2022.The bank has also announced ...
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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday (December 2) quashed all rumours of privatisation of Indian Railways. Vaishnaw said that the iconic national transporter will not be privatised, adding th...
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The services sector is the largest contributor to the GDP and, travel trade being the most significant one amongst all, travel trade fraternity needs to be educated and upgraded continuously, especial...
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Video-streaming giant Netflix has launched a new website called Tudum with aim to provide news, interviews, behind-the-scenes videos, bonus features and more. The firm described the website as "a pla...
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Born Jatin Khanna, and affectionately called 'Kaka' by his industry friends, he was quite a complex personality, and unfortunately, misunderstood by many. The actor is known for delivering 1...
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The makers of the Shahid Kapoor-starrer "Jersey" have already announced that they are postponed the cricket drama's release, which had been slated for Friday, December 31. ...
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One of the most-talked-about South entertainers which released recently 'Minnal Murali' has been making the right kind of noise. Directed by Basil Joseph and produced by Sophia Paul, '...
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WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Wednesday (December 29, 2021), while emphasising that the Omicron variant is infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated people worldwide, said that it appe...
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Molnupiravir is an antiviral that inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication by viral mutagenesis. The tablets are authorised for anyone age 18 or above. Once a person has been tested positive for COVID-19, he/s...
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The highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid, which has so far been detected in more than 100 countries, may help the world get rid of the Delta strain that claimed so many lives across the globe...
by : Priti Prakash
Like others, we too are a nation that is in the race of calling ourselves 'New India'. The...
by : Satya Narayan Sahu
Hundred seven years back on 9th January 1915 Mahatma Gandhi came back to India from South Africa aft...
by : Rajeshwar Singal
This may sound like a dilemma, but it is not far from truth. Conduct Rules are meant to govern condu...
by : Sunita Narain
The idea of secularism is this very idea of India which respects the equality of all. Of course, wit...
by : Ravi Kishore
Today every one is talking about judicial accountability i.e. how the whole system of judiciary is t...
