Monthly archives: January, 2022

PM Modi pays floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary

PM Modi pays floral tributes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary at Gandhi Smriti in Delhi. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi paid floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on the 74th death anniversary of the father of the nation. India observes Martyrs’ Day every year on January 30 to mark the death anniversary …

Chairman of Tata Sons calls on PM Modi before handover of Air India

Chairman of Tata Sons calls on PM Modi before handover of Air India

The government has notified an agreement between Air India and a special purpose vehicle for transferring the carrier’s non-core assets, marking another step in the national airline’s takeover by the Tata Group on Thursday. Ratan Tata, chairman of the salt-to software conglomerate, is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the takeover. India recorded 286,384 new cases of …

India logs over 3.06 lakh new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate sees an uptick

India logs over 3.06 lakh new Covid-19 cases positivity rate sees an uptick

India recorded 3,06,064 new Covid-19 cases and 439 related deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. While daily cases are fewer than those logged on Sunday when there were more than 3.33 lakh infections, the daily positivity rate climbed to 20.75 per cent. The weekly positivity …

No new Omicron case in Delhi; Covid-19 precautionary dose rollout from today

No new Omicron case in Delhi; Covid-19 precautionary dose rollout from today

Delhi has not reported any new case of the Omicron variant for two days now, maintaining a tally of 513 infections so far, data showed on Monday. Meanwhile, the city recorded 22,751 new Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths on in the last 24 hours. The total positivity rate on Sunday went to 23.53 per cent. The number of active …

Fed’s faster-than-expected rate hike signal triggers world stock sell-off

Fed's faster-than-expected rate hike signal triggers world stock sell-off

Stock markets were deep in the red and some key government bond yields climbed to their highest in years on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled the possibility of faster-than-expected US rate hikes and stimulus withdrawal. The 10-year Treasury note’s yield briefly topped 1.75%, approaching its 2021 high, deepening one of the biggest weekly selloffs …

India confirms first Omicron-related death as Covid-19 cases jump

India confirms first Omicron-related death as Covid-19 cases jump

India on Wednesday confirmed its first death linked to the Omicron variant of Sars-CoV-2 after a deceased Udaipur resident’s sample showed presence of the virus. Meanwhile, cases continued to climb sharply across major cities – Mumbai’s fresh Covid cases breached the 15,000 mark, up almost 40 percent from Tuesday, while Delhi’s cases nearly doubled to …

Over 40 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Day 1 of vaccination drive for 15-18 age group

Over 40 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Day 1 of vaccination drive for 15-18 age group

More than 40 lakh children in the age group of 15 to 18 years received their first vaccine dose against COVID-19 on January 3 – the first day of the widened immunisation drive, as infections inch up again in the country. Announcing the same, Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted: “Well done Young India! Over 40 Lakhs between …