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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will deliver the inaugural address at the National Metrology Concave at 11 am via Video Link. According to PMO, PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of the ‘National Environmental Standards Laboratory’. The premier will also dedicate ‘Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravya’ and ‘National Atomic Timescale’ to the nation.
India reported 16,505 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. In the same period, the number of recoveries is 19,557, while 214 individuals have succumbed to the COVID-19. With this, the total COVID-19 cases in India has reached 1,03,40,470. The death toll has surged to 1,49,649, as per the Union Health Ministry’s latest update.
The BSE benchmark Sensex surged by over 206 points in early trade. The 30-share index gained 206.05 points to trade at 19,616.89. The NSE index Nifty rose by 54.70 points to trade higher at 14,089.