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Economic Times | 07 Feb, 2022 | 01.01PM IST
Assam Covid News Live Updates: Assam to lift COVID-19 restrictions, curfews from February 15, announces Chief Minister Sarma
- India's daily cases drop below one lakh, 83,876 fresh cases recorded; 895 deaths in the last 24 hours
- Active cases: 11,08,938
- Death toll: 5,02,874
- Daily positivity rate: 7.25%
- Total vaccination: 1,69,63,80,755
- Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai told French newspaper L'Equipe in an interview that she never accused anyone of sexual assault,
- BJP names 45 more candidates for UP polls
- Full office attendance for all central government employees from today, says Union Minister Jitendra Singh
- West Bengal reports 835 new COVID-19 cases, 34 deaths
- Delhi records 1,410 new cases, 14 deaths; positivity rate 2.45%
- Music legend Lata Mangeshkar cremated in Mumbai with full state honours
- Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls: Savita Pandey, Congress candidate from Tarabganj constituency in Gonda district, joins ruling BJP
- Nine people killed as lorry rams into SUV in Andhra Pradesh's Ananthapuram district
- RBI postpones MPC meet by a day to Feb 8 as Maharashtra declares public holiday on Monday as mark of respect to Lata Mangeshkar
- India beat West Indies by six wickets in opening ODI in Ahmedabad on Sunday
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Prime Minister announces ex-gratia for nine killed in AP accident
Nine people returning from a wedding were killed when a car in which they were travelling was hit by a truck in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapuram district. Father of the bride was among those killed in the accident that occurred near Budagavi village of Urvakonda mandal on Sunday night, police said. According to police the victims were returning home from a wedding in Bellary, Karnataka. The tragedy occurred when a truck coming from the opposite direction rammed into the car on Anantapuram-Bellary highway between Budagavi and Kottalapalli villages.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to meet BJP leadership
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will call on the BJP leadership on Monday in Delhi to discuss the upcoming byelection for the Majuli Assembly constituency. He is also likely to meet Home Minister Amit Shah. The byelection for the Majuli Assembly constituency in Assam will be held on March 7. The Election Commission of India had earlier on Saturday announced the poll date for the byelection. "Along with other Municipal Board elections in the state, Guwahati Municipal Corporation and Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council elections will be held in April," said Sarma on Monday.
Just 15% of global coastal regions remain intact
An International team led by researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia mapped the impact of human-caused pressures on coastal regions to identify those that are already highly degraded, and those that remain intact. The findings, published in the journal Conservation Biology, provide valuable insights into the widespread impacts of human activity on Earth's precious coastal ecosystems.
Punjab model is shared for entire state, I've no copyright on it. I intend to ensure people's welfare. Anyone can take up any good point from it, I've no objection. I've already handed it over to party but Charanjit Channi has power to implement it
- Navjot Singh Sidhu, Punjab Congress
We will make Uttarakhand an international spiritual capital for Hindus. This will enhance the tourism extensively, we hope that it will provide employment to thousands of youth here
- Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal in Haridwar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the vaccination coverage to be 90%. States and Centre have to put collective efforts. A total of 170 crore COVID-19 doses have been administered already
- Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, after launching Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0
Hong Kong's zero-COVID strategy under pressure as cases soar
Hong Kong is expected to report a record of around 610 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, broadcaster TVB reported, in the biggest test yet for the city's zero-COVID strategy as it grapples to contain a growing outbreak. Around 300 others were found positive in preliminary tests, TVB said, citing an unnamed source. The global financial hub, which is following mainland China's strategy of suppressing all coronavirus outbreaks as soon as possible, has seen cases soar since January with over 2,000 infections compared with just two in December.
NCLAT to hear Amazon's interim plea to stay CCI order
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) will hear e-commerce major Amazon's interim plea on February 14, seeking a stay over the order passed by fair trade regulator CCI that had suspended the over two-year-old approval for its deal with Future Coupons Pvt Ltd (FCPL). A three-member bench on Monday directed to list Amazon's plea on February 14 to pass an interim order and stay the operations of the order passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in December last year till it finally decides the matter.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, later today in the Lok Sabha
Due to weather issues, PM Modi won’t be able to travel to Bijnor to address the Jan Chaupal Rally; he will address the people of Uttar Pradesh virtually at 12:30pm
JNU gets its first woman Vice Chancellor
Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit will be the first woman Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University with the Ministry of Education (MoE) appointing her to the top post on Monday. Pandit is currently the Vice Chancellor of Savitribai Phule University in Maharashtra. The 59-year-old Pandit is also an alumna of JNU where she pursued her MPhil as well as PhD in International Relations.
Paytm shares tumble over 7% post Q3 earnings
Shares of One97 Communications, which operates under the Paytm brand, tumbled over 7 per cent after the company reported widening of consolidated loss to Rs 778.5 crore in the December 2021 quarter. It declined 5.69 per cent to Rs 898.95 on the BSE. On the NSE, the stock tumbled 7.55 per cent to Rs 881.30.
Savitribai Phule University VC Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit appointed as JNU Vice Chancellor
Israeli, Palestinian figures propose two-state confederation
Israeli and Palestinian public figures have drawn up a new proposal for a two-state confederation that they hope will offer a way forward after a decade-long stalemate in Mideast peace efforts. The plan includes several controversial proposals, and it's unclear if it has any support among leaders on either side. But it could help shape the debate over the conflict and will be presented to a senior U.S. official and the U.N. secretary general this week.
This is not sarcasm but whoever wrote it (the President's Address), did injustice to the President. This challenges the judgment of the people and negates the difficult situation before the country
- Congress' Anand Sharma in the Rajya Sabha
Nepal to reopen schools, other venues as virus cases fall
Nepal's capital on Monday announced it would ease strict pandemic measures, with plans to reopen schools and sports venues and slowly return city life to normal, as COVID-19 cases began to decline. The Nepalese government imposed tough restrictions last month as virus cases broke records, fueled by the omicron variant. Schools were shut, religious festivals banned, and restaurants were limited to serving small numbers of customers.
Indonesia's GDP speeds up on easing COVID-19 curbs, brisk exports
Southeast Asia's largest economy grew 5.02% on a yearly basis in the October-December quarter, compared with 3.51% growth in the previous quarter, data from Statistics Indonesia showed on Monday. That was roughly in line with the government's prediction and a touch faster than the 4.90% expected in a Reuters poll.
Assam to lift COVID-19 curfew from February 15
"I appeal to all students who appear in Class 10th and Class 12th examinations to take COVID-19 vaccines. Along with other Municipal Board elections in the state, Guwahati Municipal Corporation and Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council elections will be held in April," said Assam Chief Minister Sarma, while announcing the lifting of restrictions
Kerala HC grants the anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Dileep
Other accused in the case have also been granted bail for allegedly threatening the investigation officials probing the 2017 Actress Assault Case.
Valieva makes history as Russians win team gold
The 15-year-old Valieva opened with a huge quad salchow and followed with the difficult triple axel before landing another quad, this time a toe loop in combination with a triple toe loop. The only blemish on her program came when she fell on her quad toe loop late in the program, but by that point, her first gold medal in Beijing was assured.
Australia to reopen borders to double-vaccinated travellers
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday announced that the country's international borders will reopen to tourists starting from February 21, provided that the arriving individuals are double vaccinated. "I know the tourism industry will be looking forward to that and over the next two weeks they'll get the opportunity both for visitors to be coming and for them to be gearing up to welcome international visitors back to Australia," Morrison said after a meeting of the National Security Committee, as quoted by The Australian.
Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned for one hour as mark of respect for singer Lata Mangeshkar
Two held with 'lethal weapons' near student protest over Hijab ban
Two persons on Monday were arrested for allegedly carrying 'lethal weapons' near Government PU College in Kundapur under Udupi district where students are protesting against disallowing hijab in educational institutions, informed local police. According to police officers, out of five men carrying weapons, three managed to flee from the spot. A case has been registered at the Kundapur police station.
Russia wins skating gold, US snags silver
Kamila Valieva became the first woman to land a quad in the Olympics _ two of them, in fact _ and her historic free skate put a stamp on Russia's dominant run to the gold medal in the team figure skating event at the Beijing Games on Monday. The 15-year-old Valieva opened with a huge quad salchow and followed with the difficult triple axel before landing another quad, this time a toe loop in combination with a triple toe loop. The only blemish on her program came when she fell on her quad toe loop late in the program, but by that point her first gold medal in Beijing was assured.
Vietnam starts reopening schools after year-long pandemic closure
More than 17 million Vietnamese students were due to return to school on Monday for the first time in about a year, the health ministry said, as authorities announced plans to start vaccinating children from as young as five against COVID-19. The Southeast Asian country lifted many of its coronavirus curbs in October, but almost all students had been confined to taking online classes since early last year.
Omicron forces South Korea to end GPS monitoring
South Korea will no longer use GPS monitoring to enforce quarantines and will also end daily checkup calls to low-risk coronavirus patients as a fast-developing omicron surge overwhelms health and government workers. The speed of transmissions has made it impossible to maintain a tight and proactive medical response, Jeong Eun-kyeong, the country's top infectious disease expert, said Monday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 38,691 new cases of the virus, a nine-fold increase from the levels seen in mid-January, when omicron became the country's dominant strain. Jeong said the country may see daily jumps of 130,000 or 170,000 by late February.
North Korea stealing millions in cyber attacks
North Korea is continuing to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from financial institutions and cryptocurrency firms and exchanges, illicit money that is an important source of funding for its nuclear and missile programs, U.N. experts said in a report quoting cyber specialists. The panel of experts said that according to an unnamed government, North Korean “cyber-actors stole more than $50 million between 2020 and mid-2021 from at least three cryptocurrency exchanges in North America, Europe and Asia, probably reflecting a shift to diversify its cybercrime operations.”
S Korea fines Mercedes $16.9 million over emission rules breach
South Korea's antitrust regulator said on Monday it decided to fine German carmaker Mercedes-Benz and its Korean unit 20.2 billion won ($16.9 million) for false advertising tied to gas emissions of its diesel passenger vehicles. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said Mercedes had tampered with pollution mitigation devices by installing illegal software in its vehicles, making them perform at lower levels in ordinary driving conditions than during certification tests. A total of 15 Mercedes models had such software installed, it said.
Thane logs 327 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths
Thane has reported 327 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 7,05,753, an official said on Monday. These new cases were recorded on Sunday, he said. The virus also claimed the lives of five more people, which pushed the death toll in the district to 11,822, the official said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 1.67%.
COVID-19 India reports 83,876 new cases
Deaths rose by 895, to take total death toll to 5,02,874
Schools for classes 9th to 12th reopen in Delhi from today
The Congress party is in a state of ruins owing to mis-governance, rampant corruption and internal squabbling and not even a miracle can save it now. The Congress is doomed beyond redemption and announcing someone as the chief ministerial face can never redeem the fate of the party. Not only the opposition parties, even some Congress leaders are saying it in public about the corruption is prevailing in their government
- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union minister, BJP in-charge for Punjab
BJP names 45 more candidates for Uttar Pradesh polls
The BJP named 45 more candidates on Sunday for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, fielding Sanjay Sinh from Amethi and Daya Shankar Singh from Ballia Nagar. Daya Shankar Singh and his wife Swati Singh, currently a minister in the state government, were both seeking the party ticket to contest from Sarojini Nagar, a seat currently represented in the Assembly by the latter, but the ruling party fielded former Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer Rajeshwar Singh from there.
Peng Shuai says she met IOC president Bach
Peng Shuai met International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach at the Beijing Winter Games, the Chinese tennis star told L'Equipe sports daily in an interview published Monday. "We had dinner together on Saturday and we had a nice discussion and exchange," said Peng, who also announced her retirement from sport.
Joe Rogan's use of racial slurs adds to pressure on Spotify
Joe Rogan's mouth has put Spotify in a tough spot. Anti-coronavirus vaccine comments and racial slurs on some episodes of his popular podcast are forcing the streaming service to weigh difficult choices.
Spotify must decide where it stands on race relations and vaccine misinformation in a society with heightened sensitivity to both issues. Then there's the business decision about what to do with Rogan's $100 million podcast, which threatens the bottom line but is also a key part of the company's strategy to be a one-stop shop for audio.
Spotify must decide where it stands on race relations and vaccine misinformation in a society with heightened sensitivity to both issues. Then there's the business decision about what to do with Rogan's $100 million podcast, which threatens the bottom line but is also a key part of the company's strategy to be a one-stop shop for audio.
Senegal wins its first African Cup
Sadio Mane finally delivered a first African Cup for Senegal, and Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah could do nothing about it but stand and watch. Mane drilled the decisive penalty in a shootout into the bottom left corner to beat Salah and Egypt in Sunday's final in Cameroon and make up for missing a penalty early in the game. Senegal won the shootout 4-2 after it ended 0-0 after extra time. Salah, who was supposed to be his team's final penalty taker, didn't get a say in the shootout after two of his teammates missed.
