The US has the highest cumulative number of confirmed cases and deaths. It has reported more than 76.44 million cases and more than 902,000 deaths, accounting for nearly 19 per cent and 15.6 per cent of the world's total respectively, Xinhua news agency reported. The US is followed by India and Brazil, which have recorded more than 42.47 million cases and 26.77 million cases respectively. The two countries' death toll stood at 506,520 and 633,810 respectively.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to reply in Rajya Sabha on Budget, likely around 11.30 am today.
Meghalaya to ease Covid curbs from today
Double vaccinated people will not require RT-PCR tests to enter Meghalaya, from February 11 onwards
Delhi: Mughal Gardens to open for public from February 12 to March 16
Russia's daily COVID-19 infections near 200,000 for 1st time
Russian authorities on Thursday reported nearly 200,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases, in another record fuelled by the rapid spread of the omicron variant amid a low vaccination rate and the absence of major restrictions for adults.
One dead after portion of a high rise collapses in Gurugram
- A portion of the roof of the sixth floor of D tower of Chintels Paradiso housing complex in Gurugram's Sector 109 has collapsed.
- Total 3 trapped, of which 1 woman from 2nd floor dead. Of the remaining two, woman on the 1st floor still not spotted
US President Joe Biden warns American citizens in Ukraine to 'leave now': AFP
SC to hear plea on quota in private sector jobs today
The Supreme Court will hear today the appeal of the Haryana government challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order granting an interim stay on its law providing 75 per cent quota in private sector jobs for residents of the state.
President Ram Nath Kovind to inaugurate the newly-constructed Darbar Hall at Maharashtra's Raj Bhavan in south Mumbai today
India and West Indies will lock horns in the third and final ODI at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium today
Tripura govt to impose night curfew from today
- Tripura government has imposed a night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am from February 11 to 20 with an aim to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
- The state government in its order released on Wednesday under which cinemas, spas and gyms will be allowed to operate with 50 per cent capacity. The order stated that restaurants are allowed to open till 10 pm with 50 per cent.
Delhi High Court to hear pleas over Future Retail Ltd's Rs 24,731 crore merger deal with Reliance Retail today
Quad foreign ministers to meet today, S Jaishankar to participate
Australian foreign minister said she was looking forward to welcoming her counterparts from India, the US and Japan to "discuss our positive and ambitious agenda in support of a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific".
PM Narendra Modi to virtually address high-level segment of One Ocean Summit at around 2:30 PM
- The high-level segment of the summit will also be addressed by several other heads of states and governments including Germany, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan and Canada, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement
- The summit is being organised by France from February 9-11 in Brest in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank.
- The objective of the summit is to mobilise the international community to take tangible action towards preserving and supporting healthy and sustainable ocean ecosystems
Global Covid-19 cases top 400mn: WHO
- Globally, as of 5:13 pm CET (1613 GMT) on Thursday, there have been 402,044,502 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including 5,770,023 deaths, reported to WHO, showed the data.
- The US has the highest cumulative number of confirmed cases and deaths. It has reported more than 76.44 million cases and more than 902,000 deaths, accounting for nearly 19 per cent and 15.6 per cent of the world's total respectively, Xinhua news agency reported.
- The US is followed by India and Brazil, which have recorded more than 42.47 million cases and 26.77 million cases respectively. The two countries' death toll stood at 506,520 and 633,810 respectively.