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Economic Times | 24 Mar, 2022 | 09:29AM IST
Covid India News LIVE Updates: 1,938 fresh cases reported in last 24 hours; India has now just 22,427 active cases
As per Union Health Ministry, 2,531 recovered in the last 24 hours but 67 persons lost their lives due to Covid. Meanwhile, active Covid case in the country further decline to 22,427 (0.05%) while daily positivity rate is now at 0.29%. So far, 4,24,75,588 persons have recovered from Covid while total death toll stands at 5,16,672.
India is seeing constant decline in new covid cases and fatality has also reduced significantly. Yesterday the Centre said that states and UTs no longer have to invoke the Diaster Management Act for Covid containment measures. India has also crossed another Covid vaccination milestone of 182 crore vaccinations yesterday.
India is seeing constant decline in new covid cases and fatality has also reduced significantly. Yesterday the Centre said that states and UTs no longer have to invoke the Diaster Management Act for Covid containment measures. India has also crossed another Covid vaccination milestone of 182 crore vaccinations yesterday.
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Government e-Marketplace (GeM) achieves order value of Rs 1 lakh crores for FY 2021-22.
Happy to know that @GeM_India has achieved order value of Rs 1 Lakh Crore in a single year! This is a significant i… https://t.co/OAq997MnzR
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1648093292000India reports 1,938 fresh COVID19 cases
As per Union Health Ministry, 2,531 recovered in the last 24 hours but 67 persons lost their lives due to Covid. Meanwhile, active Covid case in the country further decline to 22,427 (0.05%) while daily positivity rate is now at 0.29%. So far, 4,24,75,588 persons have recovered from Covid while total death toll stands at 5,16,672.
After PNG, CNG prices hiked today
Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has hiked the price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Delhi by Rs 1 per Kg to Rs 59.01 per Kg. The new price will come into effect from today, March 24.
China Plane Crash Update
Recovery crews are now searching for the second black box. A first black box found on Wednesday was the cockpit voice recorder based on an early assessment, a Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) official told reporters. The recording material appeared to have survived the impact in relatively good shape, and was being sent to Beijing for analysis, the official said. Flight MU5735 was en route from the southwestern city of Kunming to Guangzhou on the coast on Monday when the plane suddenly plunged from cruising altitude at about the time when it should have started its descent before landing.
Former Chief Justice of India R C Lahoti passes away, PM offers condolences
Anguished by the passing away of former CJI Shri RC Lahoti Ji. He will be remembered for his contributions to the j… https://t.co/Cyyy3n2AS0
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1648088158000Here's how much you will pay now for PNG
PNG price hiked
Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has hiked the price of domestic piped natural gas (PNG) in Delhi by Rs 1 per standard cubic meter (SCM) to Rs 36.61 per unit. The new price will come into effect from today, March 24.
Suspense continues over Chinese Foreign Minister's visit to India
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi supposed to come to India for a two-day visit starting today (March 24-25). However, there is no official comment yet on his visit to India. If the visit takes place notwithstanding India's strong reaction to Wang's remarks on Kashmir recently, then it will be the first trip by a senior Chinese leader to India after the eastern Ladakh military standoff began in May 2020.
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The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a whip to all its Lok Sabha MPs to be present in the House today, March 24.
Ukraine Live: Russia setting up defences outside Kyiv
A senior US defence official said Wednesday that Russian ground forces appear to be digging in and setting up defensive positions between 15-20 kilometers (9-12 miles) outside Kyiv, as they continue to make little to no progress moving toward the city center. The official said that, instead, Russian troops are exerting more energy and effort in the eastern Donbas region, specifically in Luhansk and Donetsk. The official said the U.S. is seeing Russia prioritize the fight there, in what could be an effort to cut off any Ukrainian troops in those areas and prevent them from moving west to defend other cities.
7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops dead in Ukraine, claims NATO
NATO estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of war in Ukraine, where fierce resistance from the country's defenders has denied Moscow the lightning victory it sought. By way of comparison, Russia lost about 15,000 troops over 10 years in Afghanistan.
1st female US secretary of state, Madeleine Albright, is no more
Madeleine Albright, a child refugee from Nazi- and then Soviet-dominated eastern Europe who rose to become the 1st female U.S. secretary of state and a mentor to many current and former American statesmen and women, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84.
US accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine
Russian military forces, led by President Vladimir Putin, have committed war crimes in Ukraine by hitting civilian targets and have unleashed unrelenting violence that has caused death and destruction across the war-torn country, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. On February 24, Russian forces launched military operations in Ukraine, three days after Moscow recognised Ukraine's breakaway regions – Donetsk and Luhansk – as independent entities.
Putin asks 'unfriendly countries' to purchase Russian oil, gas in rubles
In an effort to prop up the value of the ruble that plunged post the massive sanctions imposed on Moscow by the US and European countries over the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced that the "unfriendly countries" must use rubles to buy the Russian oil and gas. Putin said, "I have made a decision to implement in the shortest possible time a set of measures to switch payments for ... our natural gas supplied to the so-called unfriendly countries to Russian rubles," reported New York Times.
Ukraine Live: Zelenskyy calls for 'unrestricted' NATO aid
Speaking on the eve of the NATO summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the alliance to provide ``effective and unrestricted'' support to Ukraine, including any weapons the country needs to fend off the Russian invasion. ``We ask that the alliance declare that it will fully assist Ukraine to win this war, clear our territory of the invaders and restore peace in Ukraine,'' he said late Wednesday during his nightly video address to the nation. He appealed to Western countries to stay united in the face what he says are Russia's efforts to ``lobby its interests'' with ``some partners'' to bring them over to its side.
Urban body elections in Odisha today
Around 40.5 lakh voters across 109 towns will vote to decide the fate of more than 6400 candidates in urban body elections in Odisha today.
US to impose new sanctions against Russian politicians, oligarchs
US President Joe Biden will unveil new sanctions against Russian politicians and oligarchs during a series of summits in Brussels on Thursday, according to a media report. The US President will also discuss NATO's force posture on its eastern edge and contingency plans for the potential use of chemical or nuclear weapons by Russia, reported CNN citing a statement by US national security adviser Jake Sullivan, who was aboard the flight as Biden headed to Europe.Speaking on the new sanctions to be imposed against Russia, Sullivan said that during a G7 meeting, Biden and fellow leaders will "agree on an initiative to coordinate on sanctions enforcement" aimed at disallowing Russian efforts to evade existing sanctions. Biden will also "announce a package of sanctions designations tomorrow that relate both to political figures and oligarchs," said US national security adviser.
India abstains from voting at UNSC on Russian resolution over Ukraine
Of the 15 members of the UNSC, two countries voted in favour of the resolution while the rest 13 members countries, including the United States, abstained from the vote. While India and UAE joined the West in abstaining from the vote, China was the only country, barring Russia, to vote in favour of the resolution. Amid the lack of nine votes in favour, the resolution failed to pass in the UNSC.
Britain giving Ukraine thousands more missiles
Britain has already sent more than 4,000 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine. Now it will donate 6,000 more missiles comprising anti-tank and high-explosive weaponry. The U.K. government also says it is providing some 4 million pounds ($5.3 million) in emergency funding to the BBC World Service to counter disinformation in Russia and Ukraine.
