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    Economic Times | 08 Jun, 2022 | 11:10AM IST

    India News Live Updates: CFI calls back Indian contingent from Slovenia following inappropriate behaviour allegations against chief coach by a female cyclist

    Covid India News LIve: India on Wednesday reported 5,233 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the overall tally to 4,31,90,282, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The active cases currently stand at 28,857 after an increase of 1,881 cases in the last 24 hours. With seven more fatalities, the death toll rose to 5,24,715.The last 24 hours also saw 3,345 recoveries, taking the total recoveries to 4,26,36,710. India's Recovery Rate is currently at 98.72 per cent.India conducted 3,13,361 COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours. The country has so far conducted 85.35 crore (85,35,22,623) total tests so far, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data.The country has administered more than 194.43 crore (1,94,43,26,416) vaccine doses so far under the nationwide vaccination drive. This has been achieved through 2,48,41,726 sessions.India has also administered 3,73,13,276 precaution doses to all the beneficiaries so far.
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    10:58 AM

    CFI calls back Indian contingent from Slovenia following inappropriate behaviour allegations against chief coach by a female cyclist

    Cycling Federation (CFI) takes decision on instruction of Sports Authority of India (SAI)
    10:50 AM

    Rajnath Singh pays homage to Vietnam's Founding Father Ho Chi Minh

    10:42 AM

    PM congratulates Avani Lekhara for winning Gold

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Avani Lekhara for winning a Gold medal in the R2 women's 10m Air Rifle SH1 event at the Chateauroux 2022.
    10:26 AM

    Delhi: Fire broke out at the electric motor parking Jamia Nagar

    10:24 AM

    Minor fire in North Block; no one injured

    A minor fire broke out in a room in North Block housing the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday, officials said. No was injured in the blaze. The fire broke out early this morning in the room housing the ministry's private branch exchange (PBX).
    10:11 AM

    Mundka fire tragedy: Forensic teams match 7 samples with family members' DNA

    After submitting the reports to Delhi Police, the forensic teams on Tuesday matched the seven samples with the DNA of the family members of the missing persons in the Mundka fire tragedy. A total of 27 dead bodies of victims of the Mudka fire incident, preserved at Sanjay Gandhi Hospital and blood samples of their family members, were earlier sent to Forensic Science and Laboratory for DNA profiling and matching.
    09:57 AM

    Social activist Anna Hazare to arrive in Delhi on 19th June

    He will hold a 1-day training camp for his new organisation 'Rashtriya Lokandolan' here.
    09:40 AM

    Russia draws closer to capture of Ukraine's Donbas region

    Russia drew closer to its goal of fully capturing Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories as the Kremlin claimed to have taken control of 97 per cent of one of the two provinces that make up the Donbas region. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday that Moscow's forces hold nearly all of Luhansk province. And it appears that Russia now occupies roughly half of Donetsk province, according to Ukrainian officials and military analysts.0-year bond yield rose to 7.54% on Tuesday, highest since 2019.
    09:35 AM

    Iranian TV says passenger train has derailed in eastern Iran; 10 passengers killed, 50 others injured, reports AP

    09:27 AM

    Thane logs 313 new COVID-19 cases

    With the addition of 313 new COVID-19 cases, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 7,11,626, an official said on Wednesday. These new cases were reported on Tuesday, a jump of over 100 cases from the infection tally on Monday, he said.
    09:20 AM

    K'taka sees spike in new Covid cases; 348 reported after 3 months

    The number of fresh Covid cases have been steadily increasing in Karnataka. After a gap of three months as many as 348 new cases have been reported in a span of 24 hours.The positivity rate has increased to 2.11 per cent. The state recorded 382 cases on March 3. After a long gap, the cases have almost reached the 350-mark.
    09:11 AM

    India reports 5,233 fresh cases, 3,345 recoveries, and 7 deaths in the last 24 hours.

    08:10 AM

    Foreign Minister of Iran in India

    07:52 AM

    Earthquake of 3.5 magnitude strikes Assam's Karbi Anglong

    An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale in Assam's Karbi Anglong, informed the National Center for Seismology (NCS) on Wednesday. The depth of the earthquake was 18 km which occurred at 4.19 am early in the morning.
    07:33 AM

    Russia sanctions 61 US officials including Energy, treasury secretaries

    Russia announced sanctions on 61 US citizens to its travel ban list, including Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
    07:31 AM

    Russian cosmonaut who set space endurance record dies: AP

    07:22 AM

    Judge who ordered video survey of Gyanvapi complex receives threat letter

    06:59 AM

    Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Peru-Brazil border region -EMSC

    06:40 AM

    Registration of volunteers for blood donation would soon be enabled on Co-WIN

    Registration of volunteers for blood donation would soon be enabled on the Co-WIN portal and they will have access to a list of nearby blood banks as well as upcoming blood donation camps on the portal or on the Arogya Setu mobile application, officials said on Tuesday. The initiative is part of the Centre's efforts to promote blood donation and create awareness ahead of the World Blood Donor Day on June 14.
    06:38 AM

    EU agrees on common charger for mobile devices by 2024

    Chargers will be harmonized for small and medium-sized portable electronic devices by 2024 in the European Union (EU), negotiators of the European Parliament and the Council have agreed. "By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU," a press release from the Parliament said.
    06:11 AM

    Taiwanese F-16 fighter makes emergency landing in Hawaii

    A Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet made an emergency landing at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Hawaii on Monday afternoon, and the U.S. Air Force pilot who was flying the aircraft was taken to the hospital for treatment, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
    06:11 AM

    Oscars organisation names Bill Kramer as new CEO

    The organisation behind the Oscars has named Bill Kramer as their new CEO. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday that Kramer, who currently presides over the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, will succeed Dawn Hudson in the role starting in July.
    06:10 AM

    2nd person in custody in deadly weekend Philadelphia gunfire

    06:09 AM

    Ukraine raising money for army, rebuilding

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government is working to raise money to fund the army and rebuild cities and towns destroyed in the fighting. He said in his nightly address Tuesday that work is already underway to restore electricity, gas, running water and phone service in places from which Russian forces have been pushed out. He says much also needs to be done to re-equip hospitals and remove landmines.
    06:09 AM

    Russia returns 210 dead Mariupol defenders

    Ukraine's military intelligence agency says Russia has so far turned over the bodies of 210 Ukrainian fighters killed in the battle for Mariupol. It says most of them were among the last holdouts in the Azovstal steelworks. The agency did not specify Tuesday how many more bodies are believed to remain in the rubble of the plant.
    06:08 AM

    BJP youth wing leader held for inflammatory comments in UP's Kanpur

    A BJP youth wing leader was arrested for allegedly making inflammatory comments on Prophet Muhammad on social media platform. Former district secretary of the BJP Yuva Morcha Harshit Srivastava was arrested on Tuesday night for trying to vitiate the atmosphere through his posts, ADG (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said.
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