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• Jan 28, 2022 07:39 PM IST

  Mumbai reports 1,312 new Covid-19 cases, 10 deaths; active caseload at 14,344

  Mumbai reported 1,312 new Covid-19 cases and 10 deaths in the last 24 hours and the city’s active caseload reached 14,344, data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation showed.

• Jan 28, 2022 07:36 PM IST

  Centre to review Covid-19 situation in 5 states on Saturday

  Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to review the COVID-19 situation, public health preparedness, and response measures being taken in the view of Omicron variant in Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand. West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, via video conferencing at 3 pm tomorrow pic.twitter.com/ITYetA0lqz

  — ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2022

  Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a Covid review meeting with Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh at 3pm on Saturday, following a similar discussion with eight southern states and UTs, earlier today.

• Jan 28, 2022 07:05 PM IST

  Delhi sees 4,044 new Covid-19 cases, 25 deaths, active cases at 29,152

  With 4,044 new Covid-19 cases and 25 deaths in the last 24 hours, Delhi’s total caseload reached 1,819,332 and the death toll climbed to 29,152. The daily positivity rate was at 8.60% and the active caseload stood at 29,152.

• Jan 28, 2022 06:39 PM IST

  Centre appoints V Anantha Nageswaran as the chief economic advisor

  Centre appoints V Anantha Nageswaran as the chief economic advisor, said an official statement by the finance ministry.

• Jan 28, 2022 06:16 PM IST

  ‘Over 60% in 15-18 group given Covid vaccine first dose’: Mandaviya

  Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that more than 60% of youngsters between 15 and 18 years of age have been administered with the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. 

• Jan 28, 2022 06:10 PM IST

  ‘Wouldn’t come to you for votes next time if we don’t work’: Arvind Kejriwal in Punjab

  Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal requested the people of Punjab to vote for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and said his party wouldn’t go to the people of Punjab asking for votes if they don’t work for the next five years, reports ANI. 

  “Vote for AAP and let us work for 5 years. If we don’t work, next time neither I nor Bhagwant Mann would come to you for votes,” he said. 

• Jan 28, 2022 04:59 PM IST

  ‘Closely following developments in Ukraine, call for peaceful resolution’: MEA

  The spokesperson for the ministry of external affairs Arindam Bagchi said that India has been closely following the developments in Ukraine, including the high-level disucssion between Russia and US, reports ANI.

  “We call for a peaceful resolution for long term stability and peace in the region and beyond,” he said.

• Jan 28, 2022 04:02 PM IST

  ‘BJP made it possible’, says Amit Shah on admission of girls in Sainik schools

  “Earlier, only boys were eligible for Sainik school, girls could not apply, but we (BJP) made it possible…Today our daughters can become pilots, join NDA and match shoulder-to-shoulder (with boys),” Union home minister Amit Shah said in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, reports ANI.

• Jan 28, 2022 03:04 PM IST

  Delhi govt resumes driving license skill test, learning license test

  The Delhi government resumed driving license skill test and learning license test activities which were suspended due to Covid-19, reports ANI. 

• Jan 28, 2022 01:45 PM IST

  DCGI gives permission to Bharat Biotech for intranasal Covid booster dose trials

  The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given permission to Bharat Biotech for intranasal booster dose trials. The trials will be done at 9 different sites.

• Jan 28, 2022 12:56 PM IST

  Over 1 crore booster doses administered in India in 19 days: Mansukh Mandaviya

  Over 1 crore precautionary doses have been administered to the eligible population in just 19 days, says Union health minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya.

• Jan 28, 2022 12:02 PM IST

  Goa polls: Seoula Vas replaces TMC vice-prez Luizinho Faleiro from Fatorda assembly seat

  TMC fields Seoula Vas as its candidate from Fatorda constituency after Luizinho Faleiro announced the withdrawal of his candidature from the constituency.

• Jan 28, 2022 11:07 AM IST

  ‘Wine is not liquor’: Sanjay Raut hits back at BJP, says sale of wine in supermarket to benefit farmers

  “Wine is not liquor. If wine sale increases, farmers will get benefit from it. We have done this to double farmers’ income. BJP only raises opposition but does nothing for farmers,” said Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut after former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis objected the govt’s decision to allow sale of wine in supermarkets and walk-in stores in Maharashtra. Read more

• Jan 28, 2022 10:54 AM IST

  Supreme Court refuses to dilute conditions for providing reservation in govt job promotions to SCs/STs

  Supreme Court refuses to dilute conditions for providing reservation in promotion for SC/STs; rules collection of quantifiable data is mandatory apart from assessment of inadequacy of representation after a periodic review. Review period should be determined by the Union Govt.

• Jan 28, 2022 10:37 AM IST

  SC quashes indefinite suspension of 12 BJP MLAs from Maharashtra assembly, calls it ‘unconstitutional and arbitrary’

  SC sets aside the Maharashtra assembly’s decision suspending 12 BJP MLAs for a one-year period beginning July 5, 2021. The court held that the suspension beyond the remainder period of the session of the Assembly was non-est in law, substantially illegal and irrational. The MLAs will now be entitled to all consequential benefits after the conclusion of the session in July.

• Jan 28, 2022 10:35 AM IST

  TMC national vice-resident Luizinho Faleiro withdraws as Goa TMC candidate from Fatorda

  “I announce my withdrawal as Goa TMC candidate from Fatorda and hand over the baton to a young woman, a professional. That has been the policy of the party – to empower the women,” says AITC national vice-president Luizinho Faleiro, in Panaji.

  “My earlier experience says that when I fought the election last time, we could not do justice to them. To replace me, we have a very able Flora, who will represent the Fatorda constituency,” he adds.

• Jan 28, 2022 09:28 AM IST

  RRB NTPC result: Protesters block roads in support of Bihar Bandh over alleged irregularities

  Protesters have blocked roads in Patna in support of bandh called by various political parties over alleged discrepancies in RRB NTPC results, reports news agency ANI.

• Jan 28, 2022 09:20 AM IST

  India reports 2,51,209 new Covid cases, 627 deaths in 24 hours; positivity rate at 15.88%

  India has reported 2,51,209 new Covid-19 cases and 627 deaths in the last 24 hours. There were a total of 3,47,443 recoveries in the last 24 hours.

• Jan 28, 2022 08:13 AM IST

  94% samples tested in Kerala positive for Omicron, says health minister

  “Continuous sequencing of Covid positive samples is being done. Almost 94 per cent of samples have tested positive for Omicron and 6 per cent for Delta,” said Kerala health minister Veena George, speaking to reporters.

• Jan 28, 2022 07:57 AM IST

  Budget 2022: Centre likely to revise duty on electronics

  The government is likely to rejig customs duties on components or sub-parts of consumer electronics and mobile phones in the upcoming Union budget, two people familiar with the development said. Read more

• Jan 28, 2022 07:54 AM IST

  Fire breaks out at godown in Bhiwandi, spreads to 3 more godowns; fire dousing underway

  A fire broke out at a furniture godown at Sumaras Chamunda Complex in Bhiwandi area in Thane and spread to 3 more godowns. Four fire tenders are present at the spot. No injury or casualty reported, fire dousing still underway, says Bhiwandi fire department.

• Jan 28, 2022 05:54 AM IST

  Delhi set to reopen restaurants, cinema halls from today as Covid cases decline

  The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Thursday decided to relax the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions and allow dining services at restaurants, bars with 50 per cent seating capacity. Cinema halls have been allowed to reopen at 50 per cent capacity, while the weekend curfew has been lifted.

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