Neha Kakkar goes 'awww' as Rohanpreet Singh sings for her, says 'I love you baby'....

Neha Kakkar has shared a video of husband Rohanpreet Singh singing a romantic song exclusively for her at home, while holding her hand.

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Covid-19 vaccination: Second pan-India dry run today, Chinese vaccine found 78%...

Immunisation drives against Covid-19 are currently underway in several countries. Vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech SE and Moderna are being most widely used.

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Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine appears effective against mutation in new coronavirus variants:...

The not-yet peer reviewed study by Pfizer and scientists from the University of Texas Medical Branch indicated the vaccine was effective in neutralizing virus with the so-called N501Y mutation of the spike protein.

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Australian city on lockdown over UK variant case

Masks will also become compulsory for the first time in Brisbane and some surrounding municipalities, the Queensland state government said.

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Donald Trump returns to Twitter as Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg bans him for 'fanning...

Twitter unlocked the president’s @realDonaldTrump Twitter account, which has 88 million followers, after Trump removed three rule-breaking tweets. His first post back on the platform featured a video in which he said he was focused on a peaceful transition of power and which was viewed 1.4 million times within 15 minutes of posting.

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Temple priest, prime accused in Badaun rape-murder case, arrested

According to the police, the priest is a native of Aonla area of Bareilly district. He moved to Badaun seven years ago and started living in the temple.

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Snowfall warning for hills; light rain likely in NW plains today

Heavy to very heavy rain is also likely over Kerala, Mahe and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during the next 24 hours

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India to hold second nationwide Covid-19 vaccination dry run today

The drill will be the largest undertaken so far covering 737 districts in 33 states and Union Territories

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Arjun Kapoor shares pic with Saif Ali Khan as Bhoot Police team leaves for final...

Arjun Kapoor on Thursday shared a picture of the team of Bhoot Police, which also featured Saif Ali Khan, as they left for Jaisalmer for the final shoot of their film. See here.

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Mike Pompeo angers China with Hong Kong threat, plan to send envoy to Taiwan

Pompeo said he was also “appalled” by the arrest of an American citizen in Wednesday’s crackdown and added: “The United States will not tolerate the arbitrary detention or harassment of US citizens.”

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US Capitol chaos: Donald Trump faces calls for removal, possible impeachment after...

The top Democrats in Congress, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, called on Vice President Mike Pence to use the US Constitution to remove Trump for “his incitement of insurrection.”

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Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Eighth round of talks between govt-farm leaders ...

Farmers’ protest LIVE updates: Ahead of the eighth round, farmers protesting on the borders of Delhi took out a tractor march on Thursday in what they have called a ‘dress rehearsal’ for the Republic Day parade on January 26.

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2nd vaccination dry run across the country today: All you need to know

Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh will not be participating in this dry run as they have already conducted them in all their districts.

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Happy birthday Yash: Did you know KGF star is the son of bus driver, hails from...

Happy birthday Yash: On the occasion of the 34th birthday of Yash, we take a look at some lesser known facts about the actor, who is popularly known as ‘rocking star’.

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US sets new record with nearly 4,000 Covid-19 deaths in one day

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un vows to improve ties with outside world at party meet...

State media said Kim also reviewed relations with rival South Korea but didn’t elaborate on what steps he said he wanted to take.

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Hurt feelings, anger linger after Mike Pence, Donald Trump clash

It’s part of the fallout from an extraordinary 24-hour stretch in which Pence openly defied Trump, Trump unleashed his fury on the vice president, and a mob of violent supporters incensed by Trump’s rhetoric stormed the Capitol building and tried to halt the peaceful transfer of power.

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'Heinous attack left me outraged': Trump condemns Capitol violence, concedes de...

In a new video message, Trump says that now that Congress has certified the results, the “new administration will be inaugurated on January 20” and his “focus now turns to ensuring a smooth orderly and seamless transition of power.”

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Boeing will pay USD 2.5 billion to settle charge over 737 Max

Prosecutors said Boeing employees gave misleading statements and half-truths about safety issues with the plane to the Federal Aviation Administration, then covered up their actions.

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Moderna CEO says vaccine likely to protect for 'couple of years'

Given vaccines development and pharmacovigilance usually requires years, the protection duration of Covid-19 shots is a lingering question for scientists and regulators.

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'Nothing will stop us...': Woman had tweeted before being shot dead in US Capit...

“The woman is Ashli Babbitt, a 14-year veteran, who served four tours with the US Air Force,” San Diego TV station KUSI reported, citing the woman’s husband.

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Capitol police chief quits after pro-Trump mob overruns building

US Capitol Police Chief Steven A Sund’s last day will be January 16, according to a department official.

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Trump condemns violence at US Capitol 'in strongest possible terms': Spokeswoman

“Let me be clear: The violence we saw yesterday at our nation’s Capitol was appalling, reprehensible and antithetical to the American way,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters.

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Twitter, Facebook and Instagram muzzle Trump amid US Capitol violence

The social media platforms sprung into action after Trump’s supporters indulged in violence at US Capitol. A controversial video of the outgoing US President was also deleted.

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Republicans recoil from Trump after mob violence proves too much

Longtime Trump ally Tom Cotton, a senator from Arkansas, said in a statement, “It’s past time for the president to accept the results of the election, quit misleading the American people, and repudiate mob violence.”

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Democrats' Georgia alliance is diverse and broad. Is it durable?

Black voters were driven by the possibility of Warnock becoming the state’s first Black senator, an achievement coveted even more coming two years after Democrat Stacey Abrams narrowly missed becoming the first Black female governor in US history.

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Twitter, Facebook freeze Trump accounts as tech giants respond to storming of US...

Twitter hid and required the removal of three of Trump’s tweets “as a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C.,” after pro-Trump protesters stormed the US Capitol in an attempt to force Congress to block the appointment of President-elect Joe Biden.

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1 shot dead in violence at US Capitol: All you need to know

While President Trump, who had addressed supporters and made claims of election fraud hours before, told supporters to ‘stay peaceful’, US President-elect Joe Biden called the violence an ‘insurrection’.

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Former US President Obama says Trump incited violence at the Capitol

Former President Barack Obama says history will rightly remember the violence at the Capitol as a moment of great dishonor and shame for the nation.

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'Disorder not dissent, borders on sedition': Joe Biden condemns violence at US ...

Hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday in a bid to overturn his election defeat. They surged through the halls and rummaged through offices in shocking scenes of chaos and mayhem.

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World leaders are appalled by storming of US Capitol

“Disgraceful scenes in US Congress,” tweeted Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, a staunch ally of the United States over generations. “The United States stands for democracy around the world and it is now vital that there should be a peaceful and orderly transfer of power.”

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SC relief for student who lost IIT-B seat

Disposing the petition filed by Batra, the bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy asked IIT, Bombay to regularise Batra’s admission despite the fact that the institute had admitted students to its capacity and had even begun classes.

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Vaccine pricing still a sticking point?

Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday said that the vaccination drive in India will begin 10 days after two vaccines, the one manufacture by SII and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, received emergency use authorisation

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15 more test +ve for new UK Covid strain, total 73

The results are based on the genome sequencing of positive samples released by the Indian Sars-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium labs that the Centre has specifically created for the purpose of monitoring any kind of mutations in the virus.

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AIADMK member held in 2019 Pollachi sexual assault case

Those arrested on Thursday were identified as K Arulanantham, 34, the AIADMK’s Pollachi town students’ wing secretary, Haron Paul, 29, ‘Bike’ Balu, 27, a second-hand bike dealer, police officials said.

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12-member panel set up ahead of state polls

Four states -- Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal – along with Puducherry are scheduled to go to polls before May this year.

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Facebook, YouTube pull Trump video after protesters storm US Capitol

Facebook’s vice president of integrity Guy Rosen tweeted the social media company believed the video “contributes to rather than diminishes the risk of ongoing violence,” saying the action was part of “appropriate emergency measures.”

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Twitter locks Trump's account, threatens permanent ban over inciting violence

The messaging platform locked Trump for 12 hours and said his account will remain locked if the offending messaging are not taken down, according to the Twitter safety team.

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Woman shot at US Capitol has died: Police

It remained unclear who shot the woman, but a witness said the shooting occurred after law enforcement authorities urged people to “get back.”

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China plays down concern after WHO's rare rebuke

Foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying, told a regular news briefing in Beijing that the problem was “not just about visas” for the team.

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Democrats on the brink of US Senate control

Democrats must win both contests to take control of the Senate. A Democratic sweep would create a 50-50 split in the Senate and give vice president-elect Kamala Harris, as president of the Senate, the tie-breaking vote after she and Biden take office on January 20. The party already has a narrow majority in the US House of Representatives.

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Whatsapp policy update indicates data of users to be shared with Facebook

The feature was conveyed to users in an app prompt and the updated terms of use will come into effect on Friday.

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Doval, French prez adviser to hold strategic talks today

India is expected to sign a $2.5-billion contract this year for 56 medium-transport aircraft under the Make in India initiative.

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Heritage experts dissatisfied with SC verdict, worry about future changes

The redevelopment plan also proposes to raze some buildings located on either side of the avenue to build anew a set of buildings where all ministries’ offices, now spread across Delhi, will be brought to one place.

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Shapoorji Pallonji's bid for Central Vista avenue lowest

Four firms qualified for the financial bid that opened on January 1 to redevelop the avenue: ITD Cementation quoted Rs 490 crore, NCC Limited quoted Rs 601 crore and Tata Projects Limited quoted Rs 488 crore.

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Talks healthy, closer to resolution, SC told

CJI SA Bobde, however, also said that the top court has always encouraged talks, and that the legal adjudication surrounding the farm laws and farmers’ protests could wait if there was the possibility of a breakthrough.

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Covid-19: India third country to record more than 1.5 lakh deaths

The active caseload remained below three lakh for the 16th consecutive day on Wednesday. According to health ministry update, India’s active caseload stands at 2,27,546.

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'100 MCQs, no fee required': Online exam on cow science to be held in India

Announcing the first-ever exam of this kind--’Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar Prasar Examination’-RKA Chairman Vallabhbhai Kathiria said this exam will be held annually.

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News updates from Hindustan Times: Delhi's AQI deteriorates slightly and all the...

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion at 9am. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

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'Hard miles': Pandemic haunts new year as virus growth outpaces vaccines

While Britain rolled out a second vaccine this week and some US states are starting to give the second round of shots, access to inoculations globally is sharply unequal. The supply isn’t remotely close to meeting the epic demand needed to vanquish a foe that has already killed over 1.85 million people.

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Rain, thunderstorms likely to continue in NW India today

IMD said minimum temperatures were likely to fall by 5-7 degrees C in northwest India during the next three to four days

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'Bharat Biotech vaccine approved in clinical trial mode, consent of participants...

Industry experts and some opposition leaders have expressed concern over the absence of Phase 3 trial data on Covaxin.

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Top ISRO scientist claims he was poisoned three years ago

In a Facebook post titled ‘Long Kept Secret’, Tapan Misra claimed that in July 2017, home affairs security personnel met him and alerted him of arsenic poisoning and helped doctors to focus on exact remedy.

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Bigg Boss 14: Kamya, Shefali slam Arshi Khan for her fight with Rubina Dilaik, call...

While Diandra Soares and Kamya Panjabi made fun of Arshi Khan and her ways, Shefali Bagga labelled her as the ‘rudest person of the season’ after she fought with Rubina Dilaik on Tuesday’s episode.

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US could soon give 1 million Covid-19 vaccinations a day, says Anthony Fauci

“Any time you start a big program, there’s always glitches. I think the glitches have been worked out,” the nation’s top infectious disease,” Fauci, the US’ top infectious disease expert, said.

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Germany extends lockdown until January 31, toughens curbs

In a new move, authorities will allow people in areas with more than 200 new infections per 100,000 residents over seven days to travel only 15 kilometers (just over nine miles) from their hometown unless they have a good reason to go further.

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Too close to call two Georgia Senate races that will decide fate of Biden's age...

The races appeared headed to a close finish, with an Edison exit poll of more than 5,200 voters finding half had voted for Republican President Donald Trump in November and half for Biden. The voters were also evenly split on whether Democrats or Republicans should control the Senate.

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UK coronavirus variant detected in 41 Countries/Territories: WHO

On December 14, 2020, the UK announced that a new coronavirus strain had been detected in the country, with the new variant being 70 per cent more transmissible.

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Georgia Senate runoffs: Democrats take early leads

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock of President-elect Joe Biden’s party are challenging incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler of President Donald Trump’s Republican party.

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Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested: Report

At least seven members of Hong Kong’s largest Democratic Party — the city’s largest opposition party — were arrested, including former party chairman Wu Chi-wai. Former lawmakers, including Helena Wong, Lam Cheuk-ting, and James To, were also arrested, according to a post on the party’s Facebook page.

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Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters flock to DC ahead of vote

“I’m just here to support the president,” said David Wideman, a 45-year-old firefighter who traveled from Memphis, Tennessee.

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Tight elections unfolding in Georgia with Biden's agenda, Senate control at sta...

Democrats must win both contests in Georgia to take control of the Senate. A double win for the Democrats would create a 50-50 split in the Senate, giving Vice President-elect Kamala Harris the tie-breaking vote after she and Biden take office on Jan. 20.

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Andhra CM likens attacks on temple as 'political guerrilla warfare', directs police...

Temples and idols are being attacked with political motives. Attacks are being held on temples at places with less population, at midnight hours at isolated places. The idols are being desecrated,” Reddy said while addressing Spandana’ video conference with district collectors and SPs.

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Covid-19: Arrangements being made to vaccinate Haj pilgrims, says Union Minister...

The last date for submission of forms for Haj 2021 has been extended till January 10, 2021.

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Delhiwale: Memories of train journeys

Experiencing the thrill of rail travel without even stepping inside the railway station

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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to discover if he will be freed from jail on bail

Although Judge Vanessa Baraitser accepted the US legal arguments in the case, she said Assange’s mental health issues meant he would be at risk of suicide if he were extradited.

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un opens congress with policy failures admission

While underlining the need to start the work to develop the economy under a new five-year plan, Kim reviewed the present status of North Korea’s metal, chemical, electric and other key industries and set unspecified tasks for future development, according to KCNA.

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Donald Trump orders ban on WeChat Pay and other 'Chinese' apps

The apps targeted by the new ban were chosen because of the extremely high number of downloads, which meant tens of millions of users could be at risk of having their data harnessed, according to the administration official.

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WHO disappointed China hasn't granted entry to coronavirus experts

Beijing had previously said it would give the WHO’s expert team full access to investigate the Covid-19 origin.

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Covid-19: India reports 16,375 fresh cases, 201 deaths in the last 24 hours

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World could see 1 million additional TB cases due to malnutrition after pandemic

TB notification dropped by 50 to 60% during the pandemic, which might result in higher cases in the future, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, WHO senior scientist, said

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Uttar Pradesh's December revenue collection up by Rs 2,522 crore

Its total collections in the first three quarters of 2020-2021 (April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021) have also improved considerably.

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Extreme weather killed at least 2,000 people in India in 2020: IMD

Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were the most affected states during the year with over 350 deaths in each state due to thunderstorm, lightning and cold wave

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India has 38 cases of 'highly infectious' UK Covid-19 strain. Check state wise list...

The new variant of coronavirus disease – B.1.1.7 – has been dubbed as highly infectious by scientists and medical experts as the UK government has confirmed that the infection rates have increased faster than expected in the affected areas.

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Yogi Adityanath warns action under National Security Act in crematorium case

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said such incidents were the result of poor monitoring of civil projects on the part of supervising officers.

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Anushka Sharma shares cute pic with her pet, says they are the 'serial chillers...

Anushka Sharma, who is expecting her first child with cricketer Virat Kohli, shared a cute picture with her pet. See it here.

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Kriti Sanon fulfills her dream of riding a bike to this song on sets of Bachchan...

Kriti Sanon has shared a video of herself riding a bike and revealed that it was just her first day of learning. She is currently shooting for Bachchan Pandey in Rajasthan.

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NHRC recommends special Act against manual scavenging

It has also asked the Centre to provide Rs10 lakh loan to manual scavengers’ family members so that they can start some business activity

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UP Covid-19 vaccination dry run today. Cops, Anganwadi workers among others to ...

Uttar Pradesh’s Covid-19 tally rose to 588,882 on Monday as 714 fresh cases were reported and the death toll stood at 8,413 after 10 more people succumbed to the infection.

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Heavy snowfall warning for parts of Western Himalayas; thunderstorms likely in plains...

Thunderstorm, hail and lightning is likely in several parts of northwestern plains including Delhi today according to India Meteorological Department

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US welcomes India to UN Security Council, looks forward to working together

In a tweet, the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA), wrote, “A new year brings new opportunities to strengthen relationships with old friends and partners.”

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Priyanka Chopra announces We Can Be Heroes sequel: 'Heroics are coming back for...

Priyanka Chopra, whose film We Can Be Heroes released on Netflix for Christmas, is headed for a sequel. The actor plays a negative character in the film named Ms Granada.

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Bigg Boss 14: Rahul Mahajan voted out, Kamya Panjabi and Shefali Bagga suspect Abhinav...

Bigg Boss 14: Even as nominations for the week were announced, many feared it was designed so that Abhinav Shukla is evicted next.

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No data to support delayed vaccine booster shot, says BioNTech

“The safety and efficacy of the vaccine has not been evaluated on different dosing schedules as the majority of trial participants received the second dose within the window specified in the study design,” the companies said in a joint statement, referring to prime and a booster shots given three weeks apart.

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Covid-19: UK begins immunisation drive of second vaccine, Mexico okays Oxford-AstraZeneca...

Israel has become the third country, after the United States and Canada, to approve Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, the American drugmaker said on Monday.

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Muradnagar roof collapse: Main accused Ajay Tyagi arrested, total 4 held so far

Tyagi is the contractor of the crematorium, where the roof collapsed on Sunday, claiming 24 lives and injuring at least 17 others.

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'Futuristic project': PM Modi to inaugurate Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline

The event will mark an important milestone towards the creation of ‘One Nation One Gas Grid’, an official release from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said.

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Vaccines may not work on South African coronavirus variant: UK scientists

There are currently 60 vaccine candidates in trials, including those that are already being rolled out from AstraZeneca and Oxford, Pfizer and BioNTech, Moderna, Russia’s Sputnik V and China’s Sinopharm.

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Most US Covid-19 vaccines go idle as New York, Florida move to penalize hospita...

In New York, hospitals must administer vaccines within a week of receiving them or face a fine and a reduction in future supplies, Governor Andrew Cuomo said, hours before announcing the state’s first known case of a new, more infectious coronavirus variant originally detected in Britain.

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Farmers protest Live updates: Stir enters day 41, no resolution in sight

Farmers protest LIVE updates: The eighth round of talks between the government and farm union leaders will take place on January 8.

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UK is back in lockdown as hospitals face breaking point

The emergency measures will start immediately and last until at least February 15, potentially devastating retail and hospitality businesses and threatening to push the economy into a double-dip recession, as medics try to get a grip on the pandemic.

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Covid-19: Boris Johnson locks down UK again, says 'variant spreading at an alarming...

UK PM Boris Johnson said in an address to the nation that the variant has been spreading at an “alarming rate”, which makes another lockdown imperative.

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Australian 'lives and homes' at risk as bushfire nears Perth

Residents in several suburbs south of Perth have been warned to be on watch as around 150 firefighters battled a blaze which has razed more than 230 hectares since Saturday.

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Pelosi narrowly re-elected speaker, faces difficult two years

It was a narrow victory in a House that Democrats re-took with a vastly reduced majority.

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US Congress passes 'Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act' for Pakistani women

Passed by the House of Representatives in March 2020, the bill was passed by the United States Senate by a voice vote on January 1. The bill now heads to the White House for US President Donald Trump to sign into law.

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Thailand to get 2 million doses of China's Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine

The country will receive the vaccine in three batches, with the first 200,000 doses arriving in February, 800,000 in March, and another 1 million in April, according to its health ministry.

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Greta Thunberg, Swedish teenage climate activist, turns 18

Thunberg began a climate change campaign that swelled from a one-person school strike to a worldwide movement, drawing in millions of school children, as well as adults.

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Uttar Pradesh deputy CM Keshav Maurya tours Bengal, next up Yogi Adityanath

Various cadres from UP, committed to the party and its ideology, including those who know Bengali language and culture would be regularly sent to Bengal to establish connection with the electorate there through road corner meetings, party leaders said.

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Junior engineer, 2 others arrested in connection with Muradnagar roof collapse

At least two dozen people have reportedly lost their lives thus far due to the roof collapse.

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News updates from Hindustan Times: Heavy rain with thunderstorm, lightning likely...

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion at 9 am. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

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37-year-old man found stabbed to death in south Delhi apartment

Acting on the complaint, the Delhi Police reached Chattarpur Extension on Saturday, where the deceased, Chirag, was found in stabbed condition on the floor and his wife Renuka was lying unconscious on the bed.

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Hrithik Roshan's on-set look will make you skip a heartbeat, fans wonder what his...

Hrithik Roshan has resumed work and has shared a selfie from a set. However, his fans are wondering about his upcoming project.

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After Covishield and Covaxin, these are other Covid-19 vaccine candidates in In...

Drugs Controller General of India VG Somani gave the green light for the emergency-use of two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other by local company Bharat Biotech.

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Rain and thunderstorms likely over N-W India till Tuesday

Delhi recorded 39.9mm rain between 8.30am on Saturday and 2.30pm on Sunday — far higher than the 21.7mm average rain quota for all of January

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Kangana Ranaut promises Dhaakad will be a 'world-class spy thriller', introduces...

Kangana Ranaut said that award-winning international cinematographer, Tetsuo Nagata, has been roped in for Dhaakad. An acclaimed international action crew is also working on the film.

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Karanvir Bohra says his baby girl's little hands stole his heart, Teejay Sidhu jokes...

Karanvir Bohra shared a picture of himself cuddling with his newborn daughter along with a heartfelt note about how she stole his heart. His wife, Teejay Sidhu, had a hilarious comment.

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Covid-19: India approves first 2 vaccines, UK to begin another immunisation dri...

Brazil might procure vaccines from India while Jordan announces deal for three million doses

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7th body found in Norway mudslide, 3 still missing

The tragedy occurred early on Wednesday when houses were destroyed and shifted hundreds of metres under a torrent of mud in the village of Ask, 25 kilometres (15 miles) northeast of Oslo.

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Bigg Boss 14: Eijaz Khan confesses he loves Pavitra, Aly proposes to Jasmin and...

In Sunday’s episode of Bigg Boss 14, Eijaz Khan confessed that he is in love with Pavitra Punia, while Jasmin Bhasin said she will marry Aly Goni if her parents agreed, after he proposed to her.

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PM Modi to deliver inaugural address at National Metrology Conclave today

 The theme of the conclave is ‘Metrology for the Inclusive Growth of the Nation’

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Pakistan cancels 200,000 fake citizen ID cards held by Afghan refugees

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) - an alliance of 11 Opposition parties - has been formed against the Pakistan Army’s interference in politics and installing “puppet” Prime Minister Imran Khan through a manipulated election.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to hear UK judge's ruling on extradition to US

US authorities accuse Australian-born Assange, 49, of 18 counts of conspiring to hack government computers and of breaching a secrecy law by releasing vast troves of confidential military records and diplomatic cables over a decade ago.

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China reports 33 new Covid-19 cases, sharp spike in asymptomatic cases

The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, rose to 40 from eight cases a day earlier.

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'Be careful': Iran's foreign minister urges Trump to avoid Israel 'trap' to provoke...

Mohammad Javad Zarif issued the warning on the anniversary of the US killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani by a drone strike in Iraq. There was no immediate comment by Israel.

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Congress opens new session as coronavirus, Joe Biden's win dominate

Opening the Senate could be among Mitch McConnell’s final acts as majority leader. Republican control is in question until Tuesday’s runoff elections for two Senate seats in Georgia. The outcome will determine which party holds the chamber.

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Sharat Saxena's emotional old interview goes viral, actor shares how he was ignored...

Veteran actor Sharat Saxena’s emotional old interview from 2018 is going viral on social media. In the interview, he talked about being typecast for 30 years in Bollywood and how he was finally recognised as an actor.

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A dozen Republican senators to oppose certification of Joe Biden's win

Vice-president Mike Pence welcomed the planned attempt to overturn President Donald Trump’s election defeat

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Saudi Arabia to lift entry ban linked to new coronavirus strain on Sunday

According to the SPA news agency, the country will resume international flights and reopen borders from 11:00 a.m. (8:00 GMT) on Sunday.

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Pioneer of women's education, Indian feminist movement: Remembering Savitribai Phule...

Savitribai Phule is considered to be one of the pioneers of the feminist movement in India. She started the first-ever school for girls in the country in 1848 at Bhide Wada, Pune.

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India reports 18,177 Covid-19 cases, 217 deaths in 24 hours

The Union health ministry’s Covid-19 dashboard at 8am showed there were 20,923 recoveries between Saturday and Sunday morning.

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Pak Foreign Minister slams opposition, says Imran Khan govt will not resign

“PM Imran Khan enjoys the confidence of the National Assembly. Why would he resign on the Opposition’s demand?” Qureshi, who is also the PTI’s senior vice-chairperson, said.

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Senate Democrats slam Republicans for opposing Electoral College results

A number of Democrats said that the group was undermining the electoral process by voting against the results, which confirmed the victory of President-elect Joe Biden over incumbent President Donald Trump.

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Singapore tightens rules for maritime sector after detection of new Covid cases

Shore-based personnel in the maritime sector who plan to go on board ships will need to take Covid-19 pre-departure test by Jan. 8, according to a joint statement from the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore, Singapore Economic Development Board, Enterprise Singapore and the Ministry of Health.

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Nashville bomber sent material to 'acquaintances', says FBI

In a statement to The Associated Press, FBI Special Agent Jason Pack said authorities are “aware the suspect sent materials which espoused his viewpoints to several acquaintances throughout the country.”

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California funeral homes run out of space as Covid-19 rages

The head of the state funeral directors association says mortuaries are being inundated as the United States nears a grim tally of 350,000 Covid-19 deaths. More than 20 million people in the country have been infected, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

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96,000 vaccinators trained till now, says health minister as day 1 of nationwide...

“The vaccination drive has been based on election process planned down to the booth level. Over 57,000 participants across 719 districts have completed training. 96,000 vaccinators have been trained so far,” Vardhan said, according to news agency ANI.

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Drugs regulator chief's press conference today, approval of Covid-19 vaccines l...

The development comes after the subject expert committee (SEC) under the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) recommended Oxford-AstraZeneca’s vaccine for emergency use and Covaxin for restricted use.

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Sourav Ganguly stable, had dinner hours after coronary angiography

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, a number of cabinet ministers rushed to the hospital to visit Ganguly in the evening

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Russia to trial combined AstraZeneca, Sputnik V vaccine in Ukraine

Russia’s sovereign RDIF announced in December trials to test a combination of the AstraZeneca vaccine with the Sputnik V shot to see if this can boost the efficacy of the British drugmaker’s vaccine.

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News updates from Hindustan Times: BJP to formulate Uttar Pradesh panchayat poll...

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion at 9am. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

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Iranian officials warn against 'hostile moves' in anniversary of Soleimani's ki...

“New intelligence from Iraq indicates that Israeli agent-provocateurs are plotting attacks against Americans-putting an outgoing Trump in a bind with a fake casus belli,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote on social media, as quoted by official news agency IRNA.

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US news star Larry King hospitalized with Covid-19, says report

Citing a “source close to the family,” CNN reported that King, one of the network’s biggest stars, has been hospitalized for more than a week at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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A dozen US senators plan to oppose Joe Biden's certification

The Republicans’ statement, signed by veteran lawmaker Ted Cruz and six other current senators along with four senators-elect, asserts that “allegations of fraud and irregularities in the 2020 election exceed any in our lifetimes.”

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Authorities warn Australians of complacency against Covid-19

New South Wales on Sunday said it detected eight locally transmitted cases in the past 24 hours, compared with seven the day before.

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Farmers' protest LIVE Updates: Rajasthan Congress leaders to protest against farm...

The first five meetings remained inconclusive. However, during the sixth round of meeting which was held on December 30, the Centre addressed only two of the four issues raised by farmers and the main demand of repeal of the farm laws- introduced by the parliament in September- remained unanswered.

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Memorial held for congressman-elect who contracted Covid-19

“This is a gentleman who cared about nothing but others,” said former Republican US Rep. Ralph Abraham, who hired Letlow as chief of staff during his tenure in Washington and later backed Letlow’s bid for Congress. “He was a true servant’s servant. We never want to forget what he’s done for our state, what he’s done for me and my family.”

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Argentina reports adverse reaction to Sputnik V vaccine in 1% of inoculated cit...

The Sputnik V was the first Covid-19 vaccine registered in Russia and the world. Russia’s Sputnik V is 92 percent effective, based on data from the first 16,000 trial participants who have received both shots of the two-dose vaccine.

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PDM to hold rally at Bahawalpur against Imran-led govt

The opposition alliance chief said that rifts within the PDM are a campaign run by the media and added that the PDM is more determined to rid the country of Imran Khan and his illegitimate government.

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Neha Kakkar turns stylist for Rohanpreet Singh, gushes over how 'great' he looks...

Rohanpreet Singh called Neha Kakkar ‘the best’ as he shared pictures of their New Year’s Eve look styled by her. She, meanwhile, gushed over how ‘great’ he looked.

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US slams Chinese aggression against India in new defence policy law

“Continued military aggression by the government of China along the border with India is a significant concern,” says the $740 billion National Defence Authorisation Act 2021 (NDAA)

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Brexit is a new world businesses still need to figure out

As British businesses start a  new relationship with the European Union, securing a supply of heat-treated platforms—baked to 56 degrees Celsius (133 degrees Fahrenheit) for at least 30 minutes—is now one of the myriad issues they face.

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5 states have highest active Covid-19 cases in India: Govt

Together, these five states have contributed nearly 62% of the country’s total tally of active Covid-19 cases, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.

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Dia Mirza says she never used her personal equations to demand roles: 'I keep the...

Dia Mirza said that she has formed lasting friendships in the film industry but never uses them to demand roles in films. She said that she keeps her friendships and work separate.

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'Cheap trick': China rebuffs latest Taiwan offer of talks

China views the democratic and self-governed island as its own territory, and cut off a formal talks mechanism in 2016 after Tsai was first elected, viewing her as a separatist bent on a formal declaration of independence.

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Pfizer, BioNTech to offer Covid vaccine to volunteers who got placebo

Trial participants who received the placebo will have two doses of the investigational vaccine reserved for them within the study, the companies said on the website.

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PM Modi to lay foundation of IIM-Sambalpur today

Odisha governor Ganeshi Lal and state chief minister Naveen Patnaik along with Union ministers Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Chandra Sarangi will also be present on the occasion.

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Once a model, California now struggles to tame Covid-19

Now infections have been racing out of control for weeks, and California remains at or near the top of the list of states with the most new cases per capita.

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GOP torn over Trump's Electoral College challenge of Biden

The president has pushed Republican senators to pursue his unfounded charges even though the Electoral College has already cemented Biden’s victory and all that’s left is Congress’ formal recognition of the count before the new president is sworn in.

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US judge dismisses lawmaker lawsuit against Pence over electoral count

US District Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle said Representative Louie Gohmert of Texas and the slate of Republican presidential electors for the state of Arizona who filed suit Sunday lack standing to bring the legal action seeking to overturn the election of President-elect Joe Biden.

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Trump vetoes California fishing bill, cites worsening seafood trade deficit

Trump said the West Coast drift gillnet fishery is subject to “robust legal and regulatory requirements” for environmental protection that equal or go beyond environmental protections applied to foreign fisheries.

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Co-WIN app, test beneficiaries: India to hold dry run for Covid-19 vaccination

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Farmers' protest LIVE Updates: Over 850 academicians across India support new farm...

Speaking to reporters at the Singhu border in Delhi, the leaders of the groups pointed out that only five per cent of the issues raised by them have discussed in meetings with the Union ministers. The farmers have also warned of a tractor rally on Wednesday if the reforms are not repealed.

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Bigg Boss 14 Weekend Ka Vaar promo: Sunny Leone aka 'Doctor Sunny' is here for check-up...

Bigg Boss 14 Weekend Ka Vaar promo: While Arshi Khan targets Rubina Dilaik, it is time for some fun activities as Sunny Leone is set to entertain Bigg Boss fans.

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Barack Obama delivers New Years' message, says US' best days are still ahead

“After a year that has tested us in unimaginable ways, we’ve seen how people from all walks of life have stepped up to create change to make things better,” the former US President tweeted.

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UK government tells London's primary schools to stay closed

The government had originally omitted 10 London areas from a list of schools that would be closed, but yielded after local authorities complained to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson. London mayor Sadiq Khan welcomed the government’s change of heart.

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DDA to launch housing scheme 2021 today: All you need to know

 The scheme is linked to the credit-linked subsidy scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Housing for All (Urban).

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Kabul University attack mastermind sentenced to death

On November 2, at least 22 people were killed and over 40 others were wounded after two gunmen attacked Kabul University, a raid that ended after six hours.

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Aviation deaths rise worldwide in 2020 even as fatal incidents, flights fall

Aviation consulting firm To70 said in 2020 there were 40 accidents involving large commercial passenger planes, five of which were fatal, resulting in 299 fatalities. In 2019 there were 86 accidents, eight of which were fatal, resulting in 257 fatalities.

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Mitt Romney assails US failure to plan for Covid-19 vaccine roll-out

The US vaccination program -- Operation Warp Speed -- has distributed millions of doses to states but is failing to meet projections for how quickly people will be inoculated. About 3.2 million doses have been given, according to the Bloomberg News vaccine tracker, far short of the Trump administration’s goal of administering 20 million vaccinations by the end of 2020.

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California hits record 585 coronavirus deaths in 1 day

Hospitals in the state ended the year on “the brink of catastrophe,” a health official said as the pandemic pushed deaths and sickness to staggering levels and some medical centers scrambled to provide oxygen for the critically ill.

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No extradition treaty with UK, can only cancel Nawaz Sharif's passport: Pak min...

Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Wednesday had said the government will cancel the passport of Sharif on February 16.

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