In focus, 12th Jan 2022, News & Stories from India

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12 Jan 2022

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12 Jan 2022 11:08 PM

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12 Jan 2022 11:07 PM

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Growth of coworking Industry in India

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12 Jan 2022 11:06 PM

Medical staff members tend to a Covid-19 patient at the intensive care unit of Cremona hospital, in Cremona, northern Italy. (Photo: AFP)

COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50%, deaths stable, says WHO

Last week, WHO noted a pandemic record high of 9.5 million new infections in a single week

12 Jan 2022 4:40 PM

"The account @Mib_india has been restored. This is for the information of all the followers," tweeted the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. (ANI Photo)

I&B Ministry's Twitter account compromised; control restored after few minutes

The hackers renamed the Ministry's account as 'Elon Musk' and posted some tweets which were later deleted

12 Jan 2022 1:23 PM

Lata Mangeshkar continues to be under observation: doctor

Mangeshkar tested positive for coronavirus with mild symptoms and was admitted to the ICU of the Breach Candy Hospital in south Mumbai

12 Jan 2022 12:47 PM

Dharam Sansad was held at Ved Niketan Dham in Haridwar for three days from December 16 to 19. (Photo: Screengrab/File)

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, others on Haridwar, Delhi hate speeches

The plea has also sought compliance of apex court's guidelines to deal with such speeches

12 Jan 2022 12:19 PM

Ensure adequate buffer stock of medical oxygen: Centre to states

A possible strategy and mechanism to leverage the private sector in times of peak of demand can be explored, Rajesh Bhushan advised

12 Jan 2022 11:47 AM

AAP government in Punjab to ensure security to PM, common people: Kejriwal

If AAP forms the government in Punjab, we will ensure that we provide necessary security to the PM and the common people, Kejriwal said

12 Jan 2022 11:28 AM

SC appoints five-member panel to probe security breach during PM's visit to Punjab

The committee will be headed by former Supreme Court judge Indu Malhotra

12 Jan 2022 11:25 AM

A woman receives a booster shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a third dose vaccination campaign at a South Tangerang Regional General Hospital in Tangerang, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Indonesia starts COVID boosters for elderly, others at risk

The government hopes to provide 21 million booster shots in January to people who received their second jabs at least six months ago

12 Jan 2022 10:54 AM

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Nokia Lite Earbuds, Wired Buds launch in India

The Lite Earbuds case has a 400 mAh battery and charges over USB-C

12 Jan 2022 10:45 AM

Maya Goode, a COVID-19 technician, performs a test on Jessica Sanchez outside Asthenis Pharmacy in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in US and Britain

At the same time, experts warn that much is still uncertain about how the next phase of the pandemic might unfold

12 Jan 2022 10:41 AM

The conversion will lead to dilution of the holdings of all the existing shareholders of the firm, including the promoters. Post-conversion, it is expected that the government will hold around 35.8 per cent of the total outstanding shares of the company, and that the promoter shareholders would hold around 28.5 per cent (Vodafone Group) and 17.8 per cent (Aditya Birla Group), respectively. — DC Image

Government to be largest shareholder in Vi

The company informed telecom department that it would opt for converting the interest on spectrum and AGR dues into government equity

12 Jan 2022 10:22 AM

Corrections will be over when everybody says I will never buy gold again. When I see more despair, when I see more unhappy people, then I will probably buy more gold. — DC Image

Jim Rogers expects bear market by year-end

Rogers, co-founder of the Quantum Fund and Soros Fund Management, expects equity markets are going to see a correction

12 Jan 2022 10:20 AM

In November the growth was higher at 9 per cent and in the festive month of October it hit double-digit at 14 per cent. — Representational image/AP

Retail starts feeling Omicron heat

Omicron started playing the spoilsport in the last week of December and dragged down much growth seen in the first 3 weeks of the month

12 Jan 2022 10:18 AM

A railway staffer disinfects a Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) train as a precautionary step to contain the spread of COVID-19, at the Kacheguda railway station in Hyderabad. (Photo: PTI)

India records over 1.94 Lakh new Covid infections, Omicron tally at 4,868

The active cases increased to 9,55,319, the highest in 211 days

12 Jan 2022 10:13 AM

Brokerage Macquarie at the time of listing warned investors of 40 per cent downside in Paytm's share price from fixed public issue price and set target price of Rs 1,200 with an ‘underperform’ rating. — PTI

Paytm shares Hit New Low On Downgrade

After a 6 per cent fall on Monday, One 97 Communication fell another 3.32 per cent on Tuesday to close at Rs 1,119.50 per share on the BSE

12 Jan 2022 10:10 AM

A worker wearing protective equipment stands inside a temporary COVID-19 testing laboratory in northern China's Tianjin Municipality. (Photo: AP)

Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation: WHO

Omicron is becoming the dominant variant that is being detected

12 Jan 2022 10:05 AM

Siddharth hoped that the badminton star would accept his apology. (Photo: Twitter/@Actor_Siddharth/File)

Actor Siddharth apologises to Saina Nehwal for 'rude' joke

Siddharth received widespread backlash on Twitter for his reply to the Nehwal's tweet on PM Modi's security breach

12 Jan 2022 9:45 AM

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