09 Dec, 23:54 (IST)

Odisha Cabinet today approved construction of two new medical college and teaching hospitals in Kandhamal & Koraput districts at a cost of Rs 680 crores. The hospitals will give a boost to medical education and cater to the healthcare needs of the people in the region: State government.

09 Dec, 22:21 (IST)

Canada approves the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, clearing the way for shots to be delivered and administered across Canada: Reuters.

09 Dec, 22:09 (IST)

Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat expresses condolences over the demise of poet Manglesh Dabral.

09 Dec, 22:01 (IST)

Historic PM-WANI (Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) scheme that has been cleared by Cabinet today will revolutionise the tech world & significantly improve WiFi availability across the length & breadth of India. It'll further ‘Ease of Doing Business’ and ‘Ease of Living’: PM Modi.

09 Dec, 21:55 (IST)

Vaccines in India are the ones which will be easiest to administer & transport. Most countries will benefit from it. India is known to produce in bulk quantities, once approved it can be rolled out quickly: Bhutan's Ambassador to India to foreign envoys on board a plane to Delhi .

09 Dec, 21:42 (IST)

"Central Bureau of Investigation today organised an ‘Investiture ceremony’ in Delhi, coinciding with the occasion of ‘International Anti Corruption Day’. Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor presented the President's Police Medals for Distinguished Service to 34 CBI officers," the agency said.

09 Dec, 20:11 (IST)

Uttarakhand has reported 515 new COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths and 425 recoveries today.

09 Dec, 19:04 (IST)

The state cabinet in Maharashtra has cleared "Sharad Pawar Rural Prosperity Scheme", which will be implemented by the Employment Guarantee Department of the state government.

09 Dec, 18:56 (IST)

Farmers protesting at Nirankari Samagam ground in Delhi's Burari have refused to utilise government amenities. "A struggle is always done by ones' own abilities. We accept help from sympathisers to the cause but not from governments. They only act to garner votes," a farmer leader said.

09 Dec, 18:55 (IST)

Farmers protesting at Nirankari Samagam ground in Delhi's Burari have refused to utilise government amenities. "A struggle is always done by ones' own abilities. We accept help from sympathisers to the cause but not from governments. They only act to garner votes," a farmer leader said.

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Mumbai, December 9: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's meeting with protesting farmers on Tuesday evening failed, with both sides remaining firm on their positions. The farmers refused to accept the government's offer of amendment in the laws, sticking to their demand for complete scrapping.

After 13 days of protest at the borders of Delhi, which has led to traffic chaos in the national capital, the farmer leaders heading the stir suggested that they are ready to shift the venue of agitation if granted space at the Ramlila Maidan.

The height of the world's highest peak Mount Everest was revised on Tuesday. Mount Everest's height increased by 0.86 metres.

64 Heads of Missions in India leave for Hyderabad, where they are scheduled to visit Bharat Biotech and Biological E. Ltd, in continuation of the briefing by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The facilities are developing COVID-19 vaccine.

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