New York: Fifteen-year-old Indian-American Gitanjali Rao has been named Time Magazine’s first Kid of the Year. Gitanjali is a young scientist. Rao was named Time magazine’s first Kid of the Year out of more than 5,000 nominees.
Gitanjali won the Kid of the Year award for his discovery of various solutions using technology ranging from wastewater to cyberbullying. Gitanjali lives in Colorado, USA.
Beijing: At least 18 people killed in a gas leak in a Chinese mine. The incident happened in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing.
According to reports, 24 people were trapped in the mine.
Carbon monoxide gas at the Diaoshuidong coal mine leaked, reports added. The mishap was occurred at about 5 p.m. This is the region’s second such accident in just over two months.
At least 16 deaths were reported in late September after high levels of carbon monoxide trapped miners at the Songzao coal mine in Chongqing.
Thiruvananthapuram: Cyclone Burevi, which formed in the Bay of Bengal, is expected to make landfall in southern Kerala this afternoon. With this, the Central Meteorological Department has withdrawn the red and orange alerts issued in Kerala. However, a yellow alert has been issued in 10 districts from Thiruvananthapuram to Malappuram. The Met Office has warned of strong winds and rains of up to 40 kmph in the southern districts. Public holidays have been declared in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Idukki districts.According to the meteorological department, the train will reach Kerala in the evening from Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu through the border areas of Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts. The wind blows through southern Kerala and enters the Arabian Sea. When it reaches the state, the maximum speed is less than 40 km per hour. At the same time, going to sea is completely forbidden. Despite the hurricane’s concerns, the state is making all preparations without giving up vigilance.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Covid vaccine will be given at a cheaper rate. Modi said three vaccines were being tested in the country and would be ready for distribution in a few weeks.
He said the vaccine would be given to Covid Front fighters first. He was speaking at an all-party meeting to assess the situation in the country.
The Prime Minister said that there are highly skilled people to deliver the vaccine to the entire population of the country and make the most of their potential.
New Delhi: The SNC Lavalin case has been postponed again. The court accepted the CBI’s request for more time. The case was heard by a three-judge bench headed by Justice U U Lalith. Dissatisfied with the continuous transfer of the case, the court directed the CBI to submit additional documents by January 7. The case is set to return to court on January 7.
The court asked the CBI to come up with strong arguments in the case where the two courts had taken the same decision. The Kerala High Court had acquitted Pinarayi Vijayan, K. Mohan Chandran, and A.Francis in the Lavalin case.
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India has announced a revised monetary policy. No change in interest rates. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the monetary policy committee had unanimously decided to keep the repo rate at 4%. The Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and bank rate will remain at 4.25%. The reverse repo rate will remain at 3.35%. Although inflation may remain high in the coming days, gains in crops may provide some relief in the winter.
The expected GDP growth rate in 2021 is minus 7.5%. The RBI expects GDP growth to be 0.1% in the third quarter of this fiscal. It is expected to touch 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter. The RBI has decided not to change its monetary policy in the wake of the Covid 19 epidemic and to control inflation. The stock market also rebounded after the RBI announced its lending policy. The Sensex was up 313.55 points at 44,946.20. Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange Nifty rose by 0.31% to 13,174.65.
Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth has announced that his long-awaited political party will be announced on December 31. He announced that the party would start operations in January, announcing December 31. Rajinikanth, 69, announced after a meeting with senior members of the Rajinikanth Makkal Mandram.
‘The district office-bearers expressed their views. He said he would agree with any decision made. I will announce my decision as soon as possible, “Rajinikanth told reporters. There have been many rumors about the political entry of Rajinikanth, one of the most popular actors in Indian cinema. There were rumors that he might join the BJP or announce a new party.
New Delhi: An agreement has been reached to provide Bangladesh with the Covid vaccine manufactured in India. Three crore vaccine doses are being distributed. It was agreed to hand over the Oxford-Astrazene vaccine manufactured in India.
The Serum Institute of India and the Ministry of Health of Bangladesh signed the agreement on Thursday. Bangladesh Health Minister Shahid Maliki told reporters after signing the agreement that the Serum Institute would provide 30 million doses in the first phase if the vaccine was ready.
Vikram Doraiswamy, India’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, tweeted that India was about to enter a new chapter in further strengthening ties with Bangladesh.
Myanmar, Qatar, Bhutan, Bahrain, Switzerland, Austria, and South Korea has also shown interest in developing the vaccine in India.
New Delhi: The Central government has informed the Supreme Court that the spread of Covid is serious in ten states of the country, including Kerala.
The Supreme Court has criticized the central and state governments for not taking any drastic measures to contain Covid. The apex court also observed that none of the guidelines issued by the central government for the defense of Covid were being followed.
The Supreme Court has voluntarily registered a suo moto case in the Covid patients who died of burns in Rajkot, Gujarat. The court said such tragic incidents were recurring and that governments were not careful to avoid disasters. The apex court also directed the Center and the Gujarat government to file a report on the incident on Tuesday.The Supreme Court also ruled that the situation in COVID was very serious. Various festivals are held in different parts of the country. But 80 percent of people do not wear masks.
Bangalore: Karnataka is all set to implement the ban on cow slaughter. Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chavan said after the cabinet meeting that the bill would be introduced in the coming assembly session.
The issue was discussed by the Cabinet earlier. The bill will be introduced in the next assembly session. The provisions of the Act will be notified thereafter. After the coming of this government, we were assured- cows are our mother that they would not agree to slaughter them. One hundred percent of the bill will be introduced in the next session- Prabhu Chavan said.
He will visit states where the law has been implemented before, including Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. The important thing is that it is to protect the cow. The minister said that this will be a different and beautiful law.
