12-Hour-Catch Up: Restrictions In Mumbai After COVID Surge, Millions Struggle From Texas Snowstorm

As Covid-19 positive case numbers have once again begun to soar in Mumbai, the civic body on Thursday decided to tighten up the rules and take stern actions against those not following the norms.?

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The BMC will once again be going back to sealing of buildings and floors, stamping of asymptomatic patients, tracking over a dozen high risk contacts and also taking action against those not putting on their face masks.

Can't Rule Out Conspiracy In Sexual Harassment Charges Against Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi

The Supreme Court Thursday said that the report of its ex-judge hinted that a conspiracy against former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi cannot be ruled out for taking tough decisions on judicial and administrative side but put the curtains down on its suo motu proceedings initiated to probe a “larger conspiracy” behind sexual harassment allegations against him in April 2019.

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The apex court said after the lapse of two years, there was “remote” possibility of recovery of electronic records corroborating to the plot.

Deadly Winter Storm Blankets Eastern US In Snow, Millions Left In Cold, Without Power, Water

A deadly winter weather system that brought record-busting cold to the southern and central United States, knocking out power for millions in oil-rich Texas, blanketed the East Coast in snow Thursday, disrupting coronavirus vaccinations.

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The historic frigid blast has over the past week seen Arctic cold envelope much of the US sun belt unfamiliar with such extremes, leaving dozens of dead in its wake and several million Texans told to boil water before consuming it.

India Gifts 2 Lakh COVID-19 Vaccine Shots To UN Peacekeepers

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "extremely grateful" for the gift of 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses announced by India for peacekeepers, the spokesperson for the UN chief has said.

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, while addressing the UN Security Council meeting on COVID-19 on Wednesday, announced a gift of 200,000 COVID-19 doses for the UN peacekeepers.

Internet Services Disrupted In Pakistan As Undersea Cable Develops Fault

Internet services were hampered in Pakistan on Thursday as the country's telecom authority said one of its six international undersea cables developed a fault.

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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said the international submarine cable system near Abu Talat, Egypt, developed the glitch on Wednesday.

Nepal To Buy 2 Million Doses Of Covid Vaccine From India

Nepal approved on Thursday the emergency use of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by an affiliate of China’s Sinopharm.

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Nepal will also buy 2 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from India.