Breaking News Highlights: Child Falls Into 55-Ft Deep Borewell in Rajasthan’s Sikar, Rescue Efforts Underway
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Breaking News Highlights February 24, 2022: For the fifth time this month, Mumbai did not record any death related to Covid-19 on Wednesday. A total of 168 people, however, tested positive for the novel coronavirus. According to the civic body data, the city did not record any coronavirus death previously on February 15, 16, 17 and 20.The death toll remained unchanged at 16,690 while Mumbai’s total caseload climbed to 10,55,960, stated the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in its daily health bulletin. On Tuesday, Mumbai reported 135 cases and two deaths. The coronavirus recovery rate of Mumbai now stands at 98 per cent, while the case doubling rate has increased to 3,758, the bulletin stated. At present, there are no active containment zones or sealed buildings in the city, it added.
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Rajasthan | A boy slipped & fell into an uncovered borewell more than 55 feet deep at a village in Sikar district on Thursday, and efforts are on to rescue the child: Dhara Singh Meena, Addl Collector, Sikar pic.twitter.com/7PYuU0Y1CN
— ANI (@ANI) February 24, 2022
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Four overground workers affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen were arrested along with two UBGL grenades,120 live rounds of AK 47, two magazines of AK-47, posters of the terrorist outfit in Kishtwar: Police
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PM Narendra Modi speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin | Prez Putin briefed PM about the recent developments regarding Ukraine. PM reiterated his long-standing conviction that the differences between Russia & NATO can only be resolved through honest and sincere dialogue: PMO
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Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association writes to Union Health Minister over their demand of ‘Risk Hazard Allowance’ for resident doctors.
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Red Cross chief says “fear massive casualty numbers” in Ukraine, reports AFP.
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Earlier this morning, President Biden convened a meeting of the National Security Council in the White House Situation Room to discuss the unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine: The White House
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We have given our helpline numbers to the families of the students stranded in Ukraine. The government is trying to bring them back as soon as possible. We are in constant touch with the Ministry of External Affairs: Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur
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MEA teams sent to Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic to rescue stranded Indian nationals: India | “To assist in the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine, MEA teams are being sent to the land borders with Ukraine in Hungary, Poland, Slovak Republic and Romania,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.
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Delhi logs 556 new COVID cases, 6 deaths: Delhi reported 56 new COVID cases and six fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to the data released by the health department.
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“There are 24,000 students from India whereas 2,300 are from Kerala who are stuck in Ukraine and I have too received messages for intervention. Since air-space is closed there is no practical way to fly them back to the country,” Congress Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor said.
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