LIVE Breaking News, August 12, 2020:
5:50 PM| The Kejriwal government in Delhi will invite ‘corona warriors’, for including a doctor, nurse and a plasma donor, for the Independence Day ceremony to be held at Delhi Secretariat instead of Chhatrasal Stadium due to Covid-19 pandemic. This time, the Independence Day celebrations will be a low-key affair, Delhi minister Gopal Rai said.
5:00 PM| Actor Saif Ali Khan and his wife, Kareena Kapoor Khan have announced that they are expecting their second child together.
3:53 PM| A fire broke out in the Covid-19 ward of a two-storey hospital in Bodeli town of Gujarat’s Chhotaudepur district on Wednesday morning, an official said. There was no casualty in the blaze that erupted on the second floor of Bodeli Dhokalia Public Hospital.
12:32 PM| Rajasthan Royals fielding coach Dishant Yagnik has been tested positive for coronavirus today. The test was undertaken keeping in mind that the team members need to assemble in Mumbai next week for their flight to the UAE. In a statement, the franchise stated that it “implemented an extra test for all players, support staff and management travelling to the UAE in addition to the two tests recommended by BCCI, to ensure as robust a process as possible.”
Akshay Kumar, beat everyone else in his way to secure the No 1 position in the India Today-Karvy Insights Mood of the Nation (MOTN) survey. Akshay secured a whopping 24 per cent votes, while Amitabh Bachchan was close behind with 23 per cent votes in the second spot. The third and fourth positions went to Shah Rukh Khan with 11 per cent and Salman Khan with 10 per cent votes, respectively.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday launch a new platform, “Transparent Taxation Honouring the Honest”, which will carry forward the journey of direct tax reforms, an official statement said.
The United Nations stands ready to provide humanitarian support to the most vulnerable and affected communities in India, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General has said amid heavy monsoon in the region.
India’s COVID-19 tally went past 23 lakh today, with a single-day increase of 60,963 cases, while the recoveries surged to 16,39,599, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases in the country have mounted to 23,29,638, while the death toll climbed to 46,091 with 834 new fatalities being reported in 24 hours, the data updated at 8 AM showed.
President Donald Trump has announced a $1.5 billion contract with US biotech company Moderna for 100 million doses of an eventual coronavirus vaccine, the sixth such deal reached since May. “I’m pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with Moderna to manufacture and deliver 100 million doses of their coronavirus vaccine candidate,” Trump said at a White House news conference.
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