Breaking news LIVE, December 20:
4: 00 PM Japanese auto major Honda plans to increase vehicle prices in India from next month and company dealers have been informed about the decision, industry sources said. The automaker, which is present in the country through a wholly-owned subsidiary Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL), sells a range of vehicles starting from compact sedan Amaze going up to premium SUV CR-V.
3: 00 PM Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) appoints Delhi MLA Raghav as co-in-charge of the party’s Punjab unit.
1: 30 PM India’s present active caseload — 3,05,344 — consists of just 3.04% of India’s total positive cases. The new recoveries of 29,690 in the last 24 hours have led to a net decline of 3,407 in the total active cases.
12:00 PM Two US-based Sikh NGOs donated toilets, geysers and tents to farmers at Tikri border in Delhi. “Due to lack of basic facilities at protest sites, we’ve decided to donate 200 portable toilets and geysers,” said S P Singh Khalsa, Hoshiarpur Coordinator, Sikh Panchayat Fremont California.
10: 30 AM Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with farmers on the birth anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on December 25, the BJP said, adding that the party will hold “kisan samvad” at over 2,500 places in Uttar Pradesh.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the party said it has intensified its preparations for it.
10: 00 AM PM Narendra Modi visited Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in Delhi and paid tributes to Guru Teg Bahadur for his supreme sacrifice. “This morning, I prayed at the historic Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, where the pious body of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji was cremated. I felt extremely blessed. I, like millions around the world, am deeply inspired by the kindnesses of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji”: PM Narendra Modi
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday received COVID-19 vaccine. He became the first Israeli and one of the world’s leaders to be inoculated.
Surrendered terrorist contested DDC poll from Darhal Malkan constituency in Rajouri. “I worked as divisional commander of a terrorist outfit for over 7 yrs. I appeal terrorists to give up arms & join mainstream,” said Munaf Malik. Eight-phase DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir concluded yesterday.
Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation today unveiled the design of the mosque and hospital to be constructed at the five-acre plot in Ayodhya.IICF was formed by UP Sunni Central Waqf Board after Supreme Court’s verdict on Ayodhya land dispute case.
33 States and UTs have less than 20,000 Active Cases. Kerala and Maharashtra together account for 40% of total COVID-19 active cases, as per Union Ministry of Health.
The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed 76 million, including 1,691,767 fatalities. As many as 53,746,094 patients are reported to have recovered. Follow this breaking news blog for live updates on the coronavirus pandemic as it continues to pose a challenge for health workers and scientists who are in a race against time to produce a vaccine/medicine.
