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"We are hopeful that the tokenisation feature will further encourage users to transact securely and safely in the current times and expand merchant transactions both online and offline," said Sajith Sivanandan

All restrictions regarding marriage, cremation, meetings, and social gatherings remain, and the opening of temples is prohibited.

With this, the popular maths learning app will be initially available in the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

A private agency in Haryana, which was engaged in Covid-19 testing, reportedly put out fake Covid test results to meet the daily testing quota of 50,000 tests set by the Uttarakhand High Court by using fake phone numbers and addresses to register people.

"The present status is that yes, a new variant has been found. This is as of now a Variant of Interest (VoI), not as yet classified a VoC," NITI Aayog Member (Health) V.K. Paul clarified it in a Covid-19 media briefing.

Citing the data released in the last week of April this year by Public Health England, UK's executive agency of the Department of Health, Arora explained that vaccine efficacy varied between 65 per cent to 88 per cent when interval is 12 weeks.

The defence minister said India, as a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), remained committed to combating financing terrorism.

Priyanka Gandhi said any attempt to find an "opportunity in faith" is an assault on the faith of crores of Indians and a "big sin".

India needs quick and complete vaccination- not BJP's usual brand of lies and rhyming slogans to cover-up vaccine shortage caused by Modi government's inaction, Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet.

Selvam was elected to the House from Manavely constituency and he is among the first legislators.

"Srinagar Encounter Update: 01 unidentified terrorist killed. Search going on. Further details shall follow," tweeted Kashmir Zone Police.

The national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 95.80 per cent.

Sources further said that Twitter is the only social media platform among the mainstream that has not adhered to the new laws.

Special court for NIA cases awarded the sentence to Mohammed Akram along with Mohammed Muzammil and Mohammed Sadiq in the Nanded LeT case

The case pertains to the alleged 'conspiracy' to incite the riots, which had left 53 people dead and hundreds injured in north-east Delhi in February last year. Narwal, along with 17 others, are accused in the case.

At a closed-door meeting at the residence of BJP MP for Alipurduar John Barla at Lakhipara Tea Garden, the demand for a separate Union Territory was raised and discussed

On the Delta plus variant of Covid, the government said that it has been around since March and it is not yet a ‘variant of concern'.

Rajasthan had 8,400 active cases till Saturday. 

ISPs will use Facebook Connectivity's Express Wi-Fi platform to launch public Wi-Fi hotspots across Bengaluru and several cities in Punjab

According to a report by the National AEFI Committee, a 68-year-old man died due to anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction) after being vaccinated on March 8, 2021.

Innovators with specialised expertise in product development, and large-scale manufacturing, should be allowed to maintain a differential pricing strategy for governments and private hospitals, says the Covaxin maker

The active cases further declined to 9,13,378 comprising 3.09 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 95.64 per cent.

The 30-share BSE index was trading 220.67 points or 0.42 per cent higher at 52,772.20 in initial deals.

Member of Parliament from Sant Kabir Nagar constituency of Uttar Pradesh, Praveen Nishad embraced Green India Challenge and took-up plantation of saplings at his residence in North Avenue, New Delhi.