Day: January 10, 2022

Total outstanding dues owed by electricity distribution companies (discoms) to power producers rose 4.4 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,21,030 crore in January 2022.

President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address on 1 March, the White House confirmed, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the president a formal invitation to speak to Congress and the American public one year into his term.

The Pakistan Opposition and citizens of the country have slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan for his reaction to the Murree incident, where 22 people froze to death due to heavy show, saying the ruling PTI government has gotten used to blaming others for their own mistakes, Geo News reported.

Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba have gone into isolation after his close contacts tested positive for Covid-19.

The Philippines ordered an increase in hospital beds and medical resources in and around the capital Manila, a senior government official said on Sunday, as the country set another record for new COVID-19 infections.

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a PIL seeking action against those who made hate speeches during the recent ‘Dharam Sansad’ held at Haridwar in Uttarakhand.

Foxconn will reopen its iPhone manufacturing facility in Sriperumbudur on the outskirts of Chennai on 12 January.

Amid rise in Covid cases and the threat posed by the hihgly transmissible Omicron variant, Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stalin today launched administering booster dose vaccine for people above 60 years of age with comorbidities and frontline workers.

The Supreme Court today agreed to set up an independent committee which will be headed by a former Supreme Court judge to probe Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security breach in Ferozepur, Punjab on 5 January.

India today reported 1,79,723 new Covid cases and 146 deaths. The active caseload has been pushed to 7,23,619. The daily positivity rate stood at 13.29 per cent, while 146 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.