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Latest live news: Activity in India's dominant services sector continued to grow at a robust pace last month supported by a strong recovery in domestic demand, a private survey showed, but elevated price pressures remained a major concern.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated a conference on financial technology (fintech) that will have business leaders and policymakers in attendance.
Indians have shown "immense trust" in fintech and it is the sector’s responsibility to respect them, said Modi as his government prepares to table before Parliament a Bill that will regulate digital currencies.
India reported its first two cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Thursday but the government said it had no immediate plan to authorise booster vaccine shots despite demands from lawmakers.
The Services Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by IHS Markit, eased to 58.1 in November from 58.4 in October, but last month's rate of growth was the second-best in over a decade and well above the 50-mark separating growth from contraction for a fourth straight month.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated a conference on financial technology (fintech) that will have business leaders and policymakers in attendance.
Indians have shown "immense trust" in fintech and it is the sector’s responsibility to respect them, said Modi as his government prepares to table before Parliament a Bill that will regulate digital currencies.
India reported its first two cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Thursday but the government said it had no immediate plan to authorise booster vaccine shots despite demands from lawmakers.
The union health ministry said two male patients with the new strain, aged 66 and 46 years, had shown mild symptoms in Karnataka.
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Maharashtra records 664 covid cases, 16 deaths, 915 recoveries
Maharashtra recorded 664 new coronavirus infections and 16 fatalities on Friday which took its caseload to 66,37,289 and death toll to 1,41,149, the state health department said.
A total of 915 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, which pushed the state's recovery count to 64,85,335. After reconciliation of data and removal of duplication, the caseload was slashed by 596, while recoveries were reduced by 870, the health department said.
10:15 PM
DU releases cut-offs under third special drive
The Delhi University on Friday released cut-offs under its third special drive to fill vacant seats in reserved categories.
Before this, the university had conducted two special drives on November 24 and November 13. The varsity has not shared the admission data for the previous two lists.
Till the fifth cut-off list, 74,667 students had secured admission. Candidates can apply under the third special drive on December 4 and 5.
Colleges will release the merit list on their website and candidates will have time till 5 pm on December 8 to make payments.
The colleges have declared cut-offs to fill vacant seats for categories of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, other backward classes, economically weaker sections, people with disabilities, Kashmiri-migrant and Sikh Minority.
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Parliament joint committee on data protection likely to table its report on Dec 21
The Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Personal Data Protection Bill is likely to table its report on the floor of the House on December 21, sources said on Friday.
The bill, seeking to provide for the protection of personal data of individuals and establish a Data Protection Authority for the same, was brought in Parliament in 2019 and was referred to the Joint Committee for further scrutiny on the demand of opposition members.
P P Chaudhary of the ruling BJP on Thursday had moved a motion seeking extension up to the last week of Winter Session of Parliament for the 30-member panel to submit its report. The ongoing session ends on December 23.
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India revokes patent for PepsiCo's Lay's potatoes
India has revoked a patent for a potato variety grown exclusively for PepsiCo Inc's popular Lay's potato chips, according to an order issued on Friday by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights (PPVFR) Authority
In 2019, PepsiCo sued some Indian farmers based in the western state of Gujarat for cultivating the FC5 potato variety, which has a lower moisture content required to make snacks such as potato chips.
Withdrawing the lawsuits the same year, the New York-based company said it wanted to settle the issue amicably.
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All patients, except one, stable, says Delhi hospital on Omicron suspects
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PM Modi to visit Gorakhpur on Dec 7: PMO
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'Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram,Srikakulam will experience moderate to severe thunderstorms'
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Vaccine makers should plan to adjust Covid jabs, says WHO
Makers of COVID-19 vaccines should gear up for the "likelihood" of needing to adjust their products to protect against the Omicron variant, the World Health Organization's (WHO) spokesperson said on Friday.
Christian Lindmeier, speaking at a U.N. briefing in Geneva, said the agency was still studying the transmissibility and severity of the new variant, first reported in Southern Africa.
"It is very recommendable that vaccine manufacturers already start planning ahead and plan for the likelihood for having to adjust the existing vaccine," he said. "That's good not just to wait until the final alarm bell rings."
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Rahul Gandhi slams Centre for saying 'no record' of farmers' deaths
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Karnataka to only allow fully vaccinated people in theatres and malls
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16000 passengers from 'at-risk' countries tested for Covid: Mandaviya
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Haryana Govt orders closing of all schools in Gurugram, Sonipat, Faridabad and Jhajjar
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India has one of the lowest number of Covid deaths per million: Mandaviya
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Karnataka CM chairs meeting related to Covid situation
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Cyclone Jawad likely to reach Vishakhapatnam by the evening tomorrow: IMD DG
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First Published: Dec 03 2021 | 6:31 AM IST
