News Headlines : 5th December 2021

  • Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra said that PM Modi interacted with all the Olympic players. He inspired and motivated all of us. He asked me to take out time and interact with students from over 75 schools and play games with them. I am here with all of you.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin to arrive in New Delhi tomorrow for 21st India-Russia Annual Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • Home Minister Amit Shah assures best techniques to Border Security Force to protect territorial borders of the country.
  • Nine new cases of Omicron reported from Rajasthan; Seven from Maharashtra.
  • IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw challenges bankers to create platform for providing quick and easy credit to MSMEs, Small industries.
  • Half of India’s adult population fully vaccinated against COVID-19, says Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
  • Himachal Pradesh becomes first State in the country to achieve 100 per cent vaccination of its eligible adult population.
  • Srinagar-Leh highway closed for traffic after fresh snowfall.
  • President Ram Nath Kovind to be on a four-day visit to Maharashtra from tomorrow.
  • More than three crore Income Tax Returns filed on new e-Filing portal of Income Tax Department so far.
  • Security forces arrested two terrorists in south Kashmir’s Shopian district and recovered arms & ammunition from their possession.
  • Volcano on Indonesian island of Java erupted, killing at least 13 people and injuring nearly 100 others. Some people are trapped around the mountain.
  • BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu goes down against South Korea’s An Se-young in summit clash.
  • Hockey: Defending champions India finished fourth at the Junior World Cup, after losing 1-3 to France in bronze medal contest at Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneshwar.
  • In Cricket, India five wickets away from victory against New Zealand on Day 3 of second and final Test, in Mumbai.  
  • Indian team registers 13-0 win over Thailand in Women’s Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2021 in South Korea.