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The global coronavirus caseload has topped 504 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.19 million and vaccinations to over 11.16 billion.
Washington, April 17: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 504 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.19 million and vaccinations to over 11.16 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 504,079,223 and 6,196,927 respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 11,166,887,576.
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 80,625,120 and 988,609 respectively, according to the CSSE.
India accounts for the second highest caseload at 43,040,947.
The other countries with over 10 million cases are Brazil (30,250,077) France (27,874,269), Germany (23,376,879), the UK (21,916,961), Russia (17,801,103), South Korea (16,305,752), Italy (15,659,835 ), Turkey (14,991,669), Spain (11,627,487) and Vietnam (10,417,887).
The nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Brazil (662,185), India (521,747), Russia (365,774), Mexico (323,903), Peru (212,596), the UK (172,014), Italy (161,602), Indonesia (155,844), France (145,159), Iran (140,800), Colombia (139,745), Germany (132,929), Argentina (128,344), Poland (115,838), Spain (103,104) and South Africa (100,144).
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New Delhi, Nov 29: The All India Football Federation on Wednesday announced that the Kalinga Super Cup will be organised in Odisha starting from January 9, 2024.
The matches are planned to be held in two different venues in Odisha.
Both Indian Super League and I-League teams have been invited to take part in the annual tournament. The format of the tournament will consist of four groups of four teams each, who will play single leg matches amongst themselves. The group winners will qualify for the semi-finals followed by the final to be played on January 28, 2024.
“As per the decision we took earlier, the annual Super Cup tournament will now be organised in a bigger and broader perspective. The tournament will now be known as Kalinga Super Cup and will be played in Odisha in January 2024. This is a positive development for Indian domestic football. I am confident the Kalinga Super Cup will be a huge hit both in terms of organisation and spectator interest,” said AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey.
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The I-League teams will play the qualifiers to get into the group stage of Kalinga Super Cup where four slots have been reserved for them in the group stage.
The Champions of Kalinga Super Cup will be nominated to play in the ACL 2 Preliminary Stage of AFC 2023-24 season. (IANS)
Mumbai, Nov 29: Released on October 27 in the theatres, '12th fail' has been sent to Oscars 2024 as an independent nomination, informed the makers. It narrates the struggles of UPSC aspirants belonging to modest backgrounds. Helmed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, '12th fail' stars Vikrant Massey and Medha Shankar in the leading roles.
Based on the novel "Twelfth Fail" by Anurag Pathak, the film unfolds the real-life stories of IPS Officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and IRS Officer Shraddha Joshi.
Depicting failures and starting all over again Massey had put his sincere efforts in playing the role. He spoke in an interview that he had to lose weight and darken his complexion to fit in the shoes of the character.
Talking about the film, Vidhu Vinod Chopra said in a statement, "In today's times, I wanted to tell a story of hope, a story of never giving up. 12th Fail is all that and more. I laughed, cried, sang along, and had fun making this movie. I truly believe that this film will find a universal connection when it comes out in theatres."
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Bhubaneswar, Nov 29: Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister for extending the 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) scheme' to provide 5 kg of free food grains per month to 81 crore poor for another five years.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the gift of free food grains to 81 crore people of the country for another five years is a huge step towards the welfare of the poor and self-respect of the poor. He also called it as "The guarantee of a sensitive and people-friendly government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi."
प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi जी की संवेदनशील और जन-हितैषी सरकार की गारंटी।
देश के 81 करोड़ जनता को #5SaalMuftRation का उपहार ग़रीब कल्याण और ग़रीब स्वाभिमान की दिशा में एक बहुत बड़ा कदम है। आज #Cabinet में इस ऐतिहासिक निर्णय को मंज़ूरी देने के लिए प्रधानमंत्री जी का आभार। pic.twitter.com/3HFatOZ0JN — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) November 29, 2023
The Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided that the Central government will provide free food grains to about 81.35 crore beneficiaries under the PMGKAY for a period of five years with effect from January 1, 2024.
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This is a historic decision that places PMGKAY amongst the World’s biggest social welfare schemes aimed at ensuring food and nutrition security for 81.35 crore people, at an estimated cost of Rs. 11.80 lakh crore over a 5 year period.
The provision of free food grains under PMGKAY for five years with effect from 1st January 2024 reflects the long-term commitment and vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for addressing National food and nutrition security.