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Sunday is here and so is your daily horoscope. With the moon heading towards Capricorn, new opportunities of career, love and life will be discovered by most of the zodiac signs. Huge possibilities of advancement and growth await all, so do not rush with your decisions and make your choices wisely. Here's your horoscope for today:   Aries (21 March to 19 April): For Aries, this is the time to weigh upon your place in the world by focusing on long-term goals and aspirations. Ponder on your career choices and take a moment to decide which direction you would like to go in. Avoid beginning new projects as the moon is set to depart from the adventurous Sagittarius and enters into the ambitious Capricorn. Taurus (20 April to 20 May): All your heavy psychological moods will go for a toss as the Sunday skies have worked in your favor, to help you find a new perspective towards things. The moon waltzes in the capable Capricorn, breaking the monotony of your life and helping you expl

Applications for the Faculty and Director vacancies have been invited by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Interested applicants can apply for the 45 posts at the official website at ignou.ac.in . As per the official notification, the deadline for submitting applications is 5 January 2022. Out of the total number of vacancies, 21 openings are for the post of Professor, while 20 vacancies are there for the post of Associate Professor. The IGNOU recruitment drive is also being conducted to fill one vacancy for the post of Director in the Electronic Media Production Centre, as well as three posts for the position of Assistant Professor. The IGNOU has given detailed eligibility criteria for the official recruitment notice. Applicants can view the notice at the official website of the university. Click here for the direct link for the IGNOU recruitment notice   As per the recruitment notice, the applications can be submitted either online or mailed offline to the IGNO

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated a slew of projects worth around Rs 18,000 crores, including the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor, in Uttarakhand. He was welcomed at the inaugural event by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates & lays the foundation stone of multiple projects worth around Rs 18,000 crores in Dehradun, Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/iPNm8wjeMq — ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2021 Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Uttarakhand is not only the faith of the whole country, but also the land of karma and hardness. Therefore the development of this sector, giving this sector a grand appearance, is the top priority of the government of double engine.” Amid loud claps from the crowds, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the years of hard work had finally brought this day and that these projects would play an important role in making this decade the decade of Uttarakhand. At a time when Asse

A 72-year-old man has tested positive for Omicron, new COVID-19 variant, in Jamnagar city of Gujarat following his return from Zimbabwe — of the "at-risk" countries — as per reports. This is the third Omicron case in India. Two samples of the patient were sent — one to Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre, which detected the presence of the Omicron variant, and another to NIV Pune. The whole-genome sequencing report from NIV is awaited, reported  Indian Express.  "The man is a native of Jamnagar and has been living in Zimbabwe for the last many years. He arrived here on 28 November to meet his father-in-law. After he got a fever, his doctor advised him to get an RT-PCR test done. As mandated, the private laboratory informed us today that his report has come out positive for COVID-19," the civic chief said. The Omicron variant, the latest ‘variant of concern’, reached  Indian shores  earlier this week after the government announced that two positive cases had be

In a major embarrassment, a BJP MLA's attempt to inaugurate a road went sideways. As MLA Suchi Chaudhary smashed the coconut on a newly-built stretch of road in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor, the road broke but the coconut remained intact. The incident took place yesterday, 3 December. The seven km road was rebuilt by the Irrigation Department at a cost of Rs 1.16 crore. The department has completed about 700 metres of the stretch to date, as per reports . The embarrassment comes for the Yogi Adityanath government just months before the state elections next year. In the dramatic incident that took place yesterday, as gravel came off the road due to the poor quality of construction materials used, a furious Chaudhary stopped the event and sat on dharna to register her protest. The MLA demanded a thorough probe into the construction of the road and vowed to not leave the spot till the culprits were found and booked. She ended her protest only after the district magistrate promised th

The registration process for Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination in June 2021 has been started by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Interested candidates can register till 11:50 pm on 2 January 2022 through the official website - https://ift.tt/35rzc2s. Steps to register for CSIR-UGC NET exam June 2021: Visit the website at https://ift.tt/35rzc2s Click on the link for Joint CSIR –UGC NET June 2021 registration that is given on the main page Register yourself using the needed details and login to fill the CSIR UGC NET application Pay the CSIR UGC NET June 2021 application fee and submit the completed form Download the CSIR UGC NET application form for future use The direct link to register is here - https://ift.tt/3y07nx1 NTA has also released an official notice regarding the exam. As per the notice , the deadline for successful fee transactions for the CSIR-UGC NET Exam is 11:50 pm on 3 January next year. The examination will be conducted on 29 January, 5 February and 6 February

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone for Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor, which is likely to cut the travel time between the two cities from six hours to two-and-a-half hours. Modi inaugurated the project, which is being built at a cost of around Rs 8,300 crore, in Dehradun. Corridor to have seven major interchanges The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) further informed that the greenfield alignment project will have seven major interchanges for connectivity to Haridwar, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Yamunagar, Baghpat, Meerut and Baraut. It will also have Asia's largest wildlife elevated corridor (12 kilometres) for unrestricted movement of animals. Also, the 340 m long tunnel near Dat Kaali temple, Dehradun will help reduce impact on wildlife, according to the PMO release. Multiple animal passes are also being built in the Ganeshpur-Dehradun section to avoid collisions. The corridor will have arrangements for rainwater harvesting at intervals of 500 m

The results of the  Karunya KR-526 lottery will be declared at 3 pm today, 4 December, by the Kerala State Lottery Department. People can check their results at the official website at https://ift.tt/3c41bK9. The detailed results of the Karunya KR-526 lottery will be published after 4 pm on the website. The first prize of the Karunya KR-526 lottery is Rs 80 lakh. The person who wins the second prize will take home an amount of Rs 5 lakh while the winner of the third prize of the lottery will get Rs 1 lakh. The state lottery will also give a consolation prize of Rs 8,000 to some lucky people who brought the tickets. The Karunya KR-526 draw will be held at Gorky Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram. For bringing transparency, the draw will be held in presence of independent judges. As per New18 , people can buy the Kerala lottery tickets from any authorised shop at a price of Rs 40. The state government operates as many as 5,000 ticket counters across 11 districts of the state. Winners mus

The Mumbai civic body is taking the Omicron threat very seriously and has updated its rules for travellers coming in from ‘at risk’ countries. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has introduced a very unique and strict home quarantine monitoring mechanism for international passengers arriving from ‘at-risk’ countries. According to the Standard Operating Procedure, the Mumbai International Airport Ltd will send a list of travellers from 'at-risk' countries to the government every day, following which the civic body will then track all of these passengers. Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar confirming the same, said, "We're alert about people returning from 'at risk' countries and have prepared an action plan for it. The airport authorities have been directed to inform our disaster control room on arrivals from these countries." Mumbai's 'ward war room' or WWR team, will then dial people who are home quarantined at least five times a day

The results for Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT CET) provisional seat allotment for Centralised Admission Process (CAP) round 1 has been released by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra. Aspirants can visit the official website and check their allotment status at https://ift.tt/2Jmyl94. Candidates must note that they will have to use the application ID and date of birth to log in to the website of the CET. The results can also be viewed at https://ift.tt/3w7Wcl8. Simple steps to download the Download MHT CET Provisional Allotment Result 2021 Visit the official website website at https://ift.tt/2Jmyl94 On the homepage, click on the link for MHT CET provisional allotment that is given on the main page Login by entering the requested details such as your application number and date of birth Check the MHT CET provisional allotment list and save a copy for future use Direct link for MHT CET provisional allotment list: https://ift.tt/3EnQkat Aspirants must note t

President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other political leaders greeted all the Navy personnel on the occasion of ' Navy Day '. President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said that besides safeguarding the country's maritime security and protecting its interests in the sea, the navy also played a stellar role in managing the Covid-related crises. On Navy Day, greetings to all Navy personnel, veterans and their families. Besides safeguarding maritime security and protecting our interests in the sea, our Navy also played a stellar role in coping with the COVID-19 related crises. Indians remain grateful for your service. — President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) December 4, 2021 "Indians remain grateful for your service," the president said, greeting all Navy personnel, veterans and their families on the Navy Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi too praised the navy personnel for their outstanding courage and profes

A Railway Protection Force (RPF) officer’s swift actions saved the life of a woman who accidentally fell in the gap between the train and platform, while she was de-boarding from a moving train. The incident took place at Purulia railway station, West Bengal on 29 November. CCTV footage of the incident was shared by RPF Adra Division on social media. Watch the video here - #Lifesavingact On 29.11.21 SI/Bablu Kumar of RPF Post Purulia saved the life of a lady passenger while she was trying to de-board & almost come in the gap between train & platform in running train no 22857 at Purulia station. @RPF_INDIA @sanjay_chander @zscrrpfser @ADRARAIL pic.twitter.com/qC5eHeDu45 — RPF Adra Division (@rpfserada) November 30, 2021 In the clip, two women can be seen trying to de-board the Santragachi-Anand Vihar Express, just as the train picked up speed. While one woman manages to land straight onto the platform, the other loses her balance and falls in between the gap of the

The only total solar eclipse this year will occur today, 4 December. The celestial event will best be visible from Antarctica and surrounding waters. While a partial eclipse will also be visible at the southern tip of Africa, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, people in India will not be able to see the solar eclipse. According to NASA, the partial solar eclipse will begin at 2 am EST (07:00 GMT) and will end at 3:06 am (08:06 GMT). The totality phase, where the Moon completely covers the Sun, will occur at 2:33 am EST (07:33 GMT). The partial phase of the eclipse will last for about an hour. In India, the Solar Eclipse starts at 10:59 am. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will live stream the event from the Union Glacier, Antarctica on NASA’s YouTube channel and on their official website - https://ift.tt/2dlx8lP. The live stream will begin at 1:30 am EST (12 pm IST) and end at 3.37 am EST (02.07 pm IST). The total eclipse will begin at 2.44 am EST (01

Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Konijeti Rosaiah passed away in Hyderabad on Saturday. Rosaiah died while being taken to a private hospital after falling ill this morning, news agency PTI reported. He was 88. Konijeti Rosaiah was brought to STAR Hospitals in Hyderabad this morning in an unresponsive state, the hospital administration said. He breathed his last at 8.20 am. Rosaiah served as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2009 to 2010. He also served as the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 31 August, 2011 to 30 August, 2016. Rosaiah's political journey began in 1968 as an MLC. He served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 3 September after the demise of YS Rajasekhar Reddy till 25 November. Rosaiah also tackled several ministerial posts during his long political career. Rosaiah had always maintained a low profile and tried to steer clear of controversies. He had also set a record by presenting 15 budgets in the assembly, reports News18. Telangana chief minister

India saw a welcome change in 2014 as the Bharatiya Janata Party government came to power with full majority and provided stability seven years before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. “We are fortunate enough that before the COVID-19 pandemic came to the world, India saw a welcome change… the BJP came to power and Modi ji became the prime minister," Shah said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit . Shah said that after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, 60 percent of people who were neglected by previous governments became part of the mainstream. “Their bank accounts were opened and many more schemes were initiated for them," he said, adding that these 80 crore people were never a part of India’s progress. The leader said that in 2014, India received a form of stability after decades of coalition politics at the Centre, seven years before COVID-19 hit. “India was in a state of ‘policy paralysis’," he said. Talking

Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged for over a month on Saturday, 04 December except for Delhi where it became cheaper since Thursday. The Delhi government on Wednesday decided to reduce the Value-Added Tax (VAT) on petrol, bringing down the price of the fuel in the city by about Rs 8 per litre. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Delhi cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. At a cabinet meeting chaired by Kejriwal, it was decided that the VAT on petrol will be reduced from the present 30 percent to 19.4 percent, leading to a cut of around Rs 8 per litre, officials said. The price of petrol after the VAT cut will go down from the current Rs 103 per litre to Rs 95 per litre, sources told PTI . Earlier, the petrol price in Delhi was higher as compared to the NCR cities in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, where the state governments had announced a VAT cut following the Centre reducing the excise duty on fuel prices. The Centre had on the eve of Diwali, announced

The promotion of Parag Agarwal to the position of CEO of Twitter created a bit of a commotion online. Many celebrated the fact that several Indian-origin people now head large technology companies such as Alphabet, Microsoft, Adobe, IBM and now Twitter. Elon Musk said something to the effect that he appreciated talented people from India. Others bemoaned the fact that many Indians apparently had to leave the country to do well. The usual reasons were trotted out: Reservations prevent the meritorious from rising; the bureaucrats and the system mess everything up; there is no room for independent thought, and you must kowtow to the Big Men on Campus; and so on. There is a little truth in all of them. In this narrative, the US is the place where they reward merit; there is an opportunity for all; and if you keep your nose clean and work hard and produce results, they will let you rise to the top. There is a little truth in all these claims as well. But that’s not the whole story, eithe

Navy Day is marked annually on 4 December to recognise the achievements and role of our naval forces. The day is observed on the anniversary of Operation Trident, which took place during the 1971 Indo-Pak War. The day also pays tribute to all Navy personnel who sacrificed their lives in service of the nation. President Ram Nath Kovind took to Twitter to convey his greeting to all Navy personnel and their families. Praising the role played by the naval forces in safeguarding national interests, as well as in helping the nation during COVID-19 related crises, the President said that the people of the country “remain grateful” for the commitment and dedication displayed by the Indian Navy. On Navy Day, greetings to all Navy personnel, veterans and their families. Besides safeguarding maritime security and protecting our interests in the sea, our Navy also played a stellar role in coping with the COVID-19 related crises. Indians remain grateful for your service. — President of India (@

In area, Uttar Pradesh is double the size of England; and in population, only five countries in the world can beat the state’s population. Being a parliamentarian from Uttar Pradesh for two decades, Yogi Adityanath had this clear cognisance that only world-class infrastructure and connectivity can make the state prosperous. So, in 2017, when he took the oath of office, he took the challenge head on. Within the first few weeks, he sat at the drawing board with his team, and charted out the journey of a new Uttar Pradesh. What we have observed by 2021 is not less than a miracle. We should give credit wherever it’s due. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) built the 165-km Greater Noida-Agra Expressway. The Samajwadi Party (SP) built the 302-km Agra-Lucknow Expressway. So, in the 15 years of the BSP-SP rule, people of Uttar Pradesh got 467 km of expressways, limited to western UP. In contrast, Yogi Adityanath has taken the expressway network to a completely different level. Prime Minister Nare

Detection of the Omicron variant in a COVID-19-positive person with no travel history in India affirms that the “heavily mutated” virus is not just coming from airports, but is already here and likely to be present in all major cities, the chief of CSIR-CCMB told News18.com . CCMB director Dr Rakesh Mishra, however, said that the positive aspect is that the variant might be causing negligible symptoms, so despite its probable community transmission, it has not had a huge impact, so far. Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) is a fundamental life sciences research institute which works under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an autonomous body established by the Government of India. On Thursday, India registered the first cases of the Omicron variant in Karnataka, prompting the government to step up surveillance of international passengers. One of the two patients is a 46-year-old resident of Bengaluru with no travel hi

The Omicron variant, the latest ‘variant of concern’, reached Indian shores on Thursday after the government announced that two positive cases had been traced in Karnataka. As panic spread and concerns grew, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare also published a FAQ on the new COVID-19 variant , which was first detected in South Africa, saying that given the fast pace of vaccination in India and high exposure to the Delta variant, the severity of the disease is anticipated to be low. So, what’s been happening and how is India dealing with the new variant. • The Karnataka government has directed local officials to investigate how the 66-year-old man, who tested positive for Omicron, 'escaped'. On Friday, it was reported that the 66-year-old man had left the country after taking a COVID-19 negative certificate from a private lab. Moreover, they are also trying to track down 10 more people who reportedly went 'missing' from the Bengaluru airport. • The Maharasht