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India’s records 56,211 new cases of the coronavirus,6 states account for over 78 pc

Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, continue to report a high surge in daily cases accounting for 78.56 per cent of the new infections reported in a span of 24 hours, it said

The ministry said that Maharashtra has reported the highest number of daily cases at 31,643. It is followed by Punjab with 2,868 cases and Karnataka with 2,792 cases

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DGCA may impose spot fines at airports for violation of Covid guidelines

In a circular on Tuesday, the regulator said, “During the surveillance of some airports, it has come to notice that compliance (of COVID-19 protocols) is not satisfactory.”

“All airport operators, therefore, are requested to ensure that the instructions on COVID-19 protocol from the standpoint of wearing face mask properly, covering nose and mouth, as well as maintaining social distance norms within the airport premises are followed scrupulously,” it said.

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Indian payments firm MobiKwik says it is probing date breach claims

“The company is closely working with requisite authorities, and is confident that security protocols to store sensitive data are robust and have not been breached,” MobiKwik said in a statement. “Considering the seriousness of the allegations, and by way of abundant caution, it will get a third party to conduct a forensic data security audit”.

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MoF shortlists 10 GMs for selecting CMDs of National Insurance & United India

The candidates who have been shortlisted are: Madhulika Bhaskar, GM, GIC Re, Suchita Gupta, GM, GIC Re , Surya SwaroopS Saxena,GM, Agriculture Insurance Company, Rajeshwari Singh, GM, AICL, SL  Tripathy, GM, GIC Re, Inderjeet Singh, GM, New India Assurance, S Tuli(Nagpal), NIC, Rekha Gopal Krishna, GM, NIA, N Ramaswami, GM, currently heading London operation of GIC Re, Neerja Kapur, currently heading London operations of NIA.

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Over 40 mn old vehicles on Indian roads, Karnataka tops list at 700,000

More than four crore vehicles have been found to be older than 15 years, including over two crore which are more than 20 years old, as per the data.

The digitised vehicle records are as per the centralised Vahan database that excludes “Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Lakshadweep”, the ministry said.

Uttar Pradesh occupies the second spot with 56.54 lakh vehicles, of which 24.55 lakh are older than 20 years.

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