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Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 18,27,489, said the state health department on Sunday. The positivity rate has fallen to 6.37%. 

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convoy of trucks and cars snarl traffic protesting government-imposed vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions.The truck traffic in the city’s core by Parliament Hill has made many streets downtown impassable to vehicles, police say. Big rigs, passenger vehicles snarl downtown Ottawa as trucker convoy parks by Parliament Other streets have been closed and local police say they are working to mitigate the impacts of the gridlock on residents and businesses downtown.It’s not clear when the convoy of vehicles plans to end their park-in protest as some protesters have vowed not to move until all their demands are met.Sitting in his truck, Scott Ocelak said he was warned he was locked into his spot until Sunday, but planned to stay until Tuesday at the latest.The demonstration was initially aimed at denouncing vaccine mandates for truck drivers crossing the Canada-U.S.

Kid Rock is hitting the road, but he’s being selective about exactly where he’s going.Just days after announcing his upcoming “Bad Reputation” tour, the artist took to his official Facebook account this week to reveal he won’t be performing at venues that require COVID-19 masks or vaccination.“There’s been a lot of talk about vaccine mandates and venues. People saying, ‘I’m not going to that venue because of the vaccine mandate’ and this, that and the other.

Phil Collins joined Genesis in 1971 and became part of the band’s most commercially successful lineup, eventually taking over as frontman and lead vocalist.The band are considered one of the world’s best selling rock groups, having sold over a predicted 150 million records worldwide. Phil left the band in 1996 and went on to pursue a fruitful solo career in the 80s, for which he was awarded eight Grammys, six Brits and two Golden Globes.Phil, who is father to Emily in Paris star Lily Collins, announced that he was going on tour with his fellow Genesis bandmates last year but many fans are concerned about the rock singer’s health.The 70-year-old has dealt with an extensive list of health problems over the past decade and currently uses a walking stick.

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Lata Mangeshkar is no longer on a ventilator and recovering, said Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Sunday. 

If you're well enough in Covid self-isolation and are at a loose end thinking of things to do, then you could turn your hand to a DIY project you have been putting off.

Thousands of protesters crowded Parliament Hill to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates, public health measures and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as part of the so-called “freedom convoy” of truckers. Some convoy organizers even say they’ll remain at Parliament Hill until their demands are met.

so-called “freedom convoy” to air grievances against COVID-19 public health measures, vaccine mandates and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Traffic was snarled by big rigs lining Wellington Street, in the shadow of the Parliament Buildings, while passenger vehicles circled honking horns. Live coverage: Trucker convoy protest kicks off in Ottawa WARNING: This video was a live feed of a protest and may contain adult language not suitable for all viewers.

Covid-19 cases for a year and a half on Sunday, as the Chinese capital gears up to host the Winter Olympics in five days.

PHILADELPHIA - A powerful nor'easter brought gusty winds more than a foot of snow to parts of the area Friday night and into Saturday morning and left behind bitter temperatures. Snow began tapering off to areas north and west of Philadelphia around 10 a.m. Saturday, and should move out of Philadelphia and New Jersey in the hours to follow.

COLOMBO (News 1st); 4 people who were on a weekend outing have drowned while swimming for recreation in the Gerandi Ella Falls in Bandarawela on Saturday (29).One other woman who was part of the group continues to remain missing, said local authorities.The deceased are between the ages of 20 & 21, said Police.According to reports, they were caught off guard by a strong current.

@ottawacity @JimWatsonOttawa https://t.co/Souo0BodaJ— Brad West (@BradWestPoCo) January 29, 2022Photos from the rally showed the statue holding an upside-down Canadian flag, along with a sign that reads “mandate freedom.”Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said he had instructed city staff to remove the items, but within an hour new photos appeared on social media showing the statue holding a new protest sign.Fox, a cancer patient and amputee, was born in Winnipeg, but raised in Port Coquitlam, B.C. The 22-year-old became a national icon with his 1980 attempt to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Big rigs, passenger vehicles snarl downtown Ottawa as trucker convoy parks by Parliament Fox lost his battle to cancer in 1981 before he could complete his cross-country journey, but became a national inspiration.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police have located one child and are  searching another after police say a car was stolen while they were inside.According to police, the mother reportedly ran into the home of her parents leaving her 4-year-old and 1-year-old child in the car. A man saw the car was running and jumped into the vehicle and took off with the children. At some point, the man abandoned the 4-year-old who had his mother's phone. Police were able to track the phone and locate the 4-year-old. The child is at St.

COVID-19 restrictions.“It’s a roller-coaster. You go up, you’re doing good, and then you’re back down,” said Colby Kriegl standing outside his business, T.

Shawn Mendes has postponed the UK and European leg of his ‘Wonder’ world tour to 2023 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The Canadian pop star was supposed to hit the road in March for a run of shows in the UK and Europe. His UK dates would have seen him take in London (April 21), Birmingham (27), Glasgow (29), Sheffield (May 2) and Manchester (4).However, Mendes has now taken to social media to announce that these dates have been postponed until next year.“This was a really difficult decision to make, but unfortunately we have to reschedule the UK & EU tour from 2022 to 2023,” he said in his statement.

Hundreds of protesters on foot descended on Parliament early Saturday morning, accompanied by the sound of honking horns from trucks parked nearby as a demonstration got underway in Ottawa on Jan.

Security worries are rising in Ottawa ahead of the fast-approaching truck convoy, as their demands to end vaccine mandates spiral into a hostile movement. As Jeff Semple reports, there are concerns the far-right extremist groups latching onto the protest could possibly incite violence in the capital.

HOUSTON - In the aftermath of a severe crime wave afflicting local area law enforcement officers, the Houston Texans are making a generous donation to the victim's families. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HOUSTON TEXANS COVERAGE According to the Texans' website, a $10,000 donation was made to The 100 Club, a non-profit that provides financial support to families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed or seriously injured on the job. "We are proud to make a contribution to the 100 Club of Houston in honor of Corporal Galloway, Sergeant Gutierrez, and the officers injured downtown earlier this week," Houston Texans Chair and CEO Cal McNair said in a report. "Our first responders are everyday heroes, and we are grateful for their dedication to Houston."DEADLY START TO 2022: Houston leads Chicago, NYC, and LA in homicides so far this year"We appreciate the long-term support and partnership with the Houston Texans and McNair family," added Executive Director of The 100 Club William Skeen.

CHICAGO - A "pregnant man" emoji and "pregnant person" emoji are coming to Apple iPhones with its latest update, iOS 15.4, sparking controversy.The pregnant emoji aren't new for some, since they arrived as part of an update that emoji-encyclopedia Emojipedia announced in September 2021. However, Apple's version of the emoji were released Thursday as part of iOS 15.4 beta — a voluntary system update iPhone users can choose to install.The update will come to all iPhone users later this year.Pregnant person and pregnant man emoji for Apple iOS 15.4.

A convoy of truck drivers protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border travel was greeted by supporters in Edmundston, New Brunswick, on the night of Thursday, January 27, as it drove toward Ottawa.

TRENTON, N.J. - Gas prices rose again in New Jersey and around the nation at large amid tight global oil supplies and despite low demand typical of the season. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.41, up three cents from last week. Drivers were paying an average of $2.55 a gallon a year ago at this time. The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.35, also up three cents from last week. ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Tom Brady could retire from Tampa Bay as one of the NFL’s oldest players at 44 years old. However, he wasn’t the only professional footballer to be considered "over the hill" by many Americans.CLEVELAND, OHIO - OCTOBER 06: George Blanda, Oakland Raiders, who played 26 seasons in the NFL and AFL as a quarterback and place kicker scored a total of 8 points during the Raiders defeating the Cleveland Browns 40-24 on October 6, 1974 at Clevelan Hall of Famer George Blanda played for several teams, ending his football career with the Oakland Raiders in 1975 as a placekicker. He played professional football for 26 years before retiring at the age of 48.

the trucker convoy started appearing on Ottawa streets, some Twitter users shared a particular photo: a pickup truck with a confederate flag flying from the bed.Now, as the convoy descends on Ottawa with the stated aim of opposing all COVID-19 mandates, anti-hate experts allege those with white nationalist and Islamophobic views don’t just represent the fringes of the movement but are among the organizers of the convoy.“We’re saying that this is a far-right convoy because — from day one — the organizers themselves are part of the far-right movement,” said Evan Balgord, executive director of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network.“They have previously been involved in far-right movements and have made Islamophobic comments in the past.” Trucker convoy protest arrives in Ottawa for multi-day demonstration It can be difficult to determine who is a key organizer of the convoy, but there are some names that emerge time and time again — whether as authors of the $7.4million GoFundMe campaign, as points of contact on the website that boasts a petition with 240,000 signatures, or on social media posts providing widely-shared directions to anyone hoping to join.Global News contacted all the organizers mentioned in this story, but none responded by the time of publication. Jason LaFace, an Ontario organizer, did pick up the call, but upon the reporter identifying themselves, immediately laughed, said “no thank you,” and hung up the phone.The convoy initially kicked off with a focus on opposing vaccine mandates — especially the one aimed at truckers.

Believed by many rare coin researchers to be the first silver dollar struck by the United States Mint, this 1794-dated dollar has been purchased for a record $12 million by GreatCollections Coin Auctions of Irvine, California from Las Vegas, Nevada c LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man received $12 million for a silver dollar that many rare coin experts believe is the first silver dollar ever produced by the United States Mint.GreatCollections Coin Auctions of Irvine, California, purchased the coin, according to a news release. According to the company, the coin’s owner, Bruce Morelan, a 60-year-old Las Vegas business executive, paid more than $10 million for the rare coin in 2013. A previous owner was Amon G.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JANUARY 02: Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) reacts to the crowd prior to the National Football League game between the New York Jets and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 2, 2022 at MetLife Stadium in East Ruth TAMPA, Fla. - After much speculation following Tampa Bay’s loss in the playoffs, the GOAT, Tom Brady, is retiring after 22 years and seven rings, according to a report from ESPN, which says sources gave the news to Jeff Darlington and Adam Schefter on Saturday. FOX 13 reached out to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for comment and they said they cannot confirm Brady's retirement. Brady became the starter at Michigan in 1998 and led the team to two bowl wins during the course of his collegiate career. He was then drafted in the sixth round by the New England Patriots in 2000.

COVID-19 in Quebec are down for the sixth day in a row on Saturday.The province says there are 2,975 patients in hospital with the illness, a decrease of 116 from the day before.#COVID19 – En date du 28 janvier, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaFEn raison de difficultés techniques, les statuts vaccinaux ne sont pas disponibles aujourd’hui.

Coronavirus infection rates are falling in Greater Manchester everywhere except Stockport, latest official data revealed on Saturday.

HOUSTON - A Sonic-fast food employee is lucky to be alive after authorities say his car explode Friday night in west Houston as he was getting ready to leave work. SIGN UP FOR FOX 26 HOUSTON EMAIL ALERTSPreliminary information from the Houston Police Department is that it happened around 11:15 p.m. at the Sonic in the 5100 block of W 34th St. That's when an unidentified man, who works at the Sonic was getting into his car, ready to leave work.

Kid Rock is hitting the road, but he's being selective about exactly where he's going. Just days after announcing his upcoming "Bad Reputation" tour, the artist took to his official Facebook account this week to reveal he won't be performing at venues that require COVID-19 masks or vaccination. "There’s been a lot of talk about vaccine mandates and venues.

People queue for a rapid COVID-19 test in the GUM shopping arcade. Since 26 January 2022, the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases has been increasing in the Russian capital by more than 20,000 daily.

Freedom Convoy” has descended onto Canada’s capital, Ottawa, to demonstrate against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health measures.Ottawa police and the Parliamentary Protective Service – as well as federal law enforcement and national security agencies – are expected to be at heightened alert as thousands of protesters converge on Parliament Hill.The demonstration is expected to continue through Saturday and Sunday.

Covid-19 across Maharashtra on Friday, taking the cumulative cases to 76,55,554.

A soldier of the 46th Air Assault battalion is seen along the point of contact outside New York, Ukraine in the Donetsk Region. (Photo by Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) A Russian lawmaker is encouraging residents of the rebel-controlled areas of Ukraine to join the Russian army, a sign that Moscow is continuing to try to integrate those territories as much as possible amid Western fears that Russia is planning to invade Ukraine.Viktor Vodolatsky said Saturday that residents of the regions controlled since 2014 by Russia-backed rebels fear assaults by Ukrainian forces and that those who hold Russian passports would be welcomed in the military."If Russian citizens residing in the (territories) want to join the Russian Armed Forces, the Rostov regional military commissariat will register and draft them," Vodolatsky, deputy chairman of parliament committee on relations with neighbors, told the state news agency Tass.Russia has granted passports to more than 500,000 people in the territories.

PHILADELPHIA - The SEPTA Transit Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who displayed a handgun during an argument with another man at the City Hall station Friday night. SEPTA surveillance cameras captured an image of the man who appears to be a light-skinned male wearing a dark hat and a dark jacket. The incident happened at approximately 11:55 p.m.

Karnataka had seen a decline in new Covid cases on Friday at 31,198, while the state had recorded 50 deaths.

Snow still to come on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022.

COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health measures after almost two full years of pandemic precautions. Ottawa police working with national security agencies as trucker convoy reaches capital Ottawa police and the Parliamentary Protective Service – as well as federal law enforcement and national security agencies – are expected to be at heightened alert as thousands of protesters converge on Parliament Hill.“With demonstrations of this scale, there are significant risks to be mitigated, but that we cannot fully eliminate,” Ottawa Police Services Chief Peter Sloly told reporters Friday.The demonstration is expected to continue through Saturday and Sunday, but Sloly – despite being in contact with the main organizers – could not say how long the protesters are expected to stay.

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Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday held a discussion regarding the promotion of telemedicine and vaccination coverage with representatives of Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh.

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containment zones count remains over 40,000, according to official data.