The World Health Organisation announced on Friday that it will set up a Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India, with Prime Minister Narendra expressing confidence that just like the country has emerged as the 'pharmacy of the world', the WHO institution will become the centre for global wellness.

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement in a video message at an event in which Prime Minister Modi inaugurated two future-ready Ayurveda institutions in Jaipur and Jamnagar via video conferencing on the occasion of the 5th Ayurveda Day.

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 52.6 million, while the deaths have surged to 1,291,920, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

As of Friday morning, the total caseload and death toll stood at 52,643,939 and 1,291,921, respectively, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

Shares of smallcap companies were in focus at the bourses on Friday, with the S&P BSE Smallcap index rising nearly 1 per cent and hitting a 52-week high level.

At 10:38 am, the S&P BSE Smallcap index, the top gainer among broader indices, was up 0.58 per cent at 15,557 points, as compared to a marginal 0.08 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex. The smallcap index hit a 52-week high of 15,567, surpassing its previous high of 15,461.62, touched on September 17, 2020.

Shares of Eicher Motors hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 2,465, up 5 per cent on the BSE in the early morning trade on Friday in an otherwise subdued market on strong management commentary. In the past week, the stock has rallied 15 per cent, against a 3 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.

The management said production levels are at 70,000 units/month now, while bookings number were encouraging at 1.25 lakh units, including 8,000 units for newly-launched Meteor. The company has a robust order book and booking numbers are ahead of pre-covid levels, it said.

Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz Sharif has revealed the treatment of women in Pakistani jails. She has alleged that there were cameras everywhere in the jail cell where she was kept, including hidden cameras that were installed in the washroom.

In an interview, Maryam Nawaz said that she has gone to jail twice. If she goes to reveal the details about the treatment she and other female prisoners face while in custody, the Imran Khan government will not find a place to hide its face.

Election officials in dozens of states representing both political parties said that there was no evidence that fraud or other irregularities played a role in the outcome of the presidential race, amounting to a forceful rebuke of President Trump’s portrait of a fraudulent election.

Over the last several days, the president, members of his administration, congressional Republicans and right wing allies have put forth the false claim that the election was stolen from Trump and have refused to accept results that showed Joseph R Biden Jr as the winner.

Students in West Bengal appearing for the Class X and Class XII exams will not be required to sit for their pre-final tests at the school level, state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Wednesday.

Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic situation, the State Education Department has decided that students currently studying in classes 10th and 12th will not have their pre-final tests, she said.

The 17th India-ASEAN summit will take place today in a virtual format with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all the ten ASEAN leaders participating in the meet.

A release by the Ministry of external affairs said, the Summit will review the status of ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership and take stock of progress made in key areas such as connectivity, maritime cooperation, trade and commerce, education and capacity building etc.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said that a total of 2.06 lakh passengers have used the domestic air services since May 25, the day when flight operations resumed post-COVID lockdown.

Domestic operations recommenced with 30,000 passengers on May 25 and have reached 2.06 lakhs on November 8, 2020, Puri wrote on Twitter.

Gold price today went up to Rs 53,610 from Rs 53,600 per 10 gm, while silver was trending at Rs 62,800 per kg, according to the Good Returns website.

Gold jewellery prices vary across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making changes.

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