With 32,080 new COVID-19 infections reported in the last 24 hours, India's total coronavirus cases have risen to 97,35,850, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.

With 402 new deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the toll has mounted to 1,41,360.

The farmers' protest against agricultural laws entered the 14th day on Wednesday. To end the agitation and resolve the farmers' issues, five rounds of talks have been held between the government and the representatives of the farmers, but so far no result has been achieved. Meanwhile, the government has sent a proposal to the farmers, in which it has been said that what changes have been proposed that can be made in the new farm laws.

Parthiv Patel, who made his debut at the age of 17 for the Indian cricket team during their tour of England in 2002, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The decision brings an end to his 18-year cricketing journey which saw him scale the peaks of Indian cricket team’s success in Australia and Pakistan while it also saw his career being overshadowed by the emergence of MS Dhoni from the period of 2005 all the way until 2020.

Indian authorities said on Tuesday they found traces of lead and nickel particles in blood samples after hundreds of people were hospitalised due to an unknown illness in Eluru town of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

Eluru, 58 km northeast of Vijayawada, headquarters of West Godavari district, is paddy cultivation and aquaculture heavyweight.

Reliance Jio will pioneer the 5G revolution in India in the second half of 2021, said Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday in the inaugural speech at the India Mobile Congress 2020. Sharing his ideas to make India the world’s preeminent digital society with ease of living for all, Reliance Jio chairman said the country is among the best digitally connected nations in the world, and in order to maintain the lead, policy steps are needed to accelerate an early rollout of 5G, and to make it affordable and available everywhere.

Telecom equipment maker Nokia has started the production of next generation 5G equipment at its Chennai plant. Nokia said it was the first to manufacture the 5G New Radio in India, and it is now producing Nokia AirScale massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (mMIMO) solution at the facility, which has attracted investments worth Rs 600 crore since 2018.

The facility has manufactured more than 5 million telecom network equipment units over the years.

There is a mixed response of Bharat Bandh called by the farmers protesting against the Centre's new farm laws. The Bharat Bandh has been supported by over 20 political parties. Demonstrations by protestors continue in different parts of the country.

The World Health Organization Foundation has appointed an Indian-origin health expert, Anil Soni, as its first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to address the most vital health challenges all across the globe. The Foundation is an independent grant-making agency based out of Geneva in Switzerland and was launched in May 2020 to work alongside the WHO and the global health community.

India's COVID-19 spike fell to a five-month low with 26,567 new cases and 389 deaths registered on Monday. The figures have taken the tally to 97,03,770, according to data by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. Compared to Sunday's numbers, the country witnessed a 21% dip in new cases recorded in a single day.

It is also the 32nd day when India reported less than 50,000 cases in one day. The last time daily new cases crossed the 50,000-threshold was on November 7.

The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) and Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) are set to unveil the fourth edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2020 on Tuesday. The three-day mega-event, themed "Inclusive Innovation: Smart, Secure, Sustainable", scheduled for December 8 to 10 will be held virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address for the event at 10:45 am.

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