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Dissent escalates in Karnataka BJP against Yediyurappa after cabinet reshuffle
By Sharan Poovanna
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 07:41 AM IST
The new ministers as well as those who were divested of key portfolios hit back at the chief minister. The CM inducted seven ministers into his cabinet on January 13.
Will decide in 4 weeks on mercy plea of Rajiv case convict: Tamil Nadu Guv to SC
By Abraham Thomas | PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 07:38 AM IST
During pendency of the mercy plea, the Tamil Nadu Cabinet in September 2018 recommended release of all seven convicts including Perarivalan for their involvement in the 1991 assassination.
Sasikala tests positive for Covid days before release from prison
By Sharan Poovanna, Divya Chandrababu, Chennai And Bengaluru
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 07:34 AM IST
Sasikala had tested negative on Wednesday when she was taken to Bowring Hospital in Bengaluru after complaining of breathlessness and fever.
India sends Covishield vaccines to Mauritius, Seychelles, Myanmar
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 07:32 AM IST
- Under India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy, India has already dispatched vaccines to Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and the Maldives as India has assured that friendly nations get every form of support.
May induct women officers in specialised anti-maoist force: CRPF DG
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 07:30 AM IST
“We are favourably considering inducting women in CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action),” Maheshwari said, addressing mediapersons at a press conference.
No clear definition, computer-aided offence a cybercrime: MHA report
By Deeksha Bhardwaj, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 07:24 AM IST
“Such offences are dealt as per the legal provisions of the Information Technology Act, Indian Penal Code, POSCO etc,” the ministry has said. It added that government has also straightened the legal framework by dealing with cybercrime cases against women and children as child sex abuse materials.
Amid India’s Covid vaccine export, China offers 500k doses to Pak
By Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 07:11 AM IST
Two Indian flights carried two million doses of Covishield to Dhaka and one million doses to Kathmandu, and people familiar with matter said on condition of anonymity that supplies would be sent to Seychelles (50,000 doses), Mauritius (100,000 doses) and Myanmar (1.5 million doses) on Friday.
Hawk-i aircraft test-fires DRDO’s smart weapon
By Rahul Singh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 07:08 AM IST
The Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) is a precision strike weapon that can be used to target enemy airfield assets such as radars, bunkers, taxi tracks and runways.
Covid-19: PM Modi likely to take vaccine in second phase of drive
By Sunetra Choudhury
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 07:04 AM IST
India is currently administering vaccines to 30 million health care and frontline workers. The second phase of the programme will involve 270 million people over 50 and those with compromised immunity or underlying medical conditions that make them vulnerable to Covid-19.
‘Construction in our own territory’: China on Arunachal village report
By Sutirtho Patranobis, Beijing
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 06:59 AM IST
The Chinese foreign ministry was responding to the report based on satellite imagery, which showed rows of houses in Indian territory that has been under Chinese control since 1959, and which is disputed.
IT panel quizzes Facebook, Twitter over data protection
By Deeksha Bhardwaj
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 06:50 AM IST
“It was a constructive debate, with all parties agreeing that technology is evolving everyday,” said a person familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity.
LIVE: Farmers' unions, govt to hold Round 11 of talks on farm laws
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 06:01 AM IST
- Farmers will discuss the proposal given by the government to hold the implementation of farm laws for 18 months and permission for Republic Day's tractor rally in Friday's meeting.
Kashmir’s saffron yield breaks decade-old record
By Mir Ehsan
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 05:29 AM IST
Saffron is reputed to be the world’s most expensive spice and is known as the king of condiments. It fetches between ₹1.5 lakh and ₹2.5 lakh per kilogram.
Deadline over, CBI yet to take a call on Babri case
By Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 05:06 AM IST
One of the people, a senior CBI officer, said that “the Special CBI Court judgement (dated September 30 last year) is still being examined , but we are still undecided.”
Covid-19: 10 months on, women running Imphal market seek to reopen shop
By Sobhapati Samom, Imphal
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 04:39 AM IST
“The closure of the market not only affects the women vendors, but also the money lenders and product suppliers,” Bina Devi, a resident of Imphal West district, explained.
Govt denies RTIs on agri laws citing court hearings
By Chetan Chauhan, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 04:31 AM IST
Several RTI applications have been filed with the agriculture ministry and Niti Aayog since November 27, when farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh started their protests against the three farm bills.
Farmer unions reject offer to put farm laws on hold
By Zia Haq, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 04:10 AM IST
In the 10th round of negotiations with a 41-member delegation representing farm unions on Wednesday, the Union government offered to suspend the three pieces of legislation in its most far-reaching proposal yet.
Internal elections, upcoming assembly polls in focus as CWC meets today
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 04:00 AM IST
The meeting is being closely watched both by the old guard, including the 23 signatories to a August letter to party president Sonia Gandhi seeking sweeping changes in the Congress’ functioning, as well as the young Turks, mainly leaders allied with former party president Rahul Gandhi.
Covid-19 vaccinations cross 1 million, drive picks up pace in Delhi
By Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 03:52 AM IST
The cumulative number of vaccinations, while still a little over 57% of the target, is an improvement over what was seen as on Wednesday when it was 55%.
Army plans to deploy 10,000 troops as LAC reinforcements
By Rahul Singh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 03:42 AM IST
On January 12, army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said the army was in the process of reducing its footprint in the Northeast to sharpen its focus on external threats.
SC notice on plea to ban Mirzapur web series, set up pre-screening body for OTT
By Abraham Thomas
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:27 AM IST
- The petition demanded an immediate ban on further screening of the web series and sought directions from the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to set up a pre-screening committee for censoring content of similar web series, movies or other programmes release on OTT platforms.
Double temperature checks, regular monitoring keep vaccines safe in Uttarakhand
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:18 AM IST
- Uttarakhand at present has over 92,000 doses of Covishield vaccine, after a second consignment was received by the state on Wednesday afternoon. The state received the first consignment of 1.13 lakh vaccines on January 13.
SC issues notice on BJP leader's plea, wants Mumbai mayor's response in 15 days
By Abraham Thomas
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:57 AM IST
- The plea before the court was made by BJP councillor Prabhakar Tukaram Shinde, who is currently the Group Leader of the BJP in MCGM.
Nadda meets UP ministers, asks them to prep for 2022 assembly polls
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:34 AM IST
- BJP state unit general secretary Ashwani Tyagi said the party’s national chief reviewed the working of the ministers. He applauded the state government and CM Yogi Adityanath for providing momentum to development work amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Citizenship row hits GTA chairman Anit Thapa after Nepalese portal’s claim
By Pramod Giri
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:14 AM IST
- Anit Thapa refuted the portal's claim and claimed it was a conspiracy.
Dissent escalates in K’taka BJP against BSY after cabinet reshuffle
By Sharan Poovanna
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:11 AM IST
Bengaluru: Hours after he shuffled his cabinet to allocate portfolios to newly inducted ministers, Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa faced a backlash on Thursday from both the old guard and the new entrants, leaving the 77-year-old seemingly isolated
Sasikala tests positive for Covid days before release from prison
By Sharan Poovanna and Divya Chandrababu
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:11 AM IST
Chennai and Bengaluru: VK Sasikala, the jailed associate of late Tamil Nadu chief minister J
Will decide in 4 weeks on mercy plea of Rajiv case convict: TN Guv to SC
By Abraham Thomas, New delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:10 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Thursday told the Supreme Court that a decision on the mercy petition of one of the convicts serving a life sentence for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, AG Perarivalan will be taken within four weeks
Internal elections, upcoming assembly polls in focus as Cong Working Committee meets today
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:09 AM IST
New Delhi:The Congress Working Committee meeting on Friday might consider the upcoming assembly elections in four states and the time required for the party’s election authority (CEA) to prepare the ground for internal elections, before drawing up a schedule for the latter, which could see the election of a new president
Ahead of elections, TMC says BSF being misused
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:08 AM IST
Kolkata The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India alleging that the Border Security Force was threatening people living in areas in the state bordering Bangladesh, asking them to vote for a particular political party