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By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 07:19 AM IST
- India is currently conducting the world’s largest vaccination drive against Covid-19, administering shots of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine, Covishield, and Bharat Biotech International Limited’s Covaxin.

LIVE: No bullet injury, farmer died after tractor overturned, says UP Police
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Harshit Sabarwal
UPDATED ON JAN 28, 2021 07:12 AM IST
Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava said on Wednesday that 19 people had been arrested so far and more than 25 criminal cases were registered. “No culprit will be spared. 19 accused have been arrested and 50 people have been detained. They are being questioned,” he said.

Beijing opposes New Delhi move to retain ban on 59 Chinese apps
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 06:28 AM IST
- The ban was imposed last June on grounds of national security, months after the military standoff emerged into the open.
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Ministries at odds over NEET exam
By Sunetra Choudhury, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 05:53 AM IST
- Education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal’s proposal raised the hopes of thousands of students who were hoping to get two options.

Swimming pools to movie halls, more curbs relaxed
By Neeraj Chauhan, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 05:48 AM IST
- The guidelines for “Surveillance, Containment and Caution”, applicable for February 1-28, also said the civil aviation ministry may take a call on further opening up of international air travel in consultation with the MHA.

Govt indicates offer to farmers still on table, channel for talks kept open
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 05:39 AM IST
- The offer, however, is seen by many farm leaders as a tactic by the government to buy time, particularly keeping in mind the Punjab assembly elections due in February 2022.

Actor, ex-gangster at centre of farmers’ ire
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JAN 28, 2021 05:36 AM IST
- The farmers accused the two of taking control of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha stage on Monday evening, and pushing farmers to march onto the Outer Ring Road rather than the route decided with the police.

Jayalalithaa’s residence: Madras HC allows state to hold event on January 28
By Divya Chandrababu
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 01:44 AM IST
- Even though the case was posted for February 4, the court heard the case on Wednesday based on the request of the former Tamil Nadu CM's family.

Fix timeline for judicial appointments, says SC
By Utkarsh Anand, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 01:40 AM IST
- An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde said that all endeavours should be made to ensure appointments come through in a time-bound manner.

TMC rigged the 2018 panchayat polls, alleges Suvendu Adhikari
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 01:26 AM IST
- The TMC, however, has hit back calling it the height of hypocrisy and refuting the charges as baseless allegations.

Cracks in stir after mayhem; farmers call off Feb 1 march
By Zia Haq, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 01:22 AM IST
- Leaders of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the platform of farm unions leading the protests, on Wednesday apologised for the violent events in Delhi that have dented the credibility of the movement.

India, France to sign two agreements during French minister's 5-day visit
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 01:03 AM IST
- Singh and Pompili will preside over the signing of a letter of intent between the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and the French Development Agency (AFD) for developing a floating solar plant of up to 150 MW.

Twitter suspends at least 500 accounts for ‘spam, manipulation’
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 12:14 AM IST
New Delhi: Microblogging website Twitter on Wednesday took down at least 500 accounts for “spam and platform manipulation”, as the fall out of the farmers’ tractor rally that turned violent in Delhi on Tuesday

Govt indicates offer to farmers still on table, channel for talks kept open
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 12:13 AM IST
NEW DELHI Although the farmers’ protest march on Republic Day took a violent turn, leaving many police personnel injured and leading to the destruction of public property, government managers indicated on Wednesday that the Centre will keep its communication channels with farm unions open and its offer to put the three controversial agricultural laws in abeyance for 18 months will stay

Punjab villages sombre after clash, still back stir
By Navrajdeep Singh, Hindustan Times, Tarn Taran/patiala/sangrur/ludhiana
UPDATED ON JAN 28, 2021 03:20 AM IST
Across Punjab’s hinterlands — especially in the home villages of senior farm leaders — there was disappointment over the violence that farm protesters unleashed when they broke through barricades, clashed violently with police, ran riot on the Capital’s streets and stormed the Red Fort, hoisting the Nishan Sahib, the flag of the Sikhs, on its ramparts.