Tsunami reaches Japan; 3-meter waves possible, says meteorological agency

Tsunami reaches Japan; 3-meter waves possible, says meteorological agency.

Religious leader Yati Narsinghanand has become the second person to be held for the Haridwar 'Dharma Sansad' hate speeches. Earlier, Waseem Rizvi was arrested.

Under the existing restrictions, which are in place since January 3, educational institutions will remain closed, and bars and restaurants and other business establishments shall down their shutters after 8pm, while a maximum of 100 people will be allowed to attend events such as weddings and funerals. Read more here.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) leaders said on Saturday that farmer leaders contesting the upcoming Punjab assembly elections won't be part of the organisation.

A Tsunami alert has been issued for Hawaii, Alaska and the US Pacific Coast after large volcanic eruption near Tonga, AFP reported.

Pune records 5,705 fresh Covid-19 cases and two deaths on Friday. The active case count reaches 31,907.

Tamil Nadu on Friday reported as many as 23,989 new cases and 11 fresh deaths due to Covid-19. The active caseload of the southern state stands at 1,31,007.

Mumbai on Saturday reported yet another decline in its single-day Covid-19 tally with as many as 10,661 new cases. A total of 11 deaths due to the disease were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the bulletin data by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Virat Kohli has stepped down as Indian cricket team's test captain.

Normal train operations resumed at Bengal accident site on Saturday, CPRO of Northern Railway Frontier Gurmeet Kaur said. One goods train and one passenger train - an Assam-bound Rajdhani Express have already passed the affected section, she added.

Delhi logs 20,718 new Covid-19 cases, 30 deaths in last 24 hours, according to health bulletin data.

In a fresh order, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has further banned physical rallies and roadshows for political purposes in all poll-bound states till January 22. Read more here.

Assam chief minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that unvaccinated people will not be allowed to enter public places such as hotels and markets, among others, starting tomorrow (January 16). “There is no situation of a lockdown in Assam yet, but wearing a mask is a must,” he was quoted as saying by ANI. Read more here.

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Saturday that he will contest the upcoming assembly elections from the Khatima constituency. “We all are together and ready to contest polls. This time, we have given a slogan 'Abki Baar 60 Paar'. The candidates' list will be announced soon,” he told ANI.

West Bengal has extended Covid-19 restrictions till January 31 but has permitted fairs on open grounds in a 'very restricted manner'. Read more here.

Netaji's grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose said on Saturday that in order to "really honour" Subhash Chandra Bose, "one should understand his ideology and implement it." "Today divisive politics is tearing the nation apart. The Republic Day parade will be meaningless if we don't have a Netaji tableau in it," he told ANI.

The Civic body polls in West Bengal have been deferred owing to the current Covid-19 scenario, elections will now take place on February 12 instead of January 22. The counting of the voters will take place on February 15.

Congress releases first list of 86 candidates for Punjab Assembly elections. Chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi will contest from Chamkaur Sahib SC while party's state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu will contest from Amritsar East.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two accused including a State bank of India (SBI) official from Maharashtra in link with a bribery case where the accused had demanded a bribe of ₹20,000 for processing and sanctioning of a top-up loan, ANI reported.

Akhilesh Yadav, starting his press conference in Lucknow, takes a swipe at the chief minister Yogi Adityanath and says, "Now that he is contesting Gorakhpur City seat, he can stay back in Gorakhpur".

"SP will go to people with progressive politics, progressive manifesto," he adds.

Ahead of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's press briefing today, Lucknow Police put up a notice outside SP office stating violation of Model Code of Conduct, Section 144, COVID protocols by the party yesterday, January 14.

“I appeal to the leaders party workers to abide by EC guidelines, Covid protocols whenever they come to the office...I have also heard that a notice was also put up at our office today,” SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said.

Gorakhpur is a familiar political turf for chief minister Yogi Adityanath from where he was elected unopposed for 5 consecutive terms and from where he draws his other identity as head priest of Gorakhnath Mutt.

Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya to contest from Sirathu assembly segment. Read more

“We are releasing list of candidates on 57/58 seats in first phase and 38/55 in second phase,” announces BJP leader & Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath to contest from Gorakhpur seat. 

Department of Clinical Virology at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), New Delhi has found evidence of early community transmission of Omicron (B1.1.529) in the national capital.

Start-ups are going to be the backbone of new India. When India completes 100 years of independence, start-ups will have an important role. Country's innovators are making the country proud globally, PM Modi said.