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• 22 Jan 2022, 10:50:45 PM IST

  Southern states continue to report high daily Covid cases

  The southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka continued to report high single-day Covid-19 cases on Saturday. Karnataka logged 42,470 fresh cases, while Tamil Nadu and Kerala reported 30,744 and 45,136 infections, respectively.

• 22 Jan 2022, 09:58:15 PM IST

  Congress leader Bhupinder S Hooda tests positive for Covid-19

  Congress leader Bhupinder S Hooda took to Twitter on Saturday to inform that he has tested positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19). He added that he has isolated himself at his home as per the directions of his doctor.

• 22 Jan 2022, 09:16:28 PM IST

  TMC released second list of seven candidates for Goa polls 2022

  Mamata Banerjee-led the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday released its second list of seven candidates for the forthcoming Goa assembly elections.

• 22 Jan 2022, 08:18:38 PM IST

  Mumbai witnesses further decline in its Covid tally with 3,568 cases

  Mumbai on Saturday logged as many as 3,568 new Covid-19 cases, which is a further drop from Friday's 5,008 infections, according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data.

• 22 Jan 2022, 08:06:30 PM IST

  Delhi's Covid tally rises slightly with 11,486 cases

  Delhi's Covid tally rises slightly with 11,486 cases, while the case positivity reduces further to 16.36%. New deaths also increased marginally after 45 people succumbed to the virus as opposed to 38 on Friday.

• 22 Jan 2022, 07:59:52 PM IST

  SP leader Azam Khan moves SC seeking interim bail to campaign for UP assembly polls 2022

  Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan moves Supreme Court, seeking interim bail to campaign in forthcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. He remains lodged at the Sitapur jail with multiple cases against him, according to ANI.

• 22 Jan 2022, 07:32:06 PM IST

  Employment most important issue in upcoming polls: Sidhu

  Congress Punjab chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday said that employment is the “most important issue” for the Congress party in the upcoming assembly elections. “We will create skill-oriented entrepreneurship in the state and connect it to sports,” he told ANI.

• 22 Jan 2022, 07:03:32 PM IST

  AAP released sixth list of candidates for Goa assembly polls 2022

  The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday released the sixth list of candidates for Goa assembly elections.

• 22 Jan 2022, 06:46:08 PM IST

  Delhi records wettest January in 27 years on Saturday

  Delhi on Saturday recorded the wettest January in 27 years. Furthermore, with 14.7 degrees Celsius maximum temperature, the national capital recorded the lowest maximum day temperature of the season.

• 22 Jan 2022, 06:24:04 PM IST

  Election Commission extends ban on physical rallies, roadshows till January 31

  The Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the ban on physical rallies and roadshows in all poll-bound states till January 31 in wake of the Covid-19 situation in the country.

• 22 Jan 2022, 05:20:27 PM IST

  Bail plea of Bulli Bai app case accused Vishal Jha rejected

  Session court in Patiala dismisses anticipatory bail petition of Bulli Bai app case accused Vishal Sudhirkumar Jha.

• 22 Jan 2022, 04:01:42 PM IST

  Kerala HC restrains actor Dileep's arrest till Jan 27

  Kerala high court on Saturday passed an interim order in which it restrained actor Dileep's arrest till January 27. However, the court has directed the actor to appear before the investigation team for the next three days. The order was passed after a day long hearing. Notably, probe is underway against Dileep in actress assault case from 2017.

• 22 Jan 2022, 03:57:14 PM IST

  Fire breaks out at Bengal's thermocol factory, 3 tenders at spot

  A fire has broken out at a thermocol factory in the Rajapur area of Domjur police station in West Bengal's Howrah district, according to ANI, As many as three fire tenders have reached the spot.

• 22 Jan 2022, 03:50:06 PM IST

  Myanmar junta sentences deposed leader Suu Kyi's lawmaker to death

  A military court in Myanmar on Saturday sentenced Phyo Zeyar Thaw, a lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party to death, according to a report by Al-Jazeera.

• 22 Jan 2022, 03:34:50 PM IST

  Schools won't reopen in Pune for next week: Maha Dy CM Pawar

  Maharashtra deputy chief minister and Pune guardian minister Ajit Pawar said on Saturday that over 16,000 Covid-19 cases were reported in the city on Friday, thus the administration has decided not to reopen schools in the district for the next one week. “Covid numbers are not likely to come down in Pune, for at least the next eight days,” he was quoted as saying by ANI.

• 22 Jan 2022, 03:14:41 PM IST

  Accused in Clubhouse chat case remanded to police custody till Jan 24

  All three accused in Clubhouse chat case Akash Suyal, 19, Jaishnav Kakkar, 21 and Yash Parashar, 22 have been remanded to police custody till January 24, cyber police officials said. They were arrested from Haryana on Friday for making inappropriate and abusive remarks against Muslim women on Clubhouse, audio chat application. The accused men were produced before the Bandra holiday court on Saturday.

• 22 Jan 2022, 02:51:56 PM IST

  PM Modi announces ex gratia of ₹2 lakh each for kin of those who died in Mumbai fire incident

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced ex gratia of ₹2 lakh each from PMNRF for the families of those who died in Mumbai's Kamala Building fire incident, according to a statement by the PMO. “The injured would be given ₹50,000 each,” the statement added.

• 22 Jan 2022, 02:16:07 PM IST

  Maharashtra govt to give ₹5 lakh compensation to families of Kamala Building fire incident

  Maharashtra government to give ₹5 lakh compensation to families of those who lost their lives in the Mumbai high rise fire incident, Aaditya Thackeray announces on Twitter.

• 22 Jan 2022, 01:53:54 PM IST

  Amit Shah launches district-level Good Governance Index for Jammu and Kashmir

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah virtually launches the District Good Governance Index (DGGI) in Jammu and Kashmir.

• 22 Jan 2022, 01:50:39 PM IST

  First part of $200 mln US defence aid arrives in Ukraine

  The first shipment of the United States' $200 million security support package for Ukraine arrived in Kyiv, the US Embassy said on Saturday.

• 22 Jan 2022, 01:43:35 PM IST

  Akhilesh Yadav to fight UP polls from Karhal, confirms SP general secretary

  Samajwadi Party chief national general secretary Ramgopal Yadav at Akhilesh Yadav's press conference that just began announced: "I am making a formal official announcement now. Our national president Akhilesh Yadav will contest the Karhal assembly constituency in Mainpuri..and he will win with massive mandate on the seat."

• 22 Jan 2022, 01:27:33 PM IST

  UP polls: Mayawati releases second list of candidates, announces new slogan

  Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati released the second list of 51 candidates her party will field in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Read More

• 22 Jan 2022, 01:16:07 PM IST

  Over 10 people injured in 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Japan

  Over 10 people were injured as a result of a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake that hit southwestern and western Japan, media reported on Saturday.

• 22 Jan 2022, 01:06:18 PM IST

  Govt has identified 122 districts lagging on 1-2  parameters: PM Modi

  Government has identified 122 districts in 22 states lagging on just one or two parameters; they should take it as challenge to address that, says PM Modi. 

• 22 Jan 2022, 01:01:22 PM IST

  ‘Ensure time-bound delivery of govt benefits to every citizen': PM Modi to DMs

  The Prime Minister asks district magistrates to make plans for taking various government benefits to every citizen in their districts in time-bound manner. 

• 22 Jan 2022, 12:58:18 PM IST

  Mumbai building fire: Congress' Rahul Gandhi  asks party workers help victims

  The tragic news of fire in a Mumbai high rise is disturbing. My condolences to the family of those who’ve lost their lives.Wishing a speedy recovery to the injured. I appeal to Congress workers to be of every possible assistance, writes Rahul Gandhi on Facebook.

• 22 Jan 2022, 12:52:22 PM IST

  ‘Evaluate challenges': PM Modi in virtual meeting with DMs

  Every district needs to learn from success of others and also evaluate their challenges, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in meeting with district magistrates. 

• 22 Jan 2022, 12:14:22 PM IST

  Covid-hit Gujarat clamps night curfew in 17 towns: What's allowed, what's not

  The Gujarat government has announced night curfew in 17 more towns and extended its implementation in eight metro cities till January 26. The decision was announced by chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday taken to keep the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in check. Read More 

• 22 Jan 2022, 11:34:31 AM IST

  Prosenjit Chatterjee tests negative for Covid-19

  Bengali film superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee on Saturday announced that he has tested negative for Covid-19.

• 22 Jan 2022, 11:32:13 AM IST

  UP election: After major hint on Congress CM face, a clarification from Priyanka Gandhi

  After dropping a major hint on Congress’ chief ministerial candidate for Uttar Pradesh, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday clarified that she never said she was the CM face for the upcoming assembly elections. Read More

• 22 Jan 2022, 11:07:42 AM IST

  Mumbai building fire: Death toll rises to 6

  The death toll in Mumbai fire incident rises to six, reports ANI qouting  Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). 

• 22 Jan 2022, 11:05:38 AM IST

  Quad summit announced, to be held after Australian elections in May

  With US President Joe Biden accepting Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s invitation to visit Tokyo in the first half of 2022 on Friday, the Quad summit is expected to take place in May with free and open Indo-Pacific, Covid-19 response, climate, clean energy, and infrastructure on the agenda. The last Quad summit was held on September 24, 2021, in Washington. Read More

• 22 Jan 2022, 10:47:34 AM IST

  Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Deve Gowda test positive for Covid-19

  Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) president HD Deve Gowda tested positive for Covid-19. He has no symptoms and his health is stable, says his office in a statement. 

• 22 Jan 2022, 10:36:56 AM IST

  Assam govt issued a new SOP for Republic Day celebration in the state

   

  The Assam government on Saturday issued an SOP for Republic Day amid Covid-19 surge. As per the order, a total of 1,000 people will be allowed to attend the programme at state level and 500 at the district level. Pre and post Republic Day celebration to be avoid, reads the SOP.

• 22 Jan 2022, 10:13:16 AM IST

  Can you get infected with Omicron twice? White House medical adviser answers

  Top US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci on Friday said it is extremely unlikely for people to get re-infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus for at least several months. Read More

• 22 Jan 2022, 09:38:29 AM IST

  2 dies, 15 injured in Mumbai building fire

  Two persons lost their lives and and 15 others are injured  in a fire incident in Mumbai. “It's an unfortunate incident," ANI qouted Maharashtra BJP president and MLA, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, as saying. 

• 22 Jan 2022, 09:18:26 AM IST

  India reports 3,37,704 new Covid cases, 488 deaths in 24 hours; active cases over 2.1 million

  India has reported 3,37,704 new Covid cases and 488 deaths in 24 hours. The active cases over 2.1 million, according to the Union health ministry's data. 

• 22 Jan 2022, 08:39:09 AM IST

  Fire breaks out in a 20-storeys- building near Mumbai

  Two people were injured in a major (level 3) fire at Kamala Building, in Nana Chowk near Gowalia tank. Fire on 18th floor of ground+20 storey building.

  Fire was reported at 7.28 am on Saturday, and declared level 3 at 8.10am. Thirteen fire engines, 7 jumbo tankers on the spot.

  The injured have been sent to Bhatia hospital, and the condition is awaited.

• 22 Jan 2022, 08:18:39 AM IST

  AG clears contempt action against Narsinghanand

  Attorney general of India KK Venugopal has granted consent to initiate contempt proceedings against controversial Hindu priest Yati Narsinghanand over his remarks made against the Supreme Court in an interview last week. Read More

• 22 Jan 2022, 07:44:13 AM IST

  UP polls: Amit Shah to hold door-to-door campaign in Kairana today

  To give a boost to Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) campaign in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Union home minister Amit Shah will take part in meetings, dialogues and contact programs on Saturday, along with party chief Jagat Prakash Nadda, chief minister Yogi Adityanath, state BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh and other leaders. Read More

• 22 Jan 2022, 07:22:29 AM IST

  Chirag's party writes to Bihar guv for president's rule to prevent hooch tragedy

  Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Friday said the party has written to Bihar governor Phagu Chauhan to recommend the president’s rule in the state to prevent deaths due to consumption of spurious liquor. Read More 

• 22 Jan 2022, 06:33:04 AM IST

  Political rallies in UP: ECI to take a decision today

  The Election Commission of India (ECI) will review the Covid situation in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh on Saturday to take a decision over the ban imposed on political rallies, road shows and padyatras in view of the Covid surge. Read More