

Lalu Prasad under observation at RIMS after contracting pneumonia
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 11:44 PM IST
- RIMS Director Dr Kameshwar Prasad said it seems to be a case of acute pneumonia and he has been put under round-the-clock observation.

Delhi HC refuses to stay Netflix premiere of ‘The White Tiger’
By Richa banka
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 11:43 PM IST
- Hours before the release of the movie based on the Booker Prize winning novel of the same name written by Aravind Adiga, the court dismissed an urgent plea to injunct the makers and Netflix from premiering the movie.

The community dogs of Dhanbad: pampered, protected, proud
By Shara Ashraf Prayag
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 11:45 PM IST
In the coal capital of India, a group of animal lovers is encouraging people to treat dogs with love and compassion

SC upholds bail for Azam Khan, wife and son in forgery case
By Abraham Thomas
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 11:12 PM IST
- The Supreme Court dismissed the Uttar Pradesh government's appeal as it noted that the order was limited to grant of bail.

India lodges protest after fishermen die in crash with Sri Lankan naval craft
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 10:50 PM IST
- India expressed “deep anguish at the loss of lives” and emphasised the need to deal with issues related to fishermen in a humanitarian manner.

On eve of PM Modi’s visit, TMC, BJP face-off in Bengal over Netaji’s birthday
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 10:45 PM IST
- Despite the TMC and the Left parties’ demand that January 23 be declared a national holiday and designated after the names they had chosen, the Modi government declared on January 19 that the day will be celebrated as Parakram Diwas.

WhatsApp thanks Parliamentary committee after meeting on data privacy
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Nilavro Ghosh
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 10:30 PM IST
The committee met the officials of Twitter and Facebook to hear their views on safeguarding citizens’ rights and prevention of misuse of social and online news media platforms.

Parliamentary panel members concerned over WhatsApp's proposed privacy policy
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 10:24 PM IST
WhatsApp representatives who appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology said the proposed changes are aimed at bringing in more transparency and the chat and calls on platform still remain end-to-end encrypted, some of the members said.

Twitter to restart giving blue ticks from January 22: All you need to know
Written by Poulomi Ghosh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 10:20 PM IST
In 2017, the micro-blogging platform stopped its verification programme saying it felt arbitrary and confusing to many people.

Expelled AIADMK leader Sasikala tests positive for Covid-19, shifted to ICU
Written by Prashasti Singh
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 10:31 PM IST
"She tested positive for Covid-19 but there are no other complications and her oxygen saturation is around 98 per cent," said Dr K Ramesh Krishna, medical superintendent at Victoria Hospital.

Vaccination percentage rises in Bihar after govt allows on-the-spot shots
By Ruchir Kumar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 10:08 PM IST
- The government has allowed on-the-spot administration of the vaccine from among the beneficiaries already enrolled on the Covid-19 Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-WIN) portal, if those listed at a vaccination centre for the day did not turn up.

Lagging a little in military modernisation compared to adversaries: Army Chief
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 09:58 PM IST
- General Naravane said dependence on imported military hardware could create vulnerabilities during a crisis, and self-reliance in the defence sector was a “strategic necessity”.

Names of 800 healthcare workers go missing from Co-WIN portal in Bihar
By Ruchir Kumar
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 09:38 PM IST
- The NMCH administration claimed it had sent the list of nearly 800 health care workers and 1,400 hospital staff to Patna civil surgeon last December, but names of those from the in medical college were missing from the Co-Win portal

Puri’s Jagannath Temple administrators seek early vaccination for priests, staff
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 09:24 PM IST
- Odisha on Thursday exceeded its target of Covid-19 vaccination by inoculating 44,880 frontline health workers against an aim of 37,076 as vaccinators in 20 of the 30 districts managed to surpass the target.

Decision on release of Rajiv Gandhi killers in a month, Supreme Court told
By Divya Chandrababu
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 10:44 PM IST
This comes as a significant development just months ahead of Tamil Nadu’s assembly elections slated for April-May.