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Mumbai court rejects bail plea of former BARC CEO in TRP case
By Charul Shah
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:53 AM IST
Dasgupta approached the sessions court after a magistrate’s court turned down his plea, observing that a probe of the case required that he be kept away from other accused and material witnesses.
Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight mountain’s garbage blight
Reuters, Kathmandu
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:52 AM IST
Used oxygen bottles, torn tents, ropes, broken ladders, cans and plastic wrappers discarded by climbers and trekkers litter the 8,848.86 metre (29,032 feet) tall peak and the surrounding areas.
Bhutan, Maldives first to benefit from India’s ‘Vaccine Maitri’
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:50 AM IST
Two aircraft took off several hours apart, carrying 150,000 doses of Covishield vaccine for Thimphu and 100,000 doses for Male. The external affairs ministry has said India will initially provide vaccines to Bhutan, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles.
Karnataka HC says anti-cow slaughter ordinance 'constitutionally valid'
ANI, Bengaluru
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:50 AM IST
A batch of petitions was filed by Mohammed Arif Jameel and others, challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance.
Analysis: Jack Ma's reappearance fails to soothe all investor concerns
Reuters, New York/boston
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:44 AM IST
Uncertainty about Alibaba has hurt the stock, which remains below levels prior to the cancellation of the Ant IPO.
One in 3 new coronavirus cases recorded in Kerala
By Ramesh Babu, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:47 AM IST
Since India’s Covid-19 peak in its first and only wave, the national case trajectory has dropped 85% — from 93,617 on September 16 to 14,376 on January 19.
Twitter says locked account of China's US embassy for Xinjiang-related tweet
Reuters, Shanghai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:39 AM IST
'We prohibit the dehumanization of a group of people based on their religion, caste, age, disability, serious disease, national origin, race, or ethnicity," a Twitter spokesperson said.
Savarkar’s portrait in Uttar Pradesh House triggers row
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:33 AM IST
The portrait at the picture gallery was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday.
Joe Biden takes the helm, appeals for unity to take on crises
AP, Washington
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:32 AM IST
Joe Biden was eager to go big early, with an ambitious first 100 days including a push to speed up the distribution of Covid-19 vaccinations
Karnataka retains top position at India Innovation Index ranking
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:29 AM IST
Maharashtra leapfrogged Tamil Nadu to take second place in the rankings, followed by Telangana, Kerala, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.