Love for nature, animals is Indian culture, says PM Modi

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75% of adults in India are now fully vaccinated

Over 75% of adults in the country are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with two doses of the jabs, heralding a major achievement in the mass immunisation drive that played a crucial role in keeping disease severity, hospitalisation and deaths low during the present surge powered by Omicron variant of SARS-CoV2.

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Security forces recover 250 detonators in Poonch

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Beneficiaries in 15-18 yrs age group to start getting 2nd dose of Covid vaccine from Monday

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Channi or Sidhu? Congress begins talks on CM face in Punjab

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Bulldozer only way to treat criminals who become MLAs, says Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath raked up the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots again at a public event in Baghpat on Saturday and said that “their cap is red with the blood of innocent Ram bhakts.” On candidates with criminal antecedents, Yogi said, “There seems to be competition between SP and BSP on giving tickets to criminals. If these criminals become MLAs, MPs, they will produce guns and not flowers. The only way to treat them is by using a bulldozer.”

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Ahead of Parliament session, fresh political row over Pegasus spyware

The controversy over the alleged use of Pegasus spyware for targeting the government's political opponents has returned just ahead of the budget session, with the opposition latching onto the claim of a US newspaper that acquisition of the espionage tool was part of a $2-billion deal signed with Israel in 2017.

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J&K govt approves 3-tier committees

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NTPC Ltd urges railways to rename its NTPC exam to avoid confusion

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Two encounters under way between terrorists and security forces in Kashmir

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Vote against Palestinian NGO my decision alone: Akbaruddin

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Fire alarm to be mandatory in passenger area of long-route and school buses from February 2023

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Legislators’ House conduct draws Supreme Court’s disapproval

With scenes of unruly behaviour in the House by members of legislative bodies, including Parliament, becoming frequent in recent times, the Supreme Court on Friday expressed deep concern over the deterioration as most of the time is spent “in jeering and personal attacks against each other instead of erudite constructive and educative debates consistent with the highest tradition of the august body”.

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Don’t blindly follow West in criminalising marital rape: Govt

Opposing the PILs related to “marital rape”, the Centre has told the Delhi high court that, among other things, misuse of Section 498 of the IPC related to dowry harassment and lack of a mechanism to verify when consent stands withdrawn by the wife are concerns because of which India should move cautiously and not follow other countries blindly on the issue. This has been conveyed to the court in a written submission.

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Examine complaint against Chhattisgarh’s ex-principal secretary, Delhi HC tells Centre, CBI

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UP polls: Why is Akhilesh remembering person behind India's partition, asks Nadda

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Haryana govt allows opening of cinema halls, theatres, multiplexes with 50 pc seating capacity

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Daily Covid cases at 10-day low, deaths remain high

Daily cases of Covid-19 in India continued to stay below the numbers reported last week, with Thursday’s count falling to 2.5 lakh, the lowest in 10 days, as testing dropped due to the Republic Day holiday. ​​​However, deaths remained high with the country recording 478 fatalities on Thursday and several states reporting their highest single-day tolls in the third wave.

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‘Election virus’ causes targeting of rivals, says Supreme Court

In the midst of a disruptive pandemic caused by the coronavirus, the Supreme Court on Thursday detected another one, the ‘election virus’, and diagnosed that during poll-eve, this virus often afflicts the ruling parties of states, which resort to vengeful actions against political opponents.

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Jaqueline Fernandez and Ranveer Singh among social media influencers found violating advertising guidelines: ASCI

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Congress stitches pre-poll alliance with five other parties in Manipur

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TMC infighting: Mamata asks leaders not to air differences in public

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Booze from licensed shop kills 9 in UP

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Register with mission, govt tells Indians in tense Ukraine

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Eminent personalities write to Karnataka CM over 'violence against minorities'

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First R-Day crowd in 73 years watches flag-hoisting at Lal Chowk clock tower

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Now, IN-SPACe preparing ex-Isro staff directory to help ‘nascent’ Pvt Cos

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Can promises of freebies on poll eve be curbed, asks Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said political parties competing with each other to announce freebies and doles during electioneering has the potential to upset states’ finances and vitiate free and fair polls and asked the Centre and the Election Commission to respond to a PIL seeking measures to curb this infectious poll-eve tendency.

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Ex-minister Prajapati's wife among 39 candidates in SP's 2nd list

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CDS Rawat, ex-UP CM Kalyan Singh, Ghulam Nabi Azad among Padma awardees

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Congress targets govt over bank frauds, 'rising' NPAs

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Buddhadeb's wife informed of Padma award before announcement; no one from family objected: Sources

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Egyptian mummy showcases keep safe our Constitution

The Parliament of India reached out to the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Delhi for developing a case for preserving the Constitution. The point man at NPL for this project was its scientist Dr Hari Kishan. He would later go on to head NPL’s Quantum Phenomena and Applications division. Dr Kishan would work extensively to fabricate a glass case with some success.

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BJP to contest 65 Punjab seats, allies PLC 37 and SAD (Sanyukt) 17

BJP has worked out a seat-sharing deal with its Punjab allies, keeping the lion’s share of the seats for itself. It will contest from 65 constituencies, while its allies — former CM Captain Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress and S S Dhindsa’s faction of Akali Dal, SAD (Sanyukt), will contest from 37 and 17 respectively, BJP chief J P Nadda said on Monday.

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Weekly Covid cases fall in 7 states and UTs, deaths on the rise

Covid-19 cases in the third wave of the pandemic have started to fall in seven states and Union territories, while several others were witnessing a slowdown in the surge, weekly numbers reveal. However, deaths from the virus rose in all major states of the country in the week ending Sunday (January 17-23), as compared to the preceding seven days.

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Can’t keep someone in jail indefinitely over national security fears: Supreme Court

Giving emphasis to "bail, not jail" judicial philosophy, the Supreme Court on Monday said no person can be indefinitely kept in jail with an open-ended investigation by probe agencies on a conjectural apprehension that activities of an accused could involve a larger conspiracy which may prove detrimental to national security.

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Ex-CM Parkash Badal discharged from Ludhiana hospital

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Republic Day march: Army to display evolution of uniform & rifles

Marching contingents of Army soldiers will showcase how their uniforms and rifles have evolved since 1950s, on Republic Day. Mechanised columns will include “a mix of the vintage and modern” weapon systems and platforms, Delhi area chief of staff Major General Alok Kacker said. In the first of 6 Army contingents, Rajput Regiment soldiers will be seen wearing uniform of 1950s and carrying Lee-Enfield .303 rifles. Assam Regiment troops will be donning uniform from 1960s and .303 rifles.

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CAs’ clean chit can’t stall co's folding: Supreme Court

In Antrix-Devas judgment, SC ruled that proceeding for winding up of a company on ground of perpetrations of fraud can't be stalled by shareholders citing reports from CAs, auditors giving clean chit or non-discovery of fraud. SC junked arguments of Devas and shareholders that since the auditors’ reports of 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2020 certified “no fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the course of the audit”, the Antrix-Devas deal was terminated not on fraud grounds.

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Few followed Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite hymn: Govt

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Undoing efforts of past to obliterate many heroes: PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday unveiled a hologram of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at India Gate. Emphasising that the hologram of Netaji will soon be replaced by a one cast in stone, the PM said that installation of the “giant statue” close to the National War Museum at India Gate and near Parliament marks a “homage to the hero of freedom by the grateful nation and will keep reminding our instititutions and coming generations the lesson of national duty”.

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Community transmission of Omicron on, says Insacog

Omicron is now at the ‘community transmission’ stage in India with hospitalisation and ICU admissions rising, though most cases of the new Covid-19 infections have been mild or asymptomatic, according to genomics consortium Insacog. “Omicron has become dominant in multiple metros where new cases have been rising exponentially,” Insacog noted.

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Going door-to-door in Kairana, Amit Shah meets families that had ‘left’

Home minister Amit Shah met several families who were "affected" by the alleged exodus from Kairana some years ago during a door-to-door poll campaign on Saturday.

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

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Centre will restore J&K's statehood when it returns to normal: Amit Shah

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TRF duo killed in Shopian encounter, Jaish affiliate caught with grenade in Awantipora

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India ready to ship wheat to Afghanistan via Pakistan early February

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Third wave has likely peaked in 4 of the 8 biggest cities

The third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to have peaked in the four largest cities of the country, with the seven-day average of cases showing a clear decline in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. However, the seven-day average, calculated till Friday, was still rising in the next four biggest cities of Bengaluru, Pune, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.

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Covid-19: At over 400, India sees highest daily death toll in current wave

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No leak of data from CoWin, says govt, adds feature to app

The health ministry on Friday clarified that no data has leaked from the CoWin portal and the entire data of residents is safe and secure on this digital platform. It also added two new features to the online platform that played a significant role in implementation of the countrywide Covid vaccination programme. Now six members, instead of four, can be registered for vaccination using one mobile number. Besides, beneficiaries can also correct their vaccination status on CoWin.

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‘Amar Jawan Jyoti merged for true shradhanjali to martyrs’

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‘Too much emphasis on wife’s consent’, Delhi HC tells amicus on marital rape

There is a “qualitative difference” in sexual equation between people who are married to each other and between those who are not, the Delhi high court observed on Friday, adding one can’t “equate chalk and cheese”. The court reminded Rebecca John, appointed as amicus curiae to assist the court on the petitions seeking to criminalise marital rape, that while “there is a right to expect sexual relations from both sides in a marriage, there is no such right when the parties are not married”.

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To attract Indians to Kartapur Sahib, Pakistan to celebrate spring festival

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Netaji statue to be installed at India Gate, likely in August

A statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be installed at India Gate in what marks a fitting recognition of the legendary freedom fighter who had captivated the country with his determination to liberate it from British occupation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that he will unveil a hologram statue of Bose, Netaji to legions of his admirers, at the same place on his birthday on January 23 evening.

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Open to contesting UP polls, but that doesn’t mean I’m CM face: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Friday that she might make her electoral debut by contesting in the UP assembly elections, but she shouldn’t be seen as the party’s candidate for the CM’s post. She said that contesting the UP elections has been under consideration and internal discussions are on. “When there is a consensus, we will let you know,” said Priyanka, the Congress’s in-charge for UP since 2019.

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Omicron reinfection possible, keep using masks, say health experts

Top health experts have not ruled out the possibility of Omicron reinfection, which brings back the focus on Covid-appropriate behaviour and vaccination to check its spread and fatalities. A Maharashtra Covid-19 task force member said, “Reinfection is something that we cannot ignore in Covid, irrespective of the variant. Even if people have recently recovered from Omicron, they cannot take the risk of improper masking or no masking, because reinfection with the variant has not been ruled out.”

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Supreme Court to hear plea against refusal to renew FCRA registration to 6,000 NGOs

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea for quashing of the Centre's decisions by which it has refused to renew or cancelled FCRA registration for close to 6000 NGOs and listed the case for hearing on January 24. The court agreed to the plea for early hearing on a petition filed by US-based NGO Global Peace Initiative which was founded by an Indian and has branches across the world and works closely with many NGOs, including the Missionaries of Charity.

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Supreme Court extends women’s right to parents’ property prior to ’56

The Supreme Court on Thursday conferred daughters with equal right to father’s property even prior to codification of Hindu personal laws and enactment of the Hindu Succession Act in 1956 and said that the law of inheritance would apply to partition of properties even if the father had died intestate before 1956.

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