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Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party Convenor Arvind Kejriwal arrive in Surat.
Jalna Dist Collector has ordered to shut schools, colleges, coaching classes & weekly markets in the district till Mar31, due to current COVID19 situation. Rapid Antigen test of all vegetable, fruit, newspaper vendors to be conducted periodically: Jalna SP V.Deshmukh
In connection with the INX Media case, the Supreme Court today allowed Karti Chidambaram to travel aboard with the condition that he will have to deposit an amount of Rs 2 crores and submit his detailed itinerary before his travel.
The protesting farmers have called for a four-hour rail roko’ agitation on Thursday to further pressurise the central government to repeal the three ‘farm laws'. It will begin at 12 pm today. Ahead of the rail roko, police personnel have been deployed at Palwal railway station.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will announce its key decisions of the monetary policy committee (MPC) meet on Friday. This will be the first monetary policy decision after the Union Budget was presented on Monday. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union budget 2021 proposed to borrow Rs 12 trillion for the next fiscal and an extra Rs 80,000 crore this fiscal.
Earlier in the day, videos and photos of nails at Ghazipur border being removed were circulated on social media. However, Delhi Police later clarified that "The nails are just being repositioned. Position of arrangement at the border remains the same."
International personalities like Jim Costa, Meena Harris, Rihanna, Greta Thunberg and others spoke about the ongoing farmers' protests in India and their alleged 'oppression' at the hands of the government. They expressed solidarity with the protests.
The Economic Survey 2020-21 will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament today. Generally, the Economic Survey is presented a day before the Budget, but this year as the Budget follows the weekend, the Economic Survey will be presented earlier than usual.
The Budget session of the Parliament will begin today and will be conducted in two parts. President Ram Nath Kovind will address a joint sitting of both houses. In the address, the President usually outlines the government's agenda, achievements and plan for the coming year.
The tractor rally will take place on January 26. Delhi Police on Sunday gave permission to the protesting farmers to hold the protests. Police, however, clearly mentioned that "They can enter Delhi for few kilometres and then exit.
Army Day is observed every year to salute the brave soldiers who gave their lives to protect the country. The day is observed on January 15 and on the occasion of Army Day today, President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi, Piyush Goyal, Sunil Deodhar and others have extended greetings.
Three trucks carrying Covishield vaccine reached Pune airport from Serum Institute of India's facility in the city, earlier Tuesday morning. From the airport, the vaccine doses will be shipped to different locations in the country. The vaccination will start on January 16.
Maharashtra confirmed cases of Bird Flu. According to a Times Now report, CM Uddhav Thackeray called for an urgent meeting to discuss on the same on Monday.
On the first day of the year, devotees gathered to offer prayers at temples and at ghats across the country. People also reached the ghats to witness the breaking dawn, take a dip in the holy water and start their year.
Ravi Shankar Prasad's mother Bimla Prasad died on Thursday night. The Union Minister took to Twitter to share the tragic news with his followers. He informed that his mother was ailing for some time.
In another tragic incident, a farmer from Punjab died of cardiac arrest during the ongoing protests against the three farm laws in Delhi. According to a Times of India report, the deceased farmer identified at Jai Singh died in the wee hours of Thursday at Delhi's Tikri border.
As 2020 comes to an end, we sit back and realise what a tumultuous year this was due to COVID-19. From the outbreak of a pandemic which led to rising infections, mounting death toll, job losses to economies dwindling, the human race has experienced and seen a lot.
In a shocking incident, a mother of five children was allegedly gang-raped in Mufassil area of Dumka on Tuesday evening. "The incident allegedly took place when she was returning to her home from a market," said Police. She was sent for a medical check-up.
With COVID-19 pandemic around the world and every country working to develop their vaccine, tourism experts are of the belief that vaccine tourism will be one of the biggest travel trends in 2021. Mumbai-based Gems Tours and Travel company is offering to fly those who want to get a vaccine dose to the US for a four-day stay for a cost of Rs 1.75 lakh.
Diwali, as an occasion, is a great opportunity for brands to reach out to their customers. This year too, brands across categories have churned out beautiful ads to spread joy amid the pandemic. From being emotional to spreading kindness, brands like Oppo, HP, Mankind pharma, Xiaomi, ID, Philips have managed to touch the right chords of the audience.