Dutch government has offered lawyer of Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi temporary asylum in the Netherlands, reports Reuters. Asia was acquitted last month by the Pakistan Supreme Court in a blasphemy case.
Assam: Congress workers in Guwahati staged a protest as a part of Black Day, being observed by the party to mark the second anniversary of demonetisation.
On this day two years ago, the PM had taken a wrong and insensitive decision. Whatever happened in the country after that, the onus of all of that falls directly on the Prime Minister: Anand Sharma, Congress on two years of demonetisation.
8 domestic flights and 16 international flights were delayed today due to the strike of the contractual ground staff of Air India Air Transport Services Limited (AIATSL) at Mumbai airport:
Today marks the 2nd anniversary of the ill-fated & ill-thought demonetisation exercise that the Narendra Modi govt undertook in 2016. The havoc that it unleashed on Indian economy & society is now evident to everyone, said Former PM Manmohan Singh.
The contractual ground staff of Air India Air Transport Services Limited (AIATSL) at Mumbai airport are on a strike since last night. Several flights from Mumbai have been delayed. More details awaited.
The snow clearing operation is underway at Mughal Road in Rajouri.
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair sacked six cabin crew for faking a picture of themselves sleeping on the floor at Malaga Airport in Spain, where they had to stay overnight owing to inclement weather. White House suspends press pass of CNN's Jim Acosta after a heated confrontation between reporter and US President Donald Trump during a news conference yesterday.
The air quality in Delhi continues to deteriorate, in Anand Vihar, it is at 999, Chanakyapuri at 459 & area around Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium at 999, all under 'Hazardous' category in Air Quality Index (AQI). Makkal Needhi Maiam, the party floated earlier in the year by actor-politician Kamal Haasan, will contest in the bypolls for the 18 legislative assembly seats in Tamil Nadu. The decision was confirmed by Haasan on his 64th birthday on Wednesday.
Some big developments that are expected to happen today are:
Petrol and diesel prices in Delhi are Rs 78.21 per litre (decrease by Rs 0.21) and Rs 72.89 per litre (decrease by Rs 0.18), respectively. Petrol and diesel prices in Mumbai are Rs 83.72 per litre (decrease by Rs 0.20) and Rs 76.38 per litre (decrease by Rs 0.19), respectively.
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