INDIA
20-member delegation of foreign diplomats begins 2-day visit to J&K
This is the fourth such visit by diplomats of foreign countries to J&K after August 5, 2019 when article 370 was abrogated and the state was divided into two Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh. After August 5, 2019, the delegation of foreign diplomats visited J&K in October 2019, January 2020 and February 2020.
Kiran Bedi removed as Governor of Puducherry as UT faces political turmoil
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan will hold additional charge of the Union Territory. Bedi's removal comes in the wake of political turmoil in the state over the last few weeks. The Congress in Puducherry has seen four among its senior-most leaders and MLAs resign.
AAP complete 6 years in power in Delhi, Kejriwal lauds govt's efforts
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday completed six years in power in Delhi. On this occasion, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lauded his government's efforts in handling the Covid-19 pandemic, providing free ration for poor families during lockdown, etc.
Court allows activist Disha Ravi access to lawyer, warm clothes
Besides warm clothes, meet with parents for 15 minutes and access to lawyer for 30 minutes, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma has also allowed her access to the First Information Report (FIR) in the 'toolkit' case, the remand application and arrest memo.
ED files chargesheet in multi-crore plot allotment scam against Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda
The plots are located in Industrial Area, Phase-1, Panchkula, near here, and are in two sizes: 1,000 sq mt costing Rs 64 lakh and 496 sq mt at Rs 31.74 lakh. The market price of a 1,000 sq mt plot in the area at that time was around Rs 6 crore, said officials.
Meet Pieter Friedrich, Greta's resource person with Khalistan, ISI links
Disinfolab said the name of one of the key players of their story came up in the toolkit dropped accidentally by Thunberg. The toolkit had mentioned a foreign expert as resource point – Pieter Friedrich. It was startling. "Pieter was part of a story we were already working since about a month in context of info-war against India," it said.
MEA S. Jaishankar showcases Japanese investment in poll-bound Assam
The Minister said India is headed today towards a 5 trillion dollar economy. "But, remember this, remember our history, India was a great country only when eastern India was prosperous and secure. That revival must happen again and that is very much at the core of the Modi government's commitment to Assam."
Vaccination of those above 50 three weeks from now: Harsh Vardhan
The Union government will begin vaccination drive for around 27 crore Indians above the age of 50 three weeks from now, Union Health Minister Harsh vardhan said on Monday. "Three weeks from now, the government will start giving doses of coronavirus vaccines to 27 crore persons above the age of 50," he said at a press briefing here. An expert group on vaccination will discuss how to pay for the doses for those above 50, he added.
WhatsApp may be worth $2-3 tn, people value privacy more: Supreme Court
The observation came as senior advocate Shyam Divan, representing petitioner Karmanya Singh Sareen, sought direction to restrain WhatsApp from implementing its new privacy policy in India.
Petrol, diesel prices rise for 7th consecutive day
Petrol and diesel prices maintained a northward rally on Monday, the seventh consecutive day when the retail prices have risen across the country, with oil on the boil in global markets and both crude and product prices seeing a big spike.
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