INDIA
T'gana Cong passes resolution favouring Rahul as party chief
A meeting of all 33 District Congress Committees (DCCs) held in Khammam unanimously passed the resolution favouring Rahul Gandhi as the president of All India Congress Committee (AICC). It urged him to take up the post again and offered full support.
Raj visit: Smriti Irani reminds Rahul of his promise to farmers
"Rahul Gandhi had counted from one to ten and made an open promise that farmers' loans will be waived off in 10 days if the Congress forms its government in Rajasthan. The innocent farmers are still awaiting the days when their loans are waived off," Irani told media in the Rajasthan capital ahead of Gandhi's visit.
Twitter India's Public Policy head Mahima Kaul quits
Kaul, who will be at the helm till March-end, quit in January, according to the company, which is currently in the eye of the storm following the brouhaha over some controversial farmer tweets that resulted in the Indian government sending a 'strongly-worded' notice to the company.
Murdered naval sailor was stock market player with huge debts: Police
Surajkumar M. Dube, 27, a Leading Seaman (LS), working at INS Agrani in Coimbatore, was kidnapped by some unknown persons outside Chennai Airport on January 31 evening and after 3 days of confinement was brought to the forests in Palghar - around 1,500 km away - doused with petrol and burnt after he refused to pay a ransom of Rs 10 lakh to his abductors.
Wanted for Red Fort violence, Sukhdev Singh held in Chandigarh
The Delhi Police had earlier announced a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh each for information leading to arrest of Deep Sidhu, Jugraj Singh, Gurjot Singh and Gurjant Singh and Rs 50,000 each for the arrest of Jajbir Singh, Boota Singh, Sukhdev Singh and Iqbal Singh for their alleged involvement in the Republic Day violence.
President visits Satsang Foundation Ashram in AP
President Kovind, who reached Madanapalle by helicopter from Bengaluru, was received by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, his Cabinet colleagues and senior officials. He then visited Satsang Foundation Ashram which was founded in 1994 on the principles of service and community welfare.
Fire near DMRC's Okhla barrack, no casualty
The blaze broke out on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. Later, it spread to a nearby slum and a scrapyard and then to the CISF campus. As soon as the fire reached the CISF unit, the night sentry immediately informed the CISF and Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials. Subsequently, the barrack's guard quarters and dog kennel were also evacuated in time. Fire officials were pressed into the service to douse the flames.
PM Modi inaugurates Bharat Petroleum's Haldia LPG import terminal
He said that the initiative will cater to the growing requirement of LPG in West Bengal and other eastern and north-eastern states of India. "West Bengal will once again emerge as a key trading destination in the entire eastern region," he said. The move was taken as an important step towards realising the vision of the Prime Minister to provide clean cooking LPG to every household.
India ranks 3rd among nations with maximum Covid vaccination coverage
"As on 7th February 2021, till 8 a.m., a total of 57.75 lakh (57,75,322) beneficiaries have received the Covid-19 vaccine under the countrywide vaccination exercise. The cumulative vaccination coverage includes 53,04,546 healthcare workers and 4,70,776 frontline workers," the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
PM Modi to reply on motion of thanks in Parliament
Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will lay on the table, a statement explaining the circumstances which had necessitated immediate legislation by the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 and will move for leave to introduce a Bill further to amend the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2011.
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