INDIA
Slight intensity earthquake jolts Jammu and Kashmir
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred at 7.59 p.m. The coordinates of the earthquake are latitude 34.33 north and longitude 78.30 east. The depth of the earthquake was 10 kilometres and its epicentre was in Ladakh region.
Praveen Sinha to head CBI for now as 4th interim chief since 2005
In December 2005, Dutta was appointed as CBI's interim chief after Uma Shankar Mishra retired. Similarly, in December 2016, Asthana, a 1984 batch IPS officer of the Gujarat cadre, was appointed after Anil Sinha retired. In October 2018, Rao had replaced Alok Verma. However, Rao had to leave the post on January 9, after Verma was back as the CBI chief on the orders of the Supreme Court.
Violent protesters not to be eligible for government jobs in Bihar: Police
This order comes days after the Bihar government's decree of legal action against people making objectionable remarks against ministers, public representatives and officials on social media, which had led to a massive uproar in the state.
Inter-faith marriage laws: Supreme Court says essential to have High Courts view
Senior advocate Sanjay Parikh, appearing for NGO People's Union for Civil Liberties, contended before a bench headed by Chief Justice S. A. Bobde that innocent people are being targeted due to these draconian laws.
Lok Sabha adjourned thrice over farm laws in session's 1st 70 mins
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House till 4.30 p.m. within few minutes of it assembling for the day at 4 p.m. The second adjournment was announced till 5 p.m. as the pandemonium continued, and the third adjournment till 7 p.m. A similar scene was witnessed on Tuesday with almost no business transacted.
Assam enforces act to abolish govt-run madrassas
An official of the Education Department said that Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi has given his assent to 'The Assam Repealing Act 2020' and with the enforcement of the said act, over 620 madrassas would be converted into general schools from April 1. However, the state government is yet to take any specific decision about hundreds of privately-run madrassas across Assam.
India to host Indian Ocean Region Defence Ministers' Conclave
Till January 30, 2021, there was total confirmed physical participation from 18 countries including the Defence Ministers of four countries (Maldives, Comoros, Iran and Madagascar), six Ambassadors/High Commissioners (Australia, Kenya, Seychelles, Mauritius, Kuwait and Myanmar), the Defence Secretary of Sudan and the Service Chiefs of 10 countries. Also, six countries are either participating virtually or sending their recorded messages.
Switchovers make no difference to us as garbage removed: Trinamool Congress
TMC leaders Suvendu Adhikari, Rajib Banerjee, Baishali Dalmiya, Prabir Ghoshal, Rathin Chakraborti, Rudranil Ghosh and a host of other leaders and workers have quit the ruling party and joined the BJP in the last few months.
India flaunts LCA Tejas at Bengaluru air show
Flown by Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot Manish Tolani, the indigenous Tejas demonstrated its prowess and agility through breath-taking aerobatics, including thunderous rapid rolls, vertical Charlie, upside down and angular flying display on the first day of the 3-day air show under Covid cloud.
Indian Medical Association refutes Centre's data on doctor deaths, says 744 died of Covid-19
Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey had said that coronavirus has so far claimed the lives of 162 doctors, 107 nurses and 44 ASHA workers in the country. In a letter to Choubey, IMA President J.A. Jayalal wrote that the Centre's data is contrary to the one released by the association which contained the names of 744 doctors.
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