INDIA
Cong to convene Opposition meet to form strategy for Budget session
The joint Opposition meet is set to be convened after the Presidential address and ahead of the presentation of the Budget, though no date has been finalised yet. Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi is speaking to the leaders of the opposition parties to convene the meeting through video conferencing, sources said.
Kashmir attack: Army jawan succumbs to injuries
Police said preliminary investigation revealed that a rudimentary IED with a low powered explosive and ball bearings was planted in an abandoned building inside the school premises where the Army jawans used to visit on a routine basis.
More firepower to IAF, 3 more Rafales to be added to fleet
The three Rafale combat aircraft, manufactured by French company Dassault Aviation, took off from Istres in France on Wednesday. The Indian Embassy in France tweeted that three more Rafale jets have taken off from Istres for a non-stop flight to India with mid-air refuelling.
Cong questions FIRs against farmers leaders and not Deep Sidhu
Punjab Congress MP Jasbir Singh Gill Dimpa, who is protesting against the farm laws said, "Has anybody noticed any case being registered against Deep Sidhu or Lakha Sidhana." It is alleged that Deep Sidhu was among the group of farmers who entered the Red Fort in New Delhi and unfurled the pennant there, while violent clashes erupted in several areas of the national capital.
Anti-social elements like Deep Sidhu damaged farmers' stir: SKM
Making the announcement after an emergency meeting at the Singhu border here -- the centre of the farmers' protest -- the SKM or 'Joint Farmers Front', including 32 organisations, said, "It was a deep rooted conspiracy to damage the peaceful and strong farmers' struggle."
Sasikala released from prison, but to be in hospital due to Covid19
The central jail authorities wore Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits and completed the formalities at the hospital where she is presently undergoing treatment for Covid infection. Her sister-in-law, J. Ilavaris too was admitted in the same hospital on January 22. She will, however, remain in the hospital as she is being treated for Covid.
Haryana MLA Abhay Chautala resigns over farm agitation fall out
Chautala reached the assembly here riding a tractor and handed over his resignation to Speaker Gian Chand Gupta, who accepted it. In his resignation, he cited the reason as non-acceptance of the demand of the protesting farmers seeking roll back of all the three farm laws.
Kerala: Left Front gets into poll mode, to take out 'yatras' in February
Making the announcement, LDF convenor A. Vijayaraghavan said the yatra from Kasaragod will commence from February 13 and will be led by him. It will travel through Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad districts and will conclude at Thrissur on February 26.
Completion of Goa's Mopa airport by 2022; 54K trees cut: CM Pramod Sawant
He told the Assembly in a written reply tabled on Wednesday that nearly 20 per cent of the work had been completed till date. The airport is located on the Mopa plateau in North Goa. "Mopa airport's construction is in progress. The first phase is expected to be commissioned in 2022. The physical progress up to December 12, 2020, is 19.59 per cent," Sawant said.
Red Fort raid mastermind Deep Sidhu loves to quote Khalistan ideologue Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
The farm unions have distanced themselves from Sidhu and clarified that they have nothing to do the with Sidhu and his way of expressing dissent. Sidhu has been making news even before the farmers' protest broke out in December. In fact, Sidhu has been holding rallies and protests across Punjab since last September.
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