INDIA

Tractors line up in Delhi ahead of farmers parade on R-Day
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The farm agitation entered the 58th day on Friday as the farmers rejected the Centre's proposal of suspension of the agri legislation for the time being following the 10th round of talks on Wednesday. Farmers have been demanding a complete roll back.
Parliament was denied opportunity to examine farm laws: Sonia
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The farm agitation entered the 58th day on Friday as the farmers rejected the Centre's proposal of suspension of the agri legislation for the time being following the 10th round of talks on Wednesday. Farmers have been demanding a complete roll back.
PMC Bank case: ED searches 5 locations in Mumbai
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According to ED sources related to the probe, the financial probe agency started the searches on Friday morning at three locations linked to Thakur and two places linked to chartered accountants. Thakur is the owner and director of Viva Homes -- a part of the Viva group of companies.
Japan, India step up ties with Myanmar to counter China
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Japan is increasing efforts to pull Myanmar away from Chinese clutches. It is supporting Suu Kyi's party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), in an effort to develop democracy in the country. Japan has tried to ensure that some of the warring communities in the ethnically diverse country were not disenfranchised during the recently held elections.
Singapore joins India as Indo-Pacific partner
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India has maintained that it does not see the Indo-Pacific region "as a strategy or as a club of limited members or as a grouping that seeks to dominate" and that "it is not directed against any country but stands for "a free, open and inclusive region". However, the fast-changing power dynamics in the region, including the revival of Quad, has seen many countries cement their ties with India, a country which has always had an "independent" foreign policy.
SC appointed panel holds discussions with 10 farmer bodies  
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Ten different farmer bodies from eight states -- Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh -- participated in the discussion with the committee members, said an official statement.
Supreme Court declines UP government's plea challenging bail to Azam Khan, kin in forgery case
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The Uttar Pradesh government filed an appeal in the top court challenging the Allahabad High Court's October 2020 order. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah, however, declined to entertain the appeal of the Uttar Pradesh government.
Covid-19 Vaccination: Nearly 10 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated so far
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About 1,92,581 people were vaccinated on Thursday in 27 states and Union Territories. Odisha inoculated 26,558 people, highest so far today, followed by 26,441 in Telangana, 16,103 in Karnataka, 15,798 in Bihar and 15,507 in Andhra Pradesh. Delhi vaccinated 5,128 people.
Why Netaji has become important for BJP in Bengal?
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The Modi government has set up a high-level committee to outline the programmes that will run throughout the year from January 23. The ruling Trinamool Congress plans to attack its arch rival BJP in the Bengal electoral battle.
Tripura, Manipur, Meghalaya celebrate 49th Statehood Day
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President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, BJP President J.P. Nadda, and several Union ministers and Chief Ministers of the neighbouring northeastern states greeted the people of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura on the occasion.
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