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Mamata to contest from Suvendu's 'home turf' Nandigram
The announcement came at her rally held in Nandigram -- the Assembly constituency earlier represented by rebel Trinamool leader Suvendu Adhikari who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bengal last month. The Chief Minister said that she would contest the election from two constituencies, including Bhabanipur in Kolkata.
Despite Covid, India serious for infra development: Modi
He said that the Ahmedabad project worth Rs 17,000 crore is taking shape which shows that even during the Covid pandemic the country is working hard to give pace to the infrastructure development. He said that before 2014, 225 km of metro lines became functional in 10 to 12 years while in last six years more than 450 km of metro lines are operational.
SC: Delhi Police to decide whether farmers be allowed in city to protest
The observation from the top court came after the Attorney General K.K. Venugopal said the Centre is seeking restraint orders against farmers from entering Delhi as court has taken charge of the matter. The Chief Justice said it is not for the court to decide how many farmers should be allowed in the city and the nature of conditions to be imposed on them.
CBI books official, beneficiaries in defence recruitment scam
The case has been filed against Santosh Kumar Tiwari, Deputy Controller in the Material Division of the Controllerate of Quality Assurance CQA(M), who was the presiding officer of the recruitment board and beneficiaries Ravi Kant Pandey, Utkarsh Srivatsava, Arti Gupta, Pratibha Mishra and Arpit Singh and other unknown persons.
Mamata is 'Islamic terrorist': UP Minister
Shukla, who is Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, has also alleged that Banerjee 'does not believe in Bharatiyata (Indianness)' and has insulted Hindu gods and goddesses. The minister also added the Muslims who say 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and 'Vande Mataram' will be honoured in the country.
COVID-19 Vaccination: Over 2.24 lakh people receive jab in first 2 days, 64% turn up recorded
States like Delhi, Assam and Jammu and Kashmir reported a decent turnout of 54%, whereas other states such as Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Tripura and union territory Puducherry recorded low turnout of the beneficiaries in the range of 22-34%.
Parliamentary panel summons FB, Twitter officials on Jan 21
The allegations of a Facebook bias towards the BJP were reported in The Wall Street Journal in August 2020 and had claimed that Ankhi Das, the platform's then India Policy Head had opposed the idea of removing hate posts by BJP leaders, warning that this could hamper their "commercial interests".
CBI arrests railway officer in Rs 1 crore bribery case
The official said that the CBI busted a racket on the allegations that some senior public functionaries of North Eastern Frontier Railways were involved in corrupt practices with private contractors for the on-going projects in the North Eastern Frontier Railways.
Congress' women wing to observe 'Mahila Kisan Diwas' on Monday
The Congress' women wing said that the farmers have played a critical role in the fight for justice and have shown the country the importance of women in agriculture and in revolution. They have not only left their homes to protest against the farm laws, but also worked to ensure more awareness amongst people on how these legislations will destroy their livelihood.
NIA notices to supporters of farmers' stir: Punjab Minister
Randhawa said the notices by the NIA were part of a devious ploy by the BJP government to weaken the farmers' movement being waged on the borders of Delhi. He also divulged that this is not the first time since the last six-and-a-half year tenure of the NDA government that its agencies have been misused for political purposes.
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