INDIA
After 25 years, Srinagar records minus 8.4 degrees at night
Weather officials said the minimum temperature in the city was recorded at minus 8.3 degrees way back in 1995. The 40-day harsh winter period, known locally the 'Chillai Kalan', will end on January 31. Meanwhile, Pahalgam recorded a minimum of minus 11.1 degrees and Gulmarg minus 7.0 degrees on Thursday.
With some millstones, US-India strategic partnership likely to thrive under Biden
While Biden during his election campaign bragged about his instrumental role in the India-US nuclear deal and overall support for the India-US partnership under the former Barack Obama administration, Blinken's view on India is apparent from the positions he assumed through his long career in Washington D.C.
Covid-19 Vaccination: India set to kick off immunization drive at 3,000 sites on Jan 16
Only one brand of Covid-19 vaccine (Either Covishield or Covaxin) would be available at a particular site to avoid any confusion. State governments will take the call on deciding which vaccine would be available to which site based on the availability and logistics.
It's for India, Pakistan to find lasting resolution in Kashmir, says UK
Responding to a debate held in the House of Parliament complex on the "Political situation in Kashmir", Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) minister Nigel Adams stressed that it is not for Britain to play any mediatory role in a bilateral matter.
CBI conducts raids in Bengal in illegal coal trade case, summons TMC youth wing leader brother
According to sources, around 75 CBI officials were engaged in the operation, that included searches at the houses of racket 'kingpin' Anup Majhi alias Lala and his accomplice Binoy Mishra's relatives.
Can't be stingy in nutrition for children, open anganwadis: SC
A bench, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan and comprising Justices R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah said no one can doubt that children are the future of the country and if there is some stinginess in providing them with adequate nutrition, the country, as a whole, is deprived in future of taking the benefit of their potential.
Nitish govt faces flak after IndiGo Airlines manager shot dead in Bihar
Nitin Naveen, BJP MLA from Patna's Bankipur, who visited the incident site on Wednesday said that Bihar police should adopt Uttar Pradesh's model of encounters to deal with the criminals.
7 MLAs sworn in as Cabinet ministers in Karnataka
This comes after days of hectic parleys and discussions, including with the central leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Those who took oath on Wednesday in the Raj Bhavan are - Umesh Katti, Aravind Limbavali, M.T.B. Nagaraj, Murugesh Nirani, R. Shankar, C.P. Yogeeshwara and S. Angara.
We'll provide free Covid vax if Centre doesn't: Arvind Kejriwal
Kejriwal made the announcement amid preparations for the world's largest vaccination drive, to be launched across the country on January 16 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Bird flu: Unnatural bird deaths reported from J&K, Jharkhand
The Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, in a statement, said that states were asked to ensure that the infection does not spread among poultry, as it would have a high economic cost for the poultry farmers but it was found that many states are banning the supply of poultry and poultry products from other states.
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