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Covid disturbs traditions: In a first, Budget to go paperless
The decision has been taken as the printing process would require several people to stay at the press for around a fortnight amid the coronavirus fears.
'Don't lecture us on patience..': Top 5 observations by CJI on farm laws case
Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, who headed the bench also comprising Justices A.S Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian, said it is extremely disappointing to see the way the Centre has handled farmers' agitation. Something went enormously wrong as it failed to develop a consensus on the three laws by taking farmers' unions on board, while eight rounds of talks between the two sides have been inconclusive, he noted.
Mamata Banerjee in panic, packing her bags fearing poll defeat: BJP
Addressing a press conference in Panaji at the party's state headquarters, he also said that the West Bengal Chief Minister was losing her cool because her defeat was imminent.
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat visits border locations in eastern Ladakh to assess situation
He will be briefed by 14 Corps commander and other commanders on the ground. This comes soon after his visit to forward areas in Arunachal Pradesh. Gen Rawat had visited forward air bases in Arunachal Pradesh and interacted with soldiers of the Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Special Frontier Force deployed there.
Work on Varanasi-Delhi bullet train project gains momentum
An aerial LiDAR survey of the 800-km Delhi-Varanasi High-Speed Rail (DVHSR) corridor has now been undertaken by the Railways as part of the project to connect Modi's parliamentary constituency with the national capital through the bullet train.
Supreme Court insists on staying farm laws, Centre says don't rush
The Attorney General (AG) insisted that the top court should not pass any order in a hurry. The CJI replied: "You should not lecture us on patience." Four senior lawyers -- Dushyant Dave, Prashant Bhushan, H.S. Phoolka and Colin Gonsalves -- represented eight farmer unions before the top court. The Chief Justice told these lawyers to ask the protesting old men, women and children to go back home.
Bird Flu Outbreak: Avian influenza confirmed in 10 states, including Maharashtra, Delhi
CAR-NIHSAD has confirmed death of crows and migratory/wild birds in Tonk, Karauli and Bhilwara districts in Rajasthan, and Valsad, Vadodara and Surat districts in Gujarat. Further, death of crows has been confirmed in Kotdwar and Dehradun districts in Uttarakhand. In Delhi, crows and ducks were reported dead in New Delhi and Sanjay Lake areas, the ministry said in a statement.
We will stay implementation of farm laws if government doesn't do it: Supreme Court to Centre
Chief Justice said, "We will stay implementation if the Centre doesn't do it." The Supreme Court said it wants to make it clear that it is not stifling protest and the protest could carry on. But the question is whether protest should be held at the same site or should be shifted to accommodate free movement of citizens, the top court said.
Delhi High Court allows woman's plea to terminate 28-week pregnancy
The order holds importance as the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act of 1971 prohibits abortion of a fetus after 20 weeks of gestation. On January 7, a bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh had asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to submit a report on the feasibility of terminating her pregnancy.
Covid-19 Update: India records 16,311 new cases, lowest in 6 months
Before this, the lowest number was recorded on January 5 when 16,375 cases were reported in a day. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said 161 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours taking the death toll to 1,51,160, Since the last 17 days, less than 300 new deaths have been recorded in the country.
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