INDIA
Behmai massacre witness and plaintiff dies at 85 waiting for justice
In the Behmai massacre, 20 men, including 17 Thakurs, one Muslim, one Dalit and one OBC, were killed on February 14, 1981 by bandit queen Phoolan Devi and her gang as revenge for the sexual violence perpetrated on her by men of the Thakur caste. Rajaram's two younger brothers, Banwari Singh and Himmat Singh, cousin Naresh Singh, nephews Dev Singh, Hukum Singh and Dashrath Singh were among those killed by the Phoolan Devi gang.
Eminent aerospace scientist Narasimha passes away in Bengaluru
Narasimha was awarded country's second-highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, in 2013 for his immense contribution to science and technology. He was also a member of the Indian Space Commission and closely associated with the space programmes of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Jaishankar defends his Rajya Sabha election, SC to hear case in Jan
After a brief hearing in the matter on Monday, a bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde adjourned the case for a detailed hearing in the third week of January 2021. The apex court had earlier observed that it would like to settle the issue of the Election Commission's power on the issuance of separate notifications for holding by-polls for regular and casual elections to fill vacancies to the Upper House.
'Not saying Navy does not need its air wing': CDS on aircraft carrier vs submarine debate
“Submarines and aircraft carriers both have separate place in naval warfare and in domination of the seas. Maintaining that Navy needs an air wing”, he said."Yes, it needs an Air wing. But how to manage it and how to ensure the security and sanctity of our sea lines of communication we are thinking about," he added.
SC seeks Centre, Syrian Church's response on forced confession charge
The plea was filed by Mathew. T. Mathachan, Shaji P.J. and Jose C.V., through advocate Sanand Ramakrishnan. After a brief hearing in the matter, a bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices A. S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian issued a notice on the plea.
Farmers protest may impact economic recovery: CII
Due to the situation, around two-third consignment in transit are taking 50 percent extra time to reach destination in states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi-NCR. In addition, the transport vehicles are forced to travel up to 50 per cent longer to reach Delhi from the warehouses in Haryana, Uttarakhand and Punjab. The industry confederation said that this may push logistics cost by upto 8 to 10 per cent.
Govt releases detailed guidelines for mass vaccination drive
The Health Ministry had recently marked thirty crores Indian population for phase one of the large-scale immunisation of the Covid-19 vaccine. It includes one crore healthcare workers, two crore frontline workers, and 27 crores general population falling in priority groups set by the expert group.
Niti Aayog unveils 'Vision 2035' for public health surveillance
Among many of its goals are to make India's public health surveillance system more responsive and predictive to enhance preparedness for action at all level. The Citizen-friendly public health surveillance system will ensure individual privacy and confidentiality, enabled with a client feedback mechanism, believes the vision document.
Farm laws brought in to benefit some capitalists, says Kejriwal
Kejriwal and AAP volunteers across the country held a day-long hunger strike on Monday in support of the farmers protesting against the three farm laws. He said that these laws say only if prices of farm products doubles within a year then only the government can launch raids against the hoarders.
Himachal extends night curfew in four districts
It also gave its approval to grant ex post facto permission to operationalise makeshift hospitals at Shimla, Nalagarh, Tanda and Nerchowk in the public interest. The Cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, also gave its consent to shift the office of Deputy Inspector General (Intelligence and Security) from Shimla to Dharamshala in the public interest.
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