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WATCH | Setback to Navjot Sidhu, Congress indirectly projects Charanjit Singh Channi as CM face in Punjab
The INC video doing rounds on social media shows actor-philanthropist Sonu Sood talking about his idea of a Chief Minister. He explains that any individual becoming the Chief Minister mustn’t struggle to the position rather he must be approached by the party to become one. Any individual who demands the CM candidacy or says he deserves to be the candidate is not “the real Chief Minister.”
No forced Covid jabs, carrying vaccination certificates not mandatory: Centre tells SC
The affidavit further said that the government has clearly communicated to the public through all means possible, such as print, digital and social media, to get vaccinated in their own interests but have stopped short of inoculating people without their consent. The government has also laid out a seamless process to streamline the vaccination process as well as laid down clear guidelines to inform the public “about adverse events which may occur after Covid-19 vaccine,” prior to vaccinating them.
With 75 aircraft, flypast at Republic day 2022 to be ‘grandest and largest’: IAF
The fly-past will involve participation from one Dakota in the vintage Tangail formation and two Dornier flying in a Vic formation, said IAF PRO Wing Commander Indranil Nandi at a press briefing. This will be a tribute to the Tangail airdrop operation-single largest airdrop involving Indian Paratroopers which led to the surrender of 93000 strong Pakistan Army- undertaken during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
India's new Covid cases continue to decline for 2nd straight day
With the addition of the new deaths, the toll has reached 4,86,761. On Monday, the country had reported 2,58,089 new cases and 385 deaths. India witnessed a substantial decrease in fresh Covid cases, reporting 2,38,018 new infections in the last 24 hours, and a total of 310 deaths
Possibility of rain in Delhi-NCR from Jan 21-23: IMD
The maximum and minimum temperatures for the day have been pegged at 17 and 8.5 degrees Celsius, respectively, while the relative humidity at 8.30 a.m. was recorded at 90 per cent.
Remdesivir, Tocilizumab find place in new Covid treatment guidelines
As per the new guidelines, Remdesivir and Tocilizumab have been included in the clinical management of Covid treatment with restrictions and conditions. However, Molnupiravir has not been included in the new guidelines as a drug to be used for Covid treatment.
NW, Central India see cold to severe cold days, rain likely this week
The IMD bulletin said that there were cold day conditions in many parts with severe cold day conditions in isolated pockets over west Madhya Pradesh and east Rajasthan, cold day to severe cold day conditions in some parts of Uttar Pradesh and east Madhya Pradesh, and also in isolated pockets over Punjab and northwest Rajasthan, while cold day conditions were observed in some parts of Haryana and Delhi.
State of the World address: Modi showcases India as future tech & economic powerhouse
Armed with data, figure and facts on the Covid-19 pandemic, Modi presented India as not only a future technology and economic powerhouse of the world, but also showcased the country as an indispensable member of the world community. Without naming the UN, he also demanded restructuring and reforms in international organisations.
BJP, allies yet to reach on final conclusion over seat-sharing in Punjab
BJP for the first time would be seen in the role of 'elder brother' in an alliance and it is certain that the Amarinder Singh and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa's party will contest the assembly elections in alliance with the BJP. However the parties haven't yet reached to any final conclusion on the seat-sharing.
'Wrong precedent': Centre on row over R-Day tableaux
The Centre claimed that this goes a long way in harming the country's federal structure. "We have recently seen letters being written by chief ministers of some states about the exclusion of their state's tableaux in the Republic Day Parade. This is unmistakably linked to regional pride and projected as an insult to the people of the state by the Central Government. This script also plays out almost every year. Perhaps the Chief Ministers have no positive agenda of their own when they have to resort to the same old trick using misinformation year after year," government sources said.
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