INDIA
Bombay HC rejects Nitesh Rane's anticipatory bail plea
Kept in reserve last week as Nitesh Rane was granted continued interim protection from arrest, the much-anticipated order was pronounced by Justice C.V. Bhadang. However, on the court's request, the prosecution assured it will continue its earlier commitment and refrain from any coercive steps against Nitesh Rane till Jan 27.
ECI shifts Feb 14 poll date in Punjab to Feb 20
According to the new schedule for Punjab assembly polls, now the date of notification will be January 25 (Tuesday), 2022, last date of nomination will be January 2022 (Tuesday), date of scrutiny - February 2, 2022 (Wednesday), date of withdrawal would be February 4 (Friday) and date of polling will be February 22, 2022 (Sunday). Counting of Votes will be taken up on March 10, 2022 (Thursday).
India sees slight dip at 2.58L new Covid cases, 385 deaths
With the addition of 385 new deaths, the total death toll due to the coronavirus has climbed to 4,86,451. Meanwhile, the active caseload has jumped to 16,56,341 which constitute 4.43 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
S-400 Deployment: First unit to be operational by April, remaining 4 by 2023
India and Russia signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for the purchase of S400s on the sidelines of 2016 BRICS summit. The deal for 5 S-400 systems was formally signed in October 2018 and is worth around ₹ 40000 crore. S-400, said to be the most advanced surface-to-air missile system, can take down multiple hostile air-borne objects, such as missiles or even an aircraft, within a 40-400 km range.
BJP likely to go solo this time in Manipur
Union Minister Pratima Bhowmik and Assam Minister Ashok Singhal, BJP's in-charges for the Manipur elections, separately indicated that the saffron party is keen to contest the elections on its own this time.
Cold day continues in Delhi for fifth straight day: IMD
The weatherman has forecast a partly cloudy sky with cold day conditions at isolated places in the city. The maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded to be 16 and 8.7 degrees Celsius.
India sees 6% spike in demand for healthcare staff amid Omicron surge
Healthcare led with the highest intent to hire on account of staff shortage amidst rising Covid numbers, according to Monster Employment Index.
'No forcible vaccination': Centre to SC on Covid vax for disabled persons
The Centre, in an affidavit, said: "Vaccination for Covid-19 is of larger public interest in view of the ongoing pandemic situation... However, no person can be forced to be vaccinated against their wishes."
'Will prejudice fair probe': Court rejects bail plea of 'Sulli Deals' app creator
In its ruling, the court said: "The accused had consciously used Top Browser so that his identity could not be disclosed and various complaints have been received against Sulli Deals App which are pending across India."
GAIL Director held by CBI in bribery case, sent to one day agency custody
On Saturday, the CBI had arrested five persons in this connection. They were identified as Pawan Gaur, Ramakrishnan Nair, Rajesh Kumar, Saurabh Gupta, and Aditya Bansal.
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