INDIA
DRDO flight tests Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile
The indigenously developed anti-tank missile is a low weight, fire and forget missile, and is launched from a man portable launcher, integrated with thermal sight. The missile impacted the designated target and destroyed it. The final impact event was captured on camera and the test has validated the minimum range successfully. An official said the present test was to prove the consistent performance for the minimum range, and all the mission objectives were met.
NCP to contest elections in UP, Goa and Manipur: Sharad Pawar
"Of the five states going to the polls, we shall be contesting in three states. We plan to work out alliances with like-minded parties," Pawar told mediapersons here. He said that in Uttar Pradesh, the NCP would be part of the Samajwadi Party-led alliance, while in Manipur, the party is cobbling up an understanding with the Congress, with which it shares power in Maharashtra's Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
BJP gears up to fight on 80 seats in Punjab
The BJP's allies -- Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa's Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)-- will contest on the remaining 37 seats. A senior BJP leader involved in the election campaign in the state told IANS that seat sharing will be decided between the saffron party and its allies in the next two days.
CBI to SC: Maha making job tough in probe against Amit Deshmukh
Senior advocate Puneet Bali, representing Singh, submitted that his client is being targeted and added that the matter was handed over to the CBI, but the state government has tried to scuttle the proceedings of the CBI. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the CBI, said this is a matter of chain of events. Senior advocate Darius Khambata, representing the Maharashtra government, contended that the top court will have to see this matter. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh said: "This is the same police force that you headed.
Battle for UP: Mayawati not to contest Assembly polls
Satish Chandra Mishra told reporters here that the BSP chief will ensure the party's victory in the five poll-bound states while he will also focus on the party's campaign and strategy for elections. Mishra, however, exuded confidence that the party will form the next government in Uttar Pradesh.
Fake currency racket, NIA files second supplementary charge sheet
He was allegedly pumping fake Indian currency in India. It was a cross border conspiracy and Bangladesh connection has been found by the probe agency. The charge sheet was filed before the special NIA court in Lucknow under sections 120-B, 489 B of IPC and 16 & 18 of UA(P) Act. Initially, UP ATS had on November 25, 2019 seized counterfeit notes of Rs 1,79,000. They also lodged an FIR in this connection with ATS, Gomtinagar, Lucknow (UP).
Comment against Saina Nehwal reflects person's ignoble mentality: Kiren Rijiju
Rijiju said that Saina is a steadfast patriot besides being an Olympic medallist. Quoting Nehwal's tweet, Rijiju said, "India is proud of @NSaina for her outstanding contributions in making India a sporting powerhouse. She is a steadfast patriot besides being an Olympic medallist. Making a cheap comment on such an icon personality depics a person's ignoble mentality."
66 inmates, 48 staffers of Delhi jails test Covid positive
Director General (Prisons), Sandeep Goyal, told IANS that along with 66 inmates, 48 staff members have also contracted the virus in different jails under Delhi Prisons.
India will be world's semiconductor design provider: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The Ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) has come up with an ambitious thousand-day plan on how to make India into a trillion-dollar digital economy. "We can now become electronic systems and manufacturing services design providers. There are whole new opportunities out there, on top of what our core capability was for the last 15 to 20 years," he said during Microsoft's 'Future Ready' virtual event.
DDMA orders private offices in Delhi to work from home
"All private offices, except those which are falling under the 'Exempted Category' as prescribed in DDMA's GRAP order dated 08.08.21. The practice of work from home shall be followed," the order read.
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