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Arrest those who gave call for genocide of Muslims, demands Owaisi
The Hyderabad MP told reporters here that the organisations who gave the call should be banned under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Haridwar police on Saturday named two more persons in the First Information Report (FIR) in connection with the alleged hate speeches. The police earlier booked Wasim Rizvi aka Jitendra Tyagi, and others under Section 153A Indian Penal Code in the case.
Nitish says don't come to Bihar if you want to drink, CJI questions ban's wisdom
Nitish Kumar made his statement made during the third programme of his Social Reforms Campaign in Sasaram. He had started the drive from Motihari and then went to Gopalganj. Addressing the gathering in a newly-built stadium in Fazajganj area of Sasaram, he quoted Mahatma Gandhi who had said that consuming liquor does not result in money loss only, but also makes a people mentally corrupt.
Gujarat govt signs MoU with Taj group for hotel near Statue of Unity
Other major MoUs signed are for setting up a 70 MW hybrid renewable energy park, for specialty chemicals and radar parts manufacturing, insecticide formulation plant, defence thermal camera, defence accessories manufacturing and more in sectors like waste to energy, waste to oil, air pollution prevention, anti-bacterial patented equipment manufacturing and more.
Kashmir terror blog charge sheet will have 'strong evidence': Police
The accused running the terror blog called "Kashmirfight blog", including Srinagar Municipal Corporation's former Secretary Sofi Muhammad Akbar and his son, Tabish Akbar Rehmani, are presently in judicial custody and police said the charge sheet against them "is nearing completion and it contains strong evidence against the accused".
Chandigarh civic polls: AAP pips BJP on debut; ruling party's Mayor among losers
The ruling BJP's Mayor, Ravi Kant Sharma, and two former Mayors, Davesh Moudgil and Rajesh Kalia, faced humiliating defeats. Of the total 35 seats, AAP managed to win 14, followed by BJP (12), Congress (8) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (1). Former Mayor Moudgil, who was allotted ticket at the last moment on the intervention of former MP Satya Pal Jain, lost to AAP's Jasbir Singh Laddi by 939 votes in Ward 21.
Shashi Tharoor will be out of Congress if he doesn't yield to the party: Kerala Congress chief K Sudhakaran
The Congress’s Kerala chief made these remarks days after Tharoor had publicly spoken in favour of the semi-high speed rail corridor project proposed by the LDF government.Shashi Tharoor had expressed his views in favour of the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF's proposal for a semi-high speed rail corridor project in Kerala.
Covid-19 booster dose: Here's how to register; check eligibility, documents required and other details
The decision came as the country witnessed a rise in Omicron Covid variant cases across different states in India. The prime minister also announced that Covid vaccination for children between 15-18 years of age will begin from January 3. India has recorded 6,500 new Covid infections in the last 24 hours and a total of 422 Omicron Covid variant cases.
Covid-19 vaccination for children: Registration starts from January 1 | Here's how to register
Eligible children can register themselves for Covid vaccination on the CoWIN app using their school ID cards, said CoWIN chief Dr. RS Sharma."We've added an additional (10th) ID card for registration - the student ID card because some might not have Aadhaar or other identity cards," the CoWIN chief told news agency ANI.
Covaxin likely to be only jab for Vaccination of children between 15-18 years of age: Report
Zydus Cadila's vaccine ZyCoV-D has also been approved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation(CDSCO) for children but it is not likely to be part of the immunisation programme as it has not yet been introduced even for adults. According to Dr NK Arora, Chairman of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), Covaxin has shown very good immune response in children during trials.
UP to become Defence production hub, BrahMos missile to be made in Lucknow: Yogi Adityanath
Yogi Adityanath further said that India gives the message of friendly compassion to the world, however, it does not mean the country will permit to let down its security. The chief minister also announced that work has already been started in all the six Defense corridors under the UP Defence Industrial Corridor.
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