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Schools for classes 5 to 12 to reopen in rural parts of Maharashtra's Thane district from January 27: Official

1.38 lakh people have been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Karnataka; 2 crore people will be vaccinated in the second phase: State Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar

Woman healthcare worker dies in Gurgaon in Haryana, days after she had received COVID-19 vaccine, but an official says that there is nothing yet to suggest any link with vaccination

An inquiry is being conducted. Unless the investigation report comes in, there can not be any conclusion about it: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Serum Institute of India fire

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood moves SC against HC order dismissing his plea on alleged illegal construction in his Mumbai house

The supply of COVID-19 will not be affected due to the fire (at Serum Institute of India facility). No actual vaccine was being made at that facility. The extent of the damage is more than 1,000 crores: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla

As planned, the tractor rally will take place on January 26: Rakesh Tikait, Spokesperson, Bhartiya Kisan Union

I am not aware of any request for the supply for Indian made vaccines by Pakistan on a G2G (Government to Government) basis or commercial basis: Anurag Srivastava, MEA Spokesperson

Three fishermen were injured on Friday when a fire broke out on their boat in Kakinada Port in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district, police said.

"Diesel spilled on the boat's floor as the three filled the vessel's tank around 1 pm. As they tried to jump-start the engine with the help of wires attached to a battery, sparks flew and set the spilled fuel ablaze," a police official said.

Six killed in accident at mine in Meghalaya: Official

Bird flu has been confirmed in 12 states (Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab) for Crow/Migratory/ Wild birds: Ministry of Animal Husbandry

Popular bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal passed away on Friday in Delhi. He was 80

I was troubled & mentally hurt for a while & I had to take this step. It pains me & breaks my heart but I had to do it. I am grateful to Mamata Banerjee for guiding me for all the years. I reiterate my commitment towards working for the people of Bengal: TMC leader Rajib Banerjee

Mother of journalist Siddique Kappan moves Supreme Court seeking permission to see her son

Four people, including a three-year-old child, were killed when their car collided head-on with a private bus in Talwara, about 70 km from here, on Friday, police said.

The deceased have been identified as Sushil (20), his brother Kuldeep (21) and his nephew Aryan (3) and Sarbjit Singh (23), all residents of Talwara's Roli village, they said.

The car was going to Talwara, while the bus was heading towards Mukerian when the collision took place, the police said.

The bus driver and the conductor fled the scene, leaving behind their vehicle, they said.

The bodies of the deceased have been kept at a local hospital here, they said.

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar accepts the resignation of Rajib Banerjee who stepped down as the Forest Minister of the state.

West Bengal forest minister Rajib Banerjee quits post, says it was an honour to serve people of the state: Secretariat

Delhi: Union Minister Piyush Goyal reaches Vigyan Bhawan as leaders of farmer unions get ready to participate in the 11th round of talks with Central govt over the three new farm laws Visuals from inside the meeting chamber

SC says it will allow journalist Siddique Kappan, currently lodged in a jail in UP after his arrest in Oct 2020 while going to Hathras, to talk to his ailing mother via video conferencing.

Matter adjourned to next week on a request by SG Tushar Mehta, appearing for UP Govt.

Delhi: Farmers leaders and representatives reach the Vigyan Bhawan building to participate in the 11th round of talks with the government over the three new farm laws

Parliament will reconvene in a week’s time. It is the Budget session of course. But there are so many pressing issues of public concern that need to be debated and discussed fully. Whether the Government will agree however remains to be seen.

The agitation of farmers continues and the government has shown shocking insensitivity and arrogance going through the charade of consultations.

It is abundantly clear that the three laws were prepared in haste and Parliament was consciously denied an opportunity for examining in any meaningful details their implications and impacts. Our position has been very clear from the very beginning: we reject them categorically because they will destroy the foundations of food security that are based on the three pillars of MSP, public procurement and PDS.

Very recently there have been very disturbing reports on how national security has been so thoroughly compromised. I think just a few days back, Antony-ji had said that leaking of official secrets of military operations is treason. Yet the silence from the Government’s side on what has been revealed has been deafening. Those who give certificates of patriotism and nationalism to others now stand totally exposed.

Vaccination of our courageous front-line health professionals and workers has begun and we certainly hope that the process will continue and be completed to the fullest extent. The Government has inflicted untold suffering on the people of our country by the manner in which it has managed the Covid-19 pandemic. It will take years for the scars to heal.

The economic situation remains grim and large parts of the economy like MSME and the informal sector have been decimated with the Government refusing to extend a lifeline. When public expenditure has to be carefully prioritized, it is very painful to find huge amounts of money being allocated and spent on initiatives that can only be described as ‘personal vanity projects’. Equally anguishing is the manner in which the Government has weakened labour and environmental laws and its moving ahead with selling off of carefully built-up public assets. Panic privatization has gripped the Government and this is something that the Congress party can never accept and support. We have started preparing for the forthcoming assembly elections in some states. Meanwhile, the schedule and modalities for organizational elections too has to get the CWC’s approval. In this context I will ask General Secretary Organization Venugopal ji to read out the Organizational Election Schedule sent by Chairperson of the Central Election Authority - Mistry ji.

Govt's strategy was to throw net at us, to hide poison inside sweets. They want to end protests somehow. In our meeting it was unanimously decided that we reject their proposal: SS Pandher, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee 11th round of Centre-farmers talks to take place today.

In today's meeting we will discuss MSP and repeal of the three farm laws: SS Pandher, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee

CBI registers a case against Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research Ltd for "illegal harvesting of personal data from Facebook users in India."

The Bihar government has decided to bring offensive and defamatory social media posts under the category of cybercrime, a sign that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is rattled by criticism on internet platforms

To help the students of Class 10 preparing for the annual state board examination in May this year, Odisha government will provide an exam guide book free of cost to all.

With the addition of 286 new coronavirus cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra rose to 2,50,693, an official said on Friday.

A fire broke out in a building in central Delhi's ITO on Friday morning, fire officials said.

Sensex slips 152.69 points to 49,472.07 in opening trade; Nifty down 54.35 points at 14,590.35

India reports 14,545 new COVID-19 cases, 18,002 discharges, and 163 deaths in last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry Total cases: 1,06,25,428 Active cases: 1,88,688 Total discharges: 1,02,83,708 Death toll: 1,53,032 Total vaccinated: 10,43,534

Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally mounted to 1,18,079 as 67 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said on Friday.

A 15-year-old girl was hacked to death with an axe allegedly after being raped and her four-year-old nephew attacked by unidentified persons in a village, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on Thursday when the girl was returning home after giving food to her father in the field, they said.

"The body of the girl was found in a village. She was hacked to death with an axe," Superintendent of Police Ankit Mittal said.

Her nephew was also injured by the attackers. He was rushed to the hospital where he died during treatment, he said.

Circle Officer Subodh Gautam said the girl was attacked when she was returning home after giving food to her father in the field.

Her family has alleged that she was raped before being murdered. It will be confirmed after the post-mortem examination, he said.