Indians travelling to Sri Lanka advised to comply with new covid protocols

Colombo, January 14 All Indian nationals travelling to Sri Lanka have been advised to follow the country’s revised covid-19 protocols, the Indian High Commission here said on Saturday. According to Sri Lanka’s new covid-19 guidelines, all tourists travelling to the island nation are required to carry vaccination cards and unvaccinated…

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Intense cold grips Punjab; state enveloped by dense fog

Kulwinder Sandhu Moga, January 14 Cold weather continues to grip Punjab on Maghi on Saturday. The plains in the state were covered with a thick blanket of fog affecting normal life. According to the Meteorological Department, Bathinda was the coldest place in Punjab where the minimum temperature was recorded at…

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Security scaled up at Nitin Gadkari’s Nagpur house, office after man claiming to be D gang member makes threat calls: Police

Nagpur, January 14 Security was beefed up at Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s residence and office here in Maharashtra on Saturday after a man claiming to be a member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang made threatening calls and demanded Rs 100 crore, police said. The caller has been identified and a…

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‘Why can’t TV news anchor be taken off air’: Supreme Court on hate speach

New Delhi, January 14Hate speeches are a “complete menace”, the Supreme Court observed on Friday and rued the lack of regulatory control on TV news content, saying it wants “free and balanced press in India”.The top court said nowadays everything is driven by TRP (television rating point) and channels are…

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‘Why can’t TV news anchor be taken off air’: Supreme Court on hate speech

New Delhi, January 14 Hate speeches are a “complete menace”, the Supreme Court observed on Friday and rued the lack of regulatory control on TV news content, saying it wants “free and balanced press in India”. The top court said nowadays everything is driven by TRP (television rating point) and…

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Rahul Gandhi expresses shock, suspends Punjab yatra for 24 hours in respect of party MP Choudhary Santokh Singh

Chandigarh, January 14 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed shock over the sudden demise of party MP and senior leader Santokh Singh Chaudhary during the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday. He described the 76-year-old two-time MP as a hardworking leader and strong pillar of the Congress. “Shocked by the sudden demise…

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Rahul Gandhi expresses shock, suspends yatra for 24 hours as a mark of respect to party MP Choudhary Santokh Singh

Chandigarh, January 14 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed shock over the sudden demise of party MP and senior leader Santokh Singh Chaudhary during the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday. He described the 76-year-old two-time MP as a hardworking leader and strong pillar of the Congress. “Shocked by the sudden demise…

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National Disaster Management Authority issues gag order restricting govt authorities from sharing data on ground subsidence in Joshimath

New Delhi, January 14 The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a gag order restricting government authorities from sharing data with regard to ground subsidence in Joshimath in Uttarakhand. The order was issued after the ISRO shared the scientific data on the subsidence with media. Read More |…

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National Disaster Management Authority bars govt institutions from sharing data on Joshimath land subsidence with media

New Delhi, January 14 Amid widespread media coverage on the ISRO data on the ground subsidence at Joshimath in Uttrakhand, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a gag order to the government authorities and scientific departments not to share details with media till a conclusion is drawn. In…

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Lakshadweep MP disqualified from Lok Sabha over attempt-to-murder case

Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, January 14 The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued notification disqualifying Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal, who was recently convicted in an attempt-to-murder case by a court in the union territory. As per the notification issued on Friday, Faizal stands disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha from January 11,…

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Congress MP Chaudhary Santokh Singh dies of heart attack during Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab’s Phillaur

Deepkamal Kaur Jalandhar, January 14 Congress MP Chaudhary Santokh Singh on Saturday died of heart attack during Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab’s Phillaur. Chaudhary Santokh Singh collapsed during the rush in the yatra and was taken to Virk hospital in Phagwara in an ambulance. Congress leaders…

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