INDIA
Supreme Court issues notice on Centre's plea on decriminalisation of adultery
A bench headed by Justice RF Nariman and comprising Justices Navin Sinha and KM Joseph also sent the case to the Chief Justice for listing it before a five-Judge bench that had decriminalised adultery. The top court had then noted that it can only be a ground for divorce.
Farm Law Agitation: Farmers to burn copies of farm laws on Lohri
Harinder Singh, General Secretary of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal), told IANS that on the occasion of Lohri on Wednesday farmers in Punjab, Haryana and other states of the country will burn copies of all three Union farm laws.
Enforcement Directorate arrests former MP K.D. Singh for money laundering
An ED official said, "The agency has arrested Singh in connection with money laundering probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)."
Supreme Court takes suo moto cognizance of pollution in Yamuna
Senior advocate Meenakshi Arora, representing the DJB, contended before a bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde that the sewage treatment plant (STP) in Haryana was not working properly. She said this has led to a high ammonia level in the water, making it unfit for drinking. She also emphasized that the pollutants released into the water are the major issue.
All Covid-19 vaccines to be delivered to designated stores by Jan 14: Know all about price, registration
The process of shipping vaccines will continue today and tomorrow as a total of 1.1 crore shots of Covishield and 55 lakh shots of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin will be received by January 14. From these centres, vaccine shots will then be transported to storage locations.
Covid-19 Vaccination: Covaxin arrives in Delhi, 20,000 doses to reach Rajiv Gandhi Hospital
The first consignment of the Bharat Biotech's Covaxin was carried to the IGIA Avia Air India flight AI559 which operated from Hyderabad. It landed in Delhi at around 9 am, officials from IGIA informed. Bharat Biotech aims to dispatch around 55 lakh vaccines to 11 states in the initial phase, including Delhi, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Chennai and Jaipur.
S Jaishankar calls out China, Pakistan on terrorism, unveils 8-point plan
Before his speech on Tuesday at a Security Council ministerial meeting, Tunisia's Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi, who presided, issued a consensus statement affirming the obligation of all nations to "to prevent and suppress the financing of terrorism" and the need to strengthen international action against terrorism.
Sandalwood Drugs Case: Aditya Alva sent to 7-day police custody
With Dwivedi's arrest on September 4, and the subsequent arrest of another actress, Sanjjanaa Galrani, on September 8, the Sandalwood drugs case caught the public imagination, and Alva was on the run since then. Alva is the brother-in-law of Bollywood actor actor Vivek Oberoi.
BJP has no right to observe Swami Vivekananda anniversary: Abhishek Banerjee
Trinamool Congress took out a rally from Kolkata's Golpark to Hazra where Banerjee said: "The BJP has no right to take out any rally remembering Swamiji. They have no right to talk about the great icon. When former US President Donald Trump had wrongly spelt Swami Vivekananda's name our Prime Minister Narendra Modi never protested against that."
Supreme Court stays farms laws' implementation: Key points from order
The Minimum Support Price (MSP) system in existence before the enactment of the farm laws will be maintained until further orders from the top court.
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