INDIA
Vice President to felicitate 5 Goa legislators on Jan 9
Among the lawmakers who will be felicitated by Naidu are former Union Minister of State for External Affairs Eduardo Faleiro and former Chief Minister and sitting Congress MLA Pratapsingh Rane.
"We have shortlisted five legislators who have contributed to the state in their stints as MLAs," Patnekar said.
PMC Bank fraud case: ED summons Sanjay Raut's wife on Jan 11
According to ED sources, she was questioned about the Rs 55 lakh-interest free loan transferred to her account in 2010 and 2011 by her business partner Madhuri Raut, the wife of Pravin Raut, who has been accused of money laundering in the HDIL case.
India confronts 'sustained' Chinese aggression on its border: Outgoing US envoy Kenneth Juster
The US has left the decision of getting into the extent of cooperation between the two countries on India, be it military or otherwise. According to him, the close coordination between the US and India becomes important in the backdrop of India facing aggressive Chinese activity on its border on a sustained basis.
Multiple objectives of demonetisation not met: Pranab Mukherjee in memoirs
The release last month of select excerpts from "The Presidential Years" (Rupa) had triggered a spat between Mukherjee's son Abhijit and daughter Sharmistha, with the former demanding it be halted till he had a chance to study it and the latter urging its publication since the manuscript had been completed before her father fell sick.
There is absolutely no improvement: CJI SA Bobde on farmers' protest
A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde told Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta and Attorney General (AG) K.K. Venugopal, representing the Centre, "There is absolutely no improvement in the situation."
SC to examine validity of UP, Uttarakhand laws against inter-faith marriage
Senior advocate C.U. Singh, representing one of the petitioners, submitted that it is obnoxious to put the burden of proof on the married couple to establish that the motivation for the marriage is not conversion. Singh cited that several incidents have come on record where mobs have disrupted inter-faith marriages and also cited the severe punishment under these laws.
Total 71 persons detected with new UK mutant strain
According to the Health Ministry, all these persons have been kept in single room isolation in designated Health Care facilities by respective state governments. Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine.
Despite 2 approved vaccines, 69% Indians hesitant to take them
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), on Sunday, announced the approval of two vaccines -- Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield manufactured by Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin -- against coronavirus infection for restricted emergency use.
India will ink 2 big military aircraft deals in upcoming months
The order worth over Rs 37,000 crore for 83 Tejas Mark-A1 jets from PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is going to be the biggest deal ever in India's military aviation sector. The 83 Tejas Mark-A1 fighter jets will have 43 improvements as compared with the 40 Tejas Mark-1 that are already ordered by the Indian Air Force. The deliveries will begin after three years from the time the deal is inked.
Tough task for Congress in Rajasthan over Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot camps
The Congress had appointed Govind Singh Dotasra as the state chief but the committee has not yet been announced. Dotasra had replaced Sachin Pilot, who had led a revolt against Gehlot last year.
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