INDIA

Nagaland: NSCN-K announces ceasefire, wants peace talks afresh after five years
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The Nagaland government last week notified a Union Home Ministry's (MHA) notification declaring NSCN (K), all its factions, wings and frontal organisations as an unlawful association under sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
Ready to restart talks but government must stop defaming protests, say Farmers
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"We want to assure you that the protesting farmers and farmers' organisations are ready for talks with the government and are waiting for when the government should proceed with this open mind and clear intention," a letter addressed to the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture from the unions said.
Delhi government counsel denies consent for contempt case against CBI DIG 
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"I have carefully perused your application along with the annexures and I am of the view that the averments made in the application do not, for now, amount to criminal contempt as per Section 2 (c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971," said Mehra in response to a letter written by advocate Amit Sahni.
Only devotees with tickets allowed for Vaikuntha Dwara Darshanam at Tirupati
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Ticketless and tokenless devotees have to postpone their pilgrimage in the prevailing Covid situation. Ticketless and tokenless devotees have to postpone their pilgrimage in the prevailing Covid situation.
Maharashtra to extensively survey United Kingdom-returned people
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Officials concerned in district and civic bodies shall check them for symptoms and conduct RT-PCR Covid tests on them, he added. The samples of those detected positive or infected, shall be sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune for genetic testing and ascertain if it matches the new Covid-19 virus strain detected in the UK.
Covid-19 Stain: Six labs identified for genome sequencing of positive United Kingdom flyers
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The laboratories are: the CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in New Delhi, the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad, the DBT-Institute of Life Sciences in Bhubaneswar, DBT-InStem-NCBS in Bengaluru, the DBT-National Institute of Biomedical Genomics in West Bengal and the ICMR-National Institute of Virology in Pune.
Jammu and Kashmir: Jaish-e-Mohammad terror module busted in Kashmir, 6 held
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The arrested persons have been identified as Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Larow Tral, Umer Jabar Dar of Wagad Tral, Suhail Ahmad Bhat of Dogripora Awantipora, Sameer Ahmad Lone of Darganiegund Tral, and Mohd Amin Khan and Rafiq Ahmad Khan, both residents of Handoora Tral.
Bharat Biotech again applies for vaccine's emergency approval
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Emergency Use Authorisation is a mechanism to facilitate the availability and use of medical countermeasures, including vaccines, during public health emergencies. Bharat Biotech had first applied for the emergency use authorisation of its vaccine on December 7 and presented its proposal, along with the interim safety and immunogenicity data of Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials.
NIA arrests absconding Khalistani terrorist Gurjeet Singh Nijjar from Indira Gandhi International airport
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An NIA spokesperson said that the arrest was made on Tuesday. The NIA had registered a case on January 10 last year against accused Harpal Singh. During investigation, it was revealed that Nijjar was the main conspirator in this case.
Former PM Narasimha Rao's services to nation recalled on death anniversary
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Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader and member of the State Legislative Council, K. Kavitha along with Narasimha Rao's daughter Sri Vani and son P. V. Prabhakar Rao paid floral tributes to the late leader at PV Gnana Bhoomi on the banks of the Hussain Sagar lake here.
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