INDIA
Caravan suit: Jairam Ramesh tenders apology to Vivek Doval, case closed
In the letter of apology, Ramesh rued that he should have conducted independent verification on the facts of the articles before making accusations against him, his family and business in a press conference. The apology was accepted by Vivek Doval.
NSUI's national in-charge Ruchi Gupta resigns
Gupta took to Twitter announcing her resignation from the party. In the internal national office bearers WhatsApp group, Gupta said: "I have resigned. As you know important organisational changes have remained pending for very long."
Farm reforms have started yielding benefits, says PM Modi even as protests continue
Speaking at an Assocham event, he also said that in a bid to make India self-reliant, the country is committed to take up reforms across sectors. His statement came even as a large protesting multitude continued to pressure for rollback sitting at Delhi's doorstep.
Kovind to inaugurate 60th Goa Liberation Day celebration
Kovind is scheduled to arrive in Goa at 12.55 p.m. at the state's Dabolim international airport and after a brief stay at the Raj Bhavan, the President of India is expected to lay a wreath at the martyr's memorial in Panaji's city square, Azad Maidan.
Season's coldest night in Srinagar, Drass slips to minus 29
"Srinagar recorded minus 6.6 as the minimum temperature today which is the coldest recorded so far this season. This record was surpassed during the last 10 years on December 25, 2018 when the minimum had dropped to minus 7.7
Chidambaram attacks PM on farmers issue
The former Union Minister's remarks came in response to Modi, who on Friday flayed the opposition for supporting the protesting farmers, claiming that the rival parties were using the shoulders of the farmers to attack his government.
MIM leader in Telangana opens fire, two injured
MIM Adilabad district president Mohammed Farooq Ahmed attacked rivals after a tussle between two groups playing cricket in Tatiguda area.
Retd Brigadier, wife suffocated to death in Noida home fire
Brig (retd) R.P. Singh and his wife Malti Singh (75) were found near the entrance door when it was broken by the locals and police. The incident is said to have happened at 9 p.m. on Friday.
Govt preparing a budget 'as never before': Sitharaman
Speaking at the CII Partnership Summit 2020, Sitharaman said that the next Union Budget will help India emerge as the engine for global growth and economic resurgence.
Allahabad High Court refuses to stay 'love jihad' ordinance
The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020 was promulgated in November to prohibit religious conversions in the name of 'love jihad'. A bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Piyush Agrawal asked the state government to file a counter affidavit by January 4 and fixed the case for hearing on January 7, 2021.
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