Opposition stalls Parliament; Pegasus ‘non-issue’, says minister

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Covid-19: Over 2 lakh pregnant women take first dose in a month

In a major boost for the vaccination programme, over 2.3 lakh pregnant women have received first dose of anti-Covid jabs in less than a month since vaccination against the infection was allowed for them, the government said.

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Covid-19: Tamil Nadu cluster infections up, a cause for worry

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India’s 7-day average of Covid cases crosses 40,000 again

Kerala reported a slight drop in fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday but numbers rose for the second straight day in Tamil Nadu even as India’s daily case count dipped marginally but remained above 41,000 for the fourth day running. India reported 41,454 fresh cases of the virus on Friday, down from 44,681 on the previous day, breaking a three-day streak of rising infections in the country.

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Mizoram CM says no harm to anyone, but armed cops stay put

Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga has assured that there will be “no restrictions” and “no harm” to non-Mizos entering the state. However, the CM’s assurance on Friday coupled with his reiteration from his Twitter handle that “NorthEast India Will Always Be One” came even as his government refused to withdraw its armed policemen deployed at Vairengte town on the outskirts of Cachar (Assam) border.

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NSO has blocked Pegasus use by some governments: Reports

Israeli surveillance software company NSO Group has temporarily blocked several government clients around the world from using its Pegasus spyware as the company investigates its possible misuse, Washington-based non-profit media outlet NPR reported.

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Mizoram front still tense, Assam holds border talks with Nagaland

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Now, communists turn to Ram to counter Parivar

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China seizes maps showing Arunachal as part of India

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In U-turn, Goa health minister says no deaths due to oxygen shortage in state

In a major U-turn on the floor of the assembly, Goa health minister Vishwajit Rane, who was the first to announce that many Covid-19 patients were dying in the state due to oxygen interruption at the state’s premier hospital Goa Medical College (GMC) during the second wave, on Friday denied any oxygen shortage-related deaths.

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Only 31% of Delhi’s informal workers got rations, 54% still have no ration cards: CPM survey

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Days after hexacopter shot down by cops, UAVs spotted in Akhnoor and Samba

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Hansal Mehta defends Shilpa Shetty

Hansal Mehta has come out in support of Shilpa Shetty. The actress has been getting trolled over social media since the arrest of her husband Raj Kundra in a pornography case. The actress also filed a defamation suit against several media outlets for defamatory reports. However, the HC has noted that passing a blanket gag order on the media against reporting anything against Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty shall have a "chilling effect on the freedom of the press.

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Jacqueline Fernandez's most arresting moments that can't go unseen

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Mizoram Boundary committee asks people for support in fight for 'forefather's land'

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Chhattisgarh Assembly disallows tabling of BJP MLA's anti-conversion Bill

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Now, CPI willing to support Mamata's Trinamool Congress to fight BJP

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Need to reinforce messages on Covid-appropriate behaviour, vaccine uptake: Centre

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Nearly 5 deaths daily in judicial custody in the last three years: MHA

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Govt responsible for disruption of Parliament proceedings, must discuss Pegasus issue: Congress

The Congress on Friday held the government responsible for disruption of proceedings in Parliament, saying this was happening as it is avoiding a discussion on the Pegasus snooping issue.

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Covid-19: Jharkhand allows schools to conduct 1X-XII classes; extends lockdown-like curbs

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9 killed as heavy rains last parts of north, east India, red alert issued for Rajasthan

Nine people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal where torrential rainfall for the last two days threw life out of gear, while heavy showers drenched many parts of north India.

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98 railway staff who succumbed to Covid had been vaccinated: Government

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BJP evasive on Pegasus, to blame for logjam: Congress

Congress on Thursday blamed BJP for the logjam in Parliament and said the government was “avoiding” discussion on the use of Pegasus spyware since it has “much to hide”.

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Celebs among 250 hit in sextortion racket

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Mamata asks Gadkari for more infra projects

Banerjee told reporters after the meeting, “I requested Gadkari-Ji that it will be good if we get a manufacturing unit in our state to make electric vehicles.”

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Senior ministers reach out to opposition, but no breakthrough in sight

He said the government had already agreed to hold a debate on all issues and wondered why the opposition parties were running away. “Government representatives have reached out to the opposition on several occasions as it wants Parliament to function smoothly,” the BJP leader said.

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BJP-led northeast alliance stays off border row

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Act against Moitra for her ‘unethical behaviour’: BJP MP

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday alleged in Lok Sabha that TMC member Mohua Moitra had used derogatory remarks against him during a parliamentary committee meeting on Wednesday. The MP from Godda raised the issue during Zero Hour, saying that the term used by the TMC MP was an insult inflicted on the entire Hindi-speaking people from UP, Bihar and Jharkhand.

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Covid surge prompts Centre to send team to Kerala

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Army chief Naravane and sr US commander Clarke talk to boost ties

The two generals also discussed “issues of mutual interests”, which is likely to have included the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan in wake of the rapid advances being made by the Taliban to grab territory there, said an official.

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Gods don't ask us to encroach upon roads & build temples: HC

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Eye on 2023 polls, Karnataka CM may have 5 deputies

With the 2023 assembly elections in focus, the new Karnataka chief minister, Basavaraj Bommai, is likely to opt for five deputy chief ministers and induct six to eight young new faces in his cabinet which can have a maximum of 34 members.

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PM Modi focuses on tech education in mother tongue in NEP speech

This emphasis on mother tongue as the medium of instruction will instil confidence in the students from poor, rural and tribal backgrounds.

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Mizoram bunkers, Assam build-up raise tensions on disputed border

Bunkers built by suspected Mizo trespassers just across the inter-state boundary in Barak Valley’s Karimganj district and an allegedly massive mobilisation of state forces by Assam to counter the move kept the border pot boiling for the fourth successive day since the violence in Cachar last Monday.

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Tamil Nadu withdraws 90 defamation cases targeting media outlets

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New normal? Parliament does business amid din

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Over 9 lakh kids, most from UP, acutely malnourished

Over 9.3 lakh severely acute malnourished children between six months and six years have been identified in the country till November. Out of this number, Uttar Pradesh accounted for over 4 lakh such children. This data was shared by the women and child development ministry in response to a question in Rajya Sabha.

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391 plaints of sex harassment from ministries, RS told

The ministry of women and child development informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday that out of these 391 complaints, about 150 were received since January 1, 2020.

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34 Metro, Rapid rail projects under implementation across country

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No manual scavenging deaths in last five years, govt tells House

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Hearing of Shilpa's case against media tomorrow

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has filed a defamation suit in Bombay High Court against 29 media personnel and media houses for 'doing false reporting & maligning her image' in a pornography case in which her husband Raj Kundra is accused.

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CDSCO expert panel recommends nod to study on mixing doses of Covaxin, Covishield

An expert panel of India's central drug authority on Thursday recommended granting permission to the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore for conducting a clinical trial of mixing of two Covid-19 vaccines -- Covaxin and Covishield -- official sources said.

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Ajay Maken continues discussions with Congress MLAs on Day 2 of his Rajasthan visit

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Maharashtra govt 'loves' lockdown: Raj Thackeray

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'Inappropriate to speak without evidence': Jharkhand health minister on Dhanbad judge's death

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Additional district judge killed in road accident in Jharkhand

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Delhi doctor first proven case to suffer 3 Covid infections

A 61-year-old Delhi doctor is the first proven case to have suffered from three Covid infections — two of these SARS-CoV-2 bouts were caused by its Alpha and Delta variants 22 days apart.

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‘Beijing acting more repressively at home and more aggressively abroad’: Antony Blinken

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7 killed in J&K cloudburst, several missing, 9 die in HP flash floods

The remote village of Honzar in Kishtwar is a three-hour walk from the nearest road, but rescue teams from the Army, police and SDRF swung into action and reached the spot in time to save many lives.

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US, India avoid stumble on rights issue even as Blinken sends message to China by meeting Dalai Lama's aide

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Supreme Court: Privileges and immunity no shield for criminal acts in House

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that elected representatives can no longer go scot-free for acts of vandalism and violence inside a House and made them liable for prosecution for such acts by blowing away the traditionally misconstrued constitutional shield of "privileges and immunities".

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Opposition insists on Pegasus debate, BJP decries ‘manufactured matters’

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To seep up justice, Supreme Court fixes strict time limits for arguments

The Supreme Court on Wednesday took the first step towards allocating strict time schedule, as practiced by the supreme courts of the US and the UK, with a warning that violation of time limits would result in automatic indefinite adjournment of hearing.

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Man walks 200km to Supreme Court to prove he hasn’t converted

PhD scholar Praveen Kumar s covering a distance of over 200km on foot to reach the apex court with a petition to “reclaim his honour” after his name figured, inaccurately, on a list of thousand people allegedly converted to Islam by two Delhi-based Muslim clerics.

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18 migrants dead as truck collides with stranded bus in UP

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Gurdwara panel quits over Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami visit 'violations'

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Bibi Jagir Kaur said a five-member committee has been set up.

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Withdrawal of 'general consent' can't stop CBI graft probe against central staffers: HC

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Covid curbs delay Chandrayaan-3 mission by one more year; launch likely during third quarter of 2022: Minister

With the Covid pandemic delaying crucial missions of Isro, the country’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 is now “likely to be launched during the third quarter of 2022 assuming normal workflow henceforth”, Union minister for department of space Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.​

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Seven dead, several missing in J&K cloudburst

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Taliban taking over Afghanistan will make it a ‘pariah state’, warns US secretary of state

If the Taliban took Afghanistan by force and abused the rights of the people, they would make the country a “pariah state” and no international recognition or support would be forthcoming, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said here on Wednesday, in the strongest warning yet to the extremist group amid mounting atrocities and continuing violence in the restive country.

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