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SC STAYS OBC QUOTA IN MAHARASHTRA’S LOCAL BODY POLLS

07 Dec 2021

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the 27% reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the local body election of Maharashtra until further orders. A Bench of Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and C.T. Ravikumar observed that 27% OBC quota could not have been implemented without setting up a commission and...

Lavrov uses Indian soil to criticise US

07 Dec 2021

In what is being interpreted as an attempt to undermine India-US relations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday criticised the United States while on Indian soil by saying that the US undermined the India-Russia deal on S-400 defence system. He said that the US tried to make India “obey...

MODI, PUTIN CALL FOR STRONG ACTION AGAINST LET, OTHER TERROR GROUPS

07 Dec 2021

In a strong message to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday stressed on the need for strong action against terror group Lashkar-e-Tayyaba which is involved in all acts of cross border terrorism. Both leaders also called for action against terror groups such as Al...

Putin arrives on Monday, India-Russia to ink several pacts

06 Dec 2021

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to arrive in India on Monday for the 21st India-Russia Annual Summit. One of the highlights of President Putin’s one-day visit will be the two countries signing a major deal worth over Rs 5,100 crore for producing AK-203 assault rifles in India. This will...

Delhi records first Omicron case; hospital admissions not rising, says S. Africa

06 Dec 2021

Delhi reported its first case of new Covid-19 variant Omicron on Sunday, with a patient returning from Tanzania testing positive for the variant. “First omicron case detected in Delhi. The patient admitted to the LNJP Hospital had returned from Tanzania. Till now, 17 people (who come from abroad) have tested...

NAGALAND TENSE AFTER CIVILIANS KILLED IN BOTCHED SECURITY OPERATION

06 Dec 2021

Thirteen civilians and a soldier were killed in Nagaland’s Mon district on Saturday evening near the India-Myanmar border in a suspected case of mistaken identity, leading to violence, arson and tension in the area. A fourteenth civilian was killed on Sunday evening in the ensuing violence. On Saturday everning, the...

MOB IN PAK TORTURES SRI LANKAN TO DEATH FOR ‘BLASPHEMY’

04 Dec 2021

A mob in Pakistan’s Sialkot, in Punjab province tortured a Sri Lankan man to death before burning his body, in a case of alleged blasphemy. The workers of private factories attacked the export manager of a factory and burnt his body after killing him, reported Dawn newspaper. A large contingent...

Hybrid immunity a favourable factor against Omicron: Scientist

04 Dec 2021

A large section of India’s population has “hybrid immunity” against COVID-19 and the “strong” resistance it entails is a positive factor in view of the emergence of Omicron variant of the virus, a senior scientist said. Dr Anurag Agrawal, Senior Scientist and Director of the CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative...

CENTRE, STATES MONITORING OMICRON SITUATION CLOSELY

04 Dec 2021

The Centre on Friday issued a list of frequently asked questions titled “FAQs on SARS-CoV-2 Variant-Omicron”, on the Omicron “variant of concern”. In a question asking about India’s response, the government, in the “FAQs” issued by the Ministry of Health, said, “Indian government is monitoring the situation closely and is...

INDIA WILL TALK TOUGH WITH CHINA ON PLA’S MISDEEDS

03 Dec 2021

With India and China likely to hold the 14th round of Corps Commander-level talks in the second half of December, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has prepared a full list of actions that the People’s Liberation of Army (PLA) has carried out along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)...

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