Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that the opposition parties, especially the Congress and the NCP, are doing politics over the farm laws. Speaking to India TV, Javadekar exuded confidence that the government will persuade the agitating farmers as he reiterated that the new laws in their interest.
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi has claimed that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been put under house arrest on Tuesday, a day after he visited the farmers protesting at the Singhu border. "BJP's Delhi Police has put CM Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest ever since he visited farmers at Singhu Border yesterday. No one has been permitted to leave or enter his residence," said the Aam Aadmi Party in a tweet.
Twitter on Tuesday saw #ThankYouPMModi as one the trends, under which thousands of Twitter users tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thanked him for giving India recognition with the United Nations (UN). On Monday, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva had declared 'Invest India' as the winner of the United Nations Investment Promotion Award 2020. UNCTAD is the central agency that monitors the performance of investment promotion agencies and identifies global best practices. Germany, South Korea and Singapore have been some of the past winners of the award. 
In view of the Bharat Bandh called by agitating farmer unions to press for repeal of the Centre's agri laws, Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) are closed today in many parts of Maharashtra. Wholesale markets in major cities like Pune, Nashik, Nagpur and Aurangabad remained shut. Retail shops also downed shutters in many cities.
The installation of High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) for all categories of vehicles has been put on hold by the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh. The department will issue fresh deadlines later. Meanwhile, those who have already applied on the portal bookmyhsrp.com need not cancel the booking. They will get the plate fixed to their vehicle on the allotted date.
Delhi's minimum temperature dropped to 9.5 degrees Celsius and a blanket of fog covered the national capital, affecting visibility on Tuesday morning. On Monday, “very dense” fog had lowered visibility in some areas to “zero” metres.
India's COVID-19 caseload crossed the 97,000,00-mark on Tuesday, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 91,78,946, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.59 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 97,03,770 with 26,567 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,40,958 with 385 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
