Amid farmers' protest, Sanjay Raut to reach Ghazipur border at 1 pm today

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut is set to visit the Ghazipur border today. Taking to Twitter, Raut announced his visit to the Ghazipur border today at 1 pm, in support of the protesting farmers. Thousands of farmers have been protesting at the Delhi borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, demanding a rollback of the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.

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Farmers' protest: Haryana govt extends suspension of mobile internet services in 7 districts

In the wake of the ongoing farmers' protest and to avoid any disturbance to the peace and public order, the Haryana government on Monday ordered the suspension of mobile internet services in seven districts of the state. Internet services in 17 districts of Haryana were earlier too suspended in the wake of protests by farmers. Now, the state government has extended the suspension till 5 pm today. According to the order, mobile internet services, SMS services and all dongle services in seven districts - Kaithal, Panipat, Jind, Rohtak, Charkhi Dadri, Sonipat and Jhajjar will remain suspended till 5 pm today. 

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Rashtrapati Bhawan to reopen for public from February 6

Rashtrapati Bhavan will reopen from February 6 for the general public, over 10 months since it was closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, an official statement said on Monday.

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Iron rods hooked, makeshift wall created at Singhu border to restrict movement of protesters

Workers under the watch of police personnel on Monday hooked iron rods between two rows of cement barriers on a flank of the main highway at the Singhu border to further restrict the movement of protesters agitating against the new farm laws at the site. Another portion of the highway at the Delhi-Haryana border is practically blocked now as a makeshift cement wall has come up there. A worker, drilling rods in cross-formation between two rows of solid barriers in the afternoon, said, "The other flank was done yesterday. Cement is to be poured in the space between the barriers on this flank to make a makeshift wall".

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SC seeks WhatsApp reply on plea for non-sharing of UPI data with any third party

The Supreme Court Monday asked instant messaging app WhatsApp to file a response on a plea seeking a direction to the RBI and the NPCI to ensure that data collected on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platforms is not shared with their parent company or any other third party under any circumstances.

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US chamber of commerce lauds India's budget; says 'will boost growth, generate jobs'

A Boston-based India-centric chamber of commerce on Monday said the increase in healthcare outlay in the latest annual budget will lead India towards a healthier country and the thrust on infrastructure will boost growth and generate jobs. "Overall, these announcements are rightly directed to support the healthcare sector not only in terms of expenditure but also to support research and development. The increase in the healthcare outlay will lead India towards a healthier India. A healthier workforce will lead to higher productivity, which will drive GDP growth," Karun Rishi, president of the USA India Chamber of Commerce, said.

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Breaking News February 2 LIVE: Top Headlines This Hour

The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed 103 million, including 2,246,755 fatalities. As many as 75,108,206 patients are reported to have recovered. Follow this breaking news blog for live updates on the coronavirus pandemic as it continues to pose a challenge for health workers and scientists who are in a race against time to produce a vaccine/medicine.

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