The Opposition parties have refused to attend the meeting called by the Centre for talks to resolve the logjam in the Rajya Sabha. The meeting, convened by Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, was to be attended by the floor leaders of four Opposition parties whose members were suspended from Rajya Sabha.
AIMIM leader and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has opposed the government's proposal to link the Aadhaar number with Voter ID. Owaisi in a notice sent to the Lok Sabha Secretariat said that linking the two documents violates the fundamental right to privacy. He said that the 'House cannot interfere with the fundamental rights of the individual'.
Delhi on Monday witnessed the coldest winter day of this season as the temperature dipped to 3.1 degrees Celsius, with the cold spell continuing for the third consecutive day. On Saturday, the national capital had witnessed its first cold day of the season with the mercury dipping to 6 degrees Celsius.
India recorded 6,563 new COVID-19 cases, along with 132 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Monday, the country saw a total of 8,077 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries to 3,41,87,017.
In view of increasing Omicron cases in the national capital, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has called a virtual meeting on Monday at 11.30 am. The review meeting will be held along with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other important officials of the government. 
A senior Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist who was arrested for "planting explosives" inside the Rohini district court allegedly attempted suicide by consuming hand wash in a washroom in police custody. The accused, Bharat Bhushan Kataria (47), is undergoing treatment at AIIMS and is completely stable.
The Ghatiya Azam Khan Road in Agra was on Sunday formally renamed 'Shri Ashok Singhal Marg', after former Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal.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...
