Sunday, January 30, 2022

NYT report on Pegasus reignites row; Opposition accuses govt of snooping, calls it 'treason'

A New York Times report claiming India bought Pegasus spyware as part of a USD 2 billion defence deal with Israel in 2017 triggered a major controversy on Saturday with the Opposition alleging that the government indulged in illegal snooping that amounted to "treason".

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Saturday, January 29, 2022

Delhi Metro services to resume as per regular timetable on weekends from today

Delhi Metro services on weekends will be resumed as per regular timetable from Saturday in view of the ease in restrictions due to improvement in Covid situation in the city, officials said. Weekend curfew was imposed in Delhi from January 8 onwards, following which services had been curtailed.

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Three sentenced to six years of imprisonment in Bhaiyyu Maharaj suicide case

Three years after model-turned 'spiritual leader'- Bhaiyyu Maharaj died by suicide, a district court of in Madhya Pradesh on Friday sentenced three convicts, including a woman for six years of imprisonment in the case.

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Omicron variant LIVE Updates: It replaces Delta as dominant variant in K'taka, says Health Min Sudhakar K

Omicron variant LIVE Updates: Karnataka Health Minister Sudhakar K on Friday said that statistics show that the Delta variant of COVID-19 has become less dominant which is now replaced by the Omicron variant of the virus as against the second wave in the country when the former variant was more dominant over the others. Sharing the genome sequencing data till Thursday in the state, the Minister said that the Omicron variant is more dominant in the ongoing third wave of COVID-19 with 67.5 per cent of the samples testing positive for the variant. On the contrary, the Delta variant, which was more dominant during the second wave with a 90.7 per cent positivity rate of the sample, has now become less dominant with a 26 per cent positivity rate. "Which strain is dominating in which wave in Karnataka? As per the genome sequencing sample, the following are the dominant strains: Second wave: 90.7 per cent Delta variant, Third-wave: 67.5 per cent Omicron variant and 26 per cent Delta variant of coronavirus," Sudhakar tweeted.Meanwhile, Karnataka reported 31,198 new COVID-19 infections on Friday with a positivity rate of 20.91 per cent.

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Breaking News January 29 | LIVE Updates

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Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Int'l airport all set to welcome private, NSOP flights | Photos

Being the hub of business and finance, Ahmedabad is a key destination for non-scheduled and private flights. The commencement of domestic and International flight operations from the GA terminal is a significant step for SVPI airport in the endeavour to cater to the needs of the growing bespoke travel schedules.

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Beating Retreat ceremony 2022 today: 1,000 drones to light up the sky to mark end of Republic Day celebrations

Beating Retreat ceremony 2022: Union Minister of State Science and Technology Jitendra Singh said on Friday said that 1,000 drones will form a part of the light show at the Beating Retreat ceremony in New Delhi on Saturday. With this, India will be the fourth country, after China, Russia and UK, to carry out such a large-scale show with these unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Republic Day 2024: French band, marching contingent and Rafale jets participate in parade | WATCH

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...