POLITICS
Tamil Nadu’s resistance to NEET: All you need to know
Tamil Nadu has one of the highest number of medical aspirants in the country. The national-level exam is seen favouring the affordable and affluent segment of society
POLITICS
Budget Session | Government should have provided 15 crore jobs since 2014: Mallikarjun Kharge tells RS
The government has allotted as many as 12 hours to the Opposition parties to respond to the presidential address during the motion of thanks. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will open the debate from the side of opposition parties in Lok Sabha
POLITICS
Budget 2022 | Finance Minister steers clear of announcements for five poll-bound states
Budget 2022 | In the last year’s Budget, the finance minister made substantial allocations for four states that were going to the polls
INDIA
Budget 2022 | Ken-Betwa river-linking project worth Rs 44,605 Cr to be taken up in Bundelkhand, says FM
Budget 2022 | The project in drought-prone Bundelkhand, spread across 13 districts in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, is expected to benefit more than 9 lakh farmers, FM Sitharaman said
POLITICS
Uttar Pradesh Polls 2022 | Opposition wants to come back for revenge, says PM Modi
The Prime Minister said that Yogi Adityanath-led double engine government has ensured ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’ in the state besides teaching the meaning of the law to the "mafias and goons" who were in power before 2017, in an indirect reference to Akhilesh Yadav-led dispensation between 2012 and 2017.
POLITICS
Budget 2022 session: Key highlights of President Ram Nath Kovind's speech
President Ram Nath Kovind while lauding India’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic listed the achievements of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government across sectors including, healthcare, infrastructure, defence, farming and start up, among others
POLITICS
Uttar Pradesh Polls 2022 | The 'Noida Jinx' and how Yogi Adityanath is trashing it : All you need to know
In his recent visits to the NCR town, Yogi Adityanath has brushed aside the “Noida jinx”, the superstition that visiting the NCR town has been the reason for several Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers losing power brings bad luck to chief ministers and hence are not re-elected.
INDIA
COVID-19: Delhi lifts weekend curfew, odd-even for shops, but schools to stay shut
Cinema halls and dine-in facilities of restaurants have been allowed at 50 per cent capacity, sources said
POLITICS
"A new beginning for me," says RPN Singh as he joins BJP after quitting Congress
Singh, the Congress party’s Jharkhand in-charge and one of its biggest leaders from Uttar Pradesh, quit the party earlier in the day and announced a new beginning ahead of UP assembly elections.
POLITICS
UP Assembly Polls : Former Union minister RPN Singh quits Congress, likely to join BJP today
Singh, 57, who had lost the last assembly elections from Padrauna in 2017, is considered close to Gandhis. His name was included in the list of Congress's star campaigners for UP elections released on January 24
POLITICS
Bhagwant Mann has the last laugh, to become first AAP CM in Punjab
Forty-eight-year-old Mann, who has been AAP's two-time member of Parliament from Sangrur Lok Sabha seat in Punjab's electorally decisive Malwa belt, is also the party's state president.
POLITICS
Bhagwant Mann is Aam Aadmi Party’s CM face for Punjab Assembly polls, announces Arvind Kejriwal
Bhagwant Mann, 48 represents Sangrur seat in Punjab's electorally decisive Malwa belt, is also AAP's state president. He won the Lok Sabha seat twice in 2014 and 2019. Born in Satoj village of Sangrur district in 1973, Mann was a comedian and an actor before jumping into politics.
POLITICS
What is anti-defection law and why is there a demand to strengthen it in poll season?
Expert committees have, in the recent past, recommended that rather than the presiding officer, who is usually a member of the ruling party, the decision to disqualify a defector, as per the anti-defection law, should be made by the President (in the case of MPs) or the governor (in the case of MLAs) on the advice of the Election Commission.
POLITICS
EC extends ban on physical rallies and roadshows in five states till January 22
However, political parties can hold indoor meetings of maximum of 300 people or 50 percent of the capacity of the hall or the prescribed limit set by State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), the Election Commission said.
POLITICS
Uttar Pradesh polls: BJP releases its first list of 107 candidates; CM Yogi to contest from Gorakhpur Urban
The list comprises candidates for 57 of the 58 seats going to polls in first phase on February 10 and 38 of the 55 seats going to polls in the second phase of polls on February 14
POLITICS
BJP faces OBC challenge in UP after high-profile exits
Three ministers, Swami Prasad Maurya, Dara Singh Chauhan and Dharam Singh Saini, quit. Soon, more resignations follow. Leaders cite neglect of OBC community as the reason. Non-Yadav OBCs form 35% of the electorate and can make or mar governments in the state bound for seven-phase polls from February 10.
BUSINESS
Molnupiravir not included in COVID-19 treatment guidelines as its harms outweigh benefits : Health Ministry
The ministry said that after trials and discussions it has been found that Molnupiravir was not of much benefit in COVID treatment since the antiviral drug has risks and warrants caution in use and efforts should be made to restrict its use as the known and unknown harms far outweigh its claimed benefits.
INDIA
Surge in COVID-19 cases across India; Mumbai, Bengaluru Urban, Kolkata, among districts of concern: Health Ministry
The COVID-19 case positivity across the country rose from 1.1 per cent on December 30 to 11.05 per cent on January 12, the Ministry said.
POLITICS
EC poll rally ban in UP: Here’s why BJP has the edge over other parties in digital campaigning
The saffron party has been a pioneer in using digital infrastructure to drive its poll campaigns. In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP says its offices in all the 75 districts and 18 divisions are equipped with devices to conduct virtual meetings, right up to the booth level
POLITICS
Assembly elections 2022 | UP to vote in 7 phases; Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa in single phase; counting on March 10
The voting for 690 assembly seats across five states will be held in seven phases between February 10 and March 7 amid an upsurge in COVID-19 cases. The counting of votes for all the five assemblies will be held on March 10, the poll panel announced.
INDIA
COVID-19 | Cases rise over 6-fold across country in last 8 days, sharp rise in positivity rate a concern: Health Ministry
The Health Ministry said that Omicron variant of COVID-19 was the predominant variant in cities reporting upsurge of cases. It said that the data needs to be analysed to see how badly the Omicron variant will affect the country in terms of hospitalisation
POLITICS
Amid Omicron surge, here are the political rallies scheduled for today in poll-bound states
Politicians have already been addressing rallies in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur and Punjab, and some of them have been infected with the virus.
POLITICS
Where is Mayawati? BSP leader’s absence from UP poll campaign sparks speculation
The four-time chief minister has been limiting her public presence largely to Twitter, sparking speculation that she fears being prosecuted for 'corruption' during her rule and is trying to stay in the BJP’s good books.
POLITICS
Karnataka Assembly passes anti-conversion Bill amid protests by Opposition: All you need to know
A jail term of three to five years and a fine of Rs 25,000 has been proposed for those violating the law in the case of people from general categories, and a jail term of three to 10 years and a fine of Rs 50,000 for those converting minors, women or persons from SC/ST communities.
