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Canada PM: military response not in cards for COVID protests

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday a military response to the ongoing Ottawa protest against COVID-19 measures is not in the cards right now.’ Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly said this week that all options are on the table, including calling in the military, to end the ongoing demonstration that was being called an occupation by some on the city council. Thousands of protesters railing against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions descended on the capital last weekend, deliberately blocking traffic around Parliament Hill. Police estimate about 250 remain.…

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Active COVID-19 cases in country dip to 14,35,569

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India added 1,49,394 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total virus tally to 4,19,52,712, while the active cases further declined to 14,35,569, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,00,055 with 1,072 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 3.42 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate improved to 95.39 per cent, the ministry said. A reduction of 98,352 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

RBI likely to leave policy rates unchanged till April: Report

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Striking a different note from its peers, US brokerage Bank of America Securities has maintained that the Reserve Bank will leave rates unchanged next week, recognising growth-focused and capex-driven fiscal expansion, which though poses huge price pressure and interest rate risks later. The RBI’s rate setting panel Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will begin its deliberations next Monday and announce the policy moves on Wednesday (February 9) in the backdrop of a massive spike in bond yields post the Budget. Almost all major central banks are in the process of hiking…

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Sitharaman takes tablet in red pouch to Parliament to present paperless Budget

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional bahi-khata style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present the Union Budget 2022-23 in a paperless format just like the last year. She posed for the traditional ‘briefcase’ picture outside her office along with her team of officials before heading to meet the President. She, however, was holding a tablet instead of a briefcase to present the Budget in a digital format. “#AatmanirbharBharatKaBudget | From ‘Bahi Khata’ to Made in India’ Tablet Finance Minister…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Canada PM tests positive for COVID, rips anti-vaccine demo

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday he has tested positive for COVID-19 but is feeling fine and will continue to work remotely from home. Trudeau said two of his children have COVID-19 and a test Monday revealed he has it as been infected as well. And he used a televised virtual press conference to denounce anti-vaccine protesters who filled Canada’s capital to complain about COVID restrictions. Canadians were shocked and quite frankly disgusted by the behaviour displayed by some people in our nation’s capital, Trudeau said. I want to be…

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Budget people friendly, creates new opportunities for jobs and growth: PM

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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was people-friendly, progressive and full of possibilities for infrastructure, investment, growth and jobs. In a televised statement, Modi said an important aspect of the Union Budget was the welfare of the poor. It seeks to solve contemporary problems and create new opportunities for the common people, he said. “The Budget aims to ensure pucca house, toilet, tap water and gas connection for every poor household. At the same time, the focus is on modern…

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CITY NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES राष्ट्रीय 

आईएमए फरीदाबाद ने किया डॉक्टर कमल गुप्ता का अभिनंदन

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फरीदाबाद : आईएमए फरीदाबाद ने रविवार देर शाम हरियाणा सरकार के नवनियुक्त शहरी स्थानीय निकाय कैबिनेट मंत्री डॉ कमल गुप्ता का अभिनंदन समारोह आयोजित किया। समारोह में डॉ कमल गुप्ता मुख्य अतिथि एवं विधायक नरेंद्र गुप्ता विशिष्ट अतिथि के रूप में उपस्थित थे।आईएमए फरीदाबाद के प्रधान डॉ दिनेश गुप्ता ने कार्यक्रम की अध्यक्षता की। आईएमए हरियाणा के पूर्व प्रधान डॉ नरेश जिंदल,डॉक्टर अनिल गोयल,डॉक्टर आर.एन रस्तोगी,डॉक्टर प्रताप कंवर,डॉ अश्विनी वधावन ने मुख्य अतिथि डॉक्टर कमल गुप्ता व नरेंद्र गुप्ता का फ्लावर पॉट देकर उनका स्वागत किया।इस अवसर पर सभा को…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Nobody losing anything due to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, Centre tells SC

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The Centre on Monday opposed in the Supreme Court the arguments that people are losing their jobs and rations allegedly due to the COVID-19 vaccine mandates issued by various states and authorities, saying nobody is losing anything . Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told this to a bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai that was hearing a matter in which issues including disclosure of data on clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine mandates have been raised. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioner, said the aspect…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Boris Johnson gets ”partygate” report but questions linger

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been handed an investigator’s long-awaited report into lockdown-breaching government parties, the government said Monday but findings about the most serious allegations have been withheld pending a police investigation. The Cabinet Office said senior civil servant Sue Gray has provided an update on her investigations to the Prime Minister. Johnson’s office says the report will be published and the prime minister will address Parliament about its findings later Monday. But the update is unlikely to tell the full story about claims that have rocked Johnson’s government.…

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Elections keep happening but budget session very important, must make it fruitful: PM

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Elections keep happening but Parliament’s Budget session is very important as it draws a blueprint for the entire year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday and urged all MPs to make it fruitful by holding discussions with an “open mind”. Addressing the media ahead of the start of the session, Modi said it is true that because of frequent elections, sessions and discussions get affected but elections have their own place and will keep happening, and hoped that there are discussions that are free, thoughtful, full of human sensitivities,…

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