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US orders 8,500 troops on heightened alert amid Russia worry

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 strong

The Pentagon ordered 8,500 troops on higher alert to potentially deploy to Europe as part of a NATO response force amid growing concern that Russia could soon make a military move on Ukraine. President Joe Biden consulted with key European leaders, underscoring US solidarity with allies there. Putting the US-based troops on heightened alert for Europe on Monday suggested diminishing hope that Russian President Vladimir Putin will back away from what Biden himself has said looks like a threat to invade neighboring Ukraine. At stake, beyond the future of Ukraine,…

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Bhagwant Mann ridicules Sidhu for questioning AAP’s survey

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 strong

AAP leader Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday ridiculed Navjot Singh Sidhu for questioning the survey for selecting the CM face and asked him not to interfere in the internal affairs of the Aam Aadmi Party. Mann, who is the AAP’s chief ministerial face for the next month’s Punjab assembly polls, asked Sidhu to get a survey done from his own party for choosing the CM candidate. The Sangrur MP also targeted former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh for his statement in which he had claimed that he had got a message…

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2 Hindu bodies seek to intervene as parties in SC in PIL alleging hate speeches against Muslims

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 strong

Two Hindu organisations, Hindu Sena’ and Hindu Front for Justice, have moved the Supreme Court seeking to intervene as parties in a pending plea in which notices have been issued to the Centre and others on allegations of hate speeches made against Muslim communities at Haridwar and New Delhi. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, on January 12, had sought responses from the Centre, Utttarakhand and Delhi Police on the PIL filed by journalist Qurban Ali and former Patna High Court judge and senior advocate Anjana Prakash…

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Rupee falls 9 paise to 74.52 against US dollar in early trade

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 strong

The rupee declined 9 paise to 74.52 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday, as muted domestic equities and elevated crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiments. Forex traders said the Indian rupee is trading in a narrow range ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting later this week. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened weak at 74.43 against the US dollar, then slipped further to 74.52 against the greenback, registering a decline of 5 paise from the last close. On Friday, the rupee had settled…

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Pak to hand over 20 Indian fishermen to India at Wagah

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 strong

Twenty Indian fishermen arrested by Pakistan for allegedly entering into the country’s territorial waters are set to be handed over to India through the Wagah border crossing on Monday, according to a senior jail official. The fishermen, kept in Karachi’s Landhi Jail, were released on Sunday on humanitarian grounds. Deputy Superintendent of Police Azeem Thebo said that with the release of these 20 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture, there are now 568 Indian fishermen left in the jail, the Dawn newspaper reported. The released fishermen, arrested for illegally entering…

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Active COVID-19 cases in country highest in 241 days

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 strong

India logged 3,06,064 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,95,43,328, while the active cases climbed to 22,49,335, the highest in 241 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll has climbed to 4,89,848 with 439 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 5.69 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate decreased to 93.07 per cent, the ministry said. An increase of 62,130 cases has been recorded in the…

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India may try different options to avoid more humiliation; spotlight on Bhuvneshwar, Ashwin

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 strong

Indian team’s strategy is expected to undergo paradigm shift with some players getting a subtle yet stern message to lift their games as they face an embarrassing possibility of a clean sweep against South Africa in the third ODI, here on Sunday. India’s strategy looked completely out of sync with modern day white ball game as the batters failed to keep the momentum in the middle overs and more importantly the bowlers, save Jasprit Bumrah, looked club class and without ideas of getting breakthroughs. In two matches, India have been…

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NGT forms panel to submit report on Lakhwar Multipurpose Project in Uttarakhand

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 strong

The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee to submit a report on conditions subject to which Lakhwar Multipurpose Project in Uttarakhand can be allowed. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel constituted the independent expert committee headed by Additional Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources. The domain experts will look into their respective fields, to be collated collectively by the committee. The meeting of the committee may be called within one month. Further study may be completed within two months in the light of available data…

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Nick Jonas welcome baby via surrogacy

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 strong

Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas and her pop star husband Nick Jonas have become parents to their first child, a baby boy, through surrogacy. The 39-year-old actor and Jonas shared the news on their respective Instagram accounts on late Friday night. “We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate,” the statement read. The couple further asked for privacy during this special time. “We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on our family. Thank you so much,” they added. Chopra Jonas tied…

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Rupee trades in a narrow range in early session against US dollar

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 strong

The Indian rupee was trading in a narrow range in morning trade on Friday as muted domestic equities and sustained foreign fund outflows negated the impact of easing crude oil prices. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 74.50 against the American dollar, then inched higher to 74.48. The local unit also touched an early low of 74.53 against US dollar in the opening session. On Thursday, the rupee had slipped 7 paise to close at 74.51 against the US dollar. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s…