Pandit Birju Maharaj, Legendary Kathak Dancer, Dies At 83
Monday January 17, 2022Kathak legend Pandit Birju Maharaj diedof heart attack late on Sunday. He was 83.
Coronavirus India Live Updates: India Reports 2.71 Lakh New Covid Cases
Monday January 17, 2022India reported 2,71,202 fresh COVID-19 infections, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday, taking the total case tally in the country to 3,71,22,164.
Watch: BSF Soldiers Dance And Celebrate Bihu At Freezing Temperatures In Kashmir
Asian News International | Monday January 17, 2022, KashmirBorder Security Force (BSF) soldiers celebrated Bihu and danced in the snow-covered mountains amid freezing temperatures in Kashmir's Keran village.
Tripura Bandh Called After Students Accuse Cops Of Assault
Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday January 17, 2022, GuwahatiTripura's powerful Tribal Students Federation has called for a statewide dawn-to-dusk strike on Monday to protest the alleged thrashing of two tribal students for having parked their two-wheeler on the route that Chief Minister's convoy was to take.
Cannot Force A Person to Get Vaccinated: Centre To Supreme Court
Press Trust of India | Monday January 17, 2022, New DelhiThe Centre has told the Supreme Court that COVID-19 inoculation guidelines issued by the Union health ministry do not envisage forcible vaccination without obtaining the consent of an individual.
Jammu And Kashmir Journalist Detained Under Public Safety Act
Written by Nazir Masoodi | Monday January 17, 2022, SrinagarThe Jammu and Kashmir administration has detained a journalist, Sajad Gul, under the Public Safety Act, a day after a court granted him bail in connection with a police case that accused him of criminal conspiracy.
Uttarakhand Minister Sacked Amid BJP Infighting Ahead Of Polls
NDTV News Desk | Sunday January 16, 2022, New DelhiJust weeks ahead of the Uttarakhand assembly elections, the BJP on Sunday expelled Harak Singh Rawat, a minister in the state government, from the party following more than a month of internal wrangling.
No Sacred Games 3: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap Calls Out Casting Scamster
Asian News International | Sunday January 16, 2022, MumbaiFilmmaker Anurag Kashyap has called out a fake casting profile on social media, which talked about casting for 'Sacred Games' Season 3.
Controversy Over Cheque After Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Promises Aid
Written by Anurag Dwary | Sunday January 16, 2022, BhopalMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday assured immediate compensation to a woman farmer whose crop was damaged due to unseasonal rain in the state.
Girl, 10, Pushed Into Well By Man Who Tried To Rape Her. She Survived: Cops
Reported by Anurag Dwary | Sunday January 16, 2022, BhopalIn a shocking incident, a man tried to rape a 10-year-old girl in a Madhya Pradesh village and threw her into a well, police said today. However, the girl was brave and saved her life by holding the wires of the well.
UP Polls: AAP's 1st List Of 150 Candidates Out, 55 From Backward Castes
Press Trust of India | Sunday January 16, 2022, LucknowThe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday released its first list of 150 candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
UP BJP Leader Pankaj Singh, Rajnath Singh's Son, Tests Covid +ve
Press Trust of India | Sunday January 16, 2022, NoidaBJP's Uttar Pradesh unit vice president and Noida MLA Pankaj Singh on Sunday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms.
"Consent Among Most Underrated Concepts...": Rahul Gandhi On Marital Rape
Press Trust of India | Sunday January 16, 2022, New DelhiAs the Delhi High Court hears a clutch of petitions on the criminalisation of marital rape, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said "consent is amongst the most underrated concepts" in society.
Denied Ticket, Chief Of UP's Famous 'Gulabi Gang' Quits Congress
Press Trust of India | Sunday January 16, 2022, Chitrakoot (UP)Sampat Pal, the founder of the famous 'Gulabi Gang' group that fights violence against women, has quit the Congress ahead of the Uttar Pradesh elections after she was denied a ticket.
At 7,895, Mumbai Records Dip In New Covid Cases
Press Trust of India | Sunday January 16, 2022, MumbaiAfter logging over 10,000 COVID-19 cases per day for the last 11 days, the daily tally in Mumbai dropped to 7,895 on Sunday. A total of 11 people died of the COVID-19 infection, the city civic body said in a bulletin.
