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Death toll reaches four after firing at J&K's Rajouri by armed men: Police
'Bomb' found near Punjab chief minister's house in Chandigarh; bomb squad at spot
Mamata launches party outreach programme, lashes out at opponents
West Bengal CM and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee lashes out at opponents state BJP and CPI(M)-led Left Front, claiming the 'Ram-Baam' (BJP-Left) had allied covertly.
Launching her party's new outreach programme titled 'Didir Suraksha Kavach' (Didi's Protective Shield), Banerjee said, "Even if one weed attacks our paddy, the whole crop could be ruined, while cautioning her workers to root out corruption ahead of Panchayat polls to be held in the next few months.
Around 3.5 lakh Trinamool Congress workers will reach out to the around 10 crore people of the state to check if they are benefitted from government projects, she said.
Shah to visit 11 states this month as part of BJP's 'Lok Sabha Prawas' exercise
Senior BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah will travel to as many as 11 states this month as part of his party's "Lok Sabha Prawas" programme, which is aimed at boosting its prospects in targeted parliamentary constituencies ahead of the general election in 2024.
Party sources said Shah will be in Tripura on January 5 and Manipur and Nagaland on January 6. He will be travelling to Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand on January 7 and Andhra Pradesh on January 8.
He will be in Uttar Pradesh on January 16, in West Bengal on January 17 and at Hubli in Karnataka on January 28. The home minister will be in the northern states of Haryana and Punjab on January 29, party sources said.
Sharjah-bound Air Arabiya flight grounded after bird-hit in Coimbatore
The take-off of a Sharjah-bound Air Arabia flight from the international airport in Coimbatore was aborted after the aircraft was hit by two eagles on Monday, airport sources said.
The flight carrying 164 passengers was starting on the runway for take-off at 7 AM, when the eagles hit the engine on the left side, resulting in stoppage of the flight, airport sources said.
After all the passengers were disembarked, technicians checked the damage caused by the birds, one of which died after hitting the blade, the sources added.
Nepal's new PM 'Prachanda' to take vote of confidence on January 10
Nepal's newly-appointed Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has decided to take the vote of confidence in the Parliament on January 10, an official said on Monday.
The 68-year-old CPN-Maoist Centre leader was sworn in as the Prime Minister for the third time on December 26 after he dramatically walked out of the pre-poll alliance led by the Nepali Congress and joined hands with opposition leader K P Sharma Oli.
"The prime minister has sent a letter to include the subject of vote of confidence on the agenda of the Parliament on the 10th of January," said Rojnath Pandey, the spokesperson of the parliament secretariat.
Uddhav Thackeray 'backstabbed' BJP, but got befitting reply: Nadda
Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Monday alleged that Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray "backstabbed" the BJP and compromised with his ideology for the sake of power, but got a befitting reply as a new government is now in place in Maharashtra.
Nadda was addressing a 'Vijay Sankalp' rally in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district. The rally is part of the BJP's plan to win 18 "difficult" seats from Maharashtra in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, according to a party leader.
Thackeray's party had snapped ties with long-term ally BJP after the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls. Thackeray later tied-up with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress to form the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in the state.
Delhi woman's death in new year road accident: Court remands 5 in police custody
A Delhi court remands five accused arrested for causing the death of a woman in a road accident on the New Year Day in police custody for three days.
The 20-year-old woman had died after her scooty was hit by a car and she was dragged for around four kilometres in outer Delhi's Sultanpuri on Sunday, police said.
A detailed order is awaited.
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait says he won't join Rahul-led Bharat Jodo Yatra
Bhartiya Kisan Union national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait Monday said he will not participate in the Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra which is slated to enter Uttar Pradesh on January 3. He said BKU workers are "free to participate" in the Rahul Gandhi-let march but office-bearers above the rank of district presidents will not take part in it.
The yatra is currently on a winter break and will resume on January 3. The foot march began in Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7. It will enter Uttar Pradesh via Ghaziabad on January 3 and will pass through Shamli on January 4 and enter Haryana through Sanauli in Panipat on the evening of January 5.
Govt proposes self regulatory mechanism, due diligence for online gaming cos
The government has proposed a self-regulatory mechanism, mandatory verification of players and physical Indian address for online gaming companies, according to the draft online gaming rules published Monday.
Online gaming companies will be covered under the new IT rules that were issued in 2021 for social media platforms.
The online gaming platforms are expected to comply with the laws of the land, including any such law that relates to gambling or betting or the age at which an individual is competent to enter into a contract.
"The draft amendments are aimed at addressing the said need while enabling the growth of the online gaming industry in a responsible manner," the notice said.
Raut says Uddhav-led group is 'real Shiv Sena'; rejects Kesarkar's suggestion for introspection
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut asserts that the group led by Uddhav Thackeray is the "real Shiv Sena", rejecting a suggestion by a leader of the Eknath Shinde-headed camp for an introspection by Thackeray for the unification of the two rival factions.
The Rajya Sabha member tells reporters there is no need for an introspection and such a suggestion shows the frustration of the rival group.
Shinde led a revolt against the Sena leadership in June last year following which the party split and the Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government collapsed. Shinde later became the chief minister with the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) support.
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First Published: Jan 02 2023 | 9:36 AM IST