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NATIONAL EDITION | Volume 13 • Issue No. 658 February 04, 2022 | hiindia.com - News Update 24X7 | South Asian Views On Global News

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“Shameful”

Winter storm packing snow, freezing rain moves across US

US after China makes Galwan soldier olympics torchbearer

"India Is Isolated Outside, Fighting Inside": Rahul Gandhi To Centre 04

04 Qi Fabao, a PLA regiment commander who sustained head injury while fighting bravely in the #Galwan Valley border skirmish with #India, is a torchbearer during Wed’s #Beijing2022 Winter Olympic Torch Relay.

CNN’s Jeff Zucker resigns after relationship with co-worker

Indian Budget 2022: Big Announcements Tax

• To correct errors by taxpayers, file updated returns within 2 years • Tax rate for cooperative societies reduced to 15% • 30% tax on digital asset transfer • Surcharge on long-term capital gains capped at 15%

Start-ups

•“Drone Shakti” programme for startups on drone technology • Defence research to be opened up for start-ups • Start-ups’ incorporation period extended till March 31, 2023, to claim tax incentives

Banking/Insurance

Revenue/Expenditure

• Banking/Insurance • 75 digital banking units in 75 districts by scheduled commercial banks • Digital rupee using blockchain to be issued by RBI

• Rs 20,000 crore to be mobilised with innovative ways of financing • Capital expenditure raised by 35% to Rs 7.50 lakh crore

Defence Allocation

• Rs 2.37 lakh crore for buying crops under minimum support price

Social Welfare

• TV channel for Class 1 to give supplementary education amid Covid • Digital university to be set up on hub-and-spoke model

• 68% capital for defence purchases will be for domestic sector • Transliteration of land records in 8 languages will be rolled out • Rs 60,000 crore for tap water connections in 3.8 homes

Agri/Farmers

Education

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Mr Gandhi once again alleged that only a handful of industrialists are benefiting because of the BJP government. "One person gets every port in India, every airport, tower, transmission, mining, green energy, gas distribution, edible oil. Everywhere there is (Gautam) Adani ji. The entire wealth of the country is going to a 11 chosen few."

Education

• TV channel for Class 1 to give supplementary education amid Covid • Digital university to be set up on hub-and-spoke model

Railways

• 400 new Vande Bharat trains to be introduced • Better integration of post and railways for seamless movement

Digital India

• E-passports using embedded chips and futuristic tech will be rolled out

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Winter storm packing snow, freezing rain moves across US

By midday Wednesday, some places had already reported snow totals exceeding or nearing a foot, including the central Illinois town of Lewistown with 14.4 inches (36.6 centimeters) and the northeastern Missouri city of Hannibal with 11.5 inches (29.2 centimeters).

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major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path brought a mix of rain, freezing rain and snow to the central US as airlines canceled thousands of flights, officials urged residents to stay off roads and schools closed campuses.

The blast of frigid weather, which began arriving Tuesday night and continued Wednesday, put a long stretch of states from New Mexico and

Colorado to Maine under winter storm warnings and watches. On Wednesday morning, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan saw freezing rain, sleet and snow. By midday Wednesday, some places had already reported snow totals exceeding or nearing a foot, including the central Illinois town of Lewistown with 14.4 inches and the northeastern Missouri city of Hannibal with 11.5 inches (29.2 centimeters).

"Shameful"

US after China makes Galwan soldier olympics torchbearer

Qi Fabao, a PLA regiment commander who sustained head injury while fighting bravely in the #Galwan Valley border skirmish with #India, is a torchbearer during Wed’s #Beijing2022 Winter Olympic Torch Relay.

Russia condemns 'destructive' US troops boost in Europe HiIndia Newsdesk

Russia has condemned a US decision to send extra troops to Europe to support its Nato allies amid continuing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow said it was a "destructive" step which heightened tension and reduced the scope for a political solution.

The Pentagon said 2,000 US troops would be sent from North Carolina to Poland and Germany, and a further 1,000 already in Germany would go to Romania.

Russia has some 100,000 troops near Ukraine. It denies planning to invade. The tensions come eight years after Russia annexed Ukraine's southern Crimea peninsula and backed a bloody rebellion in the eastern Donbas region.

Don’t endorse Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Pak-China ties, says US HiIndia Newsdesk

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A top lawmaker from the powerful US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has condemned China's decision to make an army officer, who was injured in a clash with Indian soldiers, the torchbearer for the Beijing Winter Olympics.

T h e C h i n e s e a r my ' s re g i m e nt a l commander, who was severely injured in the violent faceoff with Indian troops in Galwan valley in June 2020, became the torchbearer at the Beijing Games, local media reported. The move is a clear indication that the Beijing Games has been politicised, China watchers have said.

"It's shameful that Beijing chose a torchbearer for the Olympics 2022 who's part of the military command that attacked India in 2020 and is implementing genocide against the Uyghurs. The US will continue to support Uyghur freedoms and the sovereignty of India," tweeted Jim Risch, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member.

Ukraine tensions:

US State Dep. spokesperson Ned Price

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price was asked about Gandhi's comments at the Lok Sabha Wednesday during a press conference.

The United States does not endorse Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s comment that China and Pakistan are closer than ever due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ineffective policies, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Thursday. Price was answering a question about Gandhi’s comments in the Lok Sabha Wednesday.

“Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, he made a remark in the Indian parliament today suggesting – saying, stating that it is due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ineffective foreign policies that Pakistan and China are closer than ever.

Does the State Department agree with that assessment?,” a reporter asked Price. “I will leave it to the Pakistanis and the People’s Republic of China to speak to their relationship. I certainly would not endorse those remarks,” he replied.

Price was further asked if Pakistan and China have become closer because “they feel abandoned” by the US. “We’ve made the point all along that it is not a requirement for any country around the world to choose between the United States and China. It is our intention to provide choices to countries when it comes to what the relationship with the United States looks like. And we think partnership with the United States conveys a series of advantages that countries typically would not find when it comes to the sorts of partnerships that – “partnerships” may be the wrong term; the sorts of relationships that the PRC has seeked to – has sought to have around the world,” he replied.

CNN’s Jeff Zucker resigns after relationship with co-worker HiIndia Newsdesk

4 Charged In 'The Wire' Star Michael K Williams' Death Due To Overdose

Jeff Zucker was named Chairman, WarnerMedia News and Sports in March, 2019.

CNN President Jeff Zucker resigned abruptly after nine years at the media company after acknowledging a consensual relationship with a co-worker.

Zucker said he acknowledged the relationship when asked about it as part of an investigation into Chris Cuomo, the former CNN anchor who was fired after it was discovered he aided his brother, then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as he navigated a sexual harassment investigation. “I was required to disclose it when it began but I didn’t,” Zucker wrote. “I was wrong.” In a statement Zucker said he had wished that his tenure had ended differently but, “it was an amazing run. And I loved every minute.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

The protests are lifethreatening, as the security forces often shoot without warning, or drive their vehicles into the demonstrators.

Videos posted on social media clearly show that women are always on the frontline.

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Myanmar women take the lead in resisting the military

Women wearing red ribbons hold candles during a night protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar February 5, 2021.

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ince the Myanmar military brutally put down the mass protests that began following the February 1 coup last year, flash mobs have repeatedly gathered in major cities such as Yangon and Mandalay to protest against the military junta.

The mostly young demonstrators unfurl posters, chant slogans and walk through the streets, only to disperse into the side streets shortly thereafter.

The protests are life-threatening, as the security forces often shoot without warning, or drive their vehicles into the demonstrators. Videos posted on

social media clearly show that women are always on the frontline.

Htet Htar, 25, says that street protests are no longer enough. Last June, she joined the so-called People’s Defense Forces, which is spearheading the armed resistance against the regime.

“What other option do I have? The military has taken away everything from us. I joined the resistance to liberate my country,” she told DW. “I keep thinking about a liberated Burma,” she added.

It was evident from the very beginning that women and their position in

society played a special role in the protests.

In February and March 2021, when there were large street protests throughout the country and the military began to violently put down the demonstrations, the protesters used the superstitions of the approaching soldiers against the military.

They hung women’s traditional wraparound skirts over the streets or barricades and used them as flags. The superstition is that if a man passes under women’s clothes, he loses physical and spiritual virility.

US Of Trying To Lure Russia Into War: Putin HiIndia Newsdesk

Russia has massed more than 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border and Western countries say they fear Putin may be planning to invade.

N Korea's Kim's Wife Makes First Appearance In 5 Months

2 Pak Military Bases Attacked Before Imran Khan Heads To China HiIndia Newsdesk

Quetta: Separatist insurgents in the Pakistani province of Balochistan have attacked two military bases, killing one soldier while losing four of their own men, the army said, in the latest violence in the resource-rich province where China is investing.

The overnight attacks came hours before Prime Minister Imran Khan set off for Beijing for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games."We salute our brave security forces who repulsed terrorist attacks," Khan said in a statement on Thursday.

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLF) insurgent group claimed responsibility in a statement sent to a Reuters reporter, saying its suicide bombers had detonated explosive-laden vehicles at the entrance of the bases killing more than 50 soldiers.

Last week, the insurgents killed 10 soldiers in an attack on a post near the port of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea, the heaviest casualty for the army in the Balochistan insurgency in years.

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Tuesday of deliberately creating a scenario designed to lure it into war and ignoring Russia's security concerns over Ukraine.

In his first direct public comments on the crisis for nearly six weeks, a defiant Putin showed no sign of backing down from security demands that the West has called non-starters and a possible excuse to launch an invasion, which Moscow denies.

"It's already clear now ... that fundamental Russian concerns were ignored," Putin said at a news conference with the visiting prime minister of Hungary, one of several NATO leaders trying to intercede with him as the crisis has intensified.

Putin described a potential future scenario in which Ukraine was admitted to NATO and then attempted to recapture the Crimea peninsula, territory Russia seized in 2014.

World News in Brief India Gives Sri Lanka $500 Million Loan To Pay For Oil Colombo: Sri Lanka was handed temporary relief from energy shortages and rolling blackouts on Wednesday with a $500 million loan from India to finance urgent oil purchases for the cash-strapped nation.

The island's economic woes have left thermal power generators unable to keep the lights on and disrupted transport networks, as traders run desperately low on foreign currency to fund imports.

Frequent breakdowns at a huge coal power plant have compounded unannounced electricity cuts and households are also struggling to source cooking gas and kerosene.

Hindu Businessman Shot Dead In Pakistan, Protesters Block Highway Karachi: A Hindu businessman was shot dead in Pakistan's Sindh province on Monday by influential elements allegedly belonging to the Dahar community, living 2 km away from the Daharki town of Ghotki district, reported local media. Satan Lal, the businessman, was shot dead on Monday over a piece of land in Ghotki district, reported The Express Tribune.

"There was an inauguration of a cotton factory and flour mill on the land of Satan Lal where some people shot and killed him," The Express Tribune quoted Lal's friend Mukhi Anil Kumar, who was present at the scene, as saying over the phone.

Taliban Told They Can't Take Their Guns To Amusement Parks Anymore Kabul: Taliban members will no longer be allowed to carry their weapons in amusement parks in Afghanistan, the group's spokesman said on Wednesday, in what appeared to be another effort by the country's new rulers to soften their image.

Taliban men, many of whom have spent most of their lives in a 20-year insurgency against a US-backed government, flocked to amusement parks in Afghan cities and towns after they took over in August.

"Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate are not allowed to enter amusement parks with weapons, military uniforms and vehicles," the main Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on Twitter. "(They) are obliged to abide by all the rules and regulations of amusement parks."

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India witnessing trailers of future conflicts, says Army Chief HiIndia Newsdesk

Herd Immunity To Fight Covid “Foolish Idea”: WHO Chief Scientist

Gen Naravane mentioned that restructuring, rebalancing and reorienting of the Indian forces have already been initiated, and added, “we are further consolidating, from our operational experiences to these changes, and this shall remain a work in progress.”

Almost all modern technologies have the potential for military application and disruptive impact on modern-day warfare, said the Army Chief.

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ndia has already witnessed “trailers” of what conflict in the future will look like, along the country’s unsettled and active border, Indian Army Chief General M M Naravane said on Thursday.

He said India faces “unique, substantial and multi-domain challenges” and “disputed borders with nuclear neighbours, coupled with statesponsored proxy war, stretches our security apparatus and resources”.

Speaking, along with the chiefs of the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force (IAF), at the Pragyan Conclave organised by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) think tank, Naravane said, “We are already witnessing trailers of future conflicts. They are being enacted daily on the information battlefield, in the networks and cyberspace. They are also being played along with our yet unsettled and active borders.

It is for us to visualise, the battlefield contours of tomorrow, based on these trailers.”

The theme of the event was contours of future wars and countermeasures. Naravane said that the “creation of the Defence Space Agency, Defence Cyber Agency, and the Armed Forces Special Operations Division, are steps to synergise resources and expertise, and build integrated capabilities in these domains.”

A Vote For Congress An BJP moves privilege “Indirect Vote For BJP”: motion against Rahul Arvind Kejriwal HiIndia Newsdesk

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Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal said the Congress has ruled Goa for several years, but has been turned into a “cadre feeder” for the BJP. “People join the Congress to become a leader and then switch to BJP,” he said.

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal today took a swipe at the Congress, saying a vote for it in Goa will mean an “indirect vote” for the BJP, given the trend of Congressmen joining the ruling party. The battle in Goa, therefore, is between the AAP and the BJP, he added, urging people to vote for his party to see the BJP out.

“The people of Goa have a choice between AAP and BJP. If you want a clean, honest government, you can vote for AAP. The other option is to vote for the BJP directly or indirectly. Indirect voting is when you vote for the Congress, that Congress man will win and go to the BJP,” Mr Kejriwal said at the NDTV townhall.

Such a step can be taken if individuals or authorities violate or disregard any of the privileges, powers, and immunities of the House

Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Nishikant Dubey on Thursday moved a breach of privilege motion against Rahul Gandhi for “inciting” people through the speech that the Congress leader made in Parliament on Wednesday slamming the government for allegedly destroying the idea of India by ruling a union of states as a “kingdom”., according to hindustantimes.com.

Instead of a “Union of States” that converses and negotiates with its citizens, “the idea of the king has come back. A shahenshah, a master”, Rahul told the House during the debate on the motion of thanks to the President’s address on Wednesday. Dubey called Gandhi “script reader” and a “drawingroom politician” and added he has not even read the Preamble of the Constitution.

Dr Soumya Swaminathan HiIndia Newsdesk

New Delhi: The idea of attaining herd immunity through natural infection to fight against Covid is “foolish” as there are huge costs to be paid, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organisation Dr Soumya Swaminathan told NDTV today, adding that the WHO has always maintained this stand. About the new Omicron sub-variant, she said that BA.2 is more potent than BA.1 and its transmission is more than other sub-variants. It’s taking a grip in some countries, especially India and Denmark, she added.

Students Stopped At College Gate.

Reason - Hijab

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Bengaluru: Students of a Karnataka college were not allowed to attend classes wearing a Hijab, the second such controversy in the state this year.

In a video, which is going viral on social media, students of a preuniversity college in Karnataka’s Kundapur coastal town of Udupi district can be seen pleading before the principal. The students request the college principal to allow them to attend classes wearing the hijab.

8 Indian Americans among 100 Most Influential Academics Anup Malani

Manoj Mohanan

Gita Gopinath

Karthik Muralidharan

Rohini Pande

Devesh Kapur

Nitin Nohria

Pradeep Khosla

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Eight Indian American academics find a place in London based Apolitical’s list of 100 Most Influential Academics in Government. This years’ list recognizes academics working in five timely policy areas such as Recovery from Covid-19; Employment and Skills Social Policy; Climate and Sustainability and Policymaking processes and approaches. Those in the list are IMF’s

Gita Gopinath – the first Deputy managing director of International Monetary Fund. Karthik Muralidharan -- Tata Chancellor’s Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD); Rohini Pande – Henry J. Heinz II, Professor of Economics and Director of Economic Growth Center, Yale University.

Nitin Nohria – Dean, Harvard Business School is in the

list along with Devesh Kapur, Starr Foundation Professor of South Asian Studies and Pradeep Khosla, Eighth Chancellor, University of California, San Diego. Anup Malani, Professor at the University of Chicago, School of Law and Manoj Mohanan, Associate Professor at Duke University’s Stanford School of Public Policy have been chosen in recovery from Covid-19 catego

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Through public spend, there will be crowding in of pvt investments: FM Message for the middleclasses

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his Budget is a Budget for continuity, it certainly is a Budget for sustaining the stimulus, which is being given.

We want to honestly undertake the public investment in asset creation, public infrastructure expenditure and only through this we feel, there will be a crowding in of private investments.

So the virtuous cycle can happen only by the government leading the way and we have unhesitatingly come forward.

Otherwise, within one year, capital expenditure going up from Rs 5.5 lakh crore to Rs 7.5 lakh crore in not small and … within this Rs 7.5 lakh crore, we have given Rs 1 lakh crore to the states as a 50-year interest free grant and that’s not going to be cutting down on their borrowing.

I fully recognise, every section of the society has suffered, middleclass has definitely suffered but when we talk about middle-class I understand, you understand, all of us understand and each of us also perceive that there is an element of middle-class in us also and therefore we understand the element of suffering. But yet we also belong to some other group, for instance if you or your brother or your son would start a startup and he gets benefits, isn’t that middle-class? If his children are going abroad and if I give them all the facility to transfer money for their education abroad and give them also a passport, which is going to be futuristic and ensure that when they come back they can have a skilling programme and I also make sure that high-class universities are set up in India, isn’t that not addressing the middle-class? And similarly, would we want to think that the farmers are not middle-class? Would they not get benefits, will we think that the MSME running person is not middle-class, so middle-class is a large spectrum, which has that middle-income as being the common factor, but are spread across the board, in one or the other way the government is dealing with it. Affordable housing, is that not for middle-class?

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t’s not underpromising, it’s being realistic, one. And secondly, when last year’s Budget was brought in, we hadn’t seen Omicron, we hadn’t seen the second wave, at that time, before the second wave, I had given the, Budget. Now second wave has come, hopefully it has gone, now Omicron is on, but even more you have the US Fed, you also have the international crude oil prices going up, metals have become very expensive. So, we will have to keep all this in mind. We are not getting into details of which is considered a challenge, which is considered a headwind, which is not, but at the same time, I think Prime Minister has been very clear that we will have to work out to make the Budget a lot more…a speaking document, it should say what it has, there’s no point in saying things beyond a certain…and that’s what we have followed.

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am not yet doing a ny of t h at … I want you to give me the opportunity to explain it. There is a process of consultation, which is going on, about crypto … Before the consultation is completed, I won’t be able to do anything on regulating them or formalising a framework for regulation for them, this is one side of the story. Second is, everything that is crypto cannot be a currency. What is a currency? A currency is something which is issued by as a fiat. It is issued by the authorities concerned, by the government or the central bank. If they show something,

even if it is digital, only then can it be currency. What happens in the world of crypto, otherwise, is they are creating very many different types of assets, using the digital technology and also using the distributed ledger technology. All of them are not necessarily currency. Currency is that which comes from a central bank, which has the authority to issue currency. So what we have now made a provision for, is for the Reserve Bank of India to issue a digital currency. And that obviously will be riveted in, or based on certain value of gold, or money or government assets or something of that kind. So it will be asset-backed. It will be sovereign-backed in a way, so that is what is currency. The rest … we don’t know yet how we are going to regulate them, because consultation is going on. However, because there is a lot of buying and selling and transacting, resulting in some kind of a profit and it is a sovereign right to tax such transactions and profit making, I have come up with a proposal for a taxation on them and that is to an extent of 30 per cent for profits earned out of such transactions and also a TDS. So that I know who is buying and selling. In the sense, what is the transactions about, money trail, whether it is a) money or b) money … whatever. So, the taxation is on those activities, which are not currency, currency is with the Reserve Bank, but these are some kind of assets being bought and sold, various types of it, I am taxing them.

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Sikhs, protest against Canada's vaccine mandates as Trudeau and his family leave their Ottawa home Chandigarh,: Hundreds of trucks and thousands of protesters, most of them Sikhs migrated from India, have blocked the streets towards downtown Ottawa to protest against the government's vaccine mandates required to cross the Canada-US border.

The protest is part of a self-titled 'Freedom Convoy 2022', which started out as a rally of truckers against the requirement that Canadian truck drivers crossing the border into the US be fully vaccinated as of mid-January.

After being joined by thousands of other protesters, it then turned into a demonstration against the government's overall restrictive measures during the Covid pandemic.

The crowd gathered around the Parliament Hill, waving flags and banners and chanting slogans against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is self-isolating after one of his children

residents were “prisoners in their own homes” as the Freedom Convoy trucker protests continued. Leaders of the “Canadian truckers rule” Elon demonstrations vowed on Sunday to Musk tweeted on Friday, stay in the Canadian capital “as long as it takes” for the government to fold and including, “When you scare withdraw vaccine mandates. folks sufficient, they’ll demand “Canadian truckers rule” Elon Musk removing of freedom. tweeted on Friday, including, “When you scare folks sufficient, they’ll possibility of violence. As of now, no demand removing of freedom. injuries or deaths have been reported.

Sikhs represent a major share of Parliament members were advised by truckers in US and Canada, with the head of House of Commons security, estimates of 150,000 and 200,000 Sergeant-at-Arms Patrick McDonell, to personnel commanding as much as 40 "go somewhere else" if a demonstration per cent of the enterprise. Lots of them occurred at their personal residences are part of the US-Canada provide or constituency offices, and to "refrain chain and they’re mentioned to be from posting anything related to the resentful of the vaccine mandates and demonstration on social media". different Covid protocols.

Sikhs represent a major share of truckers in Due to security concerns, Trudeau and each US and Canada. Pic: Social media There are allegations that the protest his family left their downtown Ottawa is being hijacked by radical White tested positive for the coronavirus. home, the CBC reported. His office truckers politically against Trudeau for The increasing number of protesters said it does not comment on security causes aside from vaccine mandates. prompted police to prepare for the matters. Ottawa’s mayor said the city’s HiIndia Newsdesk

Cremation of Gujarati family likely in Winnipeg as $70,000 raised

567% spike in anti-Asian hate crimes

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Cremation of Gujarati family likely in Winnipeg as $70,000 raised

Body of 37-year-old Ajnala resident arrives from Dubai

A gofundme has raised US$70,000 for the victim family. The bodies of the four family members – who have been identified after autopsies as Jagdish Patel, 39, his wife Vaishaliben Patel, 37, daughter Vihangi Patel, 11, and son Dharmik Patel, 3 – are currently lying in a morgue in Winnipeg. Jaswant Patel, a cousin of the deceased man in their native village Dingucha near Ahmedabad, said that the family wants their funerals to take place in Canada.

With their relatives in India deciding

not to bring back their bodies, the four members of a Gujarati family who froze to death on January 19 while trying to enter the US illegally from Manitoba are likely to be cremated in Winnipeg.

However, no decision has been taken yet.

The bodies of the four family members – who have been identified after autopsies as Jagdish Patel, 39, his wife Vaishaliben Patel, 37, daughter Vihangi Patel, 11, and son Dharmik Patel, 3 – are currently lying in a morgue in Winnipeg.

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Amritsar: The body of a 37-year-old man, who died in Dubai, reached Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport here on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Ranjit Singh, a resident of Mohan Bhandari village of Ajnala area.

Dr SP Singh Oberoi, founder of Sarbatt Da Bhala Charitable Trust, said Ranjit used to work as a driver in Dubai but his company fired him due to the labour crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Satya Nadella

The Brand Finance Brand Guardianship Index just in has ranked Microsoft boss, Satya Nadella, as the top CEO in the world.

Nadella, a first-generation Indian immigrant to the US, "has been credited with overhauling Microsoft's fortunes by changing its culture towards one of teamwork, innovation, and

inclusivity, and instilling a growth mindset throughout the business". N. Chandrasekhar of the Tatas is at 25 in the list and Anand Mahindra of M&M and Mukesh Ambani of Reliance are at 41 and 42, respectively. State Bank of India's Dinesh Kumar Khara is at 46.

The top 10 of the Brand Finance ranking is dominated by CEOs (referred to repeatedly as brand guardians) from the tech and media sectors.

Tech boasts six of the top ten - Tim Cook is in second place, having overseen Apple become the first to hit a $3 trillion market valuation. Cook is followed

by CEOs of household tech names: Tencent's Huateng Ma at 4, Pichai at 5, and Netflix's Reed Hastings at 7.

AMD CEO Lisa Su is a new entrant at 10. This makes her the highest-ranked female. She newly qualifies for the ranking as AMD has propelled into the Brand Finance Global 500 2022 after a 122 per cent brand value growth over the past year.

Mayor London Breed expressed despair over the astonishing surge and suspected the actual numbers are much higher HiIndia Newsdesk

San Francisco: Preliminary data from the San Francisco Police Department showed that reports of incidents involving hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the city have increased from nine in 2020 to 60 in 2021, a whopping 567 per cent increase. Mayor London Breed expressed despair over the astonishing surge and suspected the actual numbers are much higher because people are reluctant to report such incidents to the police, reports Xinhua news agency.

"As a community we protected each other. And that's what we have to do now more than ever," the Mayor was quoted as saying.

The Stop AAPI Hate coalition, a San Francisco-based organization tracking actions hostile to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the US, has reported more than 10,000 hate incidents from March 2020 to September 2021.

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"India Is Isolated Outside, Fighting Inside": Rahul Gandhi To Centre In a fiery speech in parliament, the Congress leader also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the "idea of a king is back", and accused the BJP of weakening India.

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Mr Gandhi once again alleged that only a handful of industrialists are benefiting because of the BJP government.

"One person gets every port in India, every airport, tower, transmission, mining, green energy, gas distribution, edible oil. Everywhere there is (Gautam) Adani ji.

The entire wealth of the country is going to a chosen few."

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ongress leader Rahul Gandhi today accused the government of using the judiciary, the Election Commission and Pegasus spyware as "instruments to destroy the voice of the union of states". In a fiery speech in parliament, the Congress leader also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the "idea of a king is back", and accused the BJP of weakening India.

There are now two distinct Indias, he said, one of the rich and the other of the poor. "The gap between the two is growing," he said in the Lok Sabha.

"You keep talking about Make in India, Make in India. Make in India is not possible anymore. You have destroyed 'Made in India'. You need to support small and medium industries, otherwise 'Make in India' is not possible. Small and medium industries are the only ones who can create jobs. You keep talking about Made in India, New India, Start-Up India, etc.

And joblessness is only increasing."

The Congress MP tore into the government over unemployment and said it was because of "your flawed vision that two Indias are being created."

Mr Gandhi also accused the ruling BJP of bringing back the idea of a "king of India".

"You will never ever in your life rule over the people of Tamil Nadu. No matter what fantasies you have, you will never ever rule over the people of a state of India," he said as he illustrated his point on cooperative federalism, "conversation and negotiation".

"That is the only way India has been ruled. You can look at Ashoka, Maurya, the country has always been ruled by conversation and negotiation," he said.

"My great grandfather was jailed for 15 years while he was building this thing. My grandmother was shot 32 times. My father was blown to bits. So I understand a little bit about what

this country is. You are fiddling with something very, very dangerous. I am advising you to stop. Because if you don't stop you will create a problem. The problem has already started in the Northeast, in Tamil Nadu - it's not visible to you right now - Jammu and Kashmir," Mr Gandhi said.

It demonstrated "a complete lack of understanding of history", he said, calling it a clash between the idea of a Union of States versus the idea of a king.

"We smashed that idea of a king in 1947. Now the idea of a king has come back. A king, a shahenshah. A ruler of rulers, a master of masters..."

Mr Gandhi once again alleged that only a handful of industrialists are benefiting because of the BJP government.

"One person gets every port in India, every airport, tower, transmission, mining, green energy, gas distribution, edible oil. Everywhere there is (Gautam) Adani ji. The entire wealth of the country is going to a chosen few."

The BJP and its ideological mentor RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) are weakening the foundations of the country, said the Congress MP. "Ask yourself why you are not able to get a guest on Republic Day. We are completely isolated and surrounded... You have brought Pakistan and China together and this is the single biggest crime you could have committed against the people of India," he said.

"The nation is at risk from outside, the nation is at risk from inside. That is a very dangerous place and I am very uncomfortable with my nation standing where it is standing - completely isolated on the outside, fighting on the inside, institutions captured, states not able to speak to each other.

This worries me." The BJP attacked Rahul Gandhi over the speech, accusing him of making a "directionless, confused speech" without any understanding of India's history.

Rahul Gandhi's Top Quotes In Parliament "There are two Indias, one India is for the extremely rich people - for those who have immense wealth, immense power, for those who don't need a job, those who don't need water connection, electricity connections, but for those who control the heartbeat of the country. And then another India for the poor. The gap between these two Indias is widening."

"Poor people can see India's richest 100 have more wealth than 55 crore people.

Prime Minister should start uniting these two Indias at the earliest. You are giving everything to few people who put you on TV, WhatsApp." "I am very worried about my country standing where it's standing. You're putting this nation and its people at huge risk. You (the government) have brought China and Pakistan together. We have made huge strategic mistakes in Jammu and Kashmir."

"My understanding is that the RSS and the BJP are playing with the foundation of our country. They are ensuring not a single youth can get a job. Ask yourself why you are not able to get a guest on Republic Day. India today is completely isolated and surrounded."

"The Judiciary, the Election Commission, and Pegasus... these are all instruments used for destroying the voice of the union of the states."

"You talk of "Make in India". But there cannot be "Make in India" today. The matter has ended because who are the people involved in "Make in India"? Small and medium industry, unorganized sector that you have finished. "Make in India" is not going to take place."

"I'll speak on emergency as well. I don't fear talking about it. There are two visions of India. No power has been able to challenge this bouquet of flowers.

The idea of king has come back which the Congress removed in 1947. Now there is a "Shehanshah". Now the instruments of the conversations between our state, people are being attacked by one idea. Farmers protested for one year, the King doesn't listen."

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Padma Shri winner and folk singer Darshanam Mogulaiah

Hyderabad Telangana CM Rao to chair key meet on narcotics supply, trade

As the only surviving artiste to play and perform with Kinnera, Mogulaiah is no less a celebrity. People, especially youngsters, gather around him requesting selfies, and eagerly wait for him to sing.

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using his string instrument Kinnera.

As the only surviving artiste to play and perform with Kinnera, Mogulaiah is no less a celebrity. People, especially youngsters, gather around him requesting selfies, and eagerly wait for him to sing. He was among the luminaries recently honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in the country, on Republic Day. “We have seen him do all kinds of odd jobs to sustain his family.

His life has been full of hardships and if he is blessed today with good fortune, it is because of his devotion towards the artform his ancestors passed on to him,” said 68-year-old Parvathamma, Mugulaiah’s neighbour in Avasalikunta village, about 180 kms away from Hyderabad in Telangana.

“I am very happy that a lot of people recognise my artform now.

The title song of the movie is folklore of Miya Saab I have been singing for decades. They did make some changes but I am happy,” said Mogulaiah, adding that he met Pawan Kalyan twice Darshanam Mogulaiah and was offered Rs 2 lakh in return for the song. arshanam Mogulaiah, 67, has done many odd jobs, A year after the formation of the Telangana state, Mogulaiah including that of a daily wager at construction sites, was honored with the state government’s Ugadi Puraskaram to provide for his family. But that never deterred in 2015. Though he was promised a monthly pension of Rs him from pursuing a centuries-old artform, which 10,000 in 2015, it started coming through only a few months ago. his father passed on to him. Though it did not fetch him a Contributions of Mogulaiah and Kinnera have made it to Class steady livelihood, Mogulaiah has been singing folk tales of 8 text book in the state board syllabus. He said he is indebted local heroes for over five decades, evoking purest of emotions, to the Telangana government for taking steps to preserve his endangered artform.

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No deal with AIADMK, Students wearing hijab BJP to fight urban polls on denied entry again, move its own in Tamil Nadu High Court HiIndia Newsdesk

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Tamil Nadu BJP on Monday announced it will fight urban local body polls alone and without its ally in the state, AIADMK, after the two parties could not reach a consensus in multiple rounds of talks.

State BJP president K Annamalai said the call to break away from AIADMK was difficult but also an informed decision. Top AIADMK leaders O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami back the decision, he said.

Annamalai said the BJP will put up candidates in all seats for the February 19 polls. He added the alliance with the AIADMK remains intact nationally.

On World Hijab Day, the Pre-University College students in Udupi in Karnataka were again denied entry to classes on Tuesday for wearing hijab.

On Tuesday, when the college reopened after a gap of two weeks due to rising Covid cases, six students were denied entry to classes for wearing hijab. The College Development Monitoring Committee (CDMC), which had conducted a meeting on Monday, had decided to deny the entry of students with hijab.Udupi MLA and president of CDMC, K Raghupathi Bhat categorically said that students cannot attend classes wearing the hijab.

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Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is concerned over the seizure of large quantities of narcotics in recent months, and has called a meeting with the police, excise department and other officials on Friday to discuss the situation in the state, officials said on Thursday.

Officials said Rao has expressed concern about the “serious drug use and supply problem” in the state, and ordered Director General of Police M Mahender Reddy to form a special Narcotic and Organised Crime Control Cell at a review meeting on Wednesday.

Rs 300 crore earmarked for IITHyderabad HiIndia Newsdesk

Hyderabad: An allocation of Rs 300 crore has been made for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Hyderabad for the financial year 2022-23, in the union budget estimates presented on Tuesday. These budget estimates were allocated under the object head grants for the creation of capital assets. For 2021-22, the budget estimates for the IITHyderabad were Rs 150 crore, while the revised estimates were Rs 230 crore. Similarly, the union government earmarked Rs 40 crore for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Tribal Universities in the budget estimates for 2022-23.

This was earmarked under grants for the creation of capital assets.

City Brief News Elderly woman robbed of gold chain at LB Nagar HiIndia Newsdesk

Hyderabad: On the pretext of searching for a rented house, unidentified persons robbed an elderly woman of gold chain at LB Nagar on Tuesday afternoon.

According to the police, A Rajalakshmi (68), a resident of Hastinapuram in LB Nagar wanted to rent out a portion in her house and hung a To Let board on the gate.

“Two persons came to the house and enquired with the woman about the house rent. On the pretext of having a look at the flat they entered into the house and snatched away a gold chain weighing three tolas worn by the victim,” said the LB Nagar police.

Stop contamination of Godavari at Bhadrachalam: Collector HiIndia Newsdesk

Kothagudem: District C ollector Anudeep Durishetty has directed the panchayat officials to take immediate steps to stop contamination of river Godavari at Bhadrachalam in the district due to dumping of garbage in it.

The garbage should not be dumped in and around Godavari and steps should be taken to move all the garbage to the dumping yard to make vermi-compost.

In view of the historical importance of Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Temple at Bhadrachalam it was important to keep the town clean, he said.

Body of 25-year-old man found in Durgam Cheruvu HiIndia Newsdesk

Hyderabad: A body of a 25 year-old man was found in Durgam Cheruvu on Monday afternoon.

According to the police, the disaster management personnel at the Durgam Cheruvu spotted the body floating in the water and informed the police about it. The police reached the spot and retrieved the body before shifting it to mortuary.

With the help of a phone found in the pocket of the man, the police identified him as Mohd Sajid (25), a resident of Hassannagar in Rajendranagar. “We suspect the man might have committed suicide.

Realtor kidnapped by unidentified persons, rescued HiIndia Newsdesk

Hyderab ad: A re a ltor w ho was kidnapped by unidentified persons from King Kothi on Monday night was rescued from Moinabad police today morning.

Shaik Ghouse Pasha (60) had come to a function hall located at King Kothi to attend a programme when two persons came in a car and took him away forcefully.

On a complaint, the police booked a case and teams were formed by Hyderabad Police to rescue him.

The police traced him to Moinabad and rescued him.

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Pegasus and a missile system were ‘centerpieces’ of $2 billion deal between India and Israel in 2017: NYT HiIndia Newsdesk

In October, 2021, the Supreme Court set up a 3-member independent expert panel to probe the alleged use of Israeli spyware Pegasus for targeted surveillance in India The Israeli spyware Pegasus and a missile system were the “centerpieces” of a roughly $2 billion deal of sophisticated weapons and intelligence gear between India and Israel in 2017, according to a report in The New York Times.

The New York Times report said that the FBI too had bought a version of Pegasus, “NSO’s premier spying tool.”

It was around last summer that the

FBI “decided not to deploy the NSO weapons. It was around this time that a consortium of news organisations called Forbidden Stories brought forward new revelations about NSO cyberweapons and their use against journalists and political dissidents. The Pegasus system currently lies dormant at the facility in New Jersey.”

An international investigative consortium had claimed that many Indian ministers, politicians, activists, businessmen and journalists were potentially targeted by the NSO Group’s phone hacking software.

“Treason By Modi Government”: Rahul Gandhi On NYT Report On Pegasus Narendra Modi with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv during his visit to Israel in 2017.

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“Modi government bought Pegasus to spy on our primary democratic institutions, politicians and public. Government functionaries, opposition leaders, armed forces, judiciary all were targeted by phone tapping. This is treason. Modi government has committed treason,” Mr Gandhi tweeted today.

Russian attack would be ‘horrific’, US warns Top US General Mark Milley has said that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be “horrific” and would lead to a significant number of casualties.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a day-long visit to poll-bound Goa on Sunday, during which he is scheduled to address separate indoor public meetings in three Assembly constituencies in the state, a party functionary said.

Assembly elections in Goa, where the BJP is currently in power, will be held on February 14. During his visit, Shah will address three public meetings one each in Ponda, Sanvordem and Vasco Assembly constituencies, BJP’s Goa unit president Sadanand Shet Tanavade said on Saturday.

The Union minister will address the first public meeting in Ponda at 4.30 pm, followed by another such event in Sanvordem at 6.30 pm. He will hold his last public meeting of the day at Vasco at 8 pm.

“All three public meetings will be held indoors with 50 per cent seating capacity and all the protocols related to COVID-19 will be followed during these events,” Tanavade said.

The last rally at Vasco will be livestreamed in 10 different Assembly constituencies simultaneously, he added.

General Mark Milley said a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be “horrific”

Gen Milley described the build-up of 100,000 Russian troops near Ukraine’s border as the largest since the Cold War. But US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said conflict cou ld st i l l b e avoide d through the use of diplomacy.

Russia denies plans to invade and says US support for Ukraine is a threat. At a news conference at the Pentagon on Friday, Gen Milley - US President Joe Biden’s most senior military

officer - warned that the scale of Russia’s forces near its border with Ukraine meant an attack would have severe consequences.

“If t hat was un le ashe d on Ukraine, it would be significant, very significant, and it would result in a s i g n i f i c ant am ou nt of casualties,” said the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.

Fighting in dense urban areas would be “horrific, it would be terrible”, Gen Milley added.

China Unicom has become the latest Chinese telecoms giant to be banned from the US over “significant” national security and espionage concerns The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it had voted unanimously to revoke authorisation for the company’s American unit to operate in the US. The firm must stop providing telecoms services in America within 60 days. The announcement comes after larger rival China Telecom had its licence to operate in the US revoked in October.

The Consulate General Of India, Chicago Celebrated Of 73rd Republic Day HiIndia Newsdesk

Consul General Amit Kumar reading Address of the President of India

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CHICAGO, IL – The Consulate General of India, Chicago celebrated the 73rd Republic Day of India on Wednesday, 26 January 2022. In view of COVID-19, the event was held in hybrid format with members of the Indian-American community and Friends of India joining the event physically. Many more joined the event virtually. The event started with Consul General Amit Kumar, unfurling the National Flag, followed by the singing of the National Anthem of India. The Consul General read out the Address of the Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind and spoke on the India-US strategic partnership and the valuable contributions of the Indian diaspora.

A cultural program was organized.

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Yogi Adityanath’s “Pair Of Boys” PM’s “Dress Code” Attack On Akhilesh Yadav, His Ally HiIndia Newsdesk

Slammed By CM KCR Ahead Of Their Meeting

UP Elections: Akhilesh Yadav and Jayant Chaudhary had unsuccessfully contested the 2017 state elections together.

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Lucknow/ New Delhi: Yogi Adityanath today sharpened his attack on Akhilesh Yadav and his ally Jayant Chaudhary - a Jat leader - in an election speech as he alleged the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s involvement in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. The Chief Minister blamed his challenger for the killing of Jats in the riots.

“Yeh jo do ladkon ki jodi aayi hai na, yeh do ladkon ki jodi 2014 me bhi bani thi, 2017 me bhi bani thi (This jodi - that has now come - of these two boys, similar jodi had come in 2017, 2014),” he said.

“In 2017, the state population had told the jodi... they’re not worthy,” he added, referring to the 2014 national elections and the 2017 UP elections.

Fifth Scorpene-Class Made-In-India Submarine Sails Out For First Sea Trial HiIndia Newsdesk

New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s brand-new submarine - the fifth of the six French-designed Scorpene-class submarines - sailed out Tuesday on its first sea sortie and will now undergo rigorous trials before it is delivered to the Navy later this year.

The submarine - designated “Yard 11879” during its construction by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in collaboration with Naval Group of France - will be named “Vagir” after it is commissioned into service. “Despite the coronavirus pandemic, MDL has delivered two submarines of the Project 75 last year,” the Navy said in a statement.

The sea trials of the fifth submarine are a significant milestone, it added.

The submarine - designated “Yard 11879” during its construction by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in collaboration with Naval Group of France - will be named “Vagir” once commissioned into service.

Two Indian American Women Join Congressional Race

AAPI Victory Fund and Indian American Impact Fund endorse North Carolina’s Nida Allam and Veermont’s Kesha Ram Hinsdale HiIndia Newsdesk

Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam will be running from North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District and Vermont State Senator Kesha Ram Hindsdale would be seeking the seat in the US House of Representatives.

Both Democratic candidates are endorsed

by AAPI Victory Fund and Indian American Impact Fund.

AAPI Victor y Fund Founder and Chairman Shekar Narasimhan said: “As elected leaders and champions for the progressive movement in their respective states, Nida and Kesha have made strides not only for the AAPI community but for all of their constituents.”

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Targets PM Modi: “Upar Shervani, andar pareshani (all style, no substance),” Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao quipped, deriding the “Gujarat model”.

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Telangana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi “dresses for elections” and his budget exemplifies “style without substance” - Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao unleashed Insults 101 on the PM and the BJP as he ripped into the Budget yesterday, calling it “terrible and golmaal (chaotic)”. In three days, the two come face-to-face for a mega event, but Mr Rao says he won’t flinch at sharing his criticism in person.

“Upar Shervani, andar pareshani (all style, no substance),” the Chief Minister quipped, mocking the “Gujarat model” that the BJP flaunts as an example of PM Modi’s governance. Mr Rao or KCR doesn’t mince words when he decides on a target.

Man going to Synagogue Threatened in Devon Avenue

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he culturally vibrant Devon Avenue in Chicago, that stands as a testimony to America’s diversity saw an unpleasant antisemitic incident, Tuesday morning. A man on his way to synagogue was threatened by several men in a vehicle. The suspects also went on to break a car window close to the shul. While the victim came out un harmed, such incidents go on to adversely affect the peace and harmony of the neighborhood. The incident closely follows another incident over the weekend, where the police made an arrest over hateful crimes against the Jewish community. The suspect Shahid Hussain has been taken in custody and has been charged with federal hate crimes and criminal damage to property for his targeted damage to synagogues and schools in the 50th ward.

The police are still investigating Tuesday’s incident. The local police is putting heightened attention to schools, synagogues and places of worship.

Alderman of the 50th Ward Debra Silverstein released a statement saying: “These incidents come merely days after Holocaust Remembrance Day and as antisemitism is on the rise across the country, I want to assure everyone in the Jewish community that you are not alone. I am with you. The police is with you, and millions of people across the city stand in solidarity with you.”

Neeraj nominated for Laureus award

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India’s Olympic gold medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was on Wednesday nominated for the prestigious Laureus ‘World Breakthrough of the Year’ award, making him the first Indian to be featured in the short-list for this category.

He was clubbed alongside tennis stars Daniil Medvedev and Emma Raducanu among others.

The 23-year-old Chopra last year became only the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal and first in track and field in Tokyo with a throw of 87.58 metres in his second attempt.

The performance catapulted him to superstar status in India and also brought him worldwide acclaim.

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FM banks on growth through capex push, private sector crowd in Sitharaman expects a nominal GDP growth rate of 11.1 per cent in 202223. Assuming a real GDP growth rate of 8-8.5 per cent as estimated by the Economic Survey for 2021-22, this means the average inflation for the next year has been factored in at 2.6 per cent to 3.1 per cent.

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S INDIA emerges from the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic with an ebbing third wave, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has sought to focus primarily on economic recovery on the back of government spending, which in due course of time is expected to crowd in private investment. Sitharaman expects a nominal GDP growth rate of 11.1 per cent in 202223. Assuming a real GDP growth rate of 8-8.5 per cent as estimated by the Economic Survey for 2021-22, this means the average inflation for the next year has been factored in at 2.6 per cent to 3.1 per cent.

PM Says Budget “People-Friendly, Progressive”, Welfare Of Poor Main Focus

This is a break from the government’s big thrust on reforms — asset monetization and privatisation of state-owned banks and insurance companies — which Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to push through during the pandemic period. In a way, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has continued with the NDA government’s economic philosophy of fiscal rectitude. Despite an unprecedented economic distress which hurt the poor the hardest, the Budget persisted with the government interventions on the supply side.

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today the union budget presented in parliament this morning will benefit all, especially the poor and those from backward sections of society, countering opposition claims that it has nothing to offer to the deprived or the salaried middle class.

“This budget addresses the immediate needs to ensure the economy is robust... It will also ensure more investment, more infrastructure, more growth,” the Prime Minister said.

NJ gets its first female Indian American Judge

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented her fourth budget in her shortest budget speech yet at 92 minutes. While the opposition has criticised the centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the focus of this year’s budget has been “the upliftment of poor people”.

• No change in income tax.

• Total expenditure Rs.39.5 lakh crore, up only 4.8 per cent.

• 60 lakh ‘Make-In-India’ jobs over the last five years.

• 30 per cent tax on transfer of virtual digital assets.

• Digital currency by the RBI to be introduced

Pfizer vaccine for children under 5 may be available in US by February end, says report HiIndia Newsdesk

Dipti Vaid Dedhia HiIndia Newsdesk

Dipti Vaid Dedhia has been nominated for the post of judge on Edison Municipal Court by Edison Mayor Sam Joshi. Mayor Joshi said in a statement, “Dedhia’s appointment broke a glass ceiling that we should all be proud of. Our council members unanimously supported this nomination.”

Joshi also said, “it was truly my honor and privilege to nominate Dipti Vaid Dedhia as Edison’s next municipal court judge.

Dedhia is a highly qualified attorney and former Deputy Attorney General in New Jersey.”

A graduate of Seton Hall University, School of Law in Newark, NJ, Dedhia has lived in Edison for the past twenty years.

Pfizer Inc. and Germany’s BioNTech SE are expected to submit an emergency use authorisation request as early as Tuesday to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for vaccines for children aged six months to 5 years, the Washington Post

reported on Monday.

Coronavirus vaccines for children younger than 5 could be available as soon as end-February under a plan that would lead to the potential authorisation of a two-shot regimen in the coming weeks, the Post reported, citing people briefed on the situation.

The report says that the FDA urged the companies to submit the application so that regulators could begin reviewing the two-shot data. “The idea is, let’s go ahead and start the review of two doses,” the report quoted one of the people familiar with the situation as saying.

What’s Cheaper, Costlier Cheaper Costlier • Chargers and cameras for phones • Imported items • Imitation Jewellery • Speakers, headphones and earphones • Solar cells and modules • X-ray machines • Umbrellas • Unblended fuel

• Wearable tech like smartwatches • Hearing aids • Gemstones and diamonds • Farming tools and smart meters • Cocoa beans and asafoetida • Frozen mussels and squids • Steel scraps • Chemicals for petroleum refining

Budget 2022: Big Announcements

Tax

• To correct errors by taxpayers, file updated returns within 2 years • Tax rate for cooperative societies reduced to 15% • 30% tax on digital asset transfer • Surcharge on long-term capital gains capped at 15%

Start-ups

• “Drone Shakti” programme for start-ups on drone technology • Defence research to be opened up for start-ups • Start-ups’ incorporation period extended till March 31, 2023, to claim tax incentives

Banking/Insurance

• Banking/Insurance • 75 digital banking units in 75 districts by scheduled commercial banks • Digital rupee using blockchain to be issued by RBI

Defence Allocation

• 68% capital for defence purchases will be for domestic sector

Social Welfare

• Transliteration of land records in 8 languages will be rolled out • Rs 60,000 crore for tap water connections in 3.8 homes

Revenue/Expenditure

• Rs 20,000 crore to be mobilised with innovative ways of financing • Capital expenditure raised by 35% to Rs 7.50 lakh crore

Agri/Farmers

• Rs 2.37 lakh crore for buying crops under minimum support price

Education

• TV channel for Class 1 to give supplementary education amid Covid • Digital university to be set up on hub-and-spoke model

Education

• TV channel for Class 1 to give supplementary education amid Covid • Digital university to be set up on hub-and-spoke model

Railways

• 400 new Vande Bharat trains to be introduced • Better integration of post and railways for seamless movement

Infrastructure

• “PM Gati Shakti” to lead 7 engines of growth • Plans for Metro systems at appropriate scale

Digital India

• E-passports using embedded chips and futuristic tech will be rolled out

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Thought-Provoking Malayalam Movies

ENTERTA IMDb Rating: 8.2

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Director: Saleem Ahame Cast: Tovino Thomas, An Synopsis: And The Osca starring Tovino Thomas, The story revolves aroun Indian filmmaker who p officially selected for the the hurdles and the unfr Title: Ellam Sheriyakum winning the Oscar. Can I Director: Jibu Jacob Will Isaak’s first venture Cast: Asif Ali, Rajisha Vijayan, Siddique Synopsis: Ansi, the daughter of a politician, marries Vineeth, a IMDb Rating: 7.1 political worker. What happens when Vineeth makes a smart political Title: Chathur Muk move that could threaten his relationship with his father-in-law?

Director: Ranjeet Kamal IMDb Rating: 8.3 Cast: Manju Warrier, Sun Synopsis: When myster Title: Aaha phone arrives, Thejaswi Director: Bibin Paul Samuel Cast: Indrajith Sukumaran, Santhy Balachandran and Amit Clement, a science enth occurrences.

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Synopsis: Aaha revolves around the sports tug of war (Vatanvali) and Title: Moothon a very popular team in the ‘80’s and 90’s Aaha Neelor. The sports Director: Geetu Mohand drama is additionally a commentary on the lives of common people Cast: Nivin Pauly, Shash in Kerala and the day to day struggles faced by them.

Synopsis: Moothon is a 2 IMDb Rating: 7.6 Nivin Pauly, Shashank A Thomas. The story revol Title: Operation Java travels to Mumbai search Director: Tharun Moorthy intensifies in Kamathipu Cast: Balu Varghese, Lukman Lukku, Irshad Synopsis: A gripping tale of two young men who join hands with the witnesses the dark under IMDb Rating: 7.5 cybercrime department to unearth a piracy case.

Malayalam cinema, exclusively on ZEE5 Global

Known for its humanistic scripts, diverse roles and thought-provoking approach to filmmaking, Malayalam cinema has created a new wave in the OTT streaming services since the pandemic. Expanding its regional library with meaningful content on India’s 73rd Republic Day, ZEE5 Global premiered Asif Ali and Rajisha Vijayan starrer Ellam Sheriyakum and Aaha, starring Indrajith Sukumaran and Santhy Balachandran, on 26th January.

‘I made a career out of a seven minute role

Taapsee Pannu

Taapsee Pannu calls her next, Looop Lapeta, an experimental film. The actor adds that she has made a career out of playing tricky roles as she has never got conventional roles to play.

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ctor Taapsee Pannu is enjoying a career high. With a slew of interesting projects lined up, she will be seen in the Netflix film Looop Lapeta, an official Hindi remake of German film Run Lola Run. She plays a quirky character who is caught in a time loop as she tries to save her boyfriend from an imminent death.

Talking about the process of making Looop Lapeta, Taapsee jokes that it was like “college ka experimental cinema” that she was doing on the side and it gave her quite a kick. She says, “It felt like we were working on ‘college ka experimental cinema’. The cast and crew were filled with so much ‘josh’ and passion, we all wanted to make something ‘zabardast’.

It also helps when you don’t take things too

Bigg Boss 15 winner is Tejasswi Prakash The grand Bigg Boss 15 finale is almost here. The season, which has aired for over almost four months, with Salman Khan as host, sees the finalists, Pratik Sehajpal, Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Kundrra, Shamita Shetty and Nishant Bhat fighting for the coveted trophy.

‘heavy-duty’, and make a film while having fun. That vibe is reflecting in our film.”

What draws Taapsee to experimenting with such varied roles? And does she not fear getting lost in the sea of “non-conventional” roles she has been doing recently? “I have made a career out of playing tricky roles, as I’ve never got conventional roles to play,” the actor says.

Taapsee, who plays Savi in the Aakash Bhatia film, says, “People used to say that a certain film is commercial and some were ‘off-beat’, film used to be categorised this way. But, for me, there are only two types of films, one that is entertaining, by which I mean that it will keep you glued. Or the film that is not entertaining. A film can keep you glued because it is so intense, or it can keep you glued because it is so funny. There can be multiple reasons, but the end result should be that it should keep you glued.”

Saba Azad and Hrithik Roshan are out in the open

Have you heard?

B-Town’s gossip mills have been working overtime about the industry’s latest couple — Hrithik Roshan and Saba Azad. Over the weekend, the superstar, who is known to guard his personal life, threw caution to the wind by stepping out hand-in-hand with the actor-musician.

It was a surprise to those in the know as Roshan had preferred to keep the relationship under wraps for months. A source says, “Their friendship has blossomed into something really special. Last month, the two winged their way to Goa for some quiet moments.” Roshan is 48, and Azad is around 30, but then what’s age gotta do with love?

Azad features in the upcoming web series, Rocket Boys.

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AINMENT

My career began with a coin toss, got yelled by Saroj Khan:

ar Award Goes To

‘I felt silly, stupid’

ed nu Sitara, Sreenivasan, Siddique, Salim Kumar ar Goes To is a 2019 Malayalam drama movie Anu Sithara, Vijayaraghavan and Salim Kumar. nd Isaak Ebrahim, a passionate and struggling produces and directs his first movie that gets e Oscars. Once nominated, Isaak knows about riendly situations that can shatter his dream of Isaak overcome the challenges and make it big? win him the prestigious award?

On Preity Zinta's birthday, here's looking back at the trajectory of her Bollywood career, which all began with a coin toss. The actor also spoke about her connection with Shah Rukh Khan.

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la Sankar, Salil Menon nny Wayne, Alencier Lay Lopez rious events start taking place after her new ini, a social media addict, seeks the help of husiast, to uncover the reason behind these

On Rendezvous With Simi Garewal, Preity said, “It sounds like the perfect story, but no. I think when I met Shekhar, when he wanted to sign me up for Tara Rum Pum Pum, I was just like this little kid looking at Shekhar Kapur. And I just wanted to be cool, so I said, ‘Okay, if it’s destiny then

das hank Arora, Sobhita Dhullipala 2019 Malayalam action thriller movie, starring Arora, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Melissa Raju lves around Mulla, a 14-year-old orphan, who hing for his elder brother Akbar. As the search ura and the city’s nooks and corners, Mulla rbelly that leaves a deep scar on the child.

“I’m a big rooter for Indian content,” says Tahir Raj Bhasin

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ersatile actor Tahir Raj Bhasin’s career is on a high after he delivered a smashing performance in the recently released web series Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein.

Tahir says he is humbled that people are pegging his performance to be amongst the best delivered by a leading man in a web series. He reveals that he is a ‘big binger’ of Indian content on OTT and his personal favourite performances have been from Manoj Bajpai for The Family Man and Kay Kay Menon for Special Ops. Tahir says, “I was awestruck seeing the magnificent performances by Manoj Bajpai in The Family Man and Kay Kay Menon in Special Ops. They are two of my favourite actors to have ever graced the screen and if my show and performance is being rated as amongst the best performances by a leading man in an OTT web series, I feel deeply honoured and humbled.”He adds, “As an actor, I’m constantly inspired by great work around me. I am a big binger of Indian and International shows and I’m always excited by the outstanding acting performances that the digital space has to offer today. I’m also

Lata Mangeshkar’s health improves marginally; removed from ventilator Earlier this month, singer Lata Mangeshkar was hospitalised in Mumbai's Breach Candy after she tested positive for COVID-19. The legendary singer has been in the ICU ever since and according to the regular health updates from her team, she seems to be getting better by the day. According to the latest update, the 92-year-old singer has been showing signs of marginal improvement and has been removed from the ventilator

I’ll just flip this coin. I said, ‘Heads, I will take film as a career and tails, I won’t’.” When Simi asked Preity what she would have done if she got tails, she replied, “I wouldn’t have signed that film. I promise you.” Simi was stunned and asked if Preity had really taken a film offer so lightly, she answered, “Just for style, anything for style at that point.”

Ta Ra Rum Pum Pum was shelved, and she made her Bollywood debut with Dil Se. Years later, Ta Ra Rum Pum was made by a different director, Siddharth Anand, and different cast, Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerj

a big rooter for Indian content because we have produced amazing authentically Indian shows over the last couple of years.”

Tahir has had two back to back OTT releases in Ranjish Hi Sahi and Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein and these projects are amongst the highest rated content ever in the digital space in India.

The actor says, “I’m honoured that my shows are among the top-rated shows of all time and my intent will be to pick and choose disruptive content that truly stands out , entertains the audience and enables me to showcase my talent as an actor who can perform any role.”

Salman Khan meets John Travolta in Riyadh Superstar Salman Khan met Hollywood star John Travolta when the two attended an event in Riyadh recently.

The priceless moment was captured by the camera as the two stars sat next to each other at the even

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is the new Hawa Hawai When it comes to Nawazuddin Siddiqui, you can expect the unexpected. That’s what the actor appears to have done with Tiku Weds Sheru. Yesterday, he was shooting for the film in Goregaon, and midday got its hands on his unconventional look. With the actor dressed in a shimmery golden gown, complete with a tiara and long hair, it was evident that the look is inspired by the late Sridevi’s iconic avatar in Hawa hawai from Mr India (1987).

On digging further, we found out that the look has been created for a song in the Kangana Ranaut production. A source reveals that Bosco Martis is choreographing the number that comes at a crucial juncture in the narrative. “Female lead Avneet Kaur’s character is shown to be kidnapped by goons.

Nawaz’s character dons this unlikely look as he sets out to give the goons a slip and save her. It took the make-up and styling team four hours to get Nawaz ready,” says the source.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS

This Policy Tweak Is A Big Boost For Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani

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ndia's plans to classify data centers and energy storage as infrastructure assets allowing firms to access cheap and long-term credit, in a big boost for billionaires Gautam Adani, Sunil Mittal and Mukesh Ambani's plans to aggressively grow in these segments.

"Data centers and energy storage systems including dense charging infrastructure and grid-scale battery systems will be included in the harmonized list of infrastructure," Nirmala Sitharaman, India's finance minister, said Tuesday as part of the annual budget speech in Parliament. "This will facilitate credit availability for digital infrastructure and clean energy storage."

The policy tweak, effective from April 1, comes as Asia's no. 3 economy seeks to keep its data within its borders as well as stoke a massive boom in online payments, e-commerce and quantum computing. Roll out of ultra-speedy 5G telecom services will further increase demand for data center services, spurring conglomerates helmed by Adani and Mittal to rapidly scale up.

Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd., which is developing gigafactories including one for energy storage as part of a $76 billion investment plan, is also likely to

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The policy tweak, effective from April 1, comes as Asia's no. 3 economy seeks to keep its data within its borders as well as stoke a massive boom in online payments, e-commerce and quantum computing.

benefit from this reclassification.

The infrastructure tag "is expected to provide access to cheaper and longterm institutional funds, which will promote investments," Radha Dhir, chief executive officer and India head at real estate consultancy JLL, said in an email. She expects India's data center capacity to double from 499 megawatts in the first half of 2021 to 1,008 megawatts next year.

Adani, Asia's second-richest person, said in November that he wants his conglomerate to be a world leader in green data storage, with sites run entirely on clean power, in sync with India's goal of turning carbon net zero by 2070. The Adani Group plans to initially build data centers in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and in and around New Delhi. Bharti Airtel Ltd., the country's No. 2 wireless carrier overseen by Mittal, announced plans in September to invest 50 billion rupees ($671 million) to triple its data center capacity to 400 megawatts by 2025. Reliance's digital unit has also been looking to build a data center, according to a local media report.

Representatives for Adani Group, Reliance and Bharti Airtel did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comments on the policy change announced in the budget.

Budget 2022

PM's Instruction Was Very Clear, "No Additional Taxes": Nirmala Sitharaman HiIndia Newsdesk

Budget 2022: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has also proposed that both Centre and states government employees' tax deduction limit be increased from 10 per cent to 14 per cent.

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rime Minister Narendra Modi had instructed that taxes not be raised amid the Covid pandemic, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters today after presenting the Union budget in parliament. PM Modi, she added, had given the same direction last year as well.

"Didn't want to increase tax at the time of pandemic... PM Modi's instruction was very clear --'No additional taxes'," Ms Sitharaman said.

Accordingly, Income tax slabs have not been changed in this budget.

The finance minister has also proposed that both Centre and states government employees' tax deduction limit be increased from 10 per cent to 14 per cent. This will help state government employees with social security benefits and bring them at par with the Central government employees, she said.

Earlier today, PM Modi said the budget will benefit all, especially the poor and those from backward sections of society. "This budget is full of new possibilities for more infrastructure, more investment, more growth, and more

jobs," the Prime Minister said, adding that it will also open up the field of green jobs... An important aspect of this budget is the welfare of the poor".

The government said the budget aims to boost economic growth amid the continued disruption from the Covid pandemic and the rising inflation. Ms Sitharaman also said this year's budget will be a "blueprint to steer economy from India@75 to India@100".

The budget this time includes a huge push for infrastructure and estimates the effective capital expenditure of the Central government at Rs. 10.68 lakh crore in 2022-23, comprising around 4.1 per cent of the GDP. Talking of revenue, Ms Sitharaman said the gross GST collections for January is Rs. 1,40,986 crore — the highest since the inception of the tax in 2017.

Ms Sitharaman said the government will soon be issuing a digital rupee using the blockchain technology by the Reserve Bank starting 2022-23, which will be a big boost for economy.

Income from the transfer of any virtual digital asset will be taxed at the rate of 30 per cent.

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SPORTS

As Covid wave dips, IPL 2022 likely in India

Rafael Nadal wins Australian Open, his 21st Grand Slam title HiIndia Newsdesk

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The 2022 Indian Premier League is all set to be held in India. According to a top BCCI official, the cricket board has taken a decision in this regard.

Asked if the IPL could go overseas this year, the BCCI official told “It will be in India.”

With the third wave of Covid tapering and schools, colleges and other educational institutes are reopening in the states, the BCCI is confident of organising this year’s IPL in India, bar any unforeseen circumstances in the future.

Central government announces hike in sports budget

For an aging champion who has earned his reputation as one of the greatest competitors in sports, it was a fitting way to stand alone with 21 Grand Slam men’s singles titles.

Down, two sets to none, in the Australian Open final, against the higher ranked and considerably younger Daniil Medvedev, Rafael Nadal did not simply count himself fortunate to have made it so far in a tournament he once considered himself

unlikely to play. Instead, he did what he has done since he burst onto the tennis scene nearly 20 years ago as a longhaired teenager in pirate pants.

He fought. He thought. He fought and thought some more, and his prize was his most unexpected major title and a victory, 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5, that was utterly suitable for archiving.

Roger Federer's Heartfelt Message To Rafael

What a match! To my friend and great rival @RafaelNadal, heartfelt congratulations on becoming the first man to win 21 Grand Slam singles titles. A few months ago we were joking about both being on crutches. Amazing. Never underestimate a great champion," wrote Federer.

"Your incredible work ethic, dedication, and

fighting spirit are an inspiration to me and countless others around the world. I am proud to share this era with you and honored to play a role in pushing you to achieve more, as you have done for me for the past 18 years. I am sure you have more achievements ahead but for now enjoy this one!" he added.

Cricket becomes first discipline to confirm lineup for Birmingham Commonwealth Games Australia, Barbados, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan have already qualified as women's cricket makes its first entry into the Commonwealth Games.

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The Union Budget, which was presented in the Lok Sabha

by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, revealed an increase in funds of more than Rs 300 crore in sports allocations from last year.

The total budget allocated for sports now stands at Rs 3062.60 cr. Last year (for 2021-22), the Union budget had allocated Rs 2,596.14 crore to sports, which was less than Rs 230.78 crore allocated in the previous financial year.

Cricket is the first discipline to announce its complete line-up for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games after Sri Lanka was confirmed as the eighth team in the women’s T20

tournament, the ICC said on Tuesday.

The announcement was made jointly by the International

As IPL captain, Hardik can mould his own destiny

Arif Khan-led Indian team leaves for Winter Olympics

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Skier Arif Khan, the only athlete representing India at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, left for the Games in the Chinese capital along with Chef De Mission Harjinder Singh and support staff. Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra wished the contingent luck before its departure for the Games on Monday. Arif, who will participate in two events, is aiming a modest top-30 finish in the showpiece which begins on Frida

Cricket Council and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) following Sri Lanka’s victory in the Commonwealth Games Qualifier in Kuala Lumpur last week and the subsequent CGF ratification of the island nation’s entry.

Australia, Barbados, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan have already qualified as women’s cricket makes its first entry into the Commonwealth Games.

It will only be the second time that cricket features in the multi-discipline event after a men’s competition was part of the Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 and is considered a massive opportunity to bring the game to new audiences.

I Hardik,who's led once in his nineyear career, has chance to develop leadership style at Ahmedabad IPL franchise.

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led when I was in Under-16,” decide what he wants to do. These he offered, before declaring, are the three qualities I’ll take from “You don’t have to be a them, and it will be a very good captain to lead. You lead in combination.” a lot of different ways,” almost Pandya said he, Rashid Khan repeating verbatim what and Shubman Gill – the other Virat Kohli had said on two franchise picks so far – were a recent podcast about excited at the chance to “create their not being India skipper own legacy on their own terms.” It anymore. could be a throwaway line among “From Virat, I will pick his several routinely thrown away at aggression and passion, press conferences. Then again, it his energ y w hich is might be an expression of a real tremendous, to be honest. desire to build something the way From Mahi bhai, I will one has wanted to, but never had pick the composure, the the opportunity until now. calmness, remaining “It’s a good start because the the same in ever y IPL platform gives a lot of new situation, and trying opportunities, new roles where to see what new you get similar kind of pressure,” t hings one c an Pandya said. “It’s a right step to go add. From Rohit, ahead and eventually get captaincy I wou ld pick for your country, but you don’t that he lets look for that. If it is supposed to the player come, it will always come.”

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Philadelphia CBP Seizes Two Shipments Of Dangerous Controlled Substances HiIndia Newsdesk

Officers tested the liquid using a handheld elemental isotope analysis tool and identified the liquid as gamma butyrolactone (GBL), a DEA Schedule 1 controlled substance. The GBL collectively weighed nearly 3.5 gallons.

Gamma butyrolactone (GBL)

Indian American Man Sentenced To Prison For Sexually Abusing

PHILADELPHIA, PA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia seized two shipments of dangerous controlled substances – a date-rape precursor and an LSD-like hallucinogenic – on January 20 that arrived in express delivery parcels from overseas. The first parcel, which was destined to an address in Chicago, arrived on January 18 from Germany and was manifested as “Butanediol Samples.” Butanediol is a solvent used as a floor stripper and paint thinner. CBP officers examined the shipment and discovered 10 bottles of a clear liquid packaged as a cleaning solution.

Officers tested the liquid using a handheld elemental isotope analysis tool and identified the liquid as gamma butyrolactone (GBL), a DEA Schedule 1 controlled substance. The GBL collectively weighed nearly 3.5 gallons.

According to the DEA, GBL is a chemical analogue

of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), a highly addictive central nervous system depressant that poses potentially severe health consequences. Sexual predators have used GBL as precursor chemical in a date-rape drug, and others abuse GBL as a bodybuilding supplement and human growth hormone.

The second parcel arrived on January 19 from the Netherlands and was manifested as “Mimosa Tenuiflora.” CBP officers inspected the Dutchess County, N.Y., bound shipment and discovered 57 pounds of tree bark pieces.

Customs and Border protection officers in Philadelphia seized two shipments that contained dangerous controlled substances — gamma butyrolactone (GBL) and dimethyltryptamine (DMT) — on January 20, 2022.

Martyrs’ Day Observed By Consulate General Of Indian, Chicago

Gandhiji’s favorite bhajans(hymns) Vaishnav Janto and Raghupati Raghav Rajaram were led by Foundation Director, Bharti Desai. Everyone present joined in the singing of these bhajans. Dr. Sriram Sonty, Vice-President, Gandhi Memorial Foundation, Chicago, well known Gandhi scholar, narrated the last few minutes of Mahatma Gandhiji’s life on Friday, January 30, 1948, and shared his core teachings.

Neeraj Chopra, 41 (Minn. Jail mugshot) HiIndia Newsdesk

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for engaging in abusive sexual contact on an airplane. Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats made the announcement after U.S. District Judge Nancy E. Brasel sentenced the defendant.

According to court documents, in April 2019, Neeraj Chopra, 41, knowingly engaged in abusive sexual contact with a 16-year-old victim who was seated next to him aboard a Jet Blue flight from Boston to Minneapolis. During the flight, Chopra retrieved a blanket from his backpack and draped it over his lap, with a portion of the blanket also covering the victim’s right leg. Chopra put his hand under the blanket and began inappropriately touching the victim. Chopra ignored the victim’s multiple requests to stop and continued to inappropriately touch the victim. On July 14, 2021, following a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted Chopra on one count of abusive sexual contact. This case was the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Police.

Women’s Stories Of Courage At AAPI’s Global Healthcare Summit HiIndia Newsdesk

A high-energy, inspiring event saw women from various walks of life who have risen against challenges and made a mark for themselves talking about their unique experiences. The event was the Women’s Forum during the AAPI Global Healthcare Summit in Hyderabad earlier this month. “.

Dr. Tejaswini Manogna, Miss India-Earth 2019 and the titleholder of Divine Miss Earth India 2019, gave an inspiring keynote address. The Women’s Forum organized by Dr. Seema Arora, Dr. Udaya Shivangi, Dr.

Meher Medavaram, Dr. Malati Mehta and Dr. Uma Jonnalagadda, had many successful women, who shared with the AAPI delegates their own stories of growing up and facing challenges and growing up to become role models for other women around the world.

The Women’s Forum had Dr. Meenacshi Martin, a practicing consultant Psychiatrist and award winning artist and actress; Dr. Juby A. Jacob-Nara, a Public Health Physician, Vice President and Head of Global Medical Respiratory Allergy & Gastroenterology (Sanofi-Genzyme) Dr. Shantha Kumari, a senior gynecologist and laparoscopic surgeon, Preity Üpala, a former investment banker turned into ‘Thought Leader, Media Entrepreneur’ and a Miss India International, based in Hollywood, California and Dr. Tejaswini Manogna, Miss India-Earth 2019. Dr. Shantha Kumari, President of Federation of Obstetric & Gynecological Societies of India, the Treasurer of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics urged her fellow women to “Have the courage to say NO to violence against women.

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Ravi And Naina Patel Foundation Donate $1.5M For M.K. Gandhi Center HiIndia Newsdesk

The Gandhi Center will promote the development of intellectual understanding and experiential learning of Gandhi’s philosophy of inner peace and sarvodaya.

FRESNO, CA – California State University, Fresno received a $1.5 million pledge from the Ravi and Naina Patel Foundation to establish an endowed fund to create and support the “M.K. Gandhi Center: Inner Peace and Sarvodaya” in the College of Arts and Humanities. The Gandhi Center will promote the development of intellectual understanding and experiential learning of Gandhi’s philosophy of inner peace and sarvodaya.

The idea of sarvodaya focuses on the development of the entire person and the construction of a nonviolent, peaceful and equitable society.

A virtual gift announcement will be held on Feb. 18. The Gandhi Center Fund will support a director, student scholarly research, curriculum development, and activities like conferences, essay and art competitions, and public lectures to bring campus and community together.

Ravi and Naina Patel seen with their family

Agents Arrest 6 Individuals And Discovered A Loaded Firearm In Motel Room HiIndia Newsdesk

EL CENTRO, CA– El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen, five undocumented individuals and seized a firearm, inside a motel room Friday morning. At approximately 10:30 a.m., El Centro Sector’s Intelligence agents were conducting surveillance of a local motel. Agents recognized a blue Hyundai

Elantra suspected of human smuggling enter the parking lot of the motel. One of the passengers exited the vehicle and entered the motel lobby. The driver and four other occupants exited the vehicle and were guided by the passenger into a nearby room. Agents observed the driver leave the motel. Intelligence agents approached the room

and identified themselves as Border Patrol agents. Agents proceeded to conduct a consensual request to inspect the room. Once allowed, agents entered the room and encountered five undocumented individuals and one United States citizen. A loaded handgun was found inside a sweatshirt pocket during a pat down.

Fire In Metal California State University USCIS Provides Clarifying Recycling Adds Caste To Its Anti- Guidance For O-1 Petitions Terminal In NJ With A Focus On STEM Fields Discrimination Policy HiIndia Newsdesk

LONG BEACH, CA – The California State University system has become the first in the country to add caste to its anti-discrimination policy.

Students will now be able to report anti-Dalit bias, which some have said they regularly experience at school.

Meanwhile, in the immediate aftermath of CSU announcing its intention as part of a collective bargaining agreement with CSU faculty, over 80 of those faculty members wrote a blistering letter to the CSU Board of Trustees opposing the move.

The California State University is a public university system with 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers.

CSU is the largest four-year public university system in the United States.

Equality Lab’s executive director Thenmozhi Soundararajan, in a press release called CSU’s decision a historic win, and credited “the tireless efforts of the student-led interfaith and inter-caste initiative.” Noting that “the movement for caste equity in the United States is growing exponentially as caste-oppressed Americans and allies bravely organize for our rights,” she added her organization looks forward “to working with CSU campuses to help implement this historic win.”

In the press release, Manmit Singh, a student at San Francisco State University said the victory “has shown the power of an interfaith, inter-caste, and multiracial coalition.”

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Citizenship and Immigration S er vices today issued polic y guidance clarifying how it evaluates evidence to determine eligibility for O-1A nonimmig rants of extraordinary ability, with a focus on petitions filed for individuals in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) fields, as well as how USCIS determines whether an O-1 beneficiary’s prospective work is within their area of extraordinary ability or achievement.

Individuals of extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, business, or athletics may be eligible for O-1A classification. The new update provides examples of evidence that may satisfy the O-1A evidentiary criteria and discusses considerations that are relevant to evaluating such evidence, with a focus on the highly technical nature of STEM fields and the complexity of the evidence often submitted.

The update also emphasizes that, if a petitioner demonstrates that a particular criterion does not readily apply to their occupation, they may submit evidence that is of comparable significance to that criterion to establish sustained acclaim and recognition, and it provides examples of possible comparable evidence that may be submitted in support of petitions for beneficiaries working in STEM fields.

In addition, the update explains that when evaluating whether an individual of extraordinary ability is coming to work in their “area of extraordinary ability,” officers will focus on whether the prospective work involves skillsets, knowledge, or expertise shared with the occupation(s) in which the individual garnered acclaim.

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NEW YORK, NY — Sickly, smoky odor caused on morning in New York, the cause was likely a fire burning miles away at a scrapyard in Newark, New Jersey.

The fire broke out late Monday at the Eastern Metal Recycling Terminal in Newark, where it continued to burn as of Tuesday morning. In a Notify NYC alert, authorities said that smoke from the fire could be seen and smelled by residents of Manhattan and the Bronx.

In fact, the odor seemed to travel further than that — as far as Astoria, Queens, and even further east in Forest Hills and College Point, according to Twitter users.

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Budget 2022: PM Modi said he hopes that all MPs, political parties will have quality discussions with an open mind and help take the country on the path to development swiftly.

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rime Minister Narendra Modi today said discussions in the Budget session of parliament should not be overtaken by the state elections ahead. The opposition has already made it clear that it will raise the report that claims the government bought Pegasus spyware as part of a defence deal with Israel.

“I request all MPs, elections keep happening, but the Budget Session is very important. The more fruitful we make this session, the better is the rest of the year for the country to touch economic heights,” the Prime Minister said in his traditional pre-session comments.

FM tables Economic Survey 2021-22 in Lok Sabha

“Due to elections, the discussions in parliament are impacted. But elections have their own place, they will continue.

An open discussion is needed in parliament. The budget sets the tone for the whole year, so it is important,” he said.

Discussions during the sessions should be driven by good intentions, the PM said.

“In this session too, discussions, issues of discussions and open-minded debates can become an important opportunity for global impact. I hope that all MPs, political parties will have quality discussions with an open mind and help take the country on the path to development swiftly,” the Prime Minister said.

to ramp up capital spending to support growth next fiscal. The Economic Survey is an annual document prepared by the Ministry of Finance under the guidance of the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) and it provides a summary of annual economic development across the country during the financial year 2021-22.

The government on Friday appointed Dr. V Anantha Nageswaran as the new CEA adding in a statement that he has assumed charge. He replaced KV Subramanian whose three-year term ended in Decemb

HfHR Call Their Republic Day Briefing Unprecedented HiIndia Newsdesk

Washington D.C. based advocacy organization Hindus For Human Rights (HfHR) who hosted a congressional briefing on India’s Republic Day have called their briefing unprecedented that had an unprecedented backlash. The briefing titled Protecting India’s Pluralist Constitution was attended by four US lawmakers Ed Markey, Congressman Jim McGovern, Andy Levin, and Jamie Raskin along with India’s former VP Hamid Ansari who was one of the

speakers. The briefing was co-hosted by Amnesty International USA, Genocide Watch, 21Wilberforce and several other organizations, according to a press release from the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC).

HfHR in a statement has now said: India’s leading news outlets have all reported on our briefing. They’ve focused in particular on remarks offered by Hamid Ansari, former Vice President of India.

Even the Indian government has been forced to issue an official response.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday highlighted the achievements of the Modi government’s mega COVID-19 vaccination drive, and noted that 150 crore doses were administered to the country’s citizens in a record time.

In his address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session, Kovind said the Rs 64,000 crore PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission will prepare the country for a health crisis in the future.

USCIS opens H-1B registration for FY 2023 on March 1 HiIndia Newsdesk

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday tabled the Economic Survey 2021-22 in Lok Sabha. The government sees the Indian economy growing at 8-8.5 per cent in the financial year 2022-23 (FY23). The GDP growth rate for the ongoing financial year 2021-22 (FY22) is estimated at 9.2 per cent.

The Economic Sur vey noted that economic activity has recovered to prepandemic level. It further added that the economy is well placed to take on challenges in 2022-23. Robust export growth and availability of fiscal space

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US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will open initial registration for H-1B visas coveted by Indian professionals for fiscal year 2023 starting October, from March 1 through March 18.

During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives will be able to complete and submit their registrations using USCIS’ online H-1B registration system, the immigration agency announced Friday. USCIS will assign a confirmation number to each registration submitted for the FY 2023 H-1B cap. This number is used solely to track registrations; you cannot use this number to track your case status in Case Status Online.

In recent years, Indian professionals have received about 70% of 85, 000 new H-1B visas for high skilled individuals issued every year, including 20,000 reserved for Masters degree holders from US educational institutions.

Prospective H-1B capsubject petitioners or their representatives are required to use a myUSCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the associated $10 H-1B registration fee for each registration submitted on behalf of each beneficiary, USCIS said.

Prospective H-1B cap-subject petitioners or their representatives are required to use a myUSCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the associated $10 H-1B registration fee for each registration submitted on behalf of each beneficiary, USCIS said.

Prospective petitioners submitting their own registrations (US employers and US agents, collectively known as “registrants”) will use a “registrant” account. Registrants will be able to create new accounts beginning at noon EDT on Feb 21.

Vistara Cancels Several Sena To Back Ex Minister Manohar February: Report Parrikar’s Son, Snubbed By BJP, In Goa Flights For HiIndia Newsdesk HiIndia Newsdesk

Shiv Sena MP Panaji: The Shiv Sena has dropped its candidate Sanjay Raut had from Goa’s Panaji and has decided to support former earlier urged all Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal, who opposition parties is contesting the election as an independent after being snubbed by the BJP for the seat. to back Utpal Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut had earlier urged all Parrikar if he did opposition parties to back Utpal Parrikar if he did not get a BJP ticket not get a BJP ticket to contest from Panaji. to contest from “We’re keeping our word. Shiv Sena is withdrawing Panaji. its candidate Shailendra Velingkar from Panaji.

New Delhi: Vistara airline had also raised concern over the cancelled several flights for unavailability of Vistara’s the month of February while customer care. “Dear Vistara many more were rescheduled airlines You have cancelled due to low demand, sources in a ticket from New Delhi to aviation disclosed on Sunday. Bhubaneswar on February 5.

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Whether it is a common cold, diabetes, or cancer, it is connected to our immune system considerably, and the very fact that a disease has made its way into a body means that the immune system was compromised at some point Immunity is dependent on your internal and external environment. This is what shapes your immunity. The external environment covers the quality of air, surroundings, people around us, the energies we are exposed to, and the internal environment consists of the food we eat, water intake, products we use, thoughts that cross our mind, our breathing patterns, and so on. The effect of the environment on our genes is also significant (epigenetic), and certain environmental factors can turn on or turn off the right genes or vice versa.

This is precisely why it is important to live a balanced lifestyle because there is a possibility of turning on a bad gene through a fault habit. For example, inflammation. While inflammation is a necessary part of our immune function, and we need it as a protective mechanism, chronic inflammation can serve as a trigger to turn on faulty gene expression. So, it all comes down to lifestyle.

We n e e d d i s c i p l i n e f o r everything, even for making the right food choices. We cannot wake up one day and decide to start eating healthy and expect it to work for us the right away.

One needs to be consistent with whatever efforts one takes to boost immunity. You cannot practise pranayama just for a day and expect it to boost your respiratory function. Immunity is built over time. We see how people who once overdid antibiotics during childhood have actually weak immunity today. So, consistency has a compounding effect, and it plays a massive role in boosting our immune systems.

By practising meditation, silent reflection, learning to accept, let go, forgive, and the power of tolerance.

Deep prayer and laughter are powerful medicines. Get those few minutes of laughter every single day. Watch some comedy, perhaps a video on YouTube, or a hilarious show. Even if you have to fake laughter, do it because laughter is scientifically proven to be effective for your immune system.

Spend time in nature. If you live in the city, try to grow plants or flowers on your balcony. But, even if it is your little slice of green heaven, be close to nature as far as possible. Try to watch a sunset or sunrise, very important for you.

The focus has always been on immunity, but it’s been even more deliberate with the pandemic. Firstly, practising social distancing and hygiene protocols. Sleep

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he key is connecting back to your spirit and inner being, so you do not give away your power and peace to what happens in the outer world, whether it’s events, people, or their opinions. While stress will continue to be there in everyone’s lives, what matters is the way we relate and perceive it. For anyone looking to improve their mental health, it’s essential to change the way they look at stress. It is also important to stay grounded, stop trying to control things that are not in our control, and learn acceptance, mindfulness, forgiveness, and letting go. Know that there is going to be struggle in our lives and learn that it is okay to have them. There are good and bad days in everyone’s lives, and no one is entitled only to have good days. Entitlement to only happy days leads to misery because our lives and happiness can start to crumble when faced with struggles.

is important for immunity, so you make sure you get enough of it daily. Eating clean is another one, with a complete drop in the intake of refined sugar, junk, and processed foods. Must exercise regularly and work on your emotional state of mind. Even though there is stress, You have learned how to look at it differently and change your relationship with it. You also meditate regularly, engage in hobbies, and immerse yourself in work to keep yourself busy to help you be in a happy state of mind, which ultimately reflects on your immunity. As for nutrition, you have increased intake of spices like turmeric, ginger, black pepper, garlic, clove in various forms and continued to take the immunity-boosting powder throughout the pandemic and before that too.

Immunity-boosting foods are: • Garam masala • Rasam/ sambhar • Khichri (rice and lentil mix) • Amla (Indian gooseberry) • Loose black tea leaves and good quality coffee • Local and seasonal fruits • Cruciferous vegetables and leafy greens • Chickpeas and sattu (one can make a drink out of it too) • Nuts and seeds • Cold-pressed, good quality oils • Basic Indian spices like turmeric, black pepper, cinnamon, jeera, ajwain, fennel • Herbs like thyme, oregano, rosemary • A2 Gir cow ghee

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Hair Colour Trends That Are Going To Rage In 2022 The energy shift felt in the new year is quite apparent.

2022 brings with it a promise of a fresh start, and we’re all here for it. What better way to get your groove on for the new year than hopping on to the hair colour train?

Ushering in new trends and styles while keeping the winners of last year still going strong comes the possibility of a new colour with a fresh calendar. Whether you want to enhance your existing colour and add dimension or change your personality entirely – we’re looking at some drastic and not-sodrastic changes to mark your feed this year. And staying up to date on the hottest colour trends is what we do best; so, check ’em out –

Putting The ‘Hot’ In Chocolate

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Over the past year, we’ve seen several blonde girls gravitate to the brunette side of the spectrum. And we predict this year to have the same if not more conversions to the rich chocolate look.

Making sure that it’s not a single flat colour all over is essential because this look is characterised by depth and dimension at its core.

The most identifiable colour trend will be a continuance of the warm reds and coppers, bringing us major 2010 RiRi energy, and we’re all here for it. The shades are predicted to sweep through Hollywood rapidly, alternating in vibrancy and depth of colour. According to leading hairstylists, the warmer the tone, the better the red.

We’re moving on from the staple California sun-kissed blonde to a more colour-blocked and bleached look.

Everyone wants a bit of blonde in their look, as was witnessed towards the end of 2021 and now, the beginning of 2022.

The cool, statement and woven this icy blonde look is to die for.

Toasty Caramel For Winter Mornings

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The chill in the air seems like it’s not going away anytime soon, and if you need some warmth to spice up the remaining days of winter, a toasty caramel is perfect. 2022 is the year for migrating back to warm tones in the brunette world and giving a twist to your existing basic brown hair by adding auburn, caramel, and copper tones.

Highlights, money pieces, and bold ombrès – dipping your hair in a pop of colour (blue, green, orange, the entire rainbow, you name it) make your hair look fresh, fun, it the new own your fashion look.

Overlays make your hair stand out.

The (Man)Icure Is Here To Stay.

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Artists David Bowie and Kurt Cobain have made headlines for wearing nail paint for more than a decade. Well, it’s visibly made its way back into our lives (yay), but this time around with a different aesthetic, with modern celebrity men like Harry Styles and Machine Gun Kelly donning not only basic painted nails but also elaborate nail art with some even launching their own nail paint lines.

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Delhi Lifts Weekend Curfew

Restaurants, Cinemas To Open With 50% Capacity

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The decision to ease curbs was taken at a meeting between the Delhi government and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.

New Delhi: The weekend curfew has been lifted in Delhi, odd-even curbs for markets removed and restaurants and cinemas can reopen with 50 per cent capacity, the government said today, with Covid cases dropping in the capital.

Schools will, however, remain shut for now.

The decision to ease curbs was taken at a meeting between the Delhi government and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. Shops can be open every day and the number of guests in weddings has been raised to 200 from 50.

The 10 pm to 5 am night curfew in place since December will remain.

No decision was taken on schools in today’s meeting though Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had yesterday flagged worries about the prolonged school shutdown affecting education and mental health of children.

Covishield, Covaxin To Be Available In Hospitals In New Approval: Sources HiIndia Newsdesk

Covishield and Covaxin have been cleared by India’s drugs regulator for sale in the market, sources have said New Delhi: Covishield and Covaxin have been cleared by India’s drugs regulator for sale in the market, sources have said.

However, this doesn’t mean the two COVID-19 vaccines will be available at shops soon, though people would be able to buy them from hospitals and clinics, sources have said. Key details are awaited from the government, they said.

Amit Shah said there was a time when even the Uttar Pradesh police feared gangsters and criminals in the state. “Now gangsters and criminals are so fearful of the police that they are surrendering voluntarily - that too with a ‘patta’ (collar) around their necks” New Delhi: Union Minister Amit Shah launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today, saying electing him would mean a return to “goonda raj” (lawlessness) in Uttar Pradesh”. Mr Yadav is seen as the strongest competitor to the BJP, which is hoping for a second consecutive term in power in the assembly elections beginning on February 10.

“Azam Khan was arrested... and there were so many charges against him. Akhilesh babu... you talk about law... you should be ashamed,” he added at a public meeting in Mathura, part of the crucial western Uttar Pradesh where the BJP is seen as being at a disadvantage owing to the alliance between Mr Yadav and Jat leader Jayant Chaudhary.

Addressing the limited gathering as per the Election Commission rules, he said, “There was a time when gangsters and criminals spread such panic that even the state police feared them. Women and young girls feared venturing out.

But that has changed now. The gangsters and criminals are so fearful of the police now that they are surrendering voluntarily - that too with a ‘patta’ (collar) around their necks”.“We have taken criminals and gangsters to task and put them behind bars. We have taken Uttar Pradesh away from the ‘parivaarvaad’ and ‘jaati-vaad’ (casteism) and focussed on development - and you all can see it for yourselves,” he said. “India cannot progress unless Uttar Pradesh - with 200 million people - is not progressing. Mr Shah said.

Chinese army returned missing Arunachal youth: Union minister

England lifts COVID restrictions as omicron threat recedes HiIndia Newsdesk

Most coronavirus restrictions including mandatory face masks were lifted in England on Thursday, after Britain’s government said its vaccine booster rollout successfully reduced serious illness and COVID-19 hospitalisations. “Spooky” Object Found In Milky Way From Thursday, face coverings are no Australian researchers have discovered a longer required by law anywhere in England, and a legal strange spinning object in the Milky Way they requirement for COVID passes for entry into nightclubs say is unlike anything astronomers have ever seen. The object, first spotted by a university and other large venues has been scrapped. The government student working on his undergraduate thesis, last week dropped its advice for people to work from home releases a huge burst of radio energy three times every hour. as well as guidance for face coverings in classrooms.

Ravi Bishnoi Credits India Great After Maiden ODI, T20I Call-Up HiIndia Newsdesk

Young spinner Ravi Bishnoi got his maiden Team India call-up on Wednesday for the upcoming limited overs series against West Indies.

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The young man had gone missing on January 18, which was brought to light by BJP MP from the state Tapir Gao, who alleged that Taron had been abducted by the PLA from Indian territory.

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The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China has returned the Arunachal youth who had apparently strayed into Chinese territory last week. Union Law Minister and BJP leader from the state Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday that the boy named Miram Taron has been handed over to the Indian Army.

Rijiju tweeted saying, “The Chinese PLA has handed over the young boy from Arunachal Pradesh Shri Miram Taron to Indian Army. Due procedures are being followed including the medical examination.”

On Wednesday, he had mentioned that the PLA had confirmed that Taron “will be repatriated to the Indian side” adding, “will disclose the exact place & time later for smooth proceeding.

Accordingly, the Indian Army has coordinated the necessary arrangements with the Chinese Side.”

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accine manufacturer Bharat Biotech has received approval to conduct Phase-III clinical trials of an intranasal booster dose on people who have received both doses of Covaxin. The Drug Controller General of India today gave the go-ahead for the Phase-III trials. The trials will be conducted at nine locations in the country.

An intranasal vaccine as a booster will be easier to administer in mass vaccination drives. Bharat Biotech has said that the nasal vaccine, BBV154,

stimulates immune responses at the the site of infection -- the nose -- and is very effective in blocking infection and transmission of Covid-19.

It has also underlined how easily a nasal vaccine can be administered and the fact that it would not need trained healthcare workers. The Hyderabadbased vaccine manufacturer had last month sought the drug regulator’s approval to conduct phase-III trials of the nasal vaccine.

Maha govt faces Fadnavis ire HiIndia Newsdesk

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday welcomed the Supreme C our t’s judgement, in which it termed the suspension of 12 BJP MLAs from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly as “unconstitutional” and “irrational”. The Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly said the apex court’s decision is “another tight slap” on the face of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress for its “unconstitutional, unethical, unfair, illegal and undemocratic actions”.

Raj Babbar’s Tweets Fuel Talk Third Covid-19 wave approaching plateau: Union health ministry Of Switch Before UP Polls HiIndia Newsdesk

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UP Elections 2022: Reports have been in circulation about Raj Babbar returning to his former party, Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party, ahead of the UP election.

New Delhi: The Congress may be staring at another big exit in Uttar Pradesh with Raj Babbar giving off worrying signals. Raj Babbar’s recent tweets have been divergent from the party line and he has not bothered to clarify.

When a Padma Bhushan award for Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad provoked barbs from other party leaders like Jairam Ramesh, Raj Babbar effusively congratulated him.

“Congratulations Ghulam Nabi Azad Sahab! You’re like an elder brother and your impeccable public life and commitment to Gandhian ideals have always been an inspiration. The Padma Bhushan is an ideal recognition of five decades of your meticulous service to the nation,” tweeted the actor-turned-politician. An award becomes more meaningful when an opposition party leader’s achievements are honoured. Anybody can do it for their own party leaders. I think the row over the Padma Bhushan is needless,” he tweeted on Thursday.

The number of omicron sequences found through a nationwide genome sequencing effort increased over sevenfold from 1,292 during December to 9,672 during January

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ndia’s third Covid-19 wave is approaching a plateau, the Union health ministry said on Thursday, amid declining daily new infections in many districts and indications that omicron has displaced the more virulent delta in most states.

“There are early indications of a plateau over the past five to seven days — this is only limited to certain geographies,” said Lav Agarwal, joint secretary in the Union health ministry. Health

officials said omicron — a fast-spreading, immune-evasive variant associated with mild disease — made up two-thirds of the sequences sampled nationwide in January, but cautioned that delta remained in circulation, especially in Bengal, Maharashtra and Odisha. The number of omicron sequences found through a nationwide genome sequencing effort increased more than sevenfold from 1,292 during December to 9,672 during January, said Sujeet Singh.

Rafael Nadal Gets Emotional After “Biden Is A Damp Sock Puppet Reaching Australian Open Final In Human Form”: Elon Musk HiIndia Newsdesk

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Rafael Nadal is just a win away from becoming the first man to win 21 Grand Slam titles after he brushed aside Matteo Berrettini to reach the Australian Open men’s singles final on Friday. Nadal is currently tied with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer on 20 majors. Djokovic was deported from Australia just before the tournament started while Federer is out with an injury. That means, if Nadal wins the Australian Open, he will become the all-time men’s Grand Slam leader. Emotions were high for the Spaniard after he beat Berrettini in the semis at the Rod Laver Arena.

Washington: American billionaire Elon Musk slammed US President Joe Biden after the latter left out the name of Tesla in a post that talked about the future of electric vehicles in America.

Tesla CEO, Musk, apparently was miffed after the US President excluded the name of the electric vehicle manufacturer in a Twitter post where he said, “Companies like GM and Ford are building more electric vehicles here at home than ever before.”

Replying to Biden’s Twitter post on the future electric vehicles in America, Musk wrote the name of “Tesla” in all caps. In another tweet, he said, “Biden is a damp Socks puppet in human form.”

Musk also said that “Biden is treating the American public like fools”.

I Don’t Understand Ravi “Shastri 2.0”: Sanjay Manjrekar HiIndia Newsdesk

Speaking to News18, Sanjay Manjrekar criticised Ravi Shastris support for former Test captain Virat Kohli

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anjrekar stated that although he was a “huge admirer” of Shastri but didn’t understand his comments. Manjrekar also went on to label it as “Shastri 2.0”.

“I don’t have an idea. I was a huge admirer of Ravi Shastri. I played under him, he gave players support, a great fighter, senior. This Shastri 2.0 I don’t understand.

What he says in public is expected, I don’t react to it”, he said.

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“I don’t want to be disrespectful. He doesn’t make very intelligent comments, you can see the agenda behind it.

It’s not an accurate cricketing observation,” he further added. With Kohli stepping down as red-ball skipper, the BCCI hasn’t announced a new Test captain yet. The 33-year-old had also quit T20I captaincy after the T20 World Cup and was soon removed as ODI skipper too.

The BCCI revealed Rohit Sharma as the new full-time white-ball captain in December last year.

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