India

Chandigarh, Jan 29 (PTI) Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader Digvijay Singh Chautala on Friday called farmer leader Rakesh Tikait a true patriot and said he has always talked about farmers' interests.

The Delhi Police has registered an FIR against Tikait and others in connection with the violence in the national capital during the farmers' tractor rally on Republic Day.

Chandigarh, Jan 29 (PTI) Condemning Friday's violence by "some miscreants" at Singhu border, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh urged the Centre to conduct a thorough probe to identify the "so-called locals" who had purportedly broken through tight security cordons to attack farmers and their property.

Were they really locals?, asked the chief minister, seeking a proper investigation to identify the "trouble-makers" and ascertain where they came from.

Mumbai, Jan 29 (PTI) The country's foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 1.091 billion to USD 585.334 billion in the week ended January 22, RBI data showed.

In the previous week ended January 15, the reserves had declined by USD 1.839 billion to USD 584.242 billion.

New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) The Tikri border, one of the epicentres of the agitation against the Centre's farm laws, witnessed tense moments on Friday as a group of people claiming to be locals staging a protest demanding removal of the farmers there.

The group of around 30-40 people from nearby areas, carried national flags and raised slogans against the alleged "dishonour" of the Tricolour by the farmer protesters on January 26.

New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday took a swipe at the government, saying the purpose of the Economic Survey is not clear as it aids the self-congratulatory conclusion that the Modi dispensation implemented "far sighted policy response for economic recovery".

The former Union finance minister took to Twitter to say that the "best decision" taken by the government is the decision not to print the economic survey.

Kanpur: Despite depositing the school fee the students fail to get their respective marks as the month comes to complete.

The list of students who have deposited their fee up to December 2020 has been sent by the class teacher.

But the subject teachers do not find time to release the mark. The class teacher even sent reminders to the teachers. 

There may be something hindering the process of releasing marks. But no information in this regard has been sent.

Not only parents but the students are also waiting for the results. 

Kanpur: Happily describing the progress of his younger son's engagement, the 65-year-old Shafique Sahab began his stories of those past days when he used to create shields for going to the cinema hall. 

As he remembers those youthful days, he felt no compunction in revealing how he along with his nephew approached to view a film at Capital Cinema Hall situated at city's famous Latouche Road, not too far from his Chamanganj residence.

NEW DELHI, Jan 29 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,720,048 today, as 18,855 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry.

According to the data, the death toll mounted to 154,010, as 163 patients died since yesterday morning.

There are still 171,686 active cases in the country, while 10,394,352 people have been discharged, so far, from hospitals, after medical treatment.

NEW DELHI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A small blast near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Friday was caused by a “very low intensity improvised device” a police spokesman said, adding that there were no injuries.

The explosion damaged the window panes of three nearby parked cars, a Delhi police spokesman said in a statement.

“Initial impressions suggest a mischievous attempt to create a sensation,” the statement said.

New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said the city government has made arrangements for drinking water and other facilities for the farmers protesting at the Ghazipur border.

The farmers protesting under the Bharatiya Kisan Union's (BKU) banner claimed on Thursday that the local administration withdrew water tankers and snapped the power supply to the UP Gate protest site.