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Updated on Jan 20, 2022 10:32 AM IST

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  • Jan 20, 2022 10:28 AM IST

    5G rollout: Air India gets technical clearance for B777 flight operations in US

    “After approval from the US authority, Air India has resumed B777 operations to the US today… Due to 5G rollout, Air India had so far canceled more than 8 flights to the USA. Boeing has cleared AI to operate in USA on B777.

    Accordingly, first flight has left this morning to JFK. Other flights leaving in the day are to Chicago & SFO Arrangements to carry stranded pax are being worked out. Matter regarding B777 flying into USA has been sorted,” Air India said in a statement.

  • Jan 20, 2022 10:01 AM IST

    Delhi’s air quality in ‘very poor’ category

    The national capital’s air quality on Thursday in the ‘very poor’ category with the air quality of index (AQI) at 318. The concentrations of PM 2.5 and PM 10 were recorded at 143 in the ‘very poor’ and 246 in the ‘moderate’ category respectively. 

  • Jan 20, 2022 09:10 AM IST

    India sees sharp spike in daily Covid-19 tally with 317,532 cases

    India’s daily tally of the coronavirus disease rose sharply on Thursday after 317,532 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 38,218,773, according to the Union health ministry’s data. 

  • Jan 20, 2022 08:37 AM IST

    DVAC raids 57 places linked to ex-Tamil Nadu minister

    The DVAC officials is carrying out raids in 57 places linked to AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu higher education minister KP Anbalagan. 

  • Jan 20, 2022 07:56 AM IST

    PM Modi to flag off 7 initiatives of Brahma Kumaris today

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday flag off seven initiatives of Brahma Kumaris including My India Healthy India, Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Self Reliant Farmers, Women: Flag Bearers of India, Power of Peace Bus Campaign among others. 

  • Jan 20, 2022 07:44 AM IST

    Mizoram adds 984 new Covid-19 cases

    Mizoram’s caseload of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) surged to over 156,000 after 984 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. 

  • Jan 20, 2022 06:33 AM IST

    BMS to hold nationwide protests outside EPFO offices to demand hike in pension

    The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) will on Thursday hold a nationwide protest outside the offices of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), demanding a hike in EPS95 pension. Read more

  • Jan 20, 2022 06:23 AM IST

    6, including Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan’s Kunar

    Six people, including a Taliban commander and his son, were killed in gunfire in Afghanistan’s Kunar on Wednesday. According to a reports, the gunfire happened as a result of personal enmity. 

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10 endangered turtles released into the wild in Sunderbans

They have been fitted with GPS transmitters to help experts track them and know about their home range and the habitat



In 2009, the Sunderban Tiger Reserve authorities and the Turtle Survival Alliance started a turtle breeding programme. (HT Photo)
In 2009, the Sunderban Tiger Reserve authorities and the Turtle Survival Alliance started a turtle breeding programme. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 20, 2022 09:29 AM IST


Widespread rain expected over weekend in north India

A fresh active western disturbance is likely to affect northwest India from Friday and an induced cyclonic circulation is likely to form



Dense fog in the night and morning hours is likely across the region this week. (HT Photo)
Dense fog in the night and morning hours is likely across the region this week. (HT Photo)

Published on Jan 20, 2022 08:49 AM IST


Chhattisgarh: Voting in bypolls to elect 504 panchayat representatives begins

The state election commission in Chhattisgarh has made elaborate security arrangements for the panchayat bypolls. The bypolls are being held under the shadow of Covid-19. The state election commission has also directed officials to ensure all Covid protocols are followed.



The voting in Chhattisgarh is being held under the shadow of Covid-19.(Representative Photo)
The voting in Chhattisgarh is being held under the shadow of Covid-19.(Representative Photo)

Published on Jan 20, 2022 07:16 AM IST


Goa election: Michael Lobo’s wife, his aide in new Congress list of candidates

Goa election: Michael Lobo’s wife Delilah will contest from the Siolim constituency on a Congress ticket, according to the new Congress list of five candidates.



Goa election: Former Goa minister Michael Lobo and his wife Delilah Lobo, who joined the Congress, have been given party tickets to contest the (ANI)
Goa election: Former Goa minister Michael Lobo and his wife Delilah Lobo, who joined the Congress, have been given party tickets to contest the (ANI)

Published on Jan 20, 2022 03:42 AM IST

ByGerard de Souza


Will review Covid-19 restrictions in state on Friday with experts: Bommai

The restrictions that are in force currently include night and weekend curfews as well as limits on the number of people who can assemble for any events like marriage or other get-togethers.



Bengaluru registered 24,135 new infections in a 24-hour-period, according to the state health minister on Wednesday. (PTI)
Bengaluru registered 24,135 new infections in a 24-hour-period, according to the state health minister on Wednesday. (PTI)

Published on Jan 20, 2022 12:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent


Karnataka revises Covid-19 guidelines for testing and home isolation

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Wednesday issued new guidelines for the testing and home isolation of Covid-19 patients in the state in line with the central government’s protocols



The primary contacts will also be required to quarantine at home for seven days. (HT File)
The primary contacts will also be required to quarantine at home for seven days. (HT File)

Published on Jan 20, 2022 12:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent


Arunachal teen, part of hunting group, ‘abducted’ by China’s PLA, says MP

Five young men in Arunachal Pradesh, also on a hunting trip, had strayed into China in September 2020 and were returned by China’s PLA after going missing for 10 days.



District authorities said the youth, Miram Taron, a resident of Zido village of Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, was part of a group that was hunting in the border area between both countries (Twitter/TapirGao)
District authorities said the youth, Miram Taron, a resident of Zido village of Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, was part of a group that was hunting in the border area between both countries (Twitter/TapirGao)

Updated on Jan 20, 2022 12:55 AM IST


Experts predict third wave will peak by end of month, says K’taka CM

Bengaluru
Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said experts in the state have predicted that the third wave of the pandemic will peak between the last week of January and the first week of February



According to experts, during the peak of Covid-19, cases in the state could be anywhere between 70,000 to 150,000. (PTI)
According to experts, during the peak of Covid-19, cases in the state could be anywhere between 70,000 to 150,000. (PTI)

Published on Jan 20, 2022 12:53 AM IST


Kerala HC directs VACB to carry out preliminary inquiry into bribe allegations against police

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) to carry out a preliminary inquiry into allegations involved in the case of some police officers who travelled to Delhi at the expense of the parents of two girls for tracing their daughters



Justice Devan Ramachandran said the resolve of the Court is to make the police an honest, civilized, modern and accountable force. (PTI File)
Justice Devan Ramachandran said the resolve of the Court is to make the police an honest, civilized, modern and accountable force. (PTI File)

Published on Jan 20, 2022 12:52 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Kochi


Seer arrested for demanding mosque demolition

The seer had uploaded a video on his Facebook account claiming that the historic mosque was a hanuman temple, and that it should be demolished like the Babri Masjid.



Following this arrest, the seer told the media that he stands by his statement that the structure is a temple and not a mosque. (HT Archives (For representation))
Following this arrest, the seer told the media that he stands by his statement that the structure is a temple and not a mosque. (HT Archives (For representation))

Published on Jan 20, 2022 12:51 AM IST


TN farmers take out anti-Mekedatu rally, slam Karnataka Cong for padayatra

Farmers belonging to a Tamil Nadu ryots association took out an anti-Mekedatu rally here on Wednesday, hitting out at the Karnataka Congress for its padayatra campaign seeking the dam project implementation, and they were prevented by the police on the inter-State border from proceeding further



The Tamil Nadu Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam (TNCVS), which led the march, slammed both the Congress and the BJP over the Mekedatu issue and demanded that chief minster MK Stalin and AIADMK leader K Palaniswami “break their silence” on the issue. (PTI File)
The Tamil Nadu Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam (TNCVS), which led the march, slammed both the Congress and the BJP over the Mekedatu issue and demanded that chief minster MK Stalin and AIADMK leader K Palaniswami “break their silence” on the issue. (PTI File)

Published on Jan 20, 2022 12:49 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Hosur (tamil Nadu)



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