Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Delhi Logs 635 Fresh Covid Cases, 2 Deaths. Positivity Rate 5.16%
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Delhi reports 635 fresh cases of Coronavirus in last 24 hours along with 2 deaths and 791 recoveries.
Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas has been given Y-category security cover following his allegations against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal of having separatist aspirations and his connection with pro-Khalistan groups.
Is my relationship with Prashant Kishor only from today? There is no special meaning behind the meeting: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, in Delhi when asked about his meeting with Prashant Kishor
According to media reports, the political strategist dined with his former boss Nitish Kumar on Friday evening. Both were reportedly closeted for two hours at Nitish Kumar's official home in New Delhi.
India on Saturday won the right to host the 2023 International Olympic Committee's (IOC) session in Mumbai in an unopposed race, during the 139th IOC Session in Beijing, China.
The Indian delegation comprising the country's first individual Olympic gold medallist (Beijing 2008, shooting) Abhinav Bindra, IOC Member Nita Ambani, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra, and Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur made the presentation to IOC members during the 139th IOC Session, being held alongside the ongoing Winter Olympics in Beijing.
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and Election Commission of India (ECI) to take steps to regulate political parties and make them accountable for essential rational manifesto promises.
The petition was filed by lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay through his advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey. Petitioner has also sought direction from the Election Commission to seize the election symbol and deregister/derecognize the political parties, which fail to fulfill their essential rational promises, made in the election manifesto.
In his petition, advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has urged the court to direct and declare that the Election Manifesto is a vision document, a published declaration of the intentions, motives, and views of the political party and used to achieve the particular goals if the political party gets elected.
PM Narendra Modi condoled the demise of Journalist Ravish Tewari. He wrote on Twitter, "Destiny has taken away Ravish Tiwari too soon. A bright career in the media world comes to an end. I would enjoy reading his reports and would also periodically interact with him. He was insightful and humble. Condolences to his family and many friends. Om Shanti."
India reports 22,270 fresh COVID cases (14% lower than yesterday), 60298 recoveries, and 325 deaths in the last 24 hours
Active case: 2,53,739
Daily positivity rate: 1.8%
Total recoveries: 4,20,37,536
Death toll: 5,11,230
Total vaccination: 175.03 crore doses
Kashmir Zone Police said that one terrorist has been killed in an encounter in Shopian on Saturday morning.
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The top news today is President Ram Nath Kovind visiting the state of Odisha. President will be on a two-day visit from today. According to the official schedule, during his visit to Puri, the President will visit the Shri Jagannath Temple at 5 pm on February 19 and spend 45 minutes there.
PM Modi will inaugurate Asia's largest Bio-CNG plant in Indore today. PM will virtually join, CM Shivraj Singh and Governor will also be present - considered as one of the cleanest cities in the country, Asia's largest Bio-CNG plant With the inauguration set to set yet another high standard in cleanliness.
Meanwhile, a special Gujarat court on Friday pronounced the death sentence on 38 out of 49 convicts in the Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case. Eleven other convicts were sentenced to life imprisonment.
Death sentence to the 38 convicts was awarded under sections 302 (murder), 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian penal Code (IPC), and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
In other news, there's good news for India's traders: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will be a game-changer in the nations' economic ties.
The statement came as PM Modi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan, held a virtual summit to sign the India-UAE trade pact.
The tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border have been mounting. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it would be "catastrophic" if the Russia-Ukraine crisis escalated into a war, AFP reported.
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