The Morning Standard - December 21, 2021

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December 21, 2021

Aadhaar-voter ID link bill rammed through in the LS

THE Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 amid ruckus by Opposition members, who strongly protested the proposed seeding of the electoral rolls with Aadhaar. They argued that the move could disenfranchise voters and infringe upon the privacy of citizens.

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All Covid Samples To Be Sent For Genome Test

AS the Covid numbers in the national capital are once again inching up, with more cases of the new highly virulent Omicron variant also being reported every day, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that every Covid-positive sample will be sent for genome sequencing to determine which variant is on the rise.

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Proposal To Raise Marriage Age Spurs Wedding Spike In Haryana

THE Central government’s decision to raise the marriageable age of girls from 18 to 21 years has triggered a rush among economically weaker sections in the Mewat region of Haryana, to get their daughters married off.

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Positivity highest since June, 91 fresh cases

AMID fears of a third wave of the pandemic looming large, the national capital on Monday recorded 91 new cases of Covid-19 while the positivity rate in the city touched 0.2 per cent for the first time since June.

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Patients continue to suffer; doctors protest at Nirman Bhawan

RESIDENT doctors of various hospitals in the city on Monday protested in front of the Nirman Bhawan over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling as they intensified their stir to push forth their demands.

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Cold Wave Grips City, To Stay For Next 24 Hours

Might get respite from Dec 22 due to effect of Western Disturbance

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No Separate FIRs, Murder Cases Registered For Gurdwara Lynchings

NO separate FIRs have been registered for the lynchings over the alleged sacrilege attempts at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and the Kapurthala gurudwara.

1 min

Beijing loyalists win Hong Kong's contentious poll

West condemns ‘patriots only’ election, which excluded those not vetted by Communist Party

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Omicron threat triggers corrections in markets

AFTER a strong bull-run, India’s equity market seems to have entered into a correction phase. The two benchmark indices — BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty — are now down by more than 10% from their record high closings in mid-October.

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NEERAJ TO STAY ABROAD TILL WORLDS

AFI chief says Olympic champion will train and compete overseas to avoid travel risk

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