The Morning Standard - January 16, 2022
The Morning Standard - January 16, 2022
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January 16, 2022
TEST CAPTAINCY: DID TIFF WITH BCCI PROMPT KOHLI TO QUIT?
THE mood in the Indian dressing room was already sombre in Cape Town on Friday. Even as the squad were coming to terms with the unexpected series defeat, Virat Kohli broke the news that he would no longer continue as Test captain.
1 min
Farmers cry betrayal on MSP and FIRs, plan protest on Jan 31
THE Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) decided to observe a nationwide ‘Day of Betrayal’ protest on January 31 against the Centre’s alleged reneging on its assurances to farmers. It also announced to stay away from fellow unions who would be participating in the Punjab elections.
1 min
Covid-time: Gujarat school teaches parents, who turn teachers at home
IN the midst of Covid’s third wave, a school in Rajkot has done a bit of role reversal. It calls parents of the students to teach them how they can curb mobile addiction among children and protect them from the Omicron variant.
1 min
NEW SHOW: RIGHT ON TRACK!
ACTOR Karenvir Bohra’s love for luxury cars and his gift of the gab has come in good use in his brand new show KV’s Car. Here Karenvir will be seen indulging in candid conversations with his friends from the TV industry, inside a car. Naagin actor Nia Sharma is going to be the first guest. We find out more about the show.
1 min
Decline in Covid cases, fewer deaths
Positivity rate remains static; health minister says hospitalisation rate stagnant for 4-5 days
2 mins
WALKING-CYCLING TRACK ON SHAHADRA LINK DRAIN
DELHIITES will soon get a biodiversity zone over the Shahadra Link Drain where not only morning or evening walkers will be able to walk but the cyclists will get to pedal over a 4-km-long stretch.
2 mins
Govt's aggregator policy for adoption of EVs
IN a bid to combat air pollution in the national capital, the city government on Saturday notified an ‘aggregator policy’ to mandate all aggregators and delivery service providers to adopt electric vehicles for their new fleets for operations.
1 min
Guards on constant watch, security tightened at Ghazipur flower market
SECURITY has been tightened at the Ghazipur flower market in the national capital, a day after an improvised explosive device (IED) stuffed with RDX and ammonium nitrate was found inside an unattended bag ahead of Republic Day, officials said on Saturday.
1 min
Jan 16 to become Start-up Day, announces Modi
PM holds interaction with 150 entrepreneurs, says they are the backbone of new India
1 min
Bengal civic elections deferred by three weeks
THE West Bengal Election Commission on Saturday deferred civic polls in four municipal corporations by three weeks in the wake of the surge in Covid-19 cases. The elections will be held on February 15, instead of January 22.
1 min
Past shows SP is anti-SC party, says Mayawati
AMID several leaders from the BJP shifting allegiance to the Samajwadi Party (SP) saying it worked for the backward classes, BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday mocked them saying the SP’s past record showed its “anti-Dalit” approach. The former CM also clarified that she would not contest the Assembly polls, but take the legislative council route, if her party formed government in the Hindi heartland state.
1 min
‘Farming heading to dangerous future'
UNION Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah Saturday said excessive use of chemical fertilizers will lead to 50 per cent rise in the number of people suffering from cancer in the next 10-15 years. Shah also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has found an alternative to this crisis. The PM will be the “brand ambassador for showing the direction of natural agriculture to the whole world”, he said.
1 min
Former Kazakh leader's in-laws lose top energy jobs after violent stir jobs after vio
TWO relatives of Kazakhstan’s former president Nursultan Nazarbayev lost their jobs at the helm of energy companies, the sovereign wealth fund said Saturday, after a deadly crisis laid bare a power struggle in the oil-rich country.
1 min
Yemen rebels reject UN call to free UAE-flagged ship
YEMEN’S Houthi rebels on Saturday rejected a UN request to release an Emirati-flagged vessel they seized earlier this month, saying it carried weapons.
1 min
US fugitive faked death, found in UK with Covid infection, say officials
An RHODE ISLAND man who is believed to have fled the US and faked his own death to evade prosecution for rape and financial fraud has been arrested in Scotland after being hospitalised with Covid, authorities said.
1 min
Pak to offer permanent residency for rich foreign nationals
PAKISTAN has decided to offer a permanent residency scheme for wealthy foreign nationals, including Sikhs living in the US and Canada, Afghans and Chinese, to attract investment and boost its flagging economy and national growth, it emerged on Saturday.
1 min
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