In this issue

January 24, 2022

Covid Cases In Delhi Drops Below 10k; Positive Rate & Death Toll Heading South

COVID-19 cases were down to 9,197 on Sunday, the lowest since January 5 when 10,665 cases were reported, with daily positivity rate and toll also dropping in the city.

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Missing Arunachal teen found by PLA, to be handed over

THE controversy surrounding the alleged abduction of an Indian boy by the People’s Liberation Army of China could soon end, as the PLA claims to have found a missing boy from Arunachal Pradesh.

1 min

German navy chief in Ukraine mess resigns

WHETHER or not the Ukraine situation is amicably resolved between the US-led NATO and Russia, it left the German navy chief jobless.

1 min

Reading all the way to destination in Navi Mumbai

THE Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra has started library-on wheels in the corporation-run longroute buses so that commuters can make their journey pleasurable by reading books. NMMC is the first corporation to start such a bus library.

1 min

Mistakes after Independence being corrected: PM

Says previous dispensations sought to sideline contributions of national icons, asserts forgotten heroes are finally getting their historic due

1 min

IT'S A ‘HEAD-ON' FIGHT WITH BJP, SAYS AAP'S GOA CM FACE

TERMING the Goa Assembly election as a “head-on” fight with the ruling BJP, Aam Aadmi Party’s chief minister face in the coastal state, Amit Palekar, sounded confident of winning more than 23 seats for comfortably forming the next government.

2 mins

BJP ON STICKY WICKET IN WESTERN UP

Farmers’ anger combined with Jat-Muslim ‘unity’ could dent the party’s chances in the region it had captured last time

3 mins

Police of 15 states after Bihar's shutter cutter gadget thieves' gang

SENIOR police officials from 15 states have made formal inquiries while making visits to Ghorasahan in Bihar’s East Champaran district, with the common objective of nabbing members of the ‘shutter katwa’ (shutter cutter) gang.

1 min

Ukraine vows ‘dismantling' of pro-Russia groups

Proclamation comes in wake of Britain’s allegation that Russia was seeking to replace Ukraine’s govt with a pro-Moscow administration

2 mins

Battle Between IS, Kurdish Forces Kills Over 136 In Syria

A FIERCE battle raged in Syria for the fourth day on Sunday between US-backed Kurdish forces and Islamic State group jihadists who have attacked a prison, killing 136 people including civilians, a war monitor said.

1 min

#MeToo wave over ‘sex for grades' scandal rocks Morocco

FEMALE Moroccan university students have broken their silence about professors demanding sexual favours in return for good grades, a scandal that has shaken the higher eduction system.

1 min

Iranian rights defender sentenced to 8-year jail & flogging, says husband

AN Iranian court has sentenced leading human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi to eight years in prison and over 70 lashes, her husband announced on Sunday, following her sudden arrest in November last year.

1 min

Shares of big tech firms disappoint investors

The sharp correction in share prices comes as markets have been under pressure due to unfavourable global cues

4 mins

WHAT SHOULD BE YOUR BUDGET 2022

FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2022-23 in the Lok Sabha on 1 February 2022. It will set the tone for the government finances for the year ahead.

3 mins

BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD

De Kock’s ton sinks India in final ODI as tourists leave with more questions than answers

2 mins

Sindhu clinches Syed Modi title

THE women’s singles final in the Syed Modi International BWF Super 300 tournament was a meeting between two shuttlers at opposite ends of a spectrum.

1 min

Top-order stability, partnerships key for WC: Mithali

A couple of days ago Australia women’s team dropped Ellyse Perry, their senior all-rounder and ICC Player of the decade, for the first T20I against England.

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Denis the menace for Zverev, faces Nadal next

GERMANY’S racquet-smashing third seed Alexander Zverev was knocked out of the Australian Open in the fourth round by Canada’s 14th seed Denis Shapovalov on Sunday.

1 min

India's Asian Cup campaign effectively ends after Covid outbreak

THE All India Football Federation has looked to use tournaments like the ongoing AFC Women’s Asian Cup and upcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup to try and take women’s football forward.

2 mins

Beijing To Test All 2 Million In A Covid Cluster

Southern part of the city identified as the epicentre; Fengtai is about 20 kilometres from Winter Olympics venue

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