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Israel: Over 80,000 people turn out for protests against Netanyahu govt

People in their thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday night against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the changes his government has proposed to the Israeli judicial system, CNN reported. Attendees carried placards comparing Netanyahu to Russian President Vladimir Putin and claiming that Israel was resembling semi-democratic Hungary and theocratic Iran.

Maintaining a strong defence posture, we are ready to meet any contingency at LAC: Army Chief Manoj Pande in Bengaluru

FPIs withdraw Rs 15,000 cr from equities in 2 weeks of Jan

Foreign investors offloaded around Rs 15,000 crore worth of Indian equities in the first two weeks of January amid risks of Covid in some parts of the world and recession worries in the US. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have been adopting a cautious stance towards Indian equity markets for the past few weeks.

Regulatory, internal market barriers of China impact India’s exports: GTRI

Regulatory and internal market barriers of China are some of the major impediments which impact India’s exports to that country, economic think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said on Sunday. “India must take up all market access issues faced by its exporters with China on a priority basis. India may consider applying mirror regulations to imports from China,” it said.

Last year, Army firmly faced security-related challenges & ensured security of borders actively & strongly. Army took steps to improve capability development, force restructuring & training. It also further strengthened its preparations for future wars

– Army chief Gen Manoj Pande

Nepal PM Prachanda to visit India soon

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that he will visit India soon on his first foreign trip after assuming the top executive post of the country for the third time. The 68-year-old CPN-Maoist Centre leader was sworn in as the Prime Minister for the third time on December 26 last year after he dramatically walked out of the pre-poll alliance led by the Nepali Congress and joined hands with opposition leader K P Sharma Oli.

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PM Narendra modi wishes Army day to all Army personnel, veterans and their families

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PM Modi greets people on Pongal, Magh Bihu, Makar Sankranti

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people on the occasion of Pongal, Magh Bihu and Makar Sankranti. “Best wishes on Magh Bihu. I hope this festival deepens our bond with nature and furthers the atmosphere of joy,” Modi said in a tweet. “Pongal greetings to everyone, particularly the Tamil people worldwide. May this festival bring happiness and wonderful health in our lives,” he said.

Extortion calls made investor drop Rs 6,000 cr Maha plan last year: DyCM Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said a businessman who wanted to invest Rs 6,000 crore in the state shifted his project to Karnataka after receiving threats and extortion calls last year. Fadnavis, who heads the Home Ministry in the Eknath Shinde government which came to power last June, also directed the police to take strict action against those harassing industries.

Iran hangs Iranian-British ex-defence official for spy claim

Iran said Saturday it executed a former high-ranking defence ministry official and dual Iranian-British national, despite international warnings not to carry out the death sentence. The execution further escalated tensions with the West amid the nationwide anti-government protests shaking the Islamic Republic. The hanging of Ali Reza Akbari, a close ally of top security official Ali Shamkhani, suggests an ongoing power struggle within Iran’s theocracy as it tries to contain the demonstrations over the September death of Mahsa Amini. It also harkened back to the mass purges of the military that immediately followed Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.

BMC Commissioner on ED summon to him in connection with a COVID19 centre scam

“I will fully cooperate. The show has to go on,” says BMC Commissioner, Iqbal Singh Chahal on ED summon to him in connection with a COVID19 centre scam.

…On the northern borders, China is today seeking to change the status quo by bringing large forces in violation of our agreements. Despite COVID, in May 2020, our counter-response was strong & firm…

– EAM Dr S Jaishankar at an event in Chennai, Tamil Nadu yesterday

Pee-Gate Shocker: Priyanka Chaturvedi calls Shankar Misra’s defence ‘shameful’

Reacting to the statement of Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on an elder woman mid-way on an Air India flight, that the complainant herself could have peed on her seat, Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday termed his defence as ‘shameful’. “This is a very poor twist and a very poor defence of someone who has been held guilty, and an entire sequence of events shows that there is truth to that what the woman is claiming,” Priyanka Chaturvedi said.

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Jadeja returns; Bumrah, Pant out for Australian series

India have selected a 17-man squad for the first two tests of a four-match series against Australia starting next month, with allrounder Ravindra Jadeja returning, but the hosts will be without fast bowling ace Jasprit Bumrah and star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant.

PM Modi to flag off Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express train today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam on Sunday at 10:30 am via video link. This will be the eighth Vande Bharat Express train introduced by Indian Railways. Earlier on Saturday, Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw conducted a pre-launch inspection of the Vande Bharat train.

More classified documents found at Biden’s residences: WH

More classified documents have been found at the Delaware residences of President Joe Biden, the White House said Saturday. With this the total number of classified documents found at Biden’s residences in Delaware and his private office in Washington DC has increased roughly to about two dozen. The Department of Justice has appointed a special counsel to investigate into the issue.

Rocket debris found again in Moldova, from war next door

Moldovan authorities said Saturday that the remains of a rocket “originating from Russia’s air attacks on Ukraine” was found by border officials in a northern village near the country’s border with war-torn Ukraine. Moldova’s Interior Ministry said in a statement that the rocket debris was discovered in the village of Larga, in Briceni county, and that a bomb squad was deployed to the area, which was cordoned off.

China reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths, says peak passed

China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December, offering hard numbers for an unprecedented surge that was apparent in overcrowded hospitals and packed crematoriums, even as the government released little data about the status of the pandemic for weeks.

Storm-battered California gets more wind, rain and snow

Storm-battered California got more wind, rain, and snow on Saturday, raising flooding concerns, causing power outages and making travel dangerous. Bands of rain with gusty winds started in the north and spread south, with more storms expected to follow into early next week, the National Weather Service said.More than 68,000 utility customers were without electricity Saturday morning, a number that was cut by more than half during the afternoon, according to poweroutage.us.

Britain to send 14 of its main battle tanks, more weaponry to Ukraine

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office said late on Saturday that Britain would send 14 of its main battle tanks along with additional artillery support to Ukraine, disregarding criticism from the Russian Embassy in London. A squadron of 14 Challenger 2 tanks will go into the country in the coming weeks and around 30 self-propelled AS90 guns, operated by five gunners, are expected to follow, the British prime minister’s office said in a statement.