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Indian counterterrorism forces actively detected and disrupted terrorist groups
Indian security agencies are effective in disrupting terror threats, but gaps remain in interagency intelligence and information sharing, the US state department said in its annual report on terrorism published Thursday. HT
Biometric boarding system
Four airports of the Airports Authority of India (AAI)– Varanasi, Pune, Kolkata and Vijayawada and three joint venture airports– Hyderabad, Bangalore and New Delhi have completed preliminary testing of the Digi Yatra biometric boarding system, the government informed Parliament on Thursday. HT
Coronavirus is spreading at an “absolutely phenomenal pace in UK
Authorities reported 88,376 new confirmed cases on Thursday, almost 10,000 more than the previous record set a day earlier. Officials said 146 people infected with the coronavirus died between Wednesday and Thursday. HT
Allowed the Railways to proceed with the eviction of unauthorised settlements
The Supreme Court Thursday allowed the Railways to proceed with the eviction of unauthorised settlements on its land earmarked for the proposed Surat-Jalna route, but not before pulling it up for failing to prevent encroachment despite maintaining a Railway Protection Force and having a special enactment that enables it to do so. Indian Express
Neither was the IMD’s forecast called for, nor did the Department issue any weather report
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had no role in the helicopter flight plan prepared for the late Chief of the Defence Services General Bipin Rawat from the Sulur Air Base in Coimbatore to the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, in the Nilgiris. Hindu
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5 दिन में देश के कई हिस्से शीतलहर
अगले 5 दिन में देश के कई हिस्से शीतलहर की चपेट में आ सकते हैं। मौसम विभाग ने गुरुवार को उत्तर भारत, सौराष्ट्र और कच्छ में कड़ाके की सर्दी पड़ने का अनुमान जताया है। विभाग ने अपने डेली बुलेटिन में कहा कि देश के कुछ हिस्सों में तापमान गिरना तय है। 17 से 21 दिसंबर तक पंजाब, हरियाणा, चंडीगढ़, सौराष्ट्र और कच्छ में शीतलहर के हालात बन सकते हैं। Bhaskar
कोरोना के नए वैरिएंट ओमिक्रॉन के 14 पॉजिटिव मरीज
देश में गुरुवार को कोरोना के नए वैरिएंट ओमिक्रॉन के 14 पॉजिटिव मरीज मिले हैं। कर्नाटक में सबसे ज्यादा 5 नए मरीज मिले हैं, जबकि तेलंगाना और दिल्ली में 4-4 मरीज और गुजरात में एक नया संक्रमित पाया गया है। देश में अब कुल ओमिक्रॉन से संक्रमितों की संख्या 87 पर पहुंच गई है। Bhaskar
जियो अपना सबसे सस्ता डेटा प्लान लॉन्च करने के बाद 24 घंटे के अंदर ही पलट गया
एक दिन पहले कंपनी 1 रुपए में 30 दिन वैलिडिटी के साथ 100MB डेटा ऑफर कर रही थी। लेकिन कंपनी ने आज इस प्लान को महंगा कर दिया है। अब इस प्लान में सिर्फ 1 दिन की वैलिडिटी के साथ 10MB डेटा मिल रहा है यानी 29 दिन की वैलिडिटी और 90MB डेटा कम हो गया है। Bhaskar
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50 years of 1971 war – Swarnim Vijay Varsh
The country on Thursday commemorated 50 years of the decisive victory in the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh, which also changed the geography of South Asia. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh termed the war the “golden chapter” in India’s military history.
Ajay Kumar Mishra attends regular meetings
Despite repeated protests in Parliament by the Opposition seeking his removal, it was business as usual for Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra on Thursday. Mr. Mishra attended official meetings in North Block, in a clear indication that there have been no instructions from the government to drop him from the ministerial position.
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