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Surface-to-surface missile Pralay
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested the missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. It has a range of 150 to 500 kilometre, depending on payload, and can be launched from a mobile launcher. HT
Omicron less likely to cause hospitalisation
The Omicron variant is less likely to lead to less severe disease in people who have taken vaccines or had Covid-19 in the past, two studies from the UK have said. HT
Myanmar democracy and security discussed
The speedy restoration of democracy and the fallout of instability in Myanmar on the security situation in India’s northeast, including the ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur, were raised by foreign secretary Harsh Shringla in his meetings with Myanmar’s military leadership. HT
Anti Conversion bill passed in Karnataka
The Karnataka legislative assembly on Thursday passed the contentious anti-conversion bill, amid Opposition protests. The legislation prohibits conversion from one religion to another by “misrepresentation, force, fraud, allurement or marriage”. HT
PM Modi asks to maintain high level of vigil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a review meeting on Thursday, directed top officials coordinating India’s COVId-19 response, to maintain a “high level of vigil and alertness at all levels”.He directed the Centre to closely coordinate with States to support their efforts of public health measures of containment and management. Hindu
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कई राज्यों ने अपने यहां सख्त पाबंदियां घोषित कर दीं
केंद्र सरकार की तरफ से गुरुवार को राज्यों को दोबारा कोरोना वायरस महामारी की तीसरी लहर के मुहाने पर पहुंचने का डर दिखाया गया। इसके बाद शाम तक कई राज्यों ने अपने यहां सख्त पाबंदियां घोषित कर दीं। खासतौर पर क्रिसमस और न्यू ईयर के सेलिब्रेशन पर शिकंजा कस दिया गया है। Bhaskar
मध्यप्रदेश में तत्काल प्रभाव से नाइट कर्फ्यू
मध्यप्रदेश में लोग नए साल का जश्न खुलकर नहीं मना सकेंगे। सरकार ने तत्काल प्रभाव से नाइट कर्फ्यू लगा दिया है। नई गाइडलाइन भी जारी कर दी है। ऐसे में लोग रात 11 से सुबह 5 बजे तक घर से नहीं निकल सकेंगे। यानी रात 12 बजे नए साल के जश्न की जो तैयारियां की जा रही हैं, उन्हें झटका लगा है। Bhaskar
विधानसभा चुनाव को टालने की मांग
कोरोना के बढ़ते मामलों को देखते हुए इलाहाबाद हाईकोर्ट ने इलेक्शन कमीशन और प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी से उत्तर प्रदेश में अगले साल होने वाले विधानसभा चुनाव को टालने की मांग की है। Bhaskar
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Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday said as the Assembly polls are drawing near, some anti-national forces are trying to spread anarchy in the state. He said this after a bomb blast in the Ludhiana district courts complex left one person dead and six injured.
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