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Chinese bridge across Pangong lake expected to be completed in few monthss
A bridge being built by China across the Pangong lake in an area claimed by India is expected to be completed in a few months and will give the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) an edge in speedily moving troops between several locations. High-resolution satellite imagery of the bridge from January 16, acquired from US space technology company Maxar by NDTV, shows the bridge is eight metres wide and more than 400 metres long. HT
No foreign chief guest for Republic Day celebrations
The Republic Day celebrations on January 26 will go ahead without any foreign leader as a chief guest, the second year in a row that India’s signature event has been affected by the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.India had invited the leaders of the five Central Asian states – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – to be chief guests at the celebrations, though no formal announcement was made in this regard by any of the countries.. HT
FM accuses congress of Devas- Antrix scam
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government for perpetrating the Devas Multimedia scam, citing the Supreme Court’s verdict, and said that while the corporate affairs ministry has initiated the liquidation process of the controversial firm, law enforcement agencies will take action against those involved in the crime. HT
Poll Promise: Rs 2000 and 800 units of electricity for blue card holders in Punjab
Shiromani Akali Dal candidate from Mohali, Parminder Singh Sohana, on Tuesday promised that if his party was voted to power in the upcoming Punjab polls, then they would provide free education to poor children and under Mata Khivi Yojana all women will be given Rs 2000 monthly. “The blue cardholder women will be given an allowance of Rs 2000 as well as 800 units of free electricity. The blue cards of people, that were cancelled by the Congress government due to personal grievances, will be reinstated,” Sohana said. Indian Express
Union Health Ministry has advised the COVID-19 patients to undergo tests for TB if cough persists
The Union Health Ministry has advised the COVID-19 patients to undergo tests for tuberculosis and other conditions if cough persists for more than two-three weeks. It also instructed the States to keep an eye on the decline in the number of COVID-19 tests. Arti Ahuja, additional secretary, Health Ministry, stated that it was important to effectively track the spread of the pandemic. Hindu
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3 Navy personnel die in an explosion on INS Ranvir
Three Navy personnel were killed and 11 injured in an explosion aboard the destroyer INS Ranvir at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Tuesday. “In an unfortunate incident at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, three naval personnel succumbed to injuries caused by an explosion in an internal compartment on-board INS Ranvir,” the Navy said in a statement.
Bhagwant Mann as AAP CM’s Candidate
48-year-old Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann, and now the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) CM candidate was named the party’s chief ministerial face after more than 93 per cent of respondents voted for him in a phone line survey..
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