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English Medium compulsory in Telangana schools
An official note from the chief minister’s office (CMO) said the cabinet decided that a legislation on making English medium compulsory in all the government schools be enacted in the forthcoming budget session of the state assembly, likely to be held next month. The chief minister constituted a cabinet sub-committee headed by state education minister Sabita Indra Reddy to study the proposal on English medium and work out the modalities on its implementation. HT
PM: “Best time” to invest in India
The PM focused on two broad elements in his speech at annual WEO Davos forum – the steps undertaken by India even during a crisis such as the pandemic to advance its economic growth prospects and contribute to global good; and the need for reforms to make multilateralism more effective, given the interconnected nature of current day crises from supply chain disruptions to inflation to the climate crisis and the need to reflect contemporary realities. HT
The Delhi government has paid an additional ₹93.8 crore to the kin of 18,766 Covid-19 victims
Government officials confirmed that these 18,766 people who lost a family member to Covid-19 have already received ₹50,000 as ex gratia under the Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojna, and have now been given an additional ₹50,000 each under the Delhi Disaster Response Fund.. HT
No lockdown in Karnataka
Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka said the state government has decided not to enforce a lockdown in spite of a surge in Covid-19 cases. After participating in a Covid review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday, Ashoka said, “Experts have compared the trends in Delhi and Maharashtra, where the number of cases has been declining in recent days. According to their calculation, Karnataka may see cases peaking in the last week of January. Thereafter, the cases are expected to decline.”. Indian Express
Punjab elections postponed
With the Punjab Assembly polls postponed to February 20 in view of the Ravi Das Jayanti celebrations, the growing significance of politics surrounding ‘Dalits’ in Punjab, which has close to 32% population of the Scheduled Caste (SC) community – has yet again come to the fore.. Hindu
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Birju Maharaj has died
Birju Maharaj, a legend of classical Indian dance and among the country’s most well-known performing artists, has died. He was 83. Maharaj was suffering from a kidney ailment and was undergoing dialysis and likely died of cardiac arrest, his granddaughter Ragini Maharaj told the Press Trust of India news agency on Monday.
2 Indians die after massive explosion in Abu Dhabi
Two Indians and a Pakistani were killed in a massive explosion in three petroleum tankers in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The blast is believed to have been sparked by a fire near the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) facilities, in what is claimed as a “drone attack” by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
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