Remaining Covid restrictions to be removed in Delhi

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Remaining Covid restrictions to be removed in Delhi 

Health experts advising the Delhi government have recommended the remaining Covid restrictions be removed since the daily case count has continued falling, with the positivity rate too well under control. A decision, however, is unlikely to come until the next week when the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which makes the final rules, meets next. . HT

India accuses OIC of communal mindset

India on Tuesday accused the secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) of having a “communal mindset”, after the 57-nation-bloc condemned the recent ban on wearing hijabs in the educational institutions in Karnataka. Deccan Herald

SKM says centre did not fulfil its promises

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Tuesday alleged that the Centre had not fulfilled its promises to farmers despite an announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and appealed to the people of Uttar Pradesh to “punish the BJP”. Telegraph

Deep Sidhu dies in road accident

Punjabi actor and activist Deep Sidhu, who shot into the limelight following the Red Fort violence during the farmers’ rally on Republic Day last year, died in a road accident on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) highway near Sonepat on Tuesday night. Indian Express

Mr. Putin said he doesn’t want war, and called for “peaceful” discussions over Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow is ready for security talks with the U.S. and NATO, as the Russian military announced a partial troop withdrawal from drills near Ukraine — new signs that may suggest a Russian invasion of its neighbour isn’t imminent despite snowballing Western fears. Mr. Putin said he doesn’t want war, and called for “peaceful” discussions over Ukraine’s bid to join NATO, which Moscow sees as a major threat. Hindu

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Ashwani Kumar leaves Congress

In a fresh setback for Congress in the midst of the election cycle, former Union minister Ashwani Kumar on Tuesday ended his 46-year-long association with the party which “had lost touch with the ground reality and no longer reflected the national mood”.

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