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Economic Times | 25 Dec, 2020 | 11.34AM IST
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Prime Minister Modi to release the next installment of financial benefit under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi.
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Till Modi Ji, Amit Shah Ji are in central govt & Rajnath Ji is Defence Min, people of India don't need to worry. With steps taken by govt in border areas, whether it is Ladakh or Arunachal Pradesh,not even an inch of land can be invaded by outsiders
- Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal
Delhi's Sacred Heart Cathedral closed for visitors on Christmas, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
Floral tribute to Bharat Ratna awardee Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other parliamentarians pay floral tribute to Bharat Ratna awardee Pandit Ma… https://t.co/bmJxdCHU8Z
— ANI (@ANI) 1608874798000Pune: Section 144 to be imposed in 17 villages ahead of Bhima Koregaon battle anniversary event
- Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will impose section 144 in 17 villages, including Perne Phata and Koregaon Bhima area from December 30 ahead of the Bhima Koregaon battle anniversary event scheduled on January 1, 2021.
- As per PMC's orders Section 144 will be imposed from December 30 to January 2, 2021 (6 am).
Himachal Pradesh: National Under-20 Ice Hockey Tournament to begin on January 27 in Kaza, Lahaul and Spiti district
Prime Minister Modi to releases next instalment of financial benefit under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
PM Modi releases book on Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Karnataka to revamp primary health care centres
- The Karnataka government on Thursday said that it is working to upgrade the 2,380 primary health care centres to ensure quality health care for every citizen in the state.
- After making a presentation on proposed model PHCs to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that the number of doctors would be increased from one to a minimum of three to four, including a lady doctor and an Ayush doctor.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah greets people on Christmas
He expressed hope that the festival will enhance the spirit of peace and brotherhood in society.
PM Modi pays tributes to Madan Mohan Malaviya on his birth anniversary, says he dedicated his entire life to social reforms and serving the nation
Amit Shah to visit Assam, Manipur on Dec 26-27
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Guwahati and Imphal from December 26 to 27.
- His programmes in Guwahati on December 26 includes distribution of financial grants to 8,000 Namghars (traditional Vaisnavite monasteries of Assam) under the Assam Darshan programme.
Many farmers have thanked PM Modi for the new agriculture laws. We will double farmers' income by 2022. The government is ready to talk and clear doubts of the farmers who are protesting. A solution can be found only through dialogue
- Union Minister Anurag Thakur
China backing away from its initial financial promises to Pakistan under CPEC: Report
- China appears to be backing away from its initial financial promises to Pakistan under Beijing-financed China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a US$60 billion infrastructure building plan, amid rising corruption and militant attacks on Chinese engineers.
- According to Asia Times, Pakistan Army is set to take near-total control of the CPEC in a bid to reassure Beijing that their investments will be more secure amid militant attacks on Chinese engineers and others facilitating the infrastructure projects.
Chennai: Makkal Needhi Maiam leader A. Arunachalam joins BJP in the presence of Union Minister Prakash Javadekar
Punjab: Foggy conditions in Ludhiana as the minimum temperature is expected to remain at 2 degrees Celsius today and tomorrow
Minimum temperature of 4.6 degrees Celsius recorded at Safdarjung, Delhi today
India Meteorological Department
Indian Navy delivers 15 tonnes of aid to Vietnam for flood relief
Indian Navy Ship (INS) Kiltan on Thursday reached NhaRong Port, Ho Chi Minh City under Mission Sagar-III with 15 tonnes of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) stores for flood-affected people of Central Vietnam.
President Kovind greets the nation on Christmas
Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope this festival nurtures peace and prosperity, and helps strengthen harmony in so… https://t.co/hAzhT1lF6w
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) 1608860475000Farmers protest at Delhi's borders with Haryana at Singhu and Tikri enters 30th day
Farmer unions on 23rd December wrote to the government urging it not to repeat the "meaningless amendments" which they had earlier rejected and to come up with a concrete proposal in writing
Japan Finance Minister welcomes UK-EU Brexit deal
- Japan welcomed a free trade agreement between Britain and the European Union that negotiators managed to secure just days before Brexit came into force, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday.
- “It should be highly valued that a broad agreement was clinched between the two,” Aso told reporters after a cabinet meeting.
BJP to hold events at 19,000 places to reach out to one crore farmers
BJP general secretary Arun Singh told reporters that the party is organising programmes at 19,000 places across the country from the block and Panchayat level up.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 96th birth anniversary
"He took the country to unprecedented heights of development. His efforts to build a strong and prosperous India will always be remembered," says PM
Farmers Protests: Chilla, Gazipur borders are closed for traffic coming from Noida & Ghaziabad to Delhi
People are advised to take alternate route for coming to Delhi via Anand Vihar, DND, Apsara, Bhopra& Loni borders: Delhi Traffic Police
Hong Kong imposes 21-day quarantine for visitors, adds South Africa to banned list
Delhi's air quality is 'severe' category today, as per SAFAR-India
Midnight mass held following social distancing in Goa church
- Midnight mass was held in Panaji's Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, following social distancing and other COVID-19 norms.
- Father Wlater De Sa, parish priest of Immaculate Conception Church, Panaji, told ANI special mass for senior citizens will be held in Goa due to Covid-19 on occasion of Christmas. He also said that Christmas is a special occasion of joy and happiness and that strict Covid norms would be followed
Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch sold for knockdown price
Michael Jackson’s famed Neverland Ranch in California has finally sold, more than 10 years after the death of the pop star who abandoned the property following his trial on charges of molesting a young boy there.
UK businesses feel relief for averting no-deal Brexit
- British businesses felt relief for avoiding the no-deal outcome after Britain and the European Union (EU) reached their post-Brexit trade agreement in the last-minute negotiations, expecting more details to be rolled out soon.
- Adam Marshall, director-general at British Chambers of Commerce, said, "The UK-EU agreement is officially done. Relief for many weary, worried businesses that a 'no deal' outcome has been averted."
Seven US lawmakers write to Pompeo on farmers' protest in India
- A group of seven influential US lawmakers, including Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, have written to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, urging him to raise the issue of farmers' protest in India with his Indian counterpart.
- India has called the remarks by foreign leaders and politicians on protests by farmers as "ill-informed" and "unwarranted", asserting that the matter pertains to the internal affairs of a democratic country.
62 per cent of cybercrime complaints in 2020 linked to financial frauds: Delhi Police
- Sixty-two per cent of the cybercrime complaints lodged in 2020 were related to financial frauds, police said in a statement.
- The Delhi Police said a spurt was witnessed in incidents of cybercrime during the coronavirus lockdown.
Men charged in Daniel Pearl's murder case to be released on Saturday: Jail authorities
British-born al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and his three aides, whose release in the abduction and murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl was ordered by a court here, would walk out of the prison on Saturday as their release orders were received very late, according to the jail authorities.
Israeli jets fly over Beirut, explosions reported in Syria
Israeli jets flew very low over parts of Lebanon early Friday, terrifying residents on Christmas Eve, some of whom reported seeing missiles in the skies over Beirut.
EU-UK post-Brexit deal of historical importance: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the agreement reached between the European Union (EU) and Britain is "of historical importance," adding that Germany will examine it to decide whether Berlin supports the result.
Earthquake of magnitude 2.3 on the Richter scale hit Nangloi in Delhi at 5:02 am today: National Centre for Seismology
Delhi: Khalsa Aid has set up Kisan Mall at Tikri border to provide items of daily use for free to farmers
"We distribute tokens to farmers with which they can procure items from here," says Guru Charan, store manager.
