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SC to set up high-level committee to inquire into security lapses during PM’s visit to Punjab

ION correspondentJanuary 11, 2022January 11, 2022

The Supreme Court to constitute a high-level committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge to investigate lapses in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security in Punjab. A three-judge bench comprising Chief...

Myanmar court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to 4 more years in prison

ION correspondentJanuary 11, 2022January 11, 2022

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to four more years in prison on Monday. She was handed over the punishment in a case related...

Concerned by Beijing’s attempt to intimidate its neighbors: US

ION correspondentJanuary 11, 2022January 11, 2022

Ahead of the India-China military talks, the United States on Monday (January 10, 2022) said that it is ‘concerned’ by Beijing’s attempt to intimidate its neighbours. While responding to...

Sports Top Stories

Series-deciding third India-SA Test begins in Cape Town today

ION correspondentJanuary 11, 2022January 11, 2022

The third and final Test between India and South Africa will begin at Cape Town today. During a pre-match press conference today, India captain Virat Kohli today said, he...

States

Himachal Pradesh imposes further restrictions to contain Covid-19 infection in state

ION correspondentJanuary 10, 2022January 10, 2022

In view of the rising Covid-19 cases across the state the Himachal Pradesh government imposed further restrictions to curb the spread of the infection. In a fresh order released...

India’s Omicron tally rises to 4,033, active COVID cases cross 7,00,000-mark

ION correspondentJanuary 10, 2022January 10, 2022

India recorded 1,79,723 new COVID-19 cases, 146 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total death toll to 4,83,936, as per data released by the Ministry of Health...

Business and Commerce

25th National Youth Festival to start on Jan 12

ION correspondentJanuary 10, 2022January 10, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 25th National Youth Festival on Wednesday, 12th January which is Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary. In a tweet, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag...

Business and Commerce

EAM Jaishankar speaks to French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian

ION correspondentJanuary 10, 2022January 10, 2022

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar yesterday spoke to French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. Both Ministers recognized that the achievements of India-France cooperation in 2021 are a strong foundation...

Nation

Former RBI Guv appointed VP of Beijing-based AIIB

ION correspondentJanuary 10, 2022January 10, 2022

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as a vice-president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a Beijing based multilateral development bank. He...

World

Putin to take part in emergency meeting of CSTO Council to discuss Kazakhstan

ION correspondentJanuary 10, 2022January 10, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in an emergency meeting of the Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization today to discuss Kazakhstan, his office said. The video...

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