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31 Teachers, Students Test COVID Positive in Odisha
Thirty-one teachers and students have tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha’s Gajapati district after reopening of schools, Chief District Medical Officer Pradeep Kumar Patra said on Sunday, 10 January. Schools reopened for students of classes 10 and 12 in Odisha on 8 January.
(Source: ANI)
India Reports Over 16k New COVID Cases, Death Toll Reaches 1.51 Lakh
India has reported 16,311 new COVID-19 cases, 19,299 discharges, and 161 deaths in last 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry. This takes total COVID cases in the country to 1,04,66,595, while the death toll stands at 1,51,160. Meanwhile, active cases total 2,22,526 and total discharges are 1,00,92,909.
House to Take up Resolution to Impeach Trump: Pelosi
The House will take up a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time in less than two years unless Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet invoke the 25th Amendment this week to remove him from office, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
"In protecting our Constitution and our Democracy, we will act with urgency, because this President represents an imminent threat to both," Pelosi said in a letter Sunday to House Democrats. "As the days go by, the horror of the ongoing assault on our democracy perpetrated by this President is intensified and so is the immediate need for action."
(Source: Bloomberg)
Chatra Gang-Rape Survivor to Get Rs 2 Lakh as Compensation
The 50-year-old widow, who was gang-raped by three men on Thursday night at Kobna village in Huntergunj block of the district, will receive Rs 2 lakh as compensation, deputy commissioner Divyanshu Jha said on Sunday.
In her statement to the police, the woman said she was raped for demanding compensation for her goat which was hit by one of accused’s bike on Thursday night.
(Source: The Times of India)
Sensex Rallies 487 Points to End at All-Time Peak of 49,269
Sensex on Monday rallied 486.81 points to end at an all-time peak of 49,269.32, while Nifty surged 137.50 points to a record 14,484.75.
(Source: PTI)
Central Vista: Heritage Committee Gives Nod to Construct New Parl Building
The Heritage Conservation Committee has given the nod to constructing the new parliament building under the Central Vista revamp project, the housing secretary said on Monday.
(Source: PTI)
45-Yr-Old Woman Grievously Injured After 4 Men 'Rape' Her in MP's Sidhi
A 45-year-old woman was grievously injured after four men allegedly raped her and inserted an iron rod into her private parts in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district, the police said on Monday.
(Source: PTI)
Kerala Govt Waives Entertainment Tax for Cinemas from January to March 2021
The Kerala government has decided to waive the entertainment tax for cinemas from January to March 2021 and offered a 50 percent reduction in fixed charges on electricity during the lockdown period since March 2020, the Chief Minister’s Office said on Tuesday.
(Source: PTI)
14-Yr-Old Injured in Pak Shelling Along LoC in J&K's Poonch
A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured in Pakistani shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday.
(Source: PTI)