1. Bharat Bandh LIVE: UP put on high alert over 'Bharat Bandh' call
In the wake of the 'Bharat Bandh' or nationwide strike called by the farmers over the contentious farm laws on Tuesday, the Opposition parties have lent their support to the call while the government has issued an advisory to the different states and Union Territories to tighten security and maintain peace and harmony.
2. Farmers' issue should be resolved in Parliament winter session: Preneet Kaur
Former Minister of State for External Affairs and Member of Parliament from Patiala, Preneet Kaur on Sunday joined Congress MPs from Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and Chhattisgarh to protest and demand the government to repeal farm acts in the winter session of the parliament.
3. PM Modi to inaugurate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention on January 9
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention to be held in a virtual format on January 9, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.
4 . Mamata's stand on 'Bharat bandh' is nothing but dichotomy: opposition
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reiterated her support for the peasant movement but said she would not support Tuesday's bandh. The Chief Minister has directed the state administration to keep everything operational and running on Tuesday.
5. Kerala Local Body polls LIVE: Polling for first phase begins
The first phase of Kerala local body polls will begin Tuesday. The elections are being held in 6,910 wards in 395 local bodies in Thiruvananthapuram, Kolla, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Idukki districts. Voting is set to begin at 7 am and conclude at 6 pm. According to the state election commission, there are 88,26,873 voters in the first phase, including 41,58,395 males, 46,68,267 females and 61 transgender people.
6. Bihar govt develops cold storage in Nalanda Medical College
The health department of Bihar has developed cold storage in Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH), an official said. The building chosen for storage of the vaccine was earlier used for storing medical equipment. It has the capacity to store six lakh vaccines at one time.
7. India to support WADA in its efforts: Rijiju
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju promised Witold Banka, the president of World Anti Doping Agency (WADA), that India would support all the efforts to ensure that the field of sports remains clean.
8.Grant us Indian citizenship or deport to Pakistan, says wives of ex- Kashmiri militants
Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants on Monday appealed the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir government to either grant them Indian citizenship or deport them to the neighbouring country.
9.Ram Temple construction panel working to finalise building plan: Trust member
The Ram Mandir construction committee is working on finalising the foundation laying plan for the upcoming temple in consultation with building experts, said a key member of the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust.
10.Indian-origin health expert Anil Soni appointed first CEO of The WHO Foundation
Indian-origin global health expert Anil Soni has been appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer of the newly launched The WHO Foundation, which works alongside the World Health Organization to address most pressing health challenges across the world.
