I-T raids Jesus Calls group
Income Tax department today conducted raids at 28 locations in Chennai, Coimbatore and other places in connection with Paul Dhinakaran’s Christian missionary ‘Jesus Calls’.
Budget session: PM to chair all-party meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an all-party meeting on 30 January during which the government will put forth its legislative agenda for the Budget session of Parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said today the meeting will be held virtually and an invitation has been extended to floor leaders of all parties.
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris become US President, VP amid tight security
Joe Biden led a national memorial observance on the eve of his inauguration to honour the 400,000 Americans who have perished from Covid-19 during the 11 months since the novel coronavirus claimed its first US life.
Rafale fighters to be part of Indo-French air exercise
The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday announced that the newly inducted Rafale fighter jets are going to be part of the bilateral air exercise ‘Desert Knight-21’ between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force.
Joe Biden to overturn Trump Administration’s major policy decision
US President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the country without legal status, a massive reversal from the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies.
Japan looks at India for skilled workers
India and Japan on Monday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on Specified Skilled Workers (SSW) that will allow 14 categories of Indian ‘skilled workers’ to work in Japan. SSW is a new status of residence created by Japan in 2019 under which skilled foreign nationals can obtain jobs and stay in the country.
Tamilnadu has 6,26,74,446 voters
Tamilnadu has a total electorate of 6.26 crore voters as per the final revised electoral rolls released by Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo today ahead of the Assembly elections due in April-May.
Pakistan approves Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use
The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has approved a Covid-19 vaccine by China’s Sinopharm for emergency use amid an unabated resurgence in the country.
‘China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop Corona pandemic’
A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organisation has criticised China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the UN health agency should have labelled it a pandemic sooner.
