The traditional bull-taming event Jallikattu started on Thursday in Tamil Nadu's Madurai amid strict safety guidelines due to the coronavirus pandemic. Up to 150 people

Jallikattu fest begins in Tamil Nadu, Rahul in audience

Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi joined the Pongal festivities in Tamil Nadu&nbsp;on Thursday and attended a Jallikattu&nbsp;event in Madurai.&nbsp;The traditional bull-taming event started in Madurai amid strict safety guidelines due to the coronavirus pandemic. Up to 150 people can participate in the event that involves men attempting to tame running bulls. The state government has limited the number of audience at 50 per cent of the number of participants at the event in Madurai. The Tamil Nadu govt last month gave go ahead to the Jallikattu event that has been embroiled in controversies in recent years.

Rahul Gandhi joined the Pongal festivities in Tamil Nadu on Thursday and attended a Jallikattu event in Madurai. The traditional bull-taming event started in Madurai amid strict safety guidelines due to the coronavirus pandemic. Up to 150 people can participate in the event that involves men attempting to tame running bulls. The state government has limited the number of audience at 50 per cent of the number of participants at the event in Madurai. The Tamil Nadu govt last month gave go ahead to the Jallikattu event that has been embroiled in controversies in recent years.

Amid the threat of China getting aggressive on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the coming months,&nbsp;Indian Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria on Saturday made a stron

Amid the threat of China getting aggressive on the Line of Actual Control in the coming months,&nbsp;Indian Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria on Saturday said that India too can be aggressive if Beijing tries to get aggressive.&nbsp;Addressing a press conference on the sidelines of IAF and the French Air and Space Force's bilateral exercise 'Desert Knight-21', Bhadauria said, "We are fully prepared."&nbsp;
India and China will hold the ninth round of corps commander level military talks on Sunday&nbsp;to address the ongoing military standoff in Eastern Ladakh.
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The Delhi Police on Saturday said that it will allow farmers protesting the central government's new agricultural laws to&nbsp;to&nbsp;hold a tractor parade in Delhi on

After protesting farmers unions claimed on Saturday that the Delhi Police has&nbsp;allowed them to&nbsp;hold a tractor parade in the capital on Republic Day, the Delhi Police has said that it will take a decision on the parade only after the farmer unions submit a request in writing. The police said that farmer unions are yet to submit in writing the information about the route they want to take for the tractor rally.&nbsp;Farm leaders&nbsp;say&nbsp;hundreds of thousands of farmers from&nbsp;neighbouring&nbsp;states including Haryana, Punjab and western Uttar Pradesh plan to drive tractors through New Delhi on January 26, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join a parade of the armed forces.&nbsp;

A miffed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata&nbsp;walked away from the podium in protest on Saturday&nbsp;at an event to mark Netaji's&nbsp;125th birth anniversary after 

A visibly miffed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata&nbsp;walked away from the podium in protest on Saturday&nbsp;at an event to mark Netaji's&nbsp;125th birth anniversary after the crowd started chanting 'Jai&nbsp;Shri&nbsp;Ram' slogans even before she could begin her speech. The chief minister said that it was a govt event and not a political event and such behaviour is not becoming of the occasion. It is not right to invite someone and then insult them, she added. The Prime Minister was also in attendance at the event.

Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;Modi&nbsp;on Saturday paid glowing tributes to Netaji&nbsp;Subash&nbsp;Chandra Bose on the occasion&nbsp;of his 125th birth anniversary. Th

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose&rsquo;s life, work and decisions are an inspiration for all. Addressing a crowd at an event marking the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji in Kolkata&rsquo;s Victoria Memorial, PM Modi said the freedom fighter, who had always dreamt of a strong, powerful India, would have been immensely proud of the country&rsquo;s progress in Covid vaccines and the way it is helping other countries with the vaccines.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said India should have four capitals on a rotation basis and sessions of Parliament should be held in different l

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said India should have four capitals on a rotation basis and sessions of Parliament should be held in different locations in the country.
She also slammed the Centre for its decision to observe January 23 as 'Parakram Diwas' to commemorate the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and said the Narendra Modi government did not consult with her before announcing it.

Several people were injured, many vehicles vandalised as BJP and Trinamool Congress supporters clashed in West Bengal's Howrah district on Saturday, police said.&nbsp;B

Several people were injured, many vehicles vandalised as BJP and Trinamool Congress supporters clashed in West Bengal's Howrah district on Saturday, police said.&nbsp;BJP alleged that a party member was shot at, while some were beaten with rods and sticks.&nbsp;Police said that a huge contingent has been deployed in the area to control the situation and prevent any further flare-ups.
Local TMC leaders said that some BJP members were allegedly extorting money from shops in the area, following which people of the area protested and roughed them up. As the BJP men blocked the GT Road in protest, some TMC supporters tried to remove them, triggering the violence.&nbsp;TMC&nbsp;also claimed that BJP supporters hurled crude bombs and set on fire some vehicles to foment trouble in the peaceful locality

The Border Security Force on Saturday detected a second underground tunnel constructed by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir's&nbsp;Kathua&nbsp;district to facilitate the in

The Border Security Force on Saturday detected a second underground tunnel constructed by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir's&nbsp;Kathua&nbsp;district to facilitate the infiltration of terrorists.&nbsp;The secret tunnel was detected during an anti-tunnelling operation in the border outpost&nbsp;Pansar&nbsp;area of&nbsp;Hiranagar&nbsp;sector.&nbsp;This is the second underground tunnel detected by BSF in&nbsp;Hiranagar&nbsp;sector during the past 10 days, fourth in the past six months along the International Border in Samba and&nbsp;Kathua&nbsp;districts and 10th in the past decade.&nbsp;On January 13, a 150-metre-long tunnel was detected in&nbsp;Bobiyaan&nbsp;village in the same sector.&nbsp;

Petrol and diesel prices on Saturday touched new all-time highs after rates were increased for the fourth time this week. On Saturday, fuel prices in India were raised 

Petrol and diesel prices on Saturday touched new all-time highs after rates were increased for the fourth time this week. On Saturday, fuel prices in India were raised to new all-time highs by state-owned oil marketers. Petrol prices per litre were up 25 paise to Rs 85.70 in New Delhi, Rs 87.11 in Kolkata, Rs 92.28 in Mumbai and Rs 88.29 in Chennai. Diesel prices per litre were also hiked by 25 paise to Rs 75.88 in New Delhi, Rs 79.48 in Kolkata, Rs 82.66 in Mumbai and Rs 81.14 in Chennai.

Aam&nbsp;Admi&nbsp;Party's Punjab Unit took out motorbike rallies across the state to mobilise people for the tractor parade in Delhi on Republic day, said AAP&nbsp;lea

Aam&nbsp;Admi&nbsp;Party in Punjab took out motorbike rallies across the state to mobilise people for the farmers' tractor parade in Delhi on Republic day. AAP&nbsp;leader&nbsp;Harpal&nbsp;Singh&nbsp;Cheema&nbsp;said rallies were organised in several districts of Punjab, including Sangrur, Mohali, and Faridkot. People participating in the rallies carried placards with slogans like 'No farmer no food', 'Kisan&nbsp;mazdoor&nbsp;ekta&nbsp;zindabad'. Meanwhile, the AAP&nbsp;leaders from Punjab have announced that they will take part in the farmers' tractor rally in Delhi but not as a political party.&nbsp;

A Delhi court&nbsp;on Saturday sentenced AAP MLA Somnath Bharti to two years in jail for assaulting the AIIMS security staff in a case registered in 2016.&nbsp;Addition

A Delhi court&nbsp;on Saturday sentenced AAP MLA Somnath Bharti to two years in jail for assaulting the AIIMS security staff in 2016.&nbsp;Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on the AAP leader.&nbsp;Bharti, however, was granted bail to enable him to file an appeal before the high court. He has been convicted for destroying&nbsp;public property, voluntarily causing hurt and rioting for bringing down the fence of a boundary wall at AIIMS&nbsp;with a JCB operator along with nearly 300 others.&nbsp;

On Saturday, hours earlier than Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due in Kolkata to participate in a sequence of cultural occasions to honour his reminiscence, Chief Mini

Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due in Kolkata to participate in cultural events to honour Netajui&nbsp;Subhash&nbsp;Chandra Bose,&nbsp;Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the centre for failing to declare the day a nationwide holiday and construct a memorial for the liberty fighter. She said the Centre was building a new parliament and buying new planes but had not constructed or even sanctioned a&nbsp;memorial for Netaji. The&nbsp;Chief Minister attacked the Centre at the end of a vigorous six-km march through the city.

Jailed RJD chief Lalu Yadav will be shifted to AIIMS in Delhi today for treatment after his health deteriorated, officials have said. His son Tejashwi Yadav and family,

Jailed RJD chief Lalu Yadav will be shifted to AIIMS in Delhi today for treatment after his health deteriorated, officials have said. His son Tejashwi Yadav and family, who are camping in Ranchi, are likely to accompany the former chief minister to Delhi. Lalu Yadav's health has worsened over the past few days. He is being treated for a lung infection at a hospital in Ranchi where is serving sentence after conviction in the Bihar fodder scam. The jail administration will also have to take permission from a lower court to move Lalu Yadav to Delhi.

The World Health Organisation has thanked India for "continued support" in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. "Thank you India and Prime Minister @narendramodi fo

The World Health Organisation has thanked India for "continued support" in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. "Thank you India and Prime Minister @narendramodi for your continued support to the global #Covid19 response. Only if we act together, including sharing of knowledge, can we stop this virus and save lives and livelihoods," WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted. India has been sending vaccines to countries in the Southeast Asian neighbourhood and to others like Brazil and Morocco. South Africa will also get the vaccine soon.

It's Trinamool Vs BJP over the Netaji legacy in the election year. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee led a six-km-long march in Kolkata on the occasion of the 

It's Trinamool Vs BJP over the Netaji legacy in the election year. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee led a six-km-long march in Kolkata on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The CM also took a swipe at the Centre's decision to mark the day as 'Parakaram Divas'. Bengal govt has wanted the day to be called 'Deshnayak Diwas', a title given to Netaji by Rabindranath Tagore. Slamming the Centre's move, the CM said that Netaji is a philosophy and an emotion, who believed in the unity of religions. PM Modi is slated to attend a mega event to mark the day at Victoria Memorial.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday distributed land allotment papers to indigenous people in Assam, where election will be held this year. The PM said that tt is 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday distributed land allotment papers to indigenous people in Assam, where election will be held this year. The PM said that tt is a matter of sadness that even after so many years since Independence, there are those in Assam who have not got recognition for their land. "...There are lakhs who did not have any documentation of their land. But now, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal ji and his government have worked to ensure that people get their recognition," PM Modi said. Home minister Amit Shah is also in Assam to give fillip to the poll campaign.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will kickstart party's poll campaign in Tamil Nadu today. The assembly elections in the state are due in May. Gandhi will do roadshows, int

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi kickstarted party's poll campaign in Tamil Nadu on Saturday. The assembly elections in the state are due in May. Gandhi will do roadshows, interact with MSMEs, industrial workers, farmers and weavers in western districts of Coimbatore and Tirupur. The former Congress president would campaign in the state for three days in the western region covering five districts including Tiruppur, Erode, Karur districts. Interestingly, these are the districts that are considered stronghold of the ruling AIADMK.

A 40-year-old elephant died after being set on fire by a villager in Tamil Nadu. The villager had reportedly thrown a burning piece of tyre to chase away the elephant. 

A 40-year-old elephant died after being set on fire by a villager in Tamil Nadu. The villager had reportedly thrown a burning piece of tyre to chase away the elephant. The burning tyre got stuck on the elephant&rsquo;s ear, forcing it to run away in distress. The incident, which took place in Masinagudi in Nilgiris, was captured on video. The video shows men throwing burning objects at the elephant in an attempt to chase the animal away. Forest rangers later found the elephant with severe burn injuries on the back and ear. Unfortunately, the animal died while being transported to a camp for medical treatment on January 19.

Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya has appealed to the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel for "another route" to remain in the United Kingdom. Mallya's legal representative 

Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya has appealed to the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel for "another route" to remain in the United Kingdom. Mallya's legal representative made the claim during a hearing into the tycoon's bankruptcy proceedings at the UK High Court in London on Friday. Mallya has gone through and exhausted the full legal procedures available to him to fight the Indian government's effort to extradite him. He remains out on bail awaiting the UK Home Secretary Patel formally signing off on the extradition. There has been speculation that Mallya has sought asylum in the UK

Brazil President Jair M Bolsonaro has thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;Modi for the Covid vaccine export. Brazil has received two million doses of India m

Brazil President Jair M Bolsonaro has thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;Modi for the Covid vaccine export. Brazil has received two million doses of India made coronavirus vaccines. Bolsonaro in his tweet also mentioned that the country feels honoured to have a great partner like India to overcome a global obstacle by joining efforts. Prime Minister Narendra Modi replied to the Brizil President tweet by saying that India will continue to strengthen the cooperation on healthcare.
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India's Covid-19 vaccination drive has covered nearly 14 lakh people already since it launch a week ago on January 16, the government said on Saturday. The mission of a

India's Covid-19 vaccination drive has covered nearly 14 lakh people already since it launch a week ago on January 16, the government said on Saturday. The mission of administering the two-dose jab accelerated to over three lakh people per day on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry's data. The average number of vaccinations per day during the past week has been ,close to 2 lakh, data collated till Friday showed. The number touched 3,47,058 on Friday alone.

Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi joined the festivities in Tamil Nadu&nbsp;on Thursday and attended a Jallikattu&nbsp;event in Madurai

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