Former CJI & Rajya Sabha MP Ranjan Gogoi gets Z plus security

New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) The Centre has accorded the top category 'Z plus' security cover to former Chief Justice of India and now Rajya Sabha Member Ranjan Gogoi, the officials in the security set up said here on Friday.

Eleventh round of Govt-farmer talks end without result

New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) The 11th round of talks between the Government and farmers' unions also concluded without any result on Friday evening, with both sides sticking to their positions.

CWC raises concerns over farmers' protest & national security

New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the highest policy-making body of the Congress party on Friday expressed concern over the government failure to find a solution to the farmers protests, compromising national security, has demanded the withdrawing all three agricultural laws from the government and a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe in to alleged compromise on National security.

India supplies Covid-19 vaccines to neighbouring countries, no request received from Pakistan

New Delhi, Jan. 22 (UNI) India has not received any request for the supply of Indian made Covid-19 vaccines from Pakistan either on a government to government basis or commercial basis.

ED attaches assets worth 5.45 Cr of former Chief Engineer of Water Resources dept in Chhattisgarh

New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that it has provisionally attached immovable and movable properties worth totaling to Rs 5.45 crores of a former Chief Engineer of Water Resources Department Ramanand Divya of Chhattisgarh and his family members under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) in a disproportionate assets case.

PM condoles demise of popular Bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal

New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief over the demise of popular Bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal.

NIA arrests banned outfit CPI (Maoist) cadre in Kozhikode

New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday said that it has arrested a cadre of a banned CPI (Maoist) outfit on Thursday.

Born on October 16, 1940 in Amritsar in undivided India, Narendra Chanchal sung songs in more than half a dozen films.

Congress to have new president by June: CWC

New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) The Congress will have an elected president by June this year as the process of organisational polls will start on May 29, party’s General Secretary KC Venugopal said here on Friday.

Bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal passes away

New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) Popular Bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal died here at a private hospital on Friday after being ill for nearly three months.

SC allows Kerala scribe Siddique Kappan's video call with ailing mother

New Delhi, Jan 22(UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday allowed arrested Kerala Journalist Siddique Kappan to talk to his ailing mother through video conferencing.

No extra chance for UPSC aspirants: Centre tells Supreme Court

New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Friday that Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) aspirants, whose preparations for the October 4 preliminary examination were severely restricted due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, will not be given another chance or attempt for the civil services exams.

UNI NEWS DIGEST AT 1500 HRS FOR JANUARY 22, 2020

New Delhi : Eleventh round of talks b/w Centre, farmers' representatives begin (DI3)
Shivamogga: Toll in Shivamogga mining blast rises to 8 (MS10)
Guwahati : PM asks students to take inspiration from Indian cricket team (CA10)
Bengaluru : K'taka CM reshuffles Cabinet (MS13)
Mumbai : Woman withdraws rape complaint against Mah Minister Dhananjay Munde (BY5)
Chennai : Two Lankans arrested, multi-nation heroin syndicate busted by NCB (MS21)
Shillong : Six coal miners died in coal mine in Meghalaya (CA12)
Hamirpur : Counting of votes for Zila parishad, block samitis underway in Hamirpur (DR7)
Beijing : Explosion at hospital injures 3 doctors, 1 patient in China's Hangzhou: Police (DF1)
New Delhi : Petrol and diesel prices rise again (DC6)
Vadodara : BCA suspends Hooda for current domestic season for indiscipline (SPD1)
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SC defers ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's plea against life sentence to Jan 27

New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned to January 27, the petition filed by former Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt to suspend his life sentence in the 30-year-old custodial death case.

Shah to meet CISF jawan who saved passenger’s life in Delhi Metro

New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) Lauding the role of a CISF personnel who saved a passenger’s life by administering CPR Dabri More Metro station on January 18, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday expressed desire to meet him.