- Won’t accept any committee, say farmers: Farmer union leaders have said that they won’t accept any committee for the resolution, and all they want is repeal of all three laws. They said they won’t get into discussion with members of the committee as their fight is about complete rollback of the laws, not some.
- Khalistanis infiltrated farmers’ protest, Govt tells SC: The central government on Tuesday, during the hearing on pleas challenging the constitutional validity of farm laws, claimed in Supreme Court that ‘Khalistanis’ have infiltrated the ongoing farmers’ protest on Delhi borders.
- States, UTs to receive all vaccine doses by Jan.14: The Union health ministry announced on Tuesday that all vaccine doses, 1.1 crore from Serum Insititute of India and 55 lakh from Bharat Biotech, will be given to all states and Union Territories by January 14.
- India records lowest cases in 7 months: India recorded 12,584 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest in around seven months, taking the country’s Covid-19 caseload to 1.04 lakh according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday.
- Centre may go for coronavirus cess in Budget 2021: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman could look at introducing a coronavirus cess or surcharge on individual tax payers – possibly only on the higher income groups – in the coming budget, says Sonu Iyer, tax partner and national leader.
- Jaishankar slams Pak on terrorism: Foreign minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday slammed countries aiding and abetting terrorism and providing terrorists financial assistance and safe havens, in an indirect swipe at Pakistan. He said this while speaking at a United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
- Mike Pence opposes using 25th Amendment to oust Trump: Vice-President Mike Pence has told Congress that he is opposed to invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump from office.
- Trump rejects blame for Capitol riot: President Donald Trump rejected any responsibility for the deadly storming of the US Capitol by his supporters last week, calling remarks he delivered during a rally outside the White House before the attack “totally appropriate” and warning lawmakers not to impeach him a second time.
- Rahul Gandhi to watch Jallikattu in TN: Rahul Gandhi will visit Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, when the festival of Pongal will be celebrated, and witness the controversial bull taming event ‘Jallikattu’.
- K’taka colleges to open from Jan. 15: The Karnataka government has decided to reopen offline classes for all semesters — undergraduate, post-graduate, engineering, and diploma — from January 15.
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