Uttar Pradesh: SP, BJP workers clash over cooperative bank polls in Kannauj https://ift.tt/3hLvneB

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party workers allegedly clashed during the filing of nominations for a cooperative bank poll in Kannauj. On Wednesday, members of both parties had gathered in large numbers at the Gwal Maidan branch of the Sahkari Gram Vikas Bank for filing the nominations to a representative's post.

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Dense fog blankets northern India; Delhi records minimum temperature at 8.8℃ https://ift.tt/3qQMTCi

Several parts in the north-India along with Delhi witnessed low visibility due to dense fog on Monday morning. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), dense fog was seen at places over east UP and Bihar, isolated pockets over Chandigarh, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Tripura, and north Odisha. While the moderate fog was witnessed at isolated pockets over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, north Madhya Pradesh, West Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and Meghalaya at 5:30 am.

Coronavirus New Strain: 2 more UK returnees test positive for COVID-19 in Delhi; total 21 https://ift.tt/2UJBBSR

Two more persons who recently returned to Delhi from the UK, where a super-spreader strain of the coronavirus has been reported, were found to be COVID positive during a door-to-door contact-tracing and testing exercise, officials said on Saturday.

WhatsApp treating Indian users differently matter of concern: Centre tells Delhi High Court https://ift.tt/3c9esSU

The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp was treating Indian users differently from its European ones with regard to opting out of its new privacy policy, and this was a matter of concern for the government which is looking into it. The central government told the high court that it was also a matter of concern that Indian users were being "unilaterally" subjected to the change in the privacy policy by social networking platform WhatsApp.

Kerala: 26-year-old man taken into custody after 'suspicious' death of 51-year-old wife https://ift.tt/38z7bZd

Kerala police arrested a 28-year-old man after his 51-year-old wife was electrocuted near Karakkonam in Thiruvananthapuram district on Saturday. As per the police's statement, Sakha Kumari (51) had married Arun (28) around two months ago.

New top story from Time: The House of Flowers Is Proof That Telenovelas Are Changing—and So Is the Way We Watch Them

https://ift.tt/3gQbWTN Mexican director Manolo Caro didn’t think that his first series for Netflix, La Casa De Las Flores ( The House of Flowers ), would be a hit when it first appeared on the streaming service in August 2018. “But I was completely wrong,” he says of the dark comedy-drama that focuses on the lives, secrets and scandals of the wealthy de la Mora family in Mexico City. “[It] really changed my entire life.” The Spanish-language series ended up becoming a global phenomenon, going on to air its final of three seasons last year. Although Netflix does not release viewing figures for individual shows, The House of Flowers received much attention in Latin American and English-language media, and has been extensively analyzed by academics and experts . The distinctively slow speaking style of one of its main characters, Paulina de la Mora (played by Caro’s frequent collaborator Cecilia Su á rez), spawned a viral social media challenge and many memes in 2018. [t...

New top story from Time: Corky Lee, Photographer Who Spent His Career Spotlighting Asian and Pacific Islander-Americans, Dies at 73

https://ift.tt/2Ymu9yf Corky Lee, a photojournalist who spent five decades spotlighting the often ignored Asian and Pacific Islander American communities, has died. He was 73. Lee died Wednesday in New York City’s Queens borough of complications from COVID-19, his family said in a statement. “His passion was to rediscover, document and champion through his images the plight of all Americans but most especially that of Asian and Pacific Islanders,” his family said. The self-described “undisputed unofficial Asian American Photographer Laureate,” Lee used his eye to pursue what he saw as “photographic justice.” Almost always sporting a camera around his neck, he was present at many seminal moments impacting Asian America over a 50-year career. He was born Young Kwok Lee in New York City to Chinese immigrant parents. He was the first child in his family to go to college, graduating from City University of New York’s Queens College. A self-taught freelance photographer, Lee...

FOX NEWS: Man loses 120 pounds, becomes triathlete after wife dies: ‘I wanted something more’ Bill Bowden, 52, from Burbank, California, has lost about 120 pounds since 2019 and is participating in his first triathlon on Saturday.

Man loses 120 pounds, becomes triathlete after wife dies: ‘I wanted something more’ Bill Bowden, 52, from Burbank, California, has lost about 120 pounds since 2019 and is participating in his first triathlon on Saturday. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3ERS6Bp

India records 22,273 new COVID cases in 24 hours, tally at 1.01 cr; active cases drop to 2.81 lakh https://ift.tt/2KUwxIW

India on Saturday registered 22,273 new cases of Covid-19 and 251 deaths in a span of 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. With over 22,000 fresh infections, the country's total tally has now surged to 10,169,118.

Republic Day 2021 LIVE: All set for Rajpath parade; heavy security for farmers' tractor rally https://ift.tt/3pn0hOa

An unprecedented security cover has been put in place in and around Delhi for Republic Day. While the main traditional event will be at Rajpath where India's military might and cultural diversity will be on display, farmers' tractor rally across several routes in the national capital will keep the security forces on their toes. One of the major attractions at this year's Republic Day parade will be the flypast by Rafale fighter jets. Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets,T-90 tanks, the Samvijay electronic warfare system will also enthrall the audience. Total 32 tableaus -- 17 from states and union territories, six from the Defence ministry and nine from other Union ministries and paramilitary forces -- depicting the nation's rich cultural heritage, economic progress and defence prowess will roll down the Rajpath at the Republic Day parade. For the first time, 122-member contingent of the Bangladesh armed forces will also march on Rajpath.

Time for Imran Khan government to go home: Asif Ali Zardari https://ift.tt/2Y98n0y

Pakistan Peoples Party leader and former president Asif Ali Zardari has lashed out at Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying running a country is not the same as managing a cricket team. He said that the next few months are very important for the future of Pakistan's politics and predicted that "the government will collapse on its own".

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