The government signed an accord with the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB), an insurgent group of Assam. The All Bodo Students Union, which is spearheading a movement for a separate Bodoland state, was also a signatory.
The government announced the sale of 100 per cent stakes in the debt-laden Air India, issuing the preliminary bid document for the strategic disinvestment. March 17 is the deadline for submitting ‘expression of interest’.
Kerala’s ruling LDF organised a human chain—billed as the biggest protest against CAA—extending from Kasargod to Thiruvananthapuram, about 600 km, on Republic Day. CM Pinarayi Vijayan was among the participants.
“Desh Ke gaddaron ko....
Anuarag Thakur, Union minister at a Delhi poll rally
“Goli maro sa*** ko”
Chorus The public responds in unison
33,552 The number of passengers (from 155 flights, till January 29) screened in India for novel coronavirus
Health ministry is procuring more thermal scanners. Four more labs, besides NIV Pune, have been geared up for testing samples.
