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Indonesia's Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has confirmed the crash of a Boeing 737-500 plane of Indonesian airlines with 62 people on board that lost contact with the air traffic controller
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Yediyurappa in Delhi, to meet HM Shah to discuss state politics, finalise by-poll candidates
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who reached here Sunday morning, said he will meet Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the state's political scenario and also finalise candidates for the upcoming parliamentary and assembly by-polls. The chief minister, however, did not divulge if they would also deliberate on the much-awaited cabinet rejig in the state. "I am going to discuss the political situation in Karnataka," the CM told reporters after landing in Delhi.
India's coal import drops 17% in Apr-Nov: mjunction
India's coal import declined by 17 per cent to 137.16 million tonne (MT) in the April-November period of the current fiscal. The country had imported 165.35 MT of coal in the year-ago period, according to provisional compilation by mjunction, based on monitoring of vessels' positions and data received from shipping companies. mjunction, a joint venture between Tata Steel and SAIL, is a B2B e-commerce company that also publishes research reports on coal and steel verticals. The country's coal import in November also dropped to 20.35 MT from 21.72 MT in the corresponding month of previous fiscal, it said.
'Very unfortunate': Sehwag condemns racial abuse at SCG
Free Covid vaccination for all in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Apple, Amazon remove Parler from their platforms
Technology giant Apple has suspended US-based microblogging platform Parler, where most of the supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump are shifting their base, from its Play Store, asserting that there is no place on its platform for threats of violence and illegal activity while e-commerce major Amazon also removed the social network favoured by conservative politicians. The move comes a day after Apple warned Parler, saying it has received numerous complaints over objectionable content in its services, accusations that the Parler app was used to plan, coordinate and facilitate illegal activities in Washington DC on January 6 that led (among other things) to loss of life, numerous injuries and the destruction of property.
Top four steel players' production rises 6 pc to about 15 MT in Oct-Dec
The country's top four steel makers jointly produced 14.95 million tonne (MT) steel in the October-December quarter of the current fiscal, registering a 6 per cent year-on-year rise. The total steel output of JSPL, JSW Steel, SAIL and Tata Steel India was 14.09 MT during the same quarter of 2019-20. During the quarter under review, the total sales of the steel producers - excluding JSW Steel - surged 2.25 per cent to 10.88 MT, as against 10.64 MT in the year-ago quarter, according to the data provided by the companies.
Nepal PM Oli to address National Assembly today
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will on Sunday address the National Assembly, Khabarhub reported. According to officials, Prime Minister Oli, in his address, will speak on current issues of the country. The meeting has been scheduled for 1:00 pm. Citing the Press Adviser to Prime Minister Oli, Surya Thapa, Khabarhub reported that the Prime Minister, in his address, will speak on current issues of the country.
Cargo traffic at 12 major ports falls for 9th month in Dec; down 9% in Apr-Dec
Impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, India's top 12 ports witnessed a considerable decline in cargo traffic for the ninth straight month in December to 478 million tonnes (MT), according to ports apex body IPA. Cargo traffic at 12 major ports that are under the control of the Centre dropped by 8.80 per cent to 477.75 million tonnes (MT) during April-December this fiscal compared to 523.84 MT in the same period last financial year. Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had recently said the cargo traffic at 12 major ports declined considerably March onwards due to the adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
Another crowd complaint from Team India, fans asked to leave SCG
Play was stopped in the second session on Day Four of the ongoing third Test after Indian players made a complaint to umpires about unsavoury comments being made for Mohammed Siraj by a section of crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The incident happened before the start of the 86th over in Australia's second innings when Siraj, fielding on the boundary line, went to skipper Ajinkya Rahane and raised the issue that some fans were passing abusive comments directed at him. Rahane then walked up to the square leg umpire Paul Reiffel and complained about the same. While players huddled in the centre, security personnel entered the stands and a group of six Australian fans were removed from their seats by New South Wales Police. The incident follows alleged racial abuse of Indian players by a small section of the SCG crowd on Saturday.
Bird flu cases confirmed in 13 MP districts so far: Official
Bird flu cases have so far been confirmed in 13 districts of Madhya Pradesh, while around 1,100 crows and other wild birds have been found dead across 27 districts since the flu virus was first detected in the state last month, a government official said on Sunday. A poultry market in Agar Malwa district has been shut for a week after the bird flu virus was detected in one sample there, the official from the public relations department said. The district administration has started culling and burying of poultry birds as per guidelines, she said.
Trump likely to target big tech in his final days
President Donald Trump will be targeting Twitter and other social media platforms during his final days in office to shift the narrative away from the riots at Capitol Hill which took place earlier this week, reported CNN.
A Trump adviser said that Trump was outraged by Twitter on his permanent suspension from the platform on Friday night (local time).
Trump aides have advised him to use this opportunity to reignite arguments of anti-conservative bias on social media and to frame the ban as an attack on his supporters.
Australia reach 312/6 at tea on Day 4, 406 runs ahead of India
Australia were 312/6 at tea on the fourth day of the third Test against India, extending their overall lead to 406 runs here on Sunday. Tim Paine was batting on 39, while all-rounder Cameron Green was dismissed just before break at 84.
Brief scores:
India 1st Innings: 244 all out
Australia: 338 and 312/6 in 87 overs (Marnus Labuschagne 73, Steve Smith 81, Cameron G
In 2021, railways eyes to complete most sections of DFC
With two back to back inaugurations of the 351 km Khurja-Bhaupur section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor and 306 km Rewari-Madar section of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor within a gap of 10 days, the railways is now eyeing to complete most of the sections of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) this year, officials said on Sunday.
A railway ministry official said that work on the 335-km long Madar-Palanpur section of the WDFC is in full swing and it will be ready by March 2021.
The official further said that even 122-km long Rewari-Dadri section will be complete by December 2021.
Puducherry CM continues protest against LG Kiran Bedi
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Saturday continued his sit-in protest near Raj Nivas, demanding the Central government recall Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi. The ruling Congress-led Secular Democratic Alliance in Puducherry started a four-day protest against Bedi on Friday, claiming that she was not allowing the elected government to function. The Chief Minister along with his cabinet colleagues, legislators of the ruling party, and workers of the alliance parties have participated in the dharna. They were seen carrying posters and placards, reading "Corporate Modi Quit! Quit!, Call back Kiran Bedi."
Australia, US, UK, Canada criticise Hong Kong mass arrests
The foreign ministers of Australia, the United States, Great Britain and Canada issued a joint statement Sunday expressing serious concern about the arrest of 55 democracy activists and supporters in Hong Kong last week. The arrests were by far the largest such action taken under a national security law that China imposed on the semi-autonomous territory a little more than six months ago. It is clear that the National Security Law is being used to eliminate dissent and opposing political views, the four foreign ministers said.
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First Published: Jan 09 2021 | 7:01 AM IST
