DH Evening Brief: Tight security around Indian High Commission in UK; Sudha Murthy, S M Krishna, others honoured with Padma awards
Security heightened around Indian High Commission in London over protest by British Sikh groups
There is a heightened security presence and barricades have been erected outside the Indian High Commission here on Wednesday due to a planned demonstration called by some British Sikh groups.
Padma awards: Sudha Murty, S M Krishna, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Zakir Hussain, others honoured
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday conferred Padma awards to former Karnataka chief minister S M Krishna, noted industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and famous playback singer Suman Kalyanpur at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
XBB.1.16 variant driving Covid cases in India, AIIMS director says as Modi calls high level meet on issue
As India witnessed the highest number of Covid cases in over four months, former AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said the new XBB.1.16 variant could be driving the recent rise but emphasised there was no need for panic as long it does not cause severe illness and deaths.
His comments come on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting to review the Covid situation and also took stock of the public health preparedness.
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Punjab Police release 7 pictures of Amritpal Singh in different attires to expedite his arrest
Punjab Police issued a lookout circular, non-bailable warrant against pro-Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh. National Security Act has been invoked against him and declared a fugitive by the Punjab Police.
SC flags 'practice' of some courts remanding accused into custody of probe agencies after appearance on summons
The Supreme Court has flagged the issue of some courts seemingly following "a practice" of remanding the accused into the custody the moment they appear before them in response to the summons, saying the correctness of this practice needs to be tested "in an appropriate case".