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New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1330 hours: DEL26 POLLS-APARNA 2NDLD BJP Mulayam Singh Yadav"s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav joins BJP New Delhi: Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav"s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav joined the BJP on Wednesday, asserting that she has always been impressed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
DEL12 VIRUS-LD CASES Active COVID-19 cases in country highest in 232 days New Delhi: With 2,82,970 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India"s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,79,01,241, which includes 8,961 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.
DEL8 PM-VACCINATION YOUTH Young, youthful India is showing the way on Covid vaccination: PM Modi New Delhi: With over half of youngsters in the 15-18 age group having received their first dose of Covid vaccine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that young and youthful India is showing the way. DEL25 DL-VIRUS-JAIN Will monitor COVID-19 situation for 2-3 days before reviewing curbs: Delhi minister New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said the government will monitor the COVID-19 situation for three to four days to confirm the trend of positivity rate before reviewing the curbs in the national capital.
DEL24 ED-PB-RAIDS Punjab mining raids: ED seizes Rs 10 crore cash including from CM"s relative New Delhi/Chandigarh: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has siezed around Rs 10 crore in cash, including Rs 8 crore from premises linked to a relative of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, during the raids conducted in an anti-money laundering investigation against illegal sand mining operations in the poll-bound border state, officials said on Wednesday.
DEL23 AVI-FLIGHTS-SUSPENSION DGCA extends suspension of scheduled international passenger flights till Feb 28 New Delhi: The suspension of scheduled international passenger flights in the country has been extended till February 28, aviation regulator DGCA said on Wednesday. DEL6 BIZ-LD RELIANCE Reliance Jio pays Rs 30,791 cr for all spectrum acquired before Mar 2021 New Delhi: Telecom major Reliance Jio on Wednesday said it has paid Rs 30,791 crore, including accrued interest, to the Department of Telecom to clear entire spectrum payments liabilities that the company acquired before March 2021 auctions.
BOM4 POLL-GA-AAP-CM FACE New entrant Amit Palekar AAP"s CM face for Goa polls Panaji: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday announced lawyer-turned-politician Amit Palekar as its chief ministerial face for the next month"s assembly elections in Goa.