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Delhi | Sunday | 23rd January, 2022

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New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 10 pm: NATION DEL61 NDRF-2NDLD TWITTER NDRF Twitter handle hacked; restored later New Delhi: The official Twitter handle of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was hacked late Saturday and fully restored by Sunday evening, officials said.

DEL56 PB-SIDHU-AMARINDER Sidhu has no brains, Punjab ex-CM Amarinder Singh Chandigarh: Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday claimed that the state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has “no brains” and he had advised party president Sonia Gandhi five years ago not to induct “this incompetent man" in the party.

DEL60 MN-CM-AFSPA People of Manipur and I want AFSPA to be lifted: CM N Biren Singh New Delhi: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said the people of his state and he himself wanted the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act to be lifted but added that it should be done with consent of the Centre.

DEL59 POLL-MN-CM-ALLIANCE BJP eyeing 2/3rd majority in Manipur; Open to post-poll alliance if required: CM Biren Singh New Delhi: Confident of retaining power in upcoming assembly elections, Manipur"s first BJP Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday asserted that his party will double its tally this time and is trying hard to get a two-third majority on its own and said a post-poll alliance can also be forged if it is required.

DEL57 DL-VIRUS-LD CASES COVID-19 cases in Delhi drop below 10K, positivity rate 13.32 per cent New Delhi: Delhi on Sunday reported 9,197 fresh Covid cases and 34 deaths, while the positivity rate dropped to 13.32 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.

DEL51 PM-BOSE-2NDLD STATUE Attempts were made to erase contributions of many, mistakes being corrected now: PM Modi after unveiling Netaji"s hologram statue New Delhi: In an apparent swipe at previous Congress dispensations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that attempts were made after independence to erase contributions of many great people besides India"s culture and values, and asserted that the country is now correcting mistakes of the past.