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Calling the incident highly tragic, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Dr Narottam Mishra claimed that the police station in-charge of the area has been suspended immediately and senior officials were sent to Morena for probing into the incident.

Mirza Saaib Beg, the first Kashmiri to bag the prestigious Kofi Annan scholarship at Mansfield College, talks about pursuing education while living in constant conflict.

Covaxin has been developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Virology, the company said in a statement.

The leaders against whom cases have been sought to be withdrawn include Union Minister Sanjive Nalyan, UP minister Suresh Rana and three BJP MLAs, prosecution counsel said.

Only samples of ducks from Sanjay Lake have tested positive for bird flu so far, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday, asking people not to panic as there is no cause for concern.

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and MR Shah asked (retd) Justice Eswaraiah to file an affidavit on the conversation and the transcript, and said it will take up the matter on January 18 and pass orders.

The incident took place southeast Delhi's Jamia Nagar area, they said. The accused has been identified as Firoz Khan (26), a resident of Hazi Colony.

The outbreak was confirmed in seven states — Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh — as on January 10. On Monday, bird flu has also been confirmed in Delhi, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra.

Saina Nehwal sent her congratulations after Virat Kohli announced on Twitter that he and Anushka Sharma had been blessed with a baby girl.

After touching a record intra-day high of 49,303.79, the 30-share BSE index ended 486.81 points or 1 per cent higher at 49,269.32.

Confirming the avian deaths, Rishikesh Municipal Commissioner Narendra Singh Quiriyal said a temporary ban on the sale of bird meat can also be imposed in the public interest, if necessary.

District Magistrate Abhishek Prakash said that dry run will be conducted in Lucknow in 200 booths of 61 centres.

In an open letter, Banerjee said COVID warriors, including police, home guards, civil defence volunteers, correctional home and disaster management employees, will be administered the vaccine on a priority basis.

The Indian Army has placed an order worth Rs 420 crores for indigenously made 'Him Tapak' space heating device (Bukhari) for habitats of Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) deployed in Eastern Ladakh, Siachen and various mountainous locations.

As per a government notification issued on January 8, the security covers of BJP leader and former CM Narayan Rane, Chandrakant Patil and another senior BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar have been withdrawn. Rane had 'Yplus' security.

The CZA said avian influenza is a scheduled disease under the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009, and reporting such a disease is obligatory for taking appropriate preventive measures against its spread.