While the coronavirus crisis continues to trouble the country, another major threat has emerged as several bird flu or avian influenza cases have been confirmed. On Monday, the Delhi Animal Husbandry Department confirmed that all the samples sent to a laboratory in Bhopal have tested positive for bird flu.

Samples sent to Bhopal lab from Delhi test positive for bird flu, the Department`s Director Rakesh Singh told news agency IANS.

In a major development, the World Health Organization (WHO) has shared a controversial map in which it has shown Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh separate from India. This error has been made in a map showing the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. It is feared that China may be behind the WHO's 'mistake' considering the relationship between China and WHO that was revealed in the times when COVID-19 was at its peak.

Days after US President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol, the US House of Representatives Democrats will stage a vote to impeach US President Donald Trump for his role in inciting violence, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed.

The plan, spelled out by Pelosi in a letter to fellow Democrats on Sunday evening, came as Washington struggles to decide what to do about Trump in the 10 days before Democratic President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on January 20.

As India is poised to undertake the world’s ‘biggest vaccination drive’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual meeting with Chief Ministers on Monday afternoon, wherein all states will share the details of preparations made for the planned vaccination and other issues.

The Prime Minister will chair the meeting slated to begin at 4 pm. He will be apprised by the CMs on the roll-out of coronavirus vaccine as well as the COVID-19 situation in their respective states.

BJP national President JP Nadda would arrive in Assam on Monday on a two-day visit and address a public rally in Silchar to kick-start the ruling party`s campaigning for the coming Assembly elections, party leaders said on Sunday.

Bharatiya Janata Party`s Assam unit General Secretary Rajdeep Roy said that besides addressing the public gathering at the Police Parade Ground in Silchar on Monday, Nadda would also meet with senior party leaders.

The Centre has directed states and union territories across the country to increase surveillance around water bodies, live bird markets, zoos, and poultry farms as well as strengthen biosecurity at poultry farms amid the bird flu scare.

The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said in a statement on Sunday that the states and UTs have been asked to increase public awareness and prevent the spread of misinformation on avian influenza or bird flu.

Hours after the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra scaled down his security cover, former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that he never asked for security and it should be given based on threat perception. I never asked for security even when I was state president. I got it for the first time when I became Chief Minister and when I got threats after Yakub Memon`s death sentence and other instances. I feel it should be given based on threat perception, Fadnavis, the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Fadnavis, said while speaking to the media.

Team India batsman and skipper Virat Kohli, has termed the behaviour of the crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) 'unacceptable' while calling the incident as an 'absolute peak' of rowdiness on Sunday.

Virat Kohli, who has returned to India for the birth of his first child with wife and actor Anushka Sharma, has not been involved with the side since the end of the Adelaide Test.

The Department of Revenue (DoR), Ministry of Finance has clarified that any purchase of gold, silver, jewellery, or precious gems and stones below Rs 2 lakh does not require PAN or Aadhaar of a customer as mandatory Know Your Customer (KYC) document.

Sources said that the notification issued under PML Act, 2002, on December 28, 2020, is a requirement of FATF Dealers in Precious Metals and Precious Stones (DPMS) to carry out KYC and Customer Due Diligence only when they conduct cash transactions above Rs 10 lakh.

As many as 17 crows were found dead at a park in Delhi's Mayur Vihar Phase 3, two at a DDA park in Dwarka, and 16 in Hastsal village of West district on Saturday, following which the Delhi government collected samples to investigate for avian influenza that has been seen in several parts of the country.

According to sources from the Delhi Chief Minister's Office, four samples each were collected from Mayur Vihar and Hastsal, and one was collected from Dwarka.

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