Delhi's border points at Tikri and Singhu remained under heavy police deployment on Friday in the aftermath of the violence that broke out during a tractor parade by farmers in the national capital on Republic Day, officials said.

Personnel of the Delhi Police, along with those of the paramilitary forces, have been deployed at the borders.

With 18,855fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally has gone up to 1,07,20,048, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 1,03,94,352, pushing the national recovery rate to 96.96 per cent, the health ministry said on Friday.

The death toll due to the viral disease has climbed to 1,54,010 in the country with 163 more fatalities, the ministry's data updated at 8 am showed.

Shares of TVS Motor Company rallied 10 per cent to hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 582 on the BSE on Friday after the company posted a strong performance by reporting highest ever revenue and net profit for the quarter ended December 2020 (Q3FY21), on the back of healthy operational performance.

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to withdraw cases filed against traders for allegedly violating COVID-related protocols.

An order has been issued in this regard on Thursday.

The order comes as a relief for those traders who were booked for minor offences during the lockdown.

The Maharashtra government has decided to resume local train services in Mumbai for the general public w.e.f. Friday, January 29, 2021.

Western Railway has decided to start all its suburban services by increasing existing 1201 special services to 1367.

Delhi-UP Ghazipur border on Thursday remained tensed, where the farmers are staging protests against the Centre's three farm laws for over two months. The Ghaziabad administration has given an ultimatum to the protesters to vacat-e the site by tonight but the farmer leaders have refused to leave the area and said they won't be intimidated.

Meanwhile, leaders of 16 Opposition parties on Thursday released a joint statement saying they would boycott the President's address to Parliament on January 29, ahead of the commencement of the Budget session.

Days after ruling on 'skin-to-skin contact', the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has said that holding a minor girl's hand and opening her pants zip cannot be termed as 'sexual assault' under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012. Such acts would amount to sexual harassment under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code, the court said.

Bank Holiday February 2021: The month of January is about to end. If you have postponed any work related to the bank for the next month i.e. February, then take a look at the calendar once because maybe on the day you are thinking of going to the bank, it will be closed. Therefore, it would be better to know in advance on which day the bank will be closed in February so that you can reschedule your work related to the bank if needed.

Gold price on Thursday fell to Rs 49,000 per 10 gm after remaining unchanged at Rs 49,330 for two straight days. Silver price also fell by Rs 300 to trend at Rs 66,200 per kg, according to the Good Returns website.

Gold jewellery price varies across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making changes.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday will visit two hospitals to enquire about the health of policemen injured in the violence that broke out during the farmers' tractor parade in the national capital on Republic Day, officials said.

Nearly 400 policemen were injured during the tractor parade of the farmers who have been protesting against three central farm laws at Delhi's borders since November.

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