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Trial courts in the country sentenced 165 people to death in 2022, the highest in a year in the last two decades. This is up from 146 prisoners who were sent to death row in 2021. In almost a third of the capital punishment cases, the offender had committed a sexual crime. At the end of 2022, 539 were on death row, the highest since 2016. http://dlvr.it/ShfH42

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Telangana Governor also felicitated Golden Globes award-winning and Oscars nominated 'Naatu Naatu' song's composer MM Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose -at the Republic Day function in Hyderabad. http://dlvr.it/ShSbh7

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said he would focus on three things if and when he becomes the prime minister of India. The three things would be education, economy and protection to the weak and poor. He also said he would marry a woman who is loving and intelligent. On food, he said he likes non-vegetarian food but hates peas and jackfruit. http://dlvr.it/ShHzHP

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India recorded 89 new coronavirus infections, the lowest since March 27, 2020, while the active cases declined to 2,035, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.The Covid case tally stood at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,233).The death toll stands at 5,30,726, the data updated at 8 am stated.The daily positivity was recorded at 0.05 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.09 per cent. http://dlvr.it/Sh0FN4

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold a grand roadshow of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday in the national capital. The two-day national executive meeting of the BJP will be held at NDMC Convention Centre here starting today. http://dlvr.it/SgxTbJ

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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to entertain a sensitive socio-religious issue relating to sanctification of marriage of a minor girl, on her attaining puberty, by the Muslim personal law and annulled the precedential value of a Punjab and Haryana high court order that validated marriage of a 15-year-old girl. http://dlvr.it/SgsPZN

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Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla on Sunday lauded India's fight against the Covid pandemic, saying the government and the healthcare workers contributed largely to tackling the pandemic. "Everyone is looking at India today. It was all possible because of the government, healthcare workers and a common goal to tame the virus," he said. "I have been all over the world but the Covid situation in India is better than anywhere else. I would urge everyone to stay in India," Poonawalla added. http://dlvr.it/Sgb8K6

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The sources said 11 variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, were identified in Whole Genome Sequencing (WSG) carried out on the samples of 40 passengers who were found positive. http://dlvr.it/SgW9lc

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Addressing the 108th Indian Science Congress (ISC) through a video conference, he also appealed to the scientific community to focus on critical areas like vaccine development to deal with threats of new diseases, energy requirement and waste management which will help not just in dealing with pollution but also in saving valuable resources through circularity. http://dlvr.it/SgLwLb

Rahul Gandhi has criticized the Modi government's view on security when it comes to Chinese aggression along the borders, saying that the government's "miscalculation on the global view of security" has given "a clear message" to China to do anything they want as "India will not respond". He also spoke about how the Indian economy can flourish and go past China, and about communal harmony in the country. http://dlvr.it/SgJ2Wz

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