DH Evening Brief: January 22, 2022
UP elections | Why are political parties wooing women?
When Priyanka Gandhi announced in December 2021 that the Congress would reserve 40 per cent of its tickets in Uttar Pradesh for women, it set the ball rolling for other political parties as well.
BCCI mulling two start dates for IPL 2022; owners prefer Mumbai, Pune with UAE, S Africa as back-up venues
The BCCI is mulling two start dates for the 2022 Indian Premier League with some preferring a March 27 kickoff and few other influential people wanting the mega event to begin on April 2, which conforms to the Lodha Committee ruling.
Beating Retreat to miss Mahatma Gandhi's favourite hymn 'Abide With Me'
Mahatma Gandhi's favourite hymn 'Abide With Me' will not be played at the Beating Retreat ceremony, the culmination of Republic Day celebrations, on January 29, for the first time in the history of national day celebrations since 1950.
Ahead of elections, Mayawati's intriguing silence has confused Dalits in Uttar Pradesh
A near absence of BSP supremo Mayawati in the Uttar Pradesh electoral battlefield has not only baffled her rivals but has also left the Dalits, her core vote bank in the state, confused.
Covid-positive foreign travellers no longer need to stay at isolation facility
Travellers from any country arriving in India, who test Covid positive, will not mandatorily be managed at an isolation facility from Saturday, but have to quarantine themselves at home according to protocols, authorities said.