Not here to divide votes but make TMC alliance win, says Mamata Banerjee in Goa

CM Bhupendra Patel has decided to reduce value-added tax rate on Aviation Turbine Fuel used in aviation services by 5%. This reduction will take effect from this midnight. Due to this people-oriented decision, tourism activities in the state will get boost: Gujarat CMO

Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnesses 'Ganga Aarti' in Varanasi. Kashi is celebrating Shiv Deepotsav today.
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnesses 'Ganga Aarti' in Varanasi. Shiv Deepotsav is being celebrated today in the city. pic.twitter.com/tAc0U6Jou8

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday (December 13) the first patient had died after contracting the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. (Reuters)

Thiruvananthapuram: Resident doctors extend support to striking PG medicos at Govt Medical College.

Thiruvananthapuram | Resident doctors extend support to striking PG medicos at Govt Medical College

We've reached our breaking points, pandemic is an excuse for delayed exams. Counselling postponed for various reasons. We've been working without Jr Doctors for a year: Protester pic.twitter.com/nYraOE69C5

— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2021

I want three resolutions from you, not for yourself, but for our country - cleanliness, creation & innovation and continuous efforts to create a self-reliant India: PM Modi at Varanasi pic.twitter.com/yPS0yFJWGf

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

The new India is proud of its culture and also has confidence on its ability...there is 'Virasat' and 'Vikas' in the new India, says PM Modi at Varanasi. 

#WATCH The new India is proud of its culture and also has confidence on its ability...there is 'Virasat' and 'Vikas' in the new India, says PM Modi at Varanasi pic.twitter.com/xMJ8yehQiK

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

Today, I would also like to express my gratitude towards every labourer who has worked for the construction of this grand complex. Even during COVID19, the work did not stop here: PM Narendra Modi at the inauguration of Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project in Varanasi

PM Narendra Modi speaks in Bhojpuri on the occasion of the inauguration of Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in Varanasi. 

#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi speaks in Bhojpuri on the occasion of the inauguration of Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in Varanasi

(Source: DD) pic.twitter.com/sRuZzzTGwU

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

"There is only one government in Kashi, those who have damru in their hands. Who can stop Kashi where Ganga flows by changing its current?," says PM Modi. 

The Kashi Vishwanath temple premises which was only around 3000 square feet, has now become about 5 lakh square feet. Now, 50,000 to 75,000 devotees can come visit the temple and its premises: PM Modi at Varanasi

Today, a new chapter is being written in the history of Kashi Vishwanath. Kashi Vishwanath Dham premises is not just a grand 'bhavan' but a symbol of India's 'Sanatan' culture & traditions. Here you'll see how inspirations of the ancient are giving direction to the future:PM Modi

"We are lucky to witness construction of this [Kashi Vishwanath] corridor," says PM Modi.

After inaugurating Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, PM Narendra Modi starts his address with the chant of 'Har Har Mahadev'. 

#WATCH | Varanasi: After inaugurating Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, PM Narendra Modi starts his address with the chant of 'Har Har Mahadev'

(Source: DD) pic.twitter.com/JlrDIF9adC

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

When Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi came to Varanasi 100 years ago, he expressed pain seeing narrow streets & filth. Many people came to power in the name of Gandhi Ji, but it's for the first time that his dream of a magnificent Kashi has come true: CM Yogi Adityanath

When Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi came to Varanasi 100 years ago, he expressed pain seeing narrow streets & filth. Many people came to power in the name of Gandhi Ji, but it's for the first time that his dream of a magnificent Kashi has come true: CM Yogi Adityanath pic.twitter.com/9cMJQW5ftf

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates phase 1 of Kashi Vishwanath Dham, constructed at a cost of around Rs 339 crores. 

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates phase 1 of Kashi Vishwanath Dham, constructed at a cost of around Rs 339 crores pic.twitter.com/kYN6rcyFRX

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

UP CM Yogi Adityanath hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his vision to build the corridor. He said, "Long wait has come to an end".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi. 

#WATCH Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi pic.twitter.com/4pLpNubg2z

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers to Lord Shiva at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers to Lord Shiva at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi

(Source: DD) pic.twitter.com/3t1iJCL3kM

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi pic.twitter.com/WGCMHgx9gc

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

PM Narendra Modi offers prayers, takes a holy dip in Ganga river in Varanasi

#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi offers prayers, takes a holy dip in Ganga river in Varanasi

The PM is scheduled to visit Kashi Vishwanath Temple and inaugurate the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project later today

(Video: DD) pic.twitter.com/esu5Y6EFEg

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 13, 2021

PM Narendra Modi takes holy dip in River Ganga at Varanasi. 

PM Narendra Modi takes holy dip in River Ganga at Varanasi pic.twitter.com/yGK9YRTCrO

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

The Kashi Vishwanath Corridor provides an accessible pathway connecting Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple to the banks of the River Ganga in Varanasi. 

#WATCH The Kashi Vishwanath Corridor provides an accessible pathway connecting Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple to the banks of the River Ganga in Varanasi

(Source: DD) pic.twitter.com/2h35RV91HH

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

PM Narendra Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath arrive at Lalita Ghat. 

PM Narendra Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath arrive at Lalita Ghat

PM will offer prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple and inaugurate the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project pic.twitter.com/0PJl13V3ZW

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

Locals gave a rousing welcome to PM Narendra Modi, showering flower petals and raising slogans of 'Modi, Modi' & 'Har Har Mahadev' in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi. The PM is on a two-day visit to the city to inaugurate Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project. 
 

#WATCH | Locals gave a rousing welcome to PM Narendra Modi, showering flower petals and raising slogans of 'Modi, Modi' & 'Har Har Mahadev' in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi

The PM is on a two-day visit to the city to inaugurate Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project pic.twitter.com/155VrYjEpT

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

PM Narendra Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath travel in a double-decker boat to Lalita Ghat from Khirkiya Ghat to visit Kashi Vishwanath temple. 

Varanasi | PM Narendra Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath travel in a double-decker boat to Lalita Ghat from Khirkiya Ghat to visit Kashi Vishwanath temple pic.twitter.com/ocEaALDPAQ

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

PM Narendra Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath at Khirkiya Ghat, to visit Kashi Vishwanath temple shortly.  

Varanasi | PM Narendra Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath at Khirkiya Ghat, to visit Kashi Vishwanath temple shortly pic.twitter.com/klm63Qw6RB

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

People greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. 

#WATCH | People greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

(Source: DD) pic.twitter.com/mQkmpdSZ5Z

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at Kaal Bhairav temple in Varanasi. Later, he will offer prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple inaugurate phase 1 of Kashi Vishwanath Corridor. 

#WATCH Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at Kaal Bhairav temple in Varanasi

Later, he will offer prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple inaugurate phase 1 of Kashi Vishwanath Corridor

(Source: DD) pic.twitter.com/ZmO1AG08uC

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

PM Modi performs puja at Kal Bhairav temple. Watch here: 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Varanasi. He will inaugurate phase 1 of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham, constructed at a cost of around Rs 339 crores.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Varanasi

He will inaugurate phase 1 of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham, constructed at a cost of around Rs 339 crores.

(Photo source: PMO) pic.twitter.com/qm8vpxsx86

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 13, 2021

The Congress MPs from Punjab-- Ravneet Singh Bittu, Jasbir Singh Gill, Gurjeet Singh Aujla--who had been holding a protest at Delhi`s Jantar Mantar for over a year in support of farmers, have announced to call off their protest on Monday at 1 pm. In their statement, the MPs said, "Dharna started in support of farmers...now after the war is won, we will be calling off our protest at Jantar Mantar at 1 pm today."

Delhi`s minimum temperature will dip to 6 degrees Celsius, the lowest so far this winter, on December 17 intensifying the biting chill, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. The national capital recorded its coldest night so far this winter season on Sunday, with the mercury dipping to 6.4 degrees, according to the IMD. In December 2016, the lowest minimum temperature was 6.6 degrees, while it was 6.3 degrees for the same month in 2017.

Delhiites woke up to a cold Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 6.6 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average. On Sunday morning, the national capital recorded its lowest temperature of the season at 6.4 degrees Celsius, the Met office said. The sky will be partly cloudy on Monday morning and there will be shallow fog. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 24 degrees Celsius, it said.

The Omicron strain of the coronavirus could eventually replace the Delta variant, as it is already happening in South Africa, Alexander Gintsburg, the director of Russia`s Gamaleya Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, told Sputnik. "Reports are coming in that in South Africa it [Omicron] is replacing it [Delta] rather fast. So everything is possible," Gintsburg said.

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Harbans Kapoor on Sunday passed away in Dehradun. Kapoor was a former Speaker of Uttrakhand Legislative Assembly and an eight-time MLA. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed grief over the leader`s demise and wished strength for the family members of the departed soul. 

The stone rock from the Singhu border was removed from Delhi police by JCB. Delhi Police had installed a stone rock in addition to the barricade 1 year ago to prevent farmers from entering Delhi which is being removed now. 

Uttarakhand: Former Assembly Speaker, State Minister, and 8-time MLA Harbans Kapoor passes away in Dehradun Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed grief on the leader's demise.

Schools for classes 1-7 in Nashik city, which were closed due to COVID19, reopen today. 

Maharashtra | Schools for classes 1-7 in Nashik city, which were closed due to COVID19, reopen today pic.twitter.com/f2If91IDDY

— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2021

Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju to move 'The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill 2021 in Rajya Sabha for consideration today. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on December 8.

Winter session of Parliament | Congress MP Manish Tewari gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over the issue of inflation.
 

PM Narendra Modi will offer prayers at Kaal Bhiarav temple & Shri Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi at around 1200 hrs & 1300 hrs, respectively. He will inaugurate Kashi Vishwanath Dham at around 1320 hrs.

PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to the security personnel who lost their lives in the 2001 Parliament attack on the occasion of its anniversary. 

PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to the security personnel who lost their lives in the 2001 Parliament attack on the occasion of its anniversary pic.twitter.com/EqYVsPv56K

— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2021

India's Harnaaz Sandhu has won the prestigious Miss Universe pageant 2021. The 21 years old has become the third Indian to win the title after Sushmite Sen (1994) and Lara Dutta (2000).

An FIR has been registered against Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut at Delhi's Mandawali PS under Sections 509 & 500 of IPC for his alleged objectionable remarks against female BJP members, on the complaint of a woman BJP worker: Delhi Police
 

The project was designed to provide easy access for the disabled and old age people with the provision of ramps, escalators, and other modern facilities, PMO informed. A total of 23 buildings will be inaugurated in the phase 1 of the project. They will provide a variety of facilities to the pilgrims visiting Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple, including Yatri Suvidha Kendras, Tourist Facilitation Centre, Vedic Kendra, Mumukshu Bhavan, Bhogshala, City Museum, Viewing Gallery, Food Court, among others. The project involved the purchase and acquisition of more than 300 properties around Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath while reviewing the preparation for the inauguration said that this `Dham` will give a new global identity to Varanasi. "Kashi Vishwanath temple will be presented as a new `Dham` to the nation and world. It will be inaugurated by PM Modi tomorrow, whose vision and guidance have played a key role...This `Dham` will give a new, global identity to Varanasi," said CM Yogi Adityanath.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will embark on a two-visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and will inaugurate phase 1 of the newly-constructed Kashi Vishwanath Dham constructed at a cost of around Rs 339 crores.

Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said that the Kashi Vishwanath Dham project will add to Kashi`s spiritual vibrancy. "Tomorrow, 13th December is a landmark day. At a special programme in Kashi, the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham project will be inaugurated. This will add to Kashi`s spiritual vibrancy. I would urge you all to join tomorrow`s programme," PM Modi tweeted on Sunday. 

Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Sunday said that every year 2 lakh people are arrested in Delhi and out of this, 85 per cent are those who commit crimes for the first time. Asthana was speaking at the Community policing event `Unnati`. He said, "Unnati`s main aim is to bring back the children caught in the crime to the mainstream. This is being done with a private partnership. More than 7,000 people have been trained and had been brought back into the mainstream. This initiative is giving training sessions and providing them jobs."

Asthana added, "Those who are caught committing a crime for the first time, it is the responsibility of the police that we have to separate them so that we can stop the increasing crime in the society."

The air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the `poor` category on Monday. The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) portal of the Ministry of Earth Sciences reported an air quality index (AQI) of 256 at 7.30 am. The air quality of the NCR region of Noida and Gurugram is also in the `poor`.Gurugram logged an AQI of 286 and it stands at 256 in Noida.

Locals showered flower petals on farmers as they reached Punjab`s Ludhiana from Delhi on Sunday after suspending their year-long protest against the three farm laws and other related issues. Before vacating the site, the farmers at the Singhu border did kirtan, while those at the Tikri border were seen dancing to celebrate the success of their protest. Farmers had been protesting against the farm laws on various borders of Delhi since November 26, 2020.

Rajnath Singh pays tributes to security personnel who lost their lives in 2001 Parliament attack. 

My tributes to those brave security personnel who sacrificed their lives during attack on the Parliament House in 2001. The nation will remain grateful for their courage and supreme sacrifice in the line of duty.

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) December 13, 2021

Amit Shah pays tribute to security personnel who lost their lives in 2001 Parliament attack. 

भारतीय लोकतंत्र के मंदिर संसद भवन पर हुए कायरतापूर्ण आतंकी हमले में राष्ट्र के गौरव की रक्षा हेतु अपना सर्वोच्च बलिदान देने वाले सभी बहादुर सुरक्षाबलों के साहस व शौर्य को कोटिशः नमन करता हूँ।

आपका अद्वितीय पराक्रम व अमर बलिदान सदैव हमें राष्ट्रसेवा हेतु प्रेरित करता रहेगा। pic.twitter.com/HyzCyPkxnF

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) December 13, 2021

I pay homage to brave security personnel who laid down their lives on this day in 2001, defending the Parliament of the world’s largest democracy against a dastardly terrorist attack. The nation shall forever remain grateful to them for their supreme sacrifice: President Kovind