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1.Amid a slide in Mumbai's daily Covid counts, the city's civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to ease curbs on outdoor activities and unlock the city by the end of this month."There is good news for Mumbaikars. Mumbai will be unlocked by the end of this month. We have made up our minds, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar, according to news agency ANI.-ndtv.com
2.US to raise Ukraine issue during Quad meet Officials say the US secretary of state will discuss the Ukraine crisis with his Quad counterparts given the threat the situation poses to the rules-based global order.-hindustantimes.com
3.UK's former chief of defence David Richards on Tuesday said that the West will recognize Taliban sooner or later and urged governments to be "magnanimous in defeat."I think the West is going to end up recognizing the Taliban government. If that's the case, then we'd better get on with it quicker, sooner rather than later.-hindustantimes.com
4.Tension between Russia and Ukraine has aggravated amid the increase in military activity along the border. Jake Sullivan, White House National Security Adviser, warned on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin could order an attack on Ukraine within days or weeks.-dnaindia.com
5.The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) informed the parliament on Tuesday that Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act) FCRA licence of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) has been renewed. This development will now allow the public health advocacy organisation to directly receive foreign funding without the Centre clearing every foreign transfer.-hindustantimes.com
6.Amid some decline in Covid-19 cases, the Kerala government on Tuesday lifted the Sunday lockdown in the state. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The Sunday lockdown was in place for the past three weeks.-dnaindia.com
7.After a 72-hour block, the segregation of the 5th and 6th lines between Thane and Diva on Central Railway's Mumbai network has now been completed, allowing for complete segregation of suburban and local-distance trains, reported news agency PTI on Tuesday.-dnaindia.com
8.The Delhi government will resume its free pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens from Monday, officials privy to the development said on Tuesday.The scheme — Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana (CM Pilgrimage scheme) — was temporarily suspended from January 7 this year due to the Omicron-fuelled fifth wave of Covid-19 in the Capital.-hindustantimes.com
9.The Indian hospitality industry is currently on a positive upward trajectory with traveler confidence back led by improved vaccination rates, and ease of travel restrictions. As a result, Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) witnessed a growth of 100.3% year-on-year (YoY) in Q4, 2021. The quarterly RevPAR of Q4 (October-December) was at 41.9%, according to JLL’s Hotel Momentum India (HMI) Q4, 2021.-hotelierindia.com
10.The 8th International IIHM Young Chef Olympiad drew to a close at a glittering closing ceremony organised at IIHM Kolkata’s Global Campus. Matteo Cignetti of Italy won the coveted gold trophy, digital certificate and cheque for USD 5,000 to be crowned Best Young Chef of 2022. The silver went to Chong Jia De of Singapore while Halldor Haflidason of Iceland bagged bronze.-hotelierindia.com
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