The permission is granted for home delivery and open space service of liquor with restrictions under the Delhi Excise (Amendment) Rules, 2021.
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Logically→ WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter will be banned in India.
The Indian government has not issued any directives on banning these social media companies' operations in the country.
Logically→ Interpreters who helped the British Army in Afghanistan cannot resettle in the UK if they are dismissed.
There are no provisions in UK's resettlement scheme for interpreters who resigned, were dismissed, or fled to a third-world country.
Logically→ All vaccination centers in Mumbai will be closed for three days till May 2.
The vaccination drive was called off from April 30 to May 2 in Mumbai, but on May 1, it received a limited supply to inoculate the 18-44 age group.
Logically→ Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal is now the effective in-charge of Delhi.
Delhi's elected government will now have to seek Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's opinion before taking an executive decision.
Logically→ The central government has not supplied COVID-19 vaccines to Maharashtra.
Data published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare shows that Maharashtra has received over 93 lakh doses of vaccines.
Logically→ New York is the first city in the US to end qualified immunity for police officers.
The New York City Council has passed a legislation that will effectively end qualified immunity as a defence for police officers.
Logically→ While there were 58 motions between 1917 and 1971 to break filibusters, it was five times more in 2020 alone.
There were 58 motions for cloture between 1917 and 1970. In 2020, there were only 118, which is about twice as 58, and not five times more.
Logically→ U.S. Political Consultant Neera Tanden has shown support for military intervention in Libya.
Leaked e-mails have shown that Tanden said that Libyans should pay for the U.S. invasion of the country, but she had not explicitly supported the war.
Logically→ The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill has been delayed until later in the year due to pressure from activists.
Sources said the bill was due to be rushed to the committee stage but has been delayed due to pushback from campaigners. This can't be confirmed.
Logically→ TMC’s government did not implement the national card portability in Bengal.
West Bengal opted out of the the One Ration One Nation scheme citing "difference of opinions".
Logically→ The TMC government deprived the people of West Bengal of health benefits by not implementing Ayushman Bharath.
Ayushman Bharath was not implemented by the West Bengal government as the state had already implemented 'Swasthya Sathi,' a health scheme.
Logically→ Under the Prime Minister’s housing scheme, four million poor people in UP have got housing in the past three years.
Around 1.45 million houses have been completely constructed under the PMAY-G project in Uttar Pradesh since 2015, out of the sanctioned 2.19 million.
Logically→ DMK claims to have conducted Gram Sabha Meets in 25,000 villages while Tamil Nadu has only 15,979 villages.
The latest list by the TN Govt. shows that the state has more than 30,000 villages and DMK has conducted Gram Sabha Meets in about 25,000 villages.
Logically→ Farmers in West Bengal have been deprived of the benefits of PM Kisan scheme.
After initially rejecting the scheme, Mamata Banerjee said that her govt had sent names of farmers to the Centre. They have not received the funds yet
Logically→ Government employees of West Bengal have been deprived of the benefits of the 7th Pay Commission.
According to Banerjee, the state is lagging behind in implementing the pay panel's recommendation because of debts incurred by previous governments.
Logically→ A new bill to legalize killing babies has been passed by the New Mexico House Committee.
New Mexico Senate passed a bill repealing a decades-old abortion ban that grants greater autonomy to women with respect to abortions.
Logically→ Nancy Pelosi said that she thinks it’s important to have a strong Republican party.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the comment during a press conference.
Logically→ The White House was vacant for ten days after President Biden’s inauguration.
The Bidens moved in to the White House shortly after inauguration and have been working and residing there since.
Logically→ New farmers’ bills give farmers the freedom to sell outside APMCs and above MSP.
The new farm bills provide farmers a trading opportunity outside APMCs, but not above MSP which can lead to exploitation.
Logically→ New farm bills give farmers the freedom to sell anywhere in India or abroad, to private or government entities, or to big or small buyers.
Farmers could always sell their crops outside APMC mandis and under the new laws, even if they can sell anywhere, they are not protected by MSP.
Logically→ Statuses of APMCs and MSPs are guaranteed in the new farmers’ bills.
The new farm bills do not guarantee MSP & APMC. These provisions have only been the administrative decision that the government assures to continue.
Logically→ The annual budget allocated to Scotland is more than the taxes paid by Scottish taxpayers.
The Scottish government spent at least £15 bn more in than it raised in tax in 2019-20.
Logically→ Bihar Police: No government jobs for those found staging protests, blocking roads.
The order states that the government will not hire those with a criminal record, and should be prepared for serious repercussions.
Logically→ Disabled government employees over the age of 50 are to be forcibly retired according to a new order passed by the Bihar government.
Nitish Kumar government’s announced in July 2020 to compulsorily retire inefficient government employees over 50 year of age.
Logically→ Toilets and water supply were withdrawn from the farmer’s protest site.
The decision by the Uttar Pradesh government came after the clashes between the farmers and the Delhi police in the national capital on Jan. 26.
Logically→ Biden ordered to halt the construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
President Joe Biden signed an executive order pausing the wall's construction on the southern border of the U.S.
Logically→ In his first few days, Biden may cancel the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
According to a person familiar with Biden’s plans, he could cancel the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline in his first few days.
Logically→ 190 countries have booked two billion doses of Covaxin
India's first indigenous COVID vaccine 'Covaxin' developed by Bharat Biotech has not been pre-booked by 190 countries.
Logically→ U.S. lawmakers can use impeachment to bar Trump from running for president in 2024.
While the articles of impeachment themselves would not bar Trump, one possible outcome of the impeachment proceedings is that he could be barred.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘We Need 100 Percent of People Indoors’
Online flailing in support of outgoing United States President Donald Trump was accompanied by yet another go-round for a meme proclaiming — falsely — that Trump would be fulfilling the mission of the anti-Semitic conspiracy theory known a
Truth or Fiction?→ Citing Conspiracy Theories, Pennsylvania Republicans Refuse to Seat Democratic Party Senator
As Pennsylvania’s legislature convened on January 5 2021 to commence its new two-year session, its Republican majority is blocking Sen. Jim Brewster (a Democrat) of Allegheny County from taking the oath of office: At the heart of the dispute is
Logically→ Drinking farm liquor ‘toddy’ can prevent COVID-19.
BSP president Bheem Rajbhar falsely claimed that consuming toddy can prevent COVID-19. As of today, there is no treatment or medicine for COVID-19.
Logically→ The chiefs of the three Indian armed services have given written statements to Home Minister Amit Shah that they cannot chase away farmers’ large gathering as they are not terrorists to be attacked.
The Indian army was not deployed to deal with the gathering, and no such letter written by the army chiefs to Home Minister is publicly available.
Logically→ Adani has taken over Indian railways.
'Adani' branding on the Indian Railways is a commercial advertisement aimed at boosting revenues of the national carrier.
Logically→ The U.K. government will ease the ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood.
Anyone who has had the same sexual partner for the past three months will be eligible to donate, making blood donation gender-neutral.
Logically→ President Trump is above the law.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a fundamental principle of democracy that no one is above the law and rejected President Trump's law privilege claim.
Logically→ The Trump administration has a plan to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine.
While the administration has not published a detailed plan for vaccine distribution, with Operation Warp Speed, we cannot say they lack a plan.
Logically→ 72 percent of Americans want a government-run healthcare system.
Media and research polls suggest that more than 50-60 percent of Americans would want an affordable health care system provided by the government.
Logically→ The White House has been meddling in the CDC’s management of the COVID-19 crisis.
Reports suggest that the White House installed political operatives at the CDC to control coronavirus information and edited important documents.