The use and sale of flying lanterns in Mumbai will be prohibited for 30 days beginning October 16, as per an official order. The ban on the use, sale and storage of flying lanterns, also called Chinese lanterns will be in force till November 14. đź“° Chinese Lantern Banned! Mumbai Police Ban Use and Sale of Flying Lanterns for 30 Days.
EC extends ban on political rallies; allows relaxation indoor processions - The campaigning for phase one of the Uttar Pradesh assembly election on February 10 ends on February 8 evening.
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The Biden administration has assembled a group that will prepare new countermeasures for the emergence of future Covid-19 variants and other threats. Meantime, he faced calls from Democrats to improve his administration’s pandemic response, including access to at-home tests.