Hindustan Times News | 8th February 2022 | 8 AM

HT Daily News Wrap

PM Modi launched an all-out attack on opposition parties in Parliament, India recorded over 83000 fresh cases of Covid-19 between Sunday and Monday morning, Nike is no longer sponsoring Manchester United player Mason Greenwood & other top news in this bulletin.
PM Modi launched an all-out attack on opposition parties in Parliament on Monday. He was replying to the debate on motion of thanks to President Kovind’s address. He alleged that the opposition was attempting to harm the country by pursuing the colonial goal of divide and rule. The main target of his attack was Congress, which he said did not help the poor during Covid-19. PM Modi also said that Congress egged migrants on to leave Mumbai and Delhi, which led to Covid spread in rural areas. India recorded over eighty three thousand fresh cases of Covid-19 between Sunday and Monday morning. This is the first time in more than a month that the daily cases went below the one lakh mark. This highlights that the third wave of the infectious disease is contracting nearly as fast as it soared. Just 18 days ago, there were more than four times as many cases. The Supreme Court rapped the Tripura government on Monday, asking it to stop harassing people over tweets. The court’s response came after being informed about a spate of notices to activists, journalists and others over social media posts. The posts were related to the communal violence that broke out in the state in October last year. The government will soon make it mandatory for carmakers to provide three-point safety belts for all seats. This will include the middle rear seat, said officials aware of the development. At present, only the front and rear window seats have three-point seat belts, also known as Y-shaped belts. The middle rear seat has a belt similar to aircraft seat belts that go over the lap. Sportswear brand Nike is no longer sponsoring Manchester United player Mason Greenwood after his arrest. He is currently on bail after being questioned on suspicion of the rape and assault of a woman. Nike said it was deeply concerned by the disturbing allegations. United has said the 20-year-old will not be playing or practising with the club until further notice.