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Akhilesh returns the compliment to Modi, says BJP dreads red
New Delhi: SP chief Akhliesh Yadav replied to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s jibe about red ‘topi’, saying red symbolises emotions, revolution and change. Modi made yet another trip to UP on Monday, while Akhilesh has been criss-crossing the state with his rallies. “The colour red symbolises emotions. The BJP...
NCP to work for larger opposition unity against BJP
Praful Patel, NCP leader Sharad Pawar’s second-in-command, after a working committee meeting of the party said that the party’s senior leaders had agreed “to work with like-minded parties for the coming elections.” He did not specifically mention the Congress, but dropped enough indications to the effect that NCP was...
Govt gives written assurances to striking farmers
New Delhi: The government has given protesting farmers written assurance that their demands – which include legal guarantees for MSP – will be met, sources said Tuesday afternoon, in what is a hugely significant moment for an agitation that has rumbled on relentlessly for over 15 months. Should they accept...
Demand for withdrawal of Army’s special powers
Guwahati: Following Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s address address in the parliament on the death of 14 civilians in a botched Army operation in Nagaland, the Naga tribe that most of those killed belonged to has issued a five-point memorandum of demands relating to swift and strict action against...
Modi to launch projects in Yogi’s home turf
Gorakhpur : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is inaugurating three megaprojects, including an AIIMS and a major fertiliser plant, in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s home turf Gorakhpur. The three ambitious projects, set to give further impetus to the growth of underdeveloped eastern Uttar Pradesh, also include ICMR’s regional...
Rajnath accuses China of unprovoked aggression
New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took a dig at China today at the “2+2” meeting with his Russian counterpart, accusing Beijing of unprovoked aggression, and said India is on the lookout for “sensitive and responsive” partners. “The pandemic, the extra-ordinary militarization and expansion of armament in our...
Modi receives Putin, says India-Russia ties stronger than ever
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin on his brief visit to India saying it’s a reflection of the latter’s commitment to ties with India. This is Mr Putin’s second overseas trip since the Covid pandemic began. “Despite the challenges posed by the...
Spike in Omicron cases triggers college outbreak concerns
New Delhi: An uptick in COVID-19 cases in some states – including Telangana and Karnataka, where over 100 students tested positive in the past 72 hours – has raised concerns amid an increasing number of infections by the more virulent Omicron strain. At least 43 students of the Chalmeda...
Army unit named in FIR for Nagaland shooting deaths
The 21 Para Special forces of Army “blankly opened fire” resulting in the killing of many Oting villagers in Mon district of Nagaland near Assam border, the state police has alleged in its FIR against the Army unit. It further alleges that the “intention” of security forces was...
Vijayan says Sangh Parivar agenda defeated in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: The communal agenda of the Sangh Parivar failed to gain traction in Kerala due to the strong presence of the Left movement in the state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Sunday. Vijayan, while inaugurating a study centre in the memory of communist revolutionary P Krishna Pillai, said...
Sena’s Priyanka quits parliament TV show over MPs suspension
New Delhi: Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Sunday stepped down as an anchor for a show on the state-run Sansad TV channel in protest over the suspension of twelve MPs including her from the Rajya Sabha over “unruly behaviour” last week. Ms Chaturvedi expressed her discontent on...
Chaos at Delhi airport under Omicron rules
New Delhi: Waiting up to 8 hours in a crowded space and shelling out Rs 3,500 in case you need a rapid COVID-19 test – that’s the cost many are paying for flying into Delhi from abroad under the new rules aimed at stemming the spread of Covid’s...
Nagaland villagers killed in mistaken identity firing
At least a dozen villagers were killed today in a case of “mistaken identity” in Oting village in Mon district of Nagaland that borders Myanmar after a counter-insurgency operation went awry, said police sources. A security force jawan was also killed in the incident. Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio,...
India’s 5th Omicron case detected in Delhi
New Delhi: A man who arrived in Delhi from Tanzania and was admitted to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP) was today found positive with the new Covid variant, Omicron, taking the total number of such cases in the country to five. According to PTI, 12 samples had...
Surge In daily coronavirus deaths as Bihar, Kerala clear backlog
New Delhi: India reported 2,796 Covid-related deaths today, the highest single-day rise since July 2020, as Bihar carried out a reconciliation exercise of its Covid data, the health ministry said. With the 2,796 deaths, India’s death count has gone up to 4,73,326. On Saturday, India had recorded 391 deaths....
Akhilesh says ready to join Mamata-led front
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said he might be open to joining an alternate political front to be led by the Trinamool Congress boss and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Mr Yadav – busy building a platform to challenge the BJP in the 2022 UP Assembly election...
MP to drop Urdu words from police vocabulary
Bhopal: When a senior police officer in Madhya Pradesh used the Urdu word ‘Dastayab‘ – referring to the recovery of a missing item – during a meeting attended by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, he did not know the chain of events he would set off. Not only...
Omicron hits tourism sector with 20% cancellations
New Delhi: The tourism sector that was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic for a whole year in 2020 due to lockdowns and travel restrictions is yet again facing a possible crisis. Cancellations have increased during the holiday season, say tour operators. The Omicron threat is beginning to...
