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Farmer unions announce tractor march to Parliament
New Delhi: Farmer unions protesting against the Centre’s new farm laws have decided to take out peaceful tractor marches to Parliament, every day during the Winter Session from November 29, shortly after their protest at the Delhi border completes one year. The decision was taken today by the nine-member...
UK to recognise Covaxin, no quarantine for vaccinated
Britain said it would recognise COVID-19 vaccines on the World Health Organization’s Emergency Use Listing later this month, adding China’s Sinovac, Sinopharm and India’s Covaxin to the country’s approved list of vaccines for inbound travellers. The changes, which come into force from November 22, will benefit fully vaccinated people...
French report says CBI decided not to investigate kickbacks
New Delhi: French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation paid at least 7.5 million euros (nearly Rs 650 million) in bribes to a middleman to help secure the sale of 36 Rafale fighter jets to India and investigating agencies failed to investigate it despite evidence, French portal Mediapart has alleged in...
Bhim Army chief to fight Yogi, Modi in polls
Lucknow: Dalit leader Chandrashekhar Azad has declared that he will contest against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the state election next year. The 34-year-old had in 2019 taken a u-turn after announcing that he would fight Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi. “I decided to contest...
Ansal brothers get 7 years in jail for evidence tampering
New Delhi: Businessmen Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal have been sentenced to seven years in jail for tampering with evidence linked to a fire in Delhi’s Uphaar theatre in 1997 that killed 59 people. The Ansal brothers who have a big property business were also fined Rs 2.25 crore...
Modi visits Advani on his birthday, says nation indebted
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised LK Advani for his “scholarly pursuits and rich intellect”, and also credited the senior BJP leader for his efforts towards empowering people and enhancing “our cultural pride”, as the former deputy prime minister turned 94 today. The Prime Minister also drove...
Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik criticises Centre
Jaipur: Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday attacked the Centre and the BJP over the farmers’ issue and the Central Vista project, declaring that he is not scared of being asked to step down from his post. In a series of remarks in Jaipur, he said leaders in...
India condemns shooting of fisherman by Pakistan
New Delhi: India has strongly condemned the killing of an Indian fisherman by Pakistan’s maritime security agency in an unprovoked firing, sources have said. The man on the Indian fishing boat was shot dead by Pakistan’s forces on Saturday after they fired at the boat, sources said. “We have...
11 covid patients die in Ahmednagar ICU fire
Ahmednagar: Eleven patients died after a fire broke out in the ICU (intensive care unit) of the Civil Hospital in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar on Saturday morning. Three to four others have been injured and are being treated. The fire was in the hospital’s COVID-19 ward, in which 17 patients...
Sameer Wankhede removed from drugs-on-cruise probe
New Delhi: Six cases being handled by Sameer Wankhede – the NCB officer leading inquiries into the Aryan Khan drugs case – have been transferred out of his Mumbai unit over allegations of a Rs 8 crore payoff linked to the case involving Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s...
Priyanka in Indira-like call to women
Gorakhpur: At a recent election rally, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the scion of Nehru-Gandhi family that dominates the opposition Congress party, strode on stage and asked the crowd to repeat after her: “I’m a woman, I can fight.” The slogan is at the heart of the party’s bid to revive...
Delhi ignores firecracker ban, air quality near ‘severe’
New Delhi: Skies over Delhi hung heavy with smoke and its air quality inched towards “severe” category on Diwali night as people burst firecrackers in a blatant disregard to the government’s ban against it, imposed amid an increase in the contribution from farm fires. People from several parts of the...
Karnataka cuts diesel price by Rs 19
Bengaluru: Karnataka is the first among 10 BJP-rules states that has cut fuel prices drastically this Diwali, bring huge relief to people, especially commercial transporters who depend on diesel-powered automobiles for long-distance freight. The Karnataka Chief Minister’s office in a statement said diesel is now cheaper by Rs 19...
US Defence report mentions Chinese village in Arunachal
New Delhi: The annual United States Department of Defence report on military developments involving China details the US perception of the tension along the Line of Actual Control or LAC, and also refers to the creation of a 100-home Chinese village in Arunachal Pradesh. The report has been submitted...
7 BJP-ruled states announce more cuts in fuel prices
New Delhi: Seven BJP-ruled states – Assam, Tripura, Manipur Karnataka, Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand – have announced additional cuts in prices of petrol and diesel on Wednesday. This came just hours after the Centre announced a cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and...
Pegasus-maker blacklisted by US for selling spyware
Washington: US authorities on Wednesday put the Israeli maker of Pegasus spyware on the list of restricted companies, after determining the firm supplied software used to target officials and journalists. “These tools have also enabled foreign governments to conduct transnational repression, which is the practice of authoritarian governments targeting dissidents,...
After Puneeth Rajkumar’s death, rush for cardiac tests
Bengaluru: The outpatient department of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research in Bengaluru is crowded with first-time patients who want to know their cardiovascular health. Narayan, 46, came from Hassan district with his uncle as he feels pain in his chest. He suspects that his heart has...
Akhilesh Yadav says he won’t contest in assembly poll
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party(SP) supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said he will not be contesting the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls early next year. He also said that an alliance between his party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) for the polls has been finalised. “Our alliance with RLD is final....
