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Farmers stage victory march to mark end of stir
Chandigarh: Farmers camping at Delhi’s Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders will take out a victory march today as they return to their villages in Punjab and Haryana after a 15-month agitation that forced the centre to withdraw three contentious farm laws. Farmers are now dismantling their makeshift accommodations...
Amid Omicron alarm, Mumbai bans large gatherings for 2 days
Mumbai: On a day when the city reported three new cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant that took Maharashtra’s tally to 17 and India’s to 32, the police in Mumbai ordered a two-day ban on large gatherings. The restrictions were imposed within the commissionerate limits of Mumbai, prohibiting rallies...
Cops avert attack on Haryana church
Chandigarh: Members of several right-wing organisations tried to force their way into a church in Haryana’s Rohtak today, and were finally stopped by the police. The crowd alleged that the church was carrying out religious conversion. The BJP-ruled state is planning an anti-conversion law on the lines of the...
Indian-origin Prof first woman president of US varsity
New York: Indian-origin professor Neeli Bendapudi has created history as the first woman and person of colour to be named as the president of America’s prestigious Pennsylvania State University, the educational institution announced on Thursday. Ms Bendapudi, who was born in Visakhapatnam and came to the US in 1986...
Eyewitness says chopper flew low through fog
New Delhi: The helicopter carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat seemed to be flying unusually low and before it got enveloped in fog and crashed, killing him and 12 others on board, eyewitnesses have said. Construction worker Jayaseelan was in his Coonoor home when he heard the...
Farmers call off agitation amidst victory celebration
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, spearheading the farmers strike for over a year, has announced calling off of the agitation. The protest on Delhi borders started last November against the now-repealed agri laws ended on December 9. The move comes after the farmers’ union received a formal communication from Centre...
Condolences pour in from around the world
New Delhi: Condolences over the demise of Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat poured in on Wednesday from several countries, including the US, Russia, China and Pakistan. Gen Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 other people on board an Indian Air Force helicopter died in a crash near...
Naga villagers slam Amit Shah’s statement in Parliament
Guwahati: Villagers in Oting, home to 12 of the 13 civilians who were killed in a botched counter-insurgency operation in Nagaland on December 4, have rubbished the official version of events in a strongly-worded statement. They have questioned Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in the Parliament and called it...
Bipin Rawat’s death in ‘very safe’ Mi-17V-5 crash confounds experts
New Delhi: The crash of Mi-17V-5 helicopters, considered extremely reliable and are the workhorses of the Air Force, in which Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and several members of his family have been confirmed dead, has perplexed the experts, who said the flight from Sulur to Wellington did...
Jnanpith for Assam’s Phookan and Konkani writer Mauzo
By IPA Special Correspondent NEW DELHI: The Jnanpith Selection Board has announced the recipients of the 56th & 57th Jnanpith Awards for the year 2021 and 2022 on Tuesday in a meeting. The 56th Jnanpith Award for the year 2021 went to NILMANI PHOOKAN, eminent Indian poet writing in...
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...
