New Delhi: The first part of Parliament Budget session concluded on Saturday. According to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, “The first part of budget session is recorded highly productive.” He said, “The first part of the Budget Session, 2021 which concluded today has been highly productive. As many as 117 Members took part in the […]
New Delhi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will not be implemented in Kerala. Reverting back on Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in West Bengal to implement CAA after covid vaccination, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said, “Some people have started talking about the Citizenship Amendment Act. Union Home Minister […]
Mumbai: Hearing the TRP scam case on Friday, Bombay High Court extended the interim protection against coercive action granted to journalist Arnab Goswami and other employees of ARG Outlier Media that runs Republic TV channels till March 5. The interim relief was extended after the high court adjourned the hearing on ARG’s plea challenging the investigation […]
New Delhi(International Desk): International pop star Rihanna on Tuesday became the first global name to voice her support to the ongoing farmers agitation while criticising the internet shutdown at the protest site. The 32-year-old singer, who has over 100 million followers on Twitter, took to the microblogging site and shared a CNN news article headlined, […]
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the government over barricades and road blocks set up at farmer agitation sites on Delhi’s borders, and asked the Centre to “build bridges and not walls”. Farmers’ protest sites at Delhi’s borders have turned into fortresses with police beefing up security and strengthening barricades. Iron rods […]
New Delhi(Agency): Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called on people to reject the coup, before she was arrested by the military which has now taken over the country. According to Press TV, the military detained Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party on Sunday and declared a one-year […]
Islamabad: Pakistan has extended the travel restrictions on several countries, including the UK, till February 28 to contain the spread of the deadly variant of the coronavirus amidst a second wave of infections, authorities said. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) on Friday said people from countries in its category-C including South Africa, the United […]
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amrinder Singh has condemn the Red Fort incident. He said, “This is something of which no Indian can be proud. The Red Fort is a symbol of our Independence & democracy. It was a sad day when I saw that (violence) happen.” Talking to news agency ANI,Captain Amrinder Singh […]
New Delhi: he Congress party & 15 other Opposition parties have decided to boycott the President’s address to Parliament on 29th Jan 2021 in solidarity with the farmers of India. In a Joint Statement, issued by Leaders of Opposition Parties have said that India’s farmers have been collectively fighting against the three farm Laws arbitrarily […]
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that the Centre’s “insensitive attitude” and indifference towards farmers are to be blamed for the violent protests in Delhi, maintaining that she was deeply disturbed by the situation. Banerjee urged the Centre to engage with the farmers and repeal the new farm laws, which she […]
New Delhi: Groups of protesting farmers camping at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border points of the national capital broke police barricades on Tuesday morning to force their way into the city, much ahead of the time they were granted permission by Delhi Police for their tractor parade. Tractors bearing flags could be seen, along with […]
Pune: Five persons died and nine were evacuated from a building in the Serum Institute of India’s Manjari premises here after a fire broke out at the facility on Thursday, police said. Covishield vaccine production won’t be hit due to the fire, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said. The Manjari facility is where […]
Washington: Outgoing US President Donald Trump has left the White House as the president for the last time, ahead of the inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden in Washington. At Joint Air Force Base Andrews, Trump said, “This has been an incredible four years. We accomplished so much together. I want to thank my family, friends […]
Nagpur: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has said that farmers are prepared to protest against Centre’s new farm laws “till May 2024”, terms ongoing agitation by peasants at Delhi borders an “ideological revolution”. Talking to Media in Nagpur, Rakesh Tikait Said, “The government will have to abolish these three laws. The movement will […]
New Delhi (International Desk): Social Messaging App WhatsApp has postponed its new privacy policy after facing questions. On Friday WhatsApp postponed its data-sharing change as users concerned about privacy fled the Facebook-owned messaging service and flocked to rivals Telegram and Signal. The smartphone app, a huge hit across the world, canceled its February 8 deadline […]
Washington: The US House of Representatives has opened a historic session on the second impeachment of President Donald Trump over his support for the last week attack on the Capitol that left five people dead. Lawmakers are debating an article of impeachment on Wednesday accusing President Trump of inciting the January 6 attack on the […]
Washington: House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment against President Trump over his incitement of the Capitol riot. Republicans blocked an initial attempt to pass a resolution calling on Mike Pence to use the 25th amendment to remove Trump from office. According to AP, Democrats say the House will consider the impeachment of President Trump […]
New Delhi: Farmer leaders have welcomed the Supreme Court order to stay the implementation of three farm laws on Tuesday, but said they would not call off their protest until the legislations are repealed. The Sankyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of around 40 protesting farmer unions, has called a meeting later in the day […]
New Delhi: India will launch its COVID-19 vaccination drive from January 16 in what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called the world’s largest inoculation programme with priority to be given to nearly three crore healthcare and frontline workers. The decision, the government said on Saturday, was taken at a high-level meeting where Modi reviewed the […]
Washington: Several White House officials have handed in their resignations after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. On Thursday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced their resignations, becoming the first two members of President Trump’s Cabinet to leave since the attack. Trump’s former chief of […]
New Delhi: Social Networking site Facebook and Instagram have decided to block US President Donald Trump’s account for the rest of his presidential term. According to Reuters, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said, “Facebook Inc and Instagram will extend a ban on U.S. President Donald Trump’s accounts for at least the next two weeks until […]