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Traffic Mayhem in Many Parts of Delhi Due to Farmers' R-Day Tractor Parade
The traffic on the city roads, though thin due to the Republic Day holiday, was thrown completely out of gear with hordes of protesting farmers deviating from the pre-designed rally routes and driving their tractors towards Delhi from Singhu, Tikri, Ghazi...
Delhi Cops Shut Signature Bridge After Some Tractors Tried to 'Forcefully' Enter from Loni Border Side
Delhi Police has allowed farmers to carry out a tractor rally from only three of Delhi's border points i.e. Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur.
WhatsApp Treating Indian Users Differently from Europeans Matter of Concern: Centre to HC
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for WhatsApp, told the court that the communication has been received and will be responded to. The court, thereafter, listed the matter for hearing on March 1.
Finance Ministry Allocates Rs 660 Crore Additional Funds to MP for Citizen-centric Reforms
The ministry has allocated this additional funds to the state for capital expenditure for undertaking the 'One Nation, One Ration Card' reforms, Ease of Doing Business reforms, and urban local bodies reforms.
It's Injustice, Says AAP After MLA Somnath Bharti Sentenced to 2 Yrs in Jail for Assaulting Security Staff at AIIMS
According to the prosecution, on September 9, 2016, Bharti, along with nearly 300 others, brought down the fence of a boundary wall at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here with a JCB operator.
'India Will Not Reduce Troops Unless China Initiates Process': Rajnath Singh on Eastern Ladakh Row
The defence minister also said India is developing infrastructure in border areas at a "very fast rate", adding China has objected to some of the projects.
India’s Vaccine Diplomacy Hits Hurdle as Covaxin’s Lack of Efficacy Data Gives Pause to Receiving Nations
Doses of the indigenously-developed Covid-19 vaccine were to be sent to Myanmar, Mongolia, Oman, Bahrain, Philippines, Maldives and Mauritius. But with it still in the 'clinical trial mode', the developers are waiting for a green signal from the recipient...
Govt Asks Farm Leaders to Reconsider Proposal for Suspending Three Laws; Unions Stick to Repeal Demand
In the last round of meetings held on Wednesday, the government had offered to put on hold the three laws and set up a joint committee to find solutions. However, after internal consultations on Thursday, the farmer unions decided to reject the offer and...
Centre Gives Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi Z+ VIP Security Cover, Will Be Protected by CRPF 'All Over India'
A Rajya Sabha member now, Gogoi was earlier being provided with a security cover of the Delhi Police. He retired in November, 2019 and was later nominated to the upper house of Parliament by the government.
Farmers Reject Govt Proposal to Stay Implementation of Farm Laws for 1.5 Years, Demand Full Repeal
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha said it would continue the protests against the farm laws and the tractor rally on Republic Day would go on as planned.
SC Panel on Farm Laws Begins Talks With Agri Bodies from 8 States, Unions from Punjab and Haryana Absent
Ten farmer organisations from Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharasthra, Odisha, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh participated in discussions with committee members.
China's Attempt to Set Up Dam on Brahmaputra Will Be Encroachment on Rights of India: Govt
The government said any attempt by China to set up a hydropower station on the Brahmaputra river will also adversely affect the availability of water in its basin during the lean season.
Nasal Covid-19 Vaccine Will Be Easy to Give to Children: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria
The noted pulmonologist, who was interacting with the personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) during their 16th Raising Day celebrations here, also said that people who have contracted coronavirus should also get the jab about 4-6 weeks a...
Who is He? I'm Not Answerable to Him, Says Rahul Gandhi on Nadda's Posers
"Is J P Nadda my professor that I am answerable to him. Who is he? Is he a professor or teacher of India? Why should I answer him? "I answer the country, I answer the farmers who can ask me anything," Gandhi said at a press conference when asked about Nad...
IAF to Deploy Rafale, Sukhoi, Mirage 2000 Jets in Exercise with French Air Force Near Jodhpur
The IAF said its deployment at the 'Ex-Desert Knight 21' will also include IL78 flight refuelling aircraft as well as airborne warning and control system (AWACS).
Amid Reports of Side Effects, Bharat Biotech Issues Fact Sheet for Who Should Avoid Getting Covaxin
A fact sheet shared on the company's website said those suffering from allergies, fever, or a bleeding disorder, among other conditions, should take advice from their doctor/vaccine provider, and possibly steer clear of taking the Covaxin shot.