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Covid-19: Parliament Nod to Bill to Cut Salary and Allowances of Ministers by 30 Percent
Opposing an ordinance issued earlier this year to effect the salary and allowance cut, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said in Lok Sabha that the move was like being "penny wise and pound foolish."
'Don't Think Punjab's Farmers are Weak': Ally Akali Dal Slams BJP as Rajya Sabha Debates Farm Bills
Demanding that the bills be sent to a select committee to address the issues raised by farmers, Gujral said, 'We are requesting the government again and again so that all stakeholders can be heard. If farmers are oppressed in Punjab, then the Akali Dal wi...
Bilateral Ties Hit Another Low as Pak Denies Visa to Indian Envoy Month After Expelling Ajay Bisaria
India officially proposed Khobragade’s name in June this year. Islamabad’s move to oppose visa is reportedly due to Khobragade's seniority. Pakistan reportedly considers the diplomat too senior to lead the Indian mission, especially after its strength has...
NCB Seizes Cocaine Worth Rs 4 Crore, Probing 'High-profile' Drug Users in Mumbai
The arrested man has association with a few high-profile drug traffickers of Mumbai, who are having a dual profile of both being a property dealer or construction contractor and drug trafficker.
Arrested Delhi Journalist Was Passing Details About India's Border Strategy to China, Say Police
A Chinese woman identified as Qing Shi, and her Nepalese associate Sher Singh alias Raj Bhora, had been paying Sharma a hefty amount for sensitive information.
SAD Will Wait for Fate of Farm Bills in Rajya Sabha Before Taking Call on Continuing in NDA: Sources
A senior party leader said the priority of the SAD at the moment was to safeguard the interests of farmers, and not the alliance issue.
Monsoon Withdrawal Likely to Begin Next Week, Heavy Rains to Lash Maharashtra and Southwestern States
Orange warning has also been issued for Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra and Goa on Sunday. So far, the country has received 7 per cent more rainfall than normal.
BJP Allies SAD and JJP Nudged to Look Homewards, Reconnect with Regional Issues as Farm Bills Lead to Protests
With anger among farmers of Haryana and Punjab -- the bases of Jannayak Janata Party and Shiromani Akali Dal -- clearly and rapidly rising over the contentious agricultural reform bills, the question before the parties is who will blink first.
In Cheeky Reply to Actor Milind Soman’s Birthday Wish, PM Modi Takes a Swipe at Oppn
Among Milind Soman’s birthday wishes for Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the one for a “good and proactive opposition”, which was cheekily dubbed “wishful thinking” by the PM in his reply.
Congress MPs from Punjab Burn Copies of Farm Bills, Party Protests in Parliament
The Congress is opposed to the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 that the NDA government has proposed in Parli...
Aerocity-Tughlakabad Corridor: Delhi Metro to get Silver Line in Phase 4
The Union Cabinet, in a meeting chaired by the prime minister, in March last year had approved three out of the six corridors of the Delhi Metro's proposed phase-4 which will further improve connectivity in the national capital.
Mumbai Police Amps Up 'Precautionary Measure' Outside Jaya Bachchan's Bungalow after Parliament Speech
The police have called the security outside the Bachchan's bungalow 'Jalsa' as a 'precautionary measure' after the MP faced an onslaught of trolls and criticism after her speech in the Rajya Sabha.
Delhi Riots: Police File Voluminous Chargesheet against 15 Accused under UAPA and Arms Act for Conspiracy
The chargesheet does not mention the names of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam as accused. Since they were arrested a few days ago, their names will be in the supplementary chargesheet.
Opposition Says Centre Delayed Covid-19 Lockdown Due to 'Namaste Trump', Collapse of MP Govt
DMK MP Tiruchi Siva said during the discussion on Wednesday that the government deliberately delayed the lockdown and 'the reason was Donald Trump.'
Evidence Suggests Covid-19 Spreads Through Saliva, Respiratory Secretions of Infected People: Ashwini Chobey
According to World Health Organization (WHO), the current evidence suggests that transmission of coronavirus occurs primarily between people through direct, indirect, or close contact with infected people through infected secretions such as saliva and res...
Puzzled Rajasthan MP Found Covid-19 Positive in Lok Sabha Tests Negative in Jaipur, Tweets Reports
Rajasthan MP Hanuman Beniwal said the first test, conducted by the ICMR – National Institute of Cancer Research and Prevention as part of the mandatory testing before the monsoon session of Parliament, showed he had the virus.