Rumita Patel
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait called the current farmers’ turmoil an “ideological revolution”, claiming on Sunday that farmers are willing to protest until May 2024. Farmers have also said they will go ahead with their decision to hold a “tractor parade” in the national capital on Republic Day. This threat comes…
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NEW DELHI: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) convened officials from the social media companies Facebook and Twitter on January 21 regarding preventing the misuse of social media. According to the notice of the Lok Sabha Secretariat, the agenda of the next sessions of the panel will be “Test of representatives of the…
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KOLKATA: With its sights set on the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal in the coming months, the BJP is ready to eliminate ‘Paribartan Yatras’ across the state, a senior party leader said on Sunday. BJP state chair Dilip Ghosh told a press meeting here that yatras with a message of ‘paribartan’ (change) will be…
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NEW DELHI: Schools in the national capital are set to open outside the containment zones starting Monday after being closed for more than 10 months after the coronavirus outbreak. Several states have already opened schools for some of the restricted classes after reporting a drop in coronavirus cases. Most states have opened physical classes for…
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NEW DELHI: The pace of highway construction posted a record 76 kilometers per day for the last week starting Jan. 8, the Ministry of Roads and Highways said on Sunday. The ministry also recorded the construction or expansion of the 534 km higher NH during the week. Road construction generally peaks during these months due…
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BELAGAVI: Surgical strikes carried out by India inside Pakistan after the terror attacks in Uri and Pulwama had given the public confidence that the nation’s borders are safe under the BJP government led by Narendra Modi, said the Sunday the Minister of the Interior of the Union, Amit Shah. A determined government had responded fiercely…
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NEW DELHI: Prior to the 10th round of talks scheduled for January 19, both the Center and the farmers stood firm on their position on the three new farm laws. Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar again urged protesting agricultural leaders on Sunday to renounce their “stubborn” position on the new agricultural laws and propose…
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NEW DELHI: A day after India launched the world’s largest inoculation campaign against Covid-19, Congress called on Sunday government if you plan to provide free vaccinations to all Indians, especially the underprivileged and the poor. Congressional chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala said that while the government claims it will cover three million people in the first…
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SIPAHIJALA: The President of the Tripura Congress, Pijush Kanti Bis, was admitted to the hospital after his vehicle was attacked Sunday morning. Congressional leader Ripun Bora accused the workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of the attack. “BJP unleashes his thugs to carry out a murderous attack on Tripura Pradesh Congressional Committee (TPCC) chairman…
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BATHINDA: Carrying out the peace process between India and Pakistan for activists of many shades, the independent women’s magazine eShe organized the ‘Indo-Pak Peace Summit led by women’. More than 40 accomplished women from different walks of life gathered for a virtual summit to share their experiences and brainstorm workable solutions to build lasting peace…
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