Bharat Bandh against farm laws impacts life in pockets, roads and tracks blocked in some parts
New Delhi: Life in parts of India, particularly Haryana, Punjab and western Uttar Pradesh, was disrupted on Monday as a nationwide shutdown against three agri laws got underway with protesters blocking highways and key roads, and squatting on railway tracks in some places. The Bharat Bandh, called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body […]
Cong asks PM Modi to talk to agitating farmers
New Delhi: As farmers across the country held protests as part of the Bharat Bandh, the Congress on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to talk to agitating farmers and listen to their legitimate grievances. The Congress also alleged that instead of redressing the grievances of farmers, the government is trying to paint them as […]
Don’t treat young doctors as football in power game, says SC on changes in syllabus
New Delhi: “Don’t treat young doctors as football in the game of power,” the Supreme Court said on Monday, warning the Centre that it may pass strictures if it is not satisfied with justification for last minute changes to the NEET Super Speciality Examination 2021 syllabus. The apex court said it “will not allow these […]
Set up digital archive to recognise contribution of workers in making new parliament building: PM
New Delhi: Reviewing the ongoing construction work of the new parliament building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that a digital archive must be set up to recognise the contribution of workers employed there. He also told officials to ensure COVID-19 vaccination and monthly health check-up of all workers engaged at the site, a Prime Minister’s […]
You have to shout with anger and demand 50 per cent reservation in judiciary: CJI to women lawyers
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Sunday exhorted women lawyers to strongly raise their demand for 50 per cent reservation in the judiciary while assuring them of his “total support”. “I don’t want you to cry but with anger, you have to shout and demand that we need 50 per cent […]
PM Modi clocks 20 meetings in his 65-hour stay in US
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day trip to the United States was packed with meetings as he attended 20 of them during the around 65 hours he spent in the country, government sources said on Sunday. He also had four long meetings in flights with officials on the way to and back from the […]
Govt plans to intensify operations against Naxals, choke flow of funds, act against frontal groups
New Delhi: Intensifying operations against the Naxals and choking the flow of funds to them were the two key issues discussed at a high-level meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and attended by six chief ministers and top officials of four other states here on Sunday, sources said. Action against frontal organisations of […]
India records 28,326 new Covid infections; 260 fatalities
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 28,326 new coronavirus infections, taking the country’s total tally of cases to 3,36,52,745, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 4,46,918 with 260 daily fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The active cases have increased to […]
Rohini shootout: Several people could have died if there was no immediate police action, says FIR
New Delhi: Several innocent people could have lost their lives if there was no immediate police retaliation against the two armed assailants in the shootout inside the Rohini court that left three persons, including gangster Jitender Gogi, dead on Friday, Sub-Inspector Vir Singh, who was part of the security team engaged in exchange of fire, […]
AAP extends support to farmers call for Bharat Bandh
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party strongly supports the call for a Bharat Bandh issued by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha on September 27, party leader Raghav Chadha said on Saturday. He said AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has always stood by the farmers against the “black laws”. “The Aam Aadmi Party […]
