Special court verdict in Babri case runs counter to SC judgement, constitutional spirit: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said a special CBI court’s decision to acquit all the accused in the Babri Masjid case runs counter to constitutional spirit and the 2019 Supreme Court judgement that described the demolition of the structure as an “egregious violation of the rule of law”. Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said […]
India’s COVID-19 recovery rate past 83%; recovered cases outnumber active ones by over 41.5 L
New Delhi: The number of people who have recuperated from COVID-19 in India crossed 51 lakh, improving the national recovery rate to over 83 per cent and outnumbering the active cases by more than 41.5 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. As much as 73 per cent of the new recovered cases were […]
PM says opposition wants only middlemen to thrive, not farmers
Dehradun: In a scathing attack on those opposing the new farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said they wanted only the middlemen to thrive and referred to the burning of a tractor in Delhi by Congress workers as an insult to farmers. “They are opposing the freedom of farmers and want their problems to continue […]
Farm laws have to be opposed for country’s future: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the new farm laws will have to be opposed not just for farmers but for the future of the country, as he alleged that they were like a “stab in the farmers’ hearts”. Interacting with a group of farmers from across the country, he said the […]
Will fight against farm laws on all fronts: Punjab CM to farmer unions
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh extended his government’s full support to the agitating farmers on Tuesday and assured them of all possible legal and other steps to fight the “draconian new farm laws”, including a special session of the Assembly to discuss and decide the way forward. Singh said the Punjab government stands in […]
COVID-19 showed risk of dependence of global supply chain on any single source: PM Modi
New Delhi: The coronavirus pandemic has shown the risk involved in excessive dependence of the global supply chain on any single source, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during a virtual bilateral summit on Monday with his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen. The prime minister said India is working with Australia and Japan to diversify the supply […]
COVID tally crosses 60 lakh; 1,039 more deaths
New Delhi: India’s coronavirus tally galloped past 60 lakh on Monday with 82,170 new cases, while the number of recoveries surged to 50.17 lakh after 74,893 more people recuperated, the Health Ministry said. The death toll from the pathogen climbed to 95,542 with 1,039 more deaths. There are 9,62,640 active cases of the coronavirus disease […]
Rajnath Singh unveils new Defence Acquisition Procedure
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled on Monday a new Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) that features steps to turn India into a global manufacturing hub of military platforms, reduce timelines for procurement of defence equipment and allow purchase of essential items by the three services through capital budget under a simplified mechanism. Under the […]
Former civil servants issue statement in support of farm sector laws
New Delhi: A group of former public servants on Monday backed the farm reform laws enacted by the Modi government and claimed that “disinformation” is being spread over the issue to negatively impact the morale of farmers. The farm bills passed by Parliament mark the watershed in the liberation of India’s farming community from the […]
Farmers continue rail blockade in Amritsar
Amritsar: Farmers squatted on the Amritsar-Delhi railway track here on Sunday, continuing their ‘rail-roko’ agitation against the contentious farm bills passed by the Parliament last week. People from nearby villages brought cooked food and other items for the demonstrators. ‘Langar’ (community kitchen) has also been organised at the site by local gurdwaras. Women wearing saffron […]
