Govt ‘oblivious’ to threat posed by Omicron; PM continuing to hold rallies: Cong slams govt

Govt ‘oblivious’ to threat posed by Omicron; PM continuing to hold rallies: Cong slams govt

NEW DELHI: Accusing the government of being “ignorant” to the threat posed by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Congress on Sunday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must follow a clear vaccination policy, provide jabs for children between 5 and 15 years and spell out the roadmap to combat the pandemic. The Congress also […]

Want to manufacture BrahMos so that no country has audacity to cast evil eye on us: Rajnath

Want to manufacture BrahMos so that no country has audacity to cast evil eye on us: Rajnath

LUCKNOW: India wants to manufacture BrahMos missiles not to attack any country but so that no other country has the audacity to cast an evil eye on it, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday, while stressing the need for maintaining nuclear deterrents. “The BrahMos missile and other weapons and defence equipment we are manufacturing […]

No plans to bring back repealed farm laws again; Congress creating confusion: Tomar

NEW DELHI: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday said the government has no plan to bring back the recently repealed farm laws, and urged farmers to be wary of “confusion” being created by the Congress on this issue. Tomar, in a statement, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had decided to withdraw agriculture reform laws […]

No plans to bring back repealed farm laws again; Congress creating confusion: Tomar

NEW DELHI: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday said the government has no plan to bring back the recently repealed farm laws, and urged farmers to be wary of “confusion” being created by the Congress on this issue. Tomar, in a statement, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had decided to withdraw agriculture reform laws […]

2021 imprints: SC gets 9 judges, orders probe into Pegasus row; clears decks for Chardham, Central Vista projects

New Delhi: Verdicts ordering probe into alleged use of Pegasus spyware for surveillance, and paving the way for widening of the strategic Chardham highway project near China border and the Central Vista construction were among key imprints of the Supreme Court in 2021. The apex court also for the first time got as many as […]

Now, Dalit students in Uttarakhand school refuse mid-day meals cooked by upper caste woman

Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand): Dalit students at a government school in Champawat district refused to eat mid-day meals cooked by an upper caste woman after a cook belonging to the Scheduled Castes was sacked. The district administration, however, said on Sunday that the issue has been resolved after members from both communities arrived at a consensus. “I […]

Need to ensure that country’s unity remains unharmed: Modi at Gujarat’s gurdwara event

Need to ensure that country’s unity remains unharmed: Modi at Gujarat’s gurdwara event

Kutch: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said there is a need to ensure that nobody is able to harm the unity of the country and that it remains secure. Addressing the Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak at Gurdwara Lakhpat Sahib in Gujarat’s Kutch via video-conferencing, he said that the dangers against which the gurus […]

Centre hatching ‘conspiracy’ to bring back farm laws after assembly polls: Congress

Centre hatching ‘conspiracy’ to bring back farm laws after assembly polls: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday alleged that the Centre was hatching a “conspiracy” to bring back the three farm laws after the next round of assembly polls and urged the people to teach the government a lesson by defeating it in the elections. The Congress’s sharp attack came over Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s […]

Plea in SC seeks uniform judicial code across country

NEW DELHI: A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the high courts to take appropriate steps to adopt a uniform procedure for case registration and to use common judicial terms, phrases and abbreviations. The plea, filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, has also sought directions to the Law Commission to […]

India records 7,189 new COVID-19 cases, Omicron tally rises to 415

NEW DELHI: A total of 415 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in India so far, out of which 115 have recovered or migrated, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Saturday. Maharashtra has recorded a maximum of 108 Omicron cases, followed by Delhi at 79, Gujarat 43, Telangana 38, […]