Indore cleanest city for 5th year in a row; Chhattisgarh cleanest state

NEW DELHI: Indore was adjudged India’s cleanest city for the fifth time in a row in the Central government’s annual cleanliness awards while Chhattisgarh retained the first position in the state category. The second and third positions in the ‘cleanest city’ category of the ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards, 2021’ were secured by Surat and Vijayawada, respectively. […]

Only under BJP laws are made and unmade without prior Cabinet approval, says Chidambaram

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement to repeal the farm laws without holding a Cabinet meeting and alleged that it is only under the BJP that laws are made and unmade without prior Cabinet approval. The Congress leader’s attack came a day after Modi […]

With decision to repeal farm laws, BJP hopes to recover ground in Punjab, placate Jats in western UP

With decision to repeal farm laws, BJP hopes to recover ground in Punjab, placate Jats in western UP

NEW DELHI: As the campaign for the upcoming assembly polls gathers pace, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to announce the repeal of the three farm laws underlines the ruling BJP’s imperative to make amends and infuse a fresh momentum in its political drive, especially in efforts to retain its dominance in Uttar Pradesh. BJP leaders […]

Protest will end when farm laws repealed in Parliament: BKU leader Tikait

Protest will end when farm laws repealed in Parliament: BKU leader Tikait

GHAZIABAD: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday said the ongoing anti-farm laws protest will be withdrawn only after the contentious legislations are repealed in Parliament. He also stressed that the government should talk to farmers over the issue of minimum support price (MSP) of crops and other matters. The BKU national spokesperson […]

Victory against injustice: Rahul Gandhi on PM’s announcement to repeal farm laws

Victory against injustice: Rahul Gandhi on PM’s announcement to repeal farm laws

NEW DELHI: The country’s ‘annadatas’ have made “arrogance bow its head” through ‘satyagraha’, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday and described the Centre’s decision to repeal the farm laws as a “victory against injustice”. His remarks came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address to the nation this morning, announced that the government […]

Centre has to bring bill to repeal farm laws, say experts

New Delhi: The government will have to move a bill in Parliament to repeal the three agri laws, which were at the centre of protests by farmers for the past year, Constitution and legal experts said on Friday. In his address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the three agri laws would […]

India records 11,106 new COVID cases; active infections decline to 1,26,620

NEW DELHI: India saw a single-day rise of 11,106 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s tally to 3,44,89,623, while the active cases have declined to 1,26,620, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll has climbed to 4,65,082 with 459 daily fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. […]

‘It has shortcomings’: India criticises

Pak bill on facilitating Kulbhushan Jadhav appeal against death sentence NEW DELHI: A day after Pakistan passed a bill to facilitate Indian prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav appeal against his death sentence, India on Thursday said the law “simply codifies” the “shortcomings” of a previous ordinance and that Islamabad has “failed” to create an atmosphere to ensure […]

Pune astronomers discover rare stars that are hotter than Sun

PUNE: A group of astronomers has discovered eight stars belonging to a rare class called ‘MRPs’ or Main-sequence Radio Pulse emitters using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) located near Pune, leading research institute NCRA said on Friday. The group of scientists, led by astronomers from the Pune-based National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), discovered […]

India exported over 65 million doses of Covid vaccines to nearly 100 countries this year: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: India exported more than 65 million doses of Covid vaccines to nearly 100 countries this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, asserting that the global trust earned by the Indian healthcare sector has led to the country being called the “pharmacy of the world”. Speaking after inaugurating the first global innovation […]