Ahead of the Bharat Bandh on Tuesday, the BJP on Monday took on Opposition parties, slamming them for their “doubles standards” over reforms in the farming sector even as they themselves advocated these during their regimes. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, dispelling farmers’ fears over their land and MSP, said though farmers themselves told politicians […]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday contended that the BJP government at the Centre should immediately withdraw the “anti-people” farm laws or step down. Addressing a rally in West Midnapore district, Banerjee asserted that she would rather stay in jail than “remain silent or put up with BJP’s misrule”. “The BJP government (at […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that reforms are needed for development, saying some laws of the past century had become a “burden” in the current times. The government believed in all-round holistic reforms, he stressed after inaugurating the construction of the Agra Metro project via video-conferencing. “Reforms are needed for development. Some laws […]
Just hours after Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij, who was administered a dose of Covaxin last month, confirmed he has developed Coronavirus symptoms, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday clarified that Vij took only the first dose of the two-dose vaccine. “The antibodies against the infection build up in a human being only after a […]
Dineshwar Sharma who was also appointed an interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir in 2017 passed away on Friday. In this role, he held dialogues with the elected representatives, various organisations and concerned individuals in Jammu and Kashmir. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to the Lakshadweep administrator. “Administrator of Lakshadweep Shri Dineshwar […]
Making a major announcement on the national fight against the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India wouldn’t have to wait long for the rollout of a Covid vaccine and it would be ready in the next few weeks. Addressing an all-party meeting of Parliament floor leaders on Covid, the PM said as […]
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 95.71 lakh, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 90 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 94.20 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 95,71,559 with 36,595 new infections being reported […]
As farmers opened new fronts for their agitation on Wednesday, the BJP top brass held a meeting to discuss the matter. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal are engaed in brainstorming with Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the strategy for the next round of talks with farmer leaders on […]
Amid the massive security arrangements made at the Haryana borders with Delhi at Gurugram and Faridabad, tens of thousands of farmers on Thursday braved tear-gas shells and water cannons and broke police barricades on their way to Delhi while several farmers and policemen were injured ahead of the Punjab-Haryana border in Shambhu near Ambala. Reports […]
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel was laid to rest at his native village Piraman in Gujarat’s Bharuch district on Thursday. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attended the funeral of the party’s key strategist and troubleshooter, who died on Wednesday. Patel’s mortal remains reached Piraman from Vadodara and he was laid to rest at a Muslim cemetery […]