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Only 10 pc of farmers involved in protest: Kailash Vijayvargiya
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) , December 9 : Only 10 per cent of the country's farmers are involved in the ongoing farmers' protest, claimed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tuesday, adding that…
Injured elephant calf resued from Assam’s Udmari village
Nagaon (Assam) , December 9 A 10-day-old injured elephant calf was rescued from the Udmari village in Assam's Nagaon district.
According to animal rescuer, Binod Dulu Bora, the baby elephant had been left behind by its herd and…
Meeting with Amit Shah positive, Centre will give proposal – Tikait
New Delhi , December 9 Describing the meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday evening as 'positive', Rakesh Tikait, spokesperson of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Wednesday said that the government would give a…
2 Myanmar nationals among 6 held in Manipur for trafficking narcotics; contraband worth Rs 165 cr…
Tengnoupal (Manipur) , December 9 : The Assam Rifles on Monday apprehended six traffickers including two Myanmar nationals and seized from them narcotic substances and contraband worth Rs 165 crore in Manipur's Tengnoupal…
Marathwada records 267 more Covid-19 cases
Aurangabad, Dec 9 (UNI) The eight districts of Maharashtra's Marathwada region reported
267 fresh cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours, informed health authorities on Wednesday.
The region also witnessed 14 deaths due to…
PM conveys India’s full support to France in fight against terrorism
NEW DELHI: In a telephonic conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated India's full support to France in the fight against terrorism, extremism and radicalism.
During the talks,…
Sonia Gandhi not to celebrate birthday in view of pandemic, farmers’ agitation
New Delhi , December 8 : Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi has decided not to celebrate her birthday on December 9 in support of farmers' agitation against the farm laws and COVID-19 situation in the country.
According to…
FIR lodged against Akhilesh Yadav, 28 others
Lucknow, Dec 8 The Yogi Adityanath government has lodged a FIR against former Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav.
The Lucknow police has registered a case, late on Monday night, against Akhilesh Yadav and 28…
Digvijaya Singh on Covid vaccine
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) , December 8 Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday said that people of the country should not be turned into "Guinea pigs" to test the Covid-19 vaccine, amidst competition in the world with major…
Agitating farmers call for ‘Bharat Bandh’ today
New Delhi , December 8 : Farmers protesting against the Centre's agricultural sector laws have called a "Bharat Bandh" today after several rounds of talks with the government over the new farm laws remained inconclusive.
Farmer…
Schools reopen for classes 10 and 12 in Tripura
Agartala (Tripura) , December 8 Schools reopened for 10th and 12th standard students in Tripura on Monday, months after they were closed in wake of Covid-19 pandemic.
Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath visited schools and…
Punjab CM mocks Kejriwal over ‘sevadar’ remark
Chandigarh, Dec 7 Mocking Arvind Kejriwal for calling himself a 'sevadar' of the farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday asked his Delhi counterpart if he even knew the difference between wheat and paddy.
For a man who…
Mamata Banerjee condoles demise of MLA Mrigendra Nath Maiti
Kolkata (West Bengal) , December 7 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed condolences on the demise of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Mrigendra Nath Maiti who passed away on…
Farmers raise slogans at site of new BJP office in Amritsar
Chandigarh (Punjab) , December 7 Punjab farmers on Monday raised slogans at the site of the new BJP office in Amritsar whose foundation stone was going to be laid.
The farmers, who were taking part in a bike rally to make people…
Don’t force anyone to join Bharat Bandh, says farmers’ union
Singhu Border (Delhi-Haryana Border) , December 7 Farmers' union on Monday urged farmers not to force anyone to join the call for Bharat Bandh on December 8.
"We appeal to farmers no to force anyone to observe Bharat Bandh.…
Farm activists from Punjab’s Malwa region driving protests
This is the BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) led by ex-serviceman Joginder Singh Ugrahan, 75, with its base in the Malwa region comprising Bathinda, Sangrur, Mansa, Barnala, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Ludhiana, Moga, Muktsar and Patiala.
A study on farm…
PM Modi to inaugurate Agra Metro Project
New Delhi (Dec. 7) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the construction work of the Agra Metro Project on Monday through video conferencing. In a tweet, the Prime Minister had said that the Agra Metro project will boost 'ease of…
Prominent opp leaders issue statement on Dec 8 Bandh
NEW DELHI: Prominent opposition leaders including Congress president Sonia Gandhi, NCP leader Sharad Pawar, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, DMK chief M K Stalin and PAGD chairman Farooq Abdullah issued a joint statement on Sunday…
Sharad Pawar to meet President Kovind over farmers’ protests
Mumbai (Maharashtra) , December 7 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on December 9, over farmers' protests, said the NCP Maharashtra office.
Former Agriculture Minister Pawar…
‘Ensure implementation of new warnings on tobacco products’
New Delhi, Dec 6 The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has directed Chief Secretaries of states and Union Territories to ensure implementation of a new set of health warnings with enhanced pictorial images on all tobacco products after…
