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‘Cauliflower at Re 1 per kg’: UP farmer destroys ready-to-harvest crop
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh): Amid the ongoing farmers' protests against farm laws and minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, a farmer in Shamli's Mayapuri village destroyed his standing crop of cauliflowers, claiming that he was…
At this stage, farmers’ protest should be allowed, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday unequivocally pronounced that it will not interfere with the farmers' protest as the right to protest is fundamental right, but emphasised on forming a committee comprising independent and impartial…
J-K DDC polls: Shahnawaz Hussain holds ‘successful’ rally after terrorists attack in…
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) , December 18 : BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Thursday held a rally in the Bijbehara area of Anantnag where terrorists lobbed a grenade on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel amid the…
Open for dialogue: Sonia Gandhi to meet Congress leaders including dissenters from Dec 19
New Delhi , December 18 Congress's top leadership has started taking steps to redress grievances and other pending issues of the organisation while chalking out a strategy on key issues as its interim chief Sonia Gandhi will be meeting the…
After civic poll drubbing, Kerala Congress MP Sudhakaran, others call for ‘effective,…
Kannur (Kerala) , December 17 After the drubbing the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) received in the recent local body elections in Kerala, senior Congress leaders have come out openly seeking a leadership change in…
Big Bio-diesel Adulteration racket in Maharashtra
Thane, Dec 16 (UNI) Officials of the Crime Branch Kalyan unit raided a premises in Adavali of Manpada in Dombivli and burst an ongoing racket in the adulteration of Bio-diesel the police said on Thursday.
Sr.PI Sanju John of the Crime…
Tomar pens emotional letter to agitating farmers, says MSP will continue
New Delhi, Dec 17 Reaching out to farmers protesting the three farm laws for the last 22 days, Union Minister for Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar has written a letter to them saying the minimum support price (MSP) is going to continue.…
Centre’s decision to summon 3 IPS officers on central deputation attack on federal structure:…
Kolkata (West Bengal) , December 17 : West Bengal cabinet minister Subrata Mukherjee on Thursday said that the central government's decision to summon three serving IPS officers for central deputation is an attack on the federal…
India demands early probe into Gandhi statue vandalisation in US
New Delhi , December 17 Strongly condemning the vandalisation of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi outside the Indian Embassy in Washington by miscreants "masquerading" as anti-farm law protesters, India on Thursday demanded an "early…
PM Modi to address MP’s farmers
Bhopal, Dec 18 (UNI) Premier Narendra Modi will address – on Friday – the peasants of Madhya Pradesh via videoconferencing during four-tier conventions whose twin objectives are raising awareness comprehensively regarding beneficial…
AMU centenary: PM Modi accepts invitation, to address students virtually on December 22
LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest at the Aligarh Muslim University's centenary celebrations via video link on December 22, said the university official statement on Wednesday. The Prime Minister would attend the…
Hardeep Puri, Jairam Ramesh spat over Parliament session, new building
NEW DELHI: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh were engaged in a public spat on social media on Wednesday over the government's decision not to hold the winter session of Parliament, with the…
JEE-Mains to be held four times a year starting 2021, first round in February
NEW DELHI: The JEE-Mains for admission to engineering colleges will be held four times a year starting 2021 to offer flexibility to students and a chance to improve their scores, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced…
Farmers’ protests: Wary unions want to wait and watch
Protesting farm unions on Wednesday reacted cautiously to the Supreme Court’s proposal to set up a committee to resolve the deadlock over the three contentious farm laws. While some said they will decide on the court’s…
Protesting farmer shoots himself dead at Singhu border
New Delhi: As the farmers' agitation against the new agricultural laws entered its 21st day, a 65-year-old farmer committed suicide at the Singhu border protest site on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Baba Ram Singh of…
Quick redressal of justice is significant: Orissa HC CJ
Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 Orissa High Court Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq on Wednesday said that quick redressal of justice is significant for an effective judiciary system.
The Chief Justice said that despite the restrictions posed by the…
Delhi HC directs AAP govt to release DU professors’ salaries
New Delhi , December 16 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to continue releasing salaries of professors of Delhi University for the last quarter of the financial year 2020-21.
The High Court was…
Gujarat intern doctors continue their protest for stipend hike, allowance
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) , December 17 (ANI): Intern doctors of the various government hospitals in Gujarat continue to stage their protest on Wednesday, demanding a hike in their monthly stipend and incentives for working extra…
Chips manufacturing unit demolished as part of anti-adulteration drive in MP’s Indore
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) , December 17 A chips manufacturing unit was demolished by the Indore administration on Wednesday as part of an anti-adulteration drive, an official said.
"Chips were being made from rotten potatoes. They…
One held in Ladakh for killing blue sheep
Ladakh , December 17 One person was arrested from South Pullu near Khardong La here on Tuesday for allegedly killing a blue sheep.
A case under sections 9, 11, and 12 of the wildlife protection Act, 1972 has been registered in…
