Had suggested minor changes in APMC Act; it should continue: Pawar
NEW DELHI: NCP president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said the new farm laws brought by the Centre have no reference about agricultural produce market committees but as Union minister he had maintained that the APMC Act should stay, though with…
Farmer leaders claim Bharat Bandh successful; want to shift protest to Ramlila ground
NEW DELHI: Farmer leaders claimed on Tuesday their 'Bharat Bandh' against the new farm laws was "successful" and had an impact in 25 states.
Addressing a press conference at a protest site on the Singhu border, they said the "super…
Indian Navy finalises procurement of anti-drone systems
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy has finalised a contract for procurement of a batch of Israeli weapon systems that are capable of bringing down high-speed enemy drones, official sources said on Tuesday.
The delivery of the SMASH 2000 fire…
We will introduce law against ‘Love-Jihad’ in next Assembly session
Shivamogga (Karnataka) , December 8 Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday said that his government will introduce a law against 'Love-Jihad' in the next Assembly session, while the anti-cow slaughter bill will be…
Jaishankar talks to Afghan counterpart, appreciates update on peace process
New Delhi , December 8 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar talked with Afghani counterpart Mohammed Haneef Atmar on Tuesday during which they discussed bilateral development cooperation between New Delhi and Kabul.
Taking to…
Chinese envoy calls for consolidation of peace in Sudan
United Nations, Dec 9 A Chinese envoy has called for efforts to consolidate peace in Sudan and to address socio-economic challenges.
While progress has been made in the Sudanese peace process and political transition, economic woes,…
China-Australia tensions likely to escalate as Canberra passes law to scrap agreements with foreign…
Canberra , December 9 : Australia's parliament on Tuesday voted to grant Canberra new powers to tear up agreements signed with foreign countries. China had earlier warned that the legislation was among a raft of grievances…
Trapped leopard rescued by forest officials in Dharamshala
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) , December 9 : Forest officials on Tuesday rescued a trapped leopard from Dharamshala's Fatehpur village in Himachal Pradesh.
According to Anil Thakur, Chief Conservator of the Forest Department,…
Israel studying alternatives to curfew for holidays
Tel Aviv , December 9 The Israeli government is studying measures alternative to curfew to prevent crowding for the coming holidays due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, the cabinet told Sputnik.
A day…
Adityanath to inaugurate two sulphur-less sugar mills today
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) , December 9 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate two sulphur-less sugar mills plants in Basti and Gorakhpur districts on Wednesday.
As per an official statement, the sugar mills…
Germany needs effective COVID-19 vaccine urgently : AfD leader
Moscow, Dec 9 (Sputnik) The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party thinks that Germany requires a vaccine against the coronavirus disease and it does not matter where it originates, Armin-Paulus Hampel, the party spokesman in the German lower…
Festive season sequentially lifts Nov auto retail sales
New Delhi: The festive season boosted India's automobile retail sales by 29.32 per cent in November on a sequential basis, industry data showed on Tuesday.
However, sales remained in the red on a year-on-year basis.
The Federation of…
TVS Srichakra to expand production at outlay of Rs 1,000 crore
Chennai: Automotive tyre maker TVS Srichakra Ltd. on Tuesday said it would invest Rs 1,000 crore over a three-year period to expand the production capacity at its Madurai (Tamil Nadu) and Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) plants.
In a statement…
Mukesh Ambani calls for policy steps for early roll out of 5G
New Delhi: Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday said there was a requirement of policy measures for the early roll out of the fifth generation (5G) connectivity technology.
Addressing the inaugural session of India…
Airlines waive off rescheduling, no-show charges amid Bharat Bandh
New Delhi: In a relief for flyers, airlines have waived-off cancellation, rescheduling charges for passengers, who could not report for their flights amid the traffic disruption caused due to 'Bharat Bandh' on Tuesday.
The farmers from…
Delhi Legal fraternity organises protest meetings at courts to support farmers’ protest
New Delhi , December 8 The legal fraternity of Delhi on Tuesday organized protest meetings in various court complexes in the national capital in support of the farmers' agitation against what they called "anti-farmer and…
Adityanath directs seven district hospitals to increase COVID beds
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) , December 8 Amid the surge in coronavirus infections in the state, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday instructed district hospitals of Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar,…
Pfizer’s Covid vaccine shows favourable safety profile: US FDA
New York, Dec 8 Raising hope of granting emergency use authorisation to drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech's experimental Covid-19 vaccine, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday that data from 38,000 trial participants…
Kerala civic polls: Covid fails to deter voters with 74% turnout in Phase-1
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 8 Contrary to fears that the Covid pandemic would keep away the voters from the polling booths, at the end of the Phase-1 local body polls held on Tuesday in five southern districts, the turnout surprised…
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…
