Month: November 2020

J-K Administrative Council approves policy to improve telecom, internet connectivity in UT

Jammu, Nov 28: The Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Council headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday approved the J&K Communication and Connectivity Infrastructure Policy (JKCCIP) to improve telecom and internet connectivity to fulfil objectives under the National Broadband Mission, an official spokesperson said here. The approval was granted […]

Chirag downplays BJP fielding Sushil Modi for seat won by Ram Vilas Paswan

Patna, Nov 28: Cold-shouldered by the BJP in the by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat in Bihar, LJP president Chirag Paswan said on Saturday that it belonged to the saffron party and it was free to take a decision about whom to field. The seat had fallen vacant following […]

PM reviews vaccine work in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Pune

Ahmedabad/Hyderabad/Pune, Nov 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Pune to review coronavirus vaccine development work there. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the day-long visit was aimed at getting a first-hand perspective of the preparations, challenges and roadmap in India’s endeavour to vaccinate its […]

Farmers from UP reach Delhi border to lend support to protest by their Punjab counterparts

New Delhi, Nov 28: Some groups of farmers from Uttar Pradesh gathered at the Ghazipur border with their vehicles on Saturday afternoon, lending support to the agitation by their counterparts from Punjab against the Centre’s new agri laws. A senior Delhi Police officer said that around 200 farmers arrived […]

S. Korea agency says N. Korea executed people, shut capital

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered at least two people executed, banned fishing at sea and locked down the capital, Pyongyang, as part of frantic efforts to guard against the coronavirus and its economic damage, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Friday. […]

Trump says he’ll leave if Electoral College seats Biden

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalizes President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory — even as he insisted such a decision would be a “mistake” — as he spent his Thanksgiving renewing baseless claims that “massive fraud” and […]

Analysis: Battle of the billionaires: Bezos, Ambani gun for India retail supremacy

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI – Jeff Bezos and Mukesh Ambani, two of the world’s richest men, face a turning point in a battle for preeminence in India’s booming, nearly trillion-dollar retail market. The outcome of a legal dispute which has embroiled the billionaires’ Amazon.com and Reliance Industries Ltd empires – […]

Delhi police back off after scuffle with farmers, allow peaceful protest

NEW DELHI – New Delhi police agreed to let thousands of Indian farmers stage a peaceful protest inside the capital on Friday after initially blocking demonstrators on the outskirts and firing tear gas and water cannon at them. The farmers are angry over new laws deregulating the vast […]

India’s economy shrinks 7.5% in July-Sept quarter

NEW DELHI – Indian economy contracted 7.5% in the quarter to September, government data showed on Friday, showing some signs of a pick-up after the easing of pandemic restrictions that triggered a record contraction of 23.9% year-on-year in the previous quarter. The read-out for the September quarter was […]

PM to visit Vaccine facilities in three cities tomorrow

DELHI, NOVEMBER 27: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will embark on a 3 city visit to personally review the vaccine development and manufacturing process. He will visit the Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad, Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad and Serum Institute of India in Pune. As India enters […]

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