Month: January 2021

Firm on their demands, farmers brave cold, rains as talks with govt remain deadlocked

New Delhi: Camping at Delhi borders for over a month now, protesting farmers seem undeterred in the face of severe cold, rains and waterlogging, and firm on their demands for repeal of farm laws and legal backing for MSP even as talks with the government remained inconclusive. On Monday, […]

Kapil Sharma to make Netflix debut

Mumbai: Popular comic and TV show host Kapil Sharma is heading to Netflix for his digital debut. Though it is unclear whether the project is a comedy special, series or film, it will premiere on the streamer in 2021 across 190 countries. Sharma said he is looking forward to […]

Audi launches new version of A4 in India; Price starts at Rs 42.34 lakh

New Delhi: German luxury car maker Audi on Tuesday launched the new version of its popular sedan A4 in India with prices starting at Rs 42.34 lakh (ex-showroom). The new fifth generation Audi A4 has a new design and is equipped with a 2.0-litre petrol engine that generates 190 […]

Ind-Aus Test series: K L Rahul out with sprained left wrist

Sydney: India batsman K L Rahul was on Tuesday ruled out of the remaining two Tests against Australia after sustaining a wrist injury during training in Melbourne, the BCCI said. Rahul had not played any match of the ongoing series in which the third Test starts on Thursday here. […]

Air, road links with Kashmir Valley cut off for second day

Srinagar: Kashmir was cut off from rest of the country for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as the arterial Jammu-Srinagar national highway and Mughal road remained closed, while air traffic was suspended due to snowfall across the valley. Nearly 4500 vehicles, mostly trucks carrying essentials to the valley, […]

SC seeks response of Centre on PIL against three farm laws

New Delhi, Jan 6 : The Supreme Court Wednesday sought response of the Centre on a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of newly enacted three farm laws on grounds including that Parliament lacked power to make legislations on the subject. The plea also raised questions over the validity of […]

Congress set to confirm Biden’s electoral win over Trump

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the presidential election is going before Congress as lawmakers convene for a joint session to confirm the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden. The typically routine proceeding Wednesday will be anything but, a political confrontation unseen to such intensity since […]

EXPLAINER: Hong Kong mass arrests chill democracy movement

HONG KONG — The sudden arrest of dozens of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, in the most sweeping use of a new national security law to date, is a clear sign of Beijing’s determination to rein in political opposition in the former British colony. The Wednesday morning roundup, […]

Reuters editor-in-chief Adler to retire after decade at the helm

Stephen J. Adler, editor-in-chief of Reuters for the past decade, said he would retire from the world’s largest international news provider on April 1. A search for his successor will begin over the next few days, Reuters CEO Michael Friedenberg said on Wednesday in a memo to Reuters […]

Criticism mounts over India’s ‘abrupt’ approval of COVAXIN

BENGALURU – Criticism of India’s approval of a local COVID-19 vaccine without proof of its efficacy grew on Wednesday after news that a regulatory panel approved the shot just one day after asking the vaccine maker for more evidence it would work. The recommendations of the Indian drugs […]

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