Category: India News

Build bridges, not walls: Rahul to Centre

New Delhi, Feb 2: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the government over barricades and road blocks set up at farmer agitation sites on Delhi’s borders, and asked the Centre to “build bridges and not walls”. Farmers’ protest sites at Delhi’s borders have turned into fortresses with police […]

Farmer agitation rocks Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Feb 2:  The issue of ongoing farmer agitation against three farm laws rocked the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, resulting in repeated disruptions and forcing Speaker Om Birla to adjourn the House for the day. When the House reassembled after initial adjournments at 7 pm, Birla asked […]

RS proceedings adjourned twice over farmers’ issue

New Delhi, Feb 2: Congress and other opposition parties on Tuesday forced adjournments of Rajya Sabha proceedings twice in the pre-noon session as they insisted on taking up a discussion on the issue of farmers’ protest over the three new farm bills The House was first adjourned for about […]

Highlights: India unveils budget aimed at boosting pandemic-hit economy

NEW DELHI – Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday unveiled the budget for fiscal 2021-22, that aims to shore up an economy badly-hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The economy is projected to contract 7.7% in the current fiscal year, although the government forecasts growth of 11% for […]

Indian journalists accused of sedition over protest reporting

NEW DELHI – Several senior Indian journalists are facing charges of sedition over their reporting and online posts about a protest by farmers last week, sparking criticism of the legal action from media associations. The cases have been filed with police in at least five states against the […]

J-K records 44 new COVID-19 cases

Srinagar, Feb 1: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded 44 fresh coronavirus cases, raising its tally to 1,24,550, while no death due to the infection took place in the past 24 hours, officials said. Of the fresh cases, eight were reported from the Jammu division and 36 from the […]

Govt committed to farmers’ welfare, MSP system strengthened, sharp increase in payment to farmers: FM

New Delhi, Feb 1:  Stressed that the government is committed to farmers’ welfare, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the MSP regime has undergone a “sea change” to assure price at least 1.5 times of production cost with sharp increase in procurement of foodgrains and payment to […]

Tractors to Delhi: How thousands of farmers marched on Indian capital

NEW DELHI – Thousands of farmers overwhelmed police in central Delhi on Jan. 26, India’s Republic Day, eventually storming the city’s historic Red Fort. Angry with agricultural reforms they fear will benefit large private buyers at the expense of growers, tens of thousands of farmers have been camped […]

Modi breaks silence on months long farm protests

NEW DELHI – India’s prime minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday protesters that stormed New Delhi’s Red Fort had caused “insult” to the country, his first public comments on a months-long farmers’ agitation that turned violent last week. Tens of thousands of farmers have camped on the outskirts […]

Update on COVID-19 Vaccination-Day 15

More than 37 lakh Healthcare Workers Vaccinated across the country 2,06,130 beneficiaries vaccinated till 7 pm today DELHI, JANUARY 31: The number of healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID19 has crossed the 37L mark on the fifteenth day of the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination program. The cumulative number of healthcare workers vaccinated […]

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