NEW DELHI – Indian farmers on Friday rejected an offer by the government to defer three farm reform laws for one-and-half years, warning they would step up protests as they seek a repeal of the laws and a guarantee on minimum crop prices. Farm leaders said hundreds of […]
Kolkata, Jan 23: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday paid homage to freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary and urged the Centre to declare January 23 as a national holiday. She also said a monument, named after Azad Hind Fauj, will be built […]
New Delhi, Jan 23: Petrol and diesel prices in the country on Saturday touched new all-time highs after rates were increased for the fourth time this week. Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 25 paise per litre each, according to a price notification from oil marketing companies. This […]
New Delhi, Jan 23: With 14,256 fresh cases, India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 1,06,39,684 on Saturday, while 1,03,00,838 patients have recuperated so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 96.81 per cent, according to the health ministry. There are 1,85,662 active cases of the coronavirus infection in the […]
BENGALURU – At least five mine workers were killed in southern India when their trucks carrying blasting material exploded, officials said on Friday. Local media said the toll could be higher. The workers were transporting gelatin sticks used commonly as explosive material in stone mining quarries, a senior […]
New Delhi, Jan 22: Delhi’s minimum temperature dropped to 4.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, on Friday even as foggy conditions disrupted traffic movement, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Moderate fog lowered visibility to 350 metres at Safdarjung and Palam, officials said. According to the IMD, […]
Shillong, Jan 22: At least six peple were killed in an accident at a mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, a senior official said on Friday. Deputy Commissioner E Kharmalki said the incident took place late on Thursday at a mining site near Dienshalalu, Sarkari and Rymbai villages. […]
New Delhi, Jan 22: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to? 1,06,25,428?with 14,545 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day,?while the recoveries have surged to 1,02,83,708, according?to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday The death toll increased to 1,53,032?with 163 daily new fatalities, the data updated at […]
PUNE, India — A fire broke out Thursday at a building under construction at Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, but production of COVID-19 vaccine will not be affected, the company said. Firefighters were extinguishing the flames, the fire office in Pune city in southern […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will get a coronavirus shot in the second phase of the country’s inoculation campaign, broadcaster NDTV reported on Thursday citing sources, as many states struggle to meet targets partly due to fears over possible side-effects. Editing by Tom Hogue […]
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