NEW DELHI – Indian government ministers and farmers’ leaders on Monday failed to break the deadlock over the farmers’ demands to repeal three agricultural reform laws, and will meet again on Jan. 8 for the next round of talks, one of the leaders said. Tens of thousands of […]
SINGHU, India – In a standoff between farmers from India’s northern breadbasket and the government that has convulsed the country, the farmers have a 21st-century ally: a handful of supporters scattered around the world running a Twitter handle. The farmers have paralysed some traffic in and out of […]
New Delhi, Jan 4: Delhi’s air quality improved significantly to the “moderate” category on Monday morning owing to rain and strong winds. A government forecasting agency said the air quality is likely to improve further to the “satisfactory” category. The national capital’s air quality index (AQI) was 148 at […]
Kottayam (Ker), Jan 4: An outbreak of bird flu has been reported from some parts of Kottayam and Alappuzha districts, prompting authorities to order culling of ducks, hens and other domestic birds in and around one km radius of the affected areas. Kottayam district authorities said bird flu […]
New Delhi, Jan 4: Daily new COVID-19 cases in the country remained below 20,000 for the third consecutive day taking the virus caseload to 1,03,40,469, while the recoveries surged to 99.46 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. A total of 16,504 people tested positive […]
Kolkata, Jan 3: Ray’s classic ‘Apur Sansar’ — the third of a trilogy featuring Soumitra Chatterjee — will be screened at the inauguration of 26th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), to be held from January 8 to 15, West Bengal minister Arup Biswas said. The seven-day festival will […]
Mumbai, Jan 3: Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane has launched his production banner, Andolan Films. The production company’s first venture is Motwane-directed “AK vs AK”, currently streaming on Netflix. The “Udaan” director took to Instagram on Saturday night and posted a ten-second video, thanking his colleagues for their support. “New […]
New Delhi, Jan 3: Serum Institute of India (SII) on Sunday said it is ready to roll out Covishield vaccine in the country in the coming weeks after receiving approval from the Indian drug regulator. The Pune-based vaccine major has entered into a collaboration with the University of Oxford […]
NEW DELHI — India tested its COVID-19 vaccine delivery system with a nationwide trial on Saturday, as it prepares to roll out an inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic. The trial included data entry into an online platform for monitoring vaccine delivery, along with testing of cold […]
NEW DELHI – India’s federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir plans to attract investments worth up to $4 billion in the next two to three years and would provide security to businesses setting up shop in the insurgency-hit region, its chief said on Saturday. Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) […]
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