Category: India News

Agitating farmers begin day-long fast, to intensify protest against farm laws

New Delhi, Dec 14: Farmer leaders on Monday started their day-long hunger strike against the Centre’s new farm laws and said protests will be held at all district headquarters later in the day, even as more people are expected to join ongoing agitation at Delhi border points. Farmer leader […]

Policeman injured in firing by militants in J-K

Srinagar, Dec 14 : A policeman was injured in firing by militants at the residence of PDP leader Parvaiz Bhat in the Natipora area of the city on Monday, officials said. Constable Manzoor Ahmad, posted as personal security officer to Bhat, suffered injuries in the firing, a police official […]

India farmers intensify protests as deadlock over new laws continue

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI – Tens of thousands of Indian farmers on Sunday intensified their protests against three new agricultural laws aimed at overhauling food grain procurement and pricing rules by allowing private companies direct access to the vast agrarian sector. Angry farmers staged demonstrations near New Delhi after rejecting […]

Voting underway in 6th phase of DDC polls in J&K

Srinagar, Dec 13:  Polling for the sixth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir began on a dull note as fog and chilly weather due to snowfall kept most people indoors early on Sunday, officials said. The polling for 31 DDC seats — […]

Journalist’s family beaten up

Etah, Dec 13: Eight family members of a journalist were thrashed after his daughter objected to the beating up of cattle by her neighbour in Shantinagar locality of the district, police said on Sunday. Senior Superintendent of Police Sunil Kumar Singh said the incident happened on Saturday evening and […]

COVID-19 caseload in India rises to 98.57 lakh with 30,254 new cases

New Delhi, Dec 13: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 98.57 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 93.57 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 94.93 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The total coronavirus cases […]

Pandemic threatens India’s children with child labor rising

LUCKNOW, India — A boy who cried out when he was beaten for complaining of stomach pains drew attention from a passerby, who alerted police in the central Indian city of Agra. Officers broke a padlock on the gate of the illegal shoe factory where the boy was […]

India readies for 600 million COVID vaccine jabs; to use standard cold storage – top government expert

NEW DELHI – India will deploy its vast election machinery to deliver 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable people in the next six to eight months through conventional cold chain systems, the expert leading the initiative said on Friday. The government has lined up […]

Modi says government committed to farmers’ welfare

NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured farmers on Saturday that reforms in the agrarian sector were aimed at helping them as thousands of farmers continued protests against three new laws to overhaul procurement and sale of produce. “Reforms will help draw investment in agriculture and […]

HC quashes Income Tax proceedings against Karti Chidambaram& his wife

Chennai,Dec 12: The Madras High Court has quashed the Income Tax proceedings initiated against Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram,and his wife over alleged non-disclosure of cash transactions of about Rs seven crore following sale of a property near here. The Court, while ruling that […]

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