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Hundreds ill, 1 dead due to unidentified disease in India

NEW DELHI — At least one person has died and 200 others have been hospitalized due to an unidentified illness in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, reports said Monday. The illness was detected Saturday evening in Eluru, an ancient city famous for its hand-woven products. Since […]

India speeding up review of Pfizer, Astra COVID-19 vaccines: government official

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU – India is accelerating its review of coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca for emergency use, a senior government official said on Monday, as the world’s second-most affected country struggles to contain the outbreak. The Indian government is pinning its hopes for mass supply […]

Kejriwal visits Singhu border, reviews arrangements for protesting farmers

New Delhi, Dec 7:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday visited the Singhu border, where thousands of farmers are protesting against the Centre’s new farm laws, and reviewed arrangements made for them by the city government. The visit comes a day after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) […]

Goa: Opposition parties to support ‘Bharat Bandh’

Panaji, Dec 7:  Opposition parties in Goa have extended their support to the Tuesday’s ‘Bharat Bandh’ call given by farmers protesting against the Centre’s new agri- marketing laws. However, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told reporters here on Monday that there will be no impact of the bandh […]

India fails to end deadlock with farmers, talks to resume next week

NEW DELHI – India’s government failed on Saturday to break a deadlock with farmers protesting over agricultural reforms and will meet again on Wednesday, the agriculture minister and union leaders said. Thousands of Indian farmers have demonstrated against the laws, which they say threaten their livelihoods, by camping […]

Working to make India free of discrimination only truthful way to pay homage to Ambedkar: Rahul

New Delhi, Dec 6: Working to make India free of all forms of discrimination is the only truthful way to pay homage to B R Ambedkar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on the occasion of the Dalit icon’s death anniversary on Sunday. Ambedkar, considered the chief architect of the […]

India considers changing new farm laws after mass protests

NEW DELHI – India’s government is considering rolling back some parts of its agricultural reforms after they triggered the biggest protests by farmers in years, officials said on Friday. Tens of thousands of farmers were out on the streets around Delhi again on Friday, rallying against three laws […]

UP: Man held for raping 14-year-old girl

Mahoba (UP), Dec 5: The police have arrested a man for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba district, officials said on Saturday. SHO, Ajnar police station, Shashi Kumar Pandey said the incident took place late on Thursday evening and the 22-year-old accused was […]

COVID-19: 36,652 new cases take India’s virus tally to 96,08,211

New Delhi, Dec 5:  India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 96.08 lakh with 36,652 new cases in a day, while 90,58,822 people have recuperated from the disease so far pushing the national recovery rate to 94.28 per cent on Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry data The total […]

Samba girl ‘Aakriti Sambyal’ wins the title of Mrs. Delhi NCR 2020

open view news desk GURUGRAM: Samba girl shines at the annual beauty pageant Mrs. Delhi NCR conceptualized by Mrs. Barkha Nangia – Director, Glamour Gurgaon. AAKRITI SAMBYAL, daughter of Dr. Mahavir Singh and Meena Sambyal, won the title & was crowned Mrs. Delhi NCR 2020 at The Leela […]

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