Category: India News

Delhi set to record coldest November in at least a decade: IMD data

New Delhi, Nov 29: The national capital is all set to record coldest November in at least 10 years, with the mean minimum temperature for the month this year hovering around 10 degrees Celsius, according to India Meteorological Department data. In Delhi, the average minimum temperature for the month […]

COVID-19: India records 41,810 new cases, tally nears 94 lakh

New Delhi, Nov 29:  India’s COVID-19 caseload inched closer to the 94-lakh mark,?while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 88 lakh?pushing the national recovery rate to 93.71 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday The total coronavirus cases […]

Thousands of protesting farmers and police face-off at New Delhi border

NEW DELHI – India deployed hundreds of police and paramilitary forces at a New Delhi border on Saturday as thousands of farmers from neighbouring states blocked major roads into the capital, in protest against recent agricultural deregulation. A day after clashes ended with an agreement that the farmers […]

PM visits Serum Institute of India, Pune

DELHI, NOVEMBER 28: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi visited Serum Institute of India, Pune and interacted with the team at the Institute. They shared details about their progress so far on how they plan to further ramp up vaccine manufacturing. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, […]

J-K Administrative Council approves policy to improve telecom, internet connectivity in UT

Jammu, Nov 28: The Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Council headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday approved the J&K Communication and Connectivity Infrastructure Policy (JKCCIP) to improve telecom and internet connectivity to fulfil objectives under the National Broadband Mission, an official spokesperson said here. The approval was granted […]

Chirag downplays BJP fielding Sushil Modi for seat won by Ram Vilas Paswan

Patna, Nov 28: Cold-shouldered by the BJP in the by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat in Bihar, LJP president Chirag Paswan said on Saturday that it belonged to the saffron party and it was free to take a decision about whom to field. The seat had fallen vacant following […]

PM reviews vaccine work in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Pune

Ahmedabad/Hyderabad/Pune, Nov 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Pune to review coronavirus vaccine development work there. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the day-long visit was aimed at getting a first-hand perspective of the preparations, challenges and roadmap in India’s endeavour to vaccinate its […]

Farmers from UP reach Delhi border to lend support to protest by their Punjab counterparts

New Delhi, Nov 28: Some groups of farmers from Uttar Pradesh gathered at the Ghazipur border with their vehicles on Saturday afternoon, lending support to the agitation by their counterparts from Punjab against the Centre’s new agri laws. A senior Delhi Police officer said that around 200 farmers arrived […]

Delhi police back off after scuffle with farmers, allow peaceful protest

NEW DELHI – New Delhi police agreed to let thousands of Indian farmers stage a peaceful protest inside the capital on Friday after initially blocking demonstrators on the outskirts and firing tear gas and water cannon at them. The farmers are angry over new laws deregulating the vast […]

India’s economy shrinks 7.5% in July-Sept quarter

NEW DELHI – Indian economy contracted 7.5% in the quarter to September, government data showed on Friday, showing some signs of a pick-up after the easing of pandemic restrictions that triggered a record contraction of 23.9% year-on-year in the previous quarter. The read-out for the September quarter was […]

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