Category: India News

Opposition continues protest over suspension of 12 MPs

New Delhi, Dec 7: Opposition parties continued their protest over the suspension of 12 MPs on Tuesday with a ‘dharna’ in Parliament premises that saw several leaders holding up placards demanding revocation of the action taken. Earlier in the day, Rajya Sabha resumed its proceeding at 11 am. […]

Rahul raises farmers’ issue in LS, demands compensation

New Delhi, Dec 7: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday demanded in the Lok Sabha that the next of kin of farmers who lost their lives during the agitation against farm laws be given compensation as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Making a Zero Hour mention, Gandhi […]

Mourners put wreaths on coffins of Indians mistakenly killed by security forces

GUWAHATI, India, Dec 6 – Indians outraged by the security forces’ mistaken killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland state held funeral rites for the dead on Monday amid intense security and sporadic internet outages aimed at damping unrest in the remote northeastern region. Security and government officials have […]

Analysis: Modi’s farm reform reversal to deter investment in India’s agriculture

NEW DELHI, Dec – India’s repeal of agriculture laws aimed at deregulating produce markets will starve its vast farm sector of much-needed private investment and saddle the government with budget-sapping subsidies for years, economists said. Late last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government introduced three laws meant to […]

Indian villagers protest as army kills 15, fearing rebels

GAUHATI, India — Angry villagers burned army vehicles in protest after more than a dozen people were killed by soldiers who mistakenly believed some of them were militants in India’s remote northeast region along the border with Myanmar, officials said Sunday. Nagaland state’s top elected official Neiphiu Rio […]

India detects third Omicron case, reports 415 COVID-19 deaths

AHMEDABAD, Dec – India reported its third case of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday, government officials said, as total Covid-19 cases inched closer to the 35 million mark. Officials in the western state of Gujarat said the patient who tested positive for Omicron was a 72-year old […]

India’s Jet Airways in talks with Boeing, Airbus for $12 bln order – BloombergQuint

BENGALURU, Dec 2 – India’s Jet Airways (JET.NS) is in talks with planemakers Boeing Co (BA.N) and Airbus SE (AIR.PA) for an order worth $12 billion, BloombergQuint reported on Thursday, citing Bloomberg News. The airline’s new owners, UAE-based businessman Murari Lal Jalan and UK investment firm Kalrock Capital, told Bloomberg News that Jet could […]

New Delhi shuts schools, colleges again due to air pollution

NEW DELHI, Dec 2 – India’s capital New Delhi has ordered the closure of schools and colleges until further notice from Friday after the Supreme Court criticised the city government for reopening educational institutions despite “very poor” air quality. The city government last week decided to reopen schools […]

India reports first Omicron cases, no plan to authorize boosters

Summary Two cases detected in Karnataka showing mild symptoms Officials say priority is to fully vaccinate adults first BENGALURU, Dec 2 – India reported its first two cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Thursday but the government said it had no immediate plan to authorise booster vaccine […]

India’s parliament passes bill to repeal controversial farm laws

NEW DELHI, Nov 29 (Reuters) – India’s parliament on Monday passed a bill to repeal three laws aiming at deregulating agricultural markets, bowing to pressure from farmers who have protested for over a year to demand that the laws be rolled back. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration introduced […]

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