India Records 94 Deaths, 8,635 Fresh Cases In 24 hours – Lowest Daily Rise In 8 Months
With 8,635 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India recorded the lowest single-day rise in its tally in nearly eight months, the government data this morning showed. The daily deaths fell below 100 after almost nine months. The country’s Covid-19 tally stands at 1,07,66,245 and the death toll increased to 1,54,486 with 94 […]
Farmer Who Died Returned From Australia, Family Unaware He Was In Delhi
The protesting farmer who died after his tractor overturned at Central Delhi’s ITO during the Republic Day’s tractor rally on Tuesday, had recently returned from Australia where he was studying. According to officials, his family had no idea that he had joined the protesters at the Delhi borders. The deceased has been identified as Navreet […]
Farmers break through barricades at Singhu, Tikri ahead of time
In violation of an agreement with authorities on the timing of the ‘Tractor Rally’ to be taken out after the Republic Day parade, a section of farmers at Singhu and Tikri borders on Tuesday morning broke through barricades and entered Delhi ahead of the agreed time. Thousands of farmers marched into the national capital on […]
Mumbai Police Refuse Permission To Farmers’ Rally To Raj Bhavan
Outside the Azad Maidan ground, Mumbai police have made stringent security restrictions at the farmers’ rally venue as unions plan to march towards Raj Bhavan to register their protest against the new farm laws, a senior police official said on Monday. Thousands of farmers have responded to a call by All India Kisan Sabha’s (AIKS) […]
Centre asks farmers to reconsider offer of holding laws for 18 months
The Centre on Friday asked protesting farmers’ unions to reconsider its offer of suspending the three contentious agri laws for 12 to 18 months but they stood firm on their grounds, asking for complete repeal of the Acts. The farmers’ unions are meeting with three central ministers for the 11th round of talks to solve […]
Government On Backfoot: Farmer Unions
A day after the Union government expressed its willingness to suspend the three new farm laws for up to 18 months, farmer union leaders say that the government has relented under pressure from the protests, which has been going on for over 50 days at the Delhi borders. The leaders also said that they are […]
Leaking Military Info An Act Of Treason, Those Involved Should Be Punished: Cong On Arnabgate
In a strongly-worded statement, senior Congress leader AK Antony on Wednesday said, leaking official secrets and information regarding any kind of military operation is an act of treason and those involved must be punished. “Leaking of official secret of military operations is a national security matter and is treason. Whoever is party to this leakage […]
JP Nadda Hits Out At Rahul Gandhi, Accuses Cong Of Having Links To Chinese Communist Party
BJP chief JP Nadda hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after the latter questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on national security after reports emerged claiming that China has built a village in Arunachal Pradesh. “Remember his promise?” Rahul asked while apparently quoting one of Modi’s earlier comments when the PM said that he “will […]
Total Covid recoveries nearly 50 times active cases in country: Health Ministry
India’s total Covid recoveries have surpassed the active caseload by more than one crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday, terming it as a landmark achievement. The total number of recoveries has touched 1,02,11,342, while the active cases in the country stand at 2,08,012. “The gap between the two has progressively grown to touch […]
We Welcome SC Order But We Will Continue With Our Protests: Farmers’ Unions
Hours after the Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the Centre’s new agriculture legislations, farm union leaders while welcoming the apex court’s decision said they will not call off their stir until the central government completely repeals the new laws. The SC in its Tuesday order said it will form a committee to look into […]