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The well-known Washington-based think tank Freedom House has downgraded India’s freedom score from “free” to “partially free,” saying that civil rights and liberties “have been eroding since Narendra Modi left. became prime minister in 2014, “referring specifically to attacks on Muslims. of the sedition law and the government’s response to …

The alarm sounds strident, but there is a hint of spring and a dash on the night of March. In Ahmedabad, however, there is little relief for England, groundhog on the scene of their two-day beating, the pitch turned, the sun set to shine and warm, 37 degrees at noon. …

Court rejects petition to ‘terminate’ Dr. Farooq Abdullah’s LS membership Expressing dissent against the government does not amount to sedition, the Supreme Court said Wednesday, rejecting a petition to “terminate” Dr. Farooq Abdullah’s Lok Sabha membership and register him for sedition. “It cannot be said that the expression of a …

NEW DELHI: India’s Covid case count increased for the 16th day in a row, with 15,002 new cases registered on Tuesday. The seven-day moving average of daily cases in the country has increased steadily since February 14, when the average stood at 11,430, to 15,686 on March 2, a growth …

NEW DELHI: One day after the bugs disappeared, but did not disappear in the largest “on-demand” launch of the Covid vaccine, the Center decided to allow even private hospitals not affiliated with Ayushman Bharat, CGHS and state schemes to be included as centers for vaccine administration. The Center’s decision will …

News The prospect of a tied series in India leaves England with ‘a lot to play for’, says captain Joe Root believes that England would have achieved something “phenomenal” if they won the final test against India. Although the chance of winning the series or reaching the World Test Championship …

Zak Crawley admits that England may need to be more proactive as a hitting unit to overcome another spin-friendly surface in Ahmedabad this week, but is confident that a reversion to red ball cricket may remove some of the challenges associated with pink from the last week. Ball test, particularly …

News The fast bowler prioritized “good vibes” in the teams and leagues he chose this year. Dale Steyn said he turned his back on the world’s most lucrative T20 league, the Indian Premier League, because he found the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Sri Lanka Premier League (LPL) to be …

The next phase of the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination campaign for age-appropriate population groups began on March 1. Registration opened at 9am on Monday and citizens will be able to register, book an appointment for vaccination, anytime, anywhere, using the Co-WIN platform. A user guide for citizen registration and vaccination …

The ongoing digital transformation of corner kirana stores, tens of millions of stores serving 1.3 billion consumers, will be of great importance to everyone from Unilever NV and Procter & Gamble Co. to State Bank of India, the largest. country lender. It will also be important to Amazon.com Inc. boss …