The Supreme Court ordered the Center on Wednesday to install closed-circuit television cameras and recording equipment in the offices of investigating agencies, including the CBI, the ED, and the National Investigative Agency (NIA), which conduct interrogations and have the power of arrest. A bank headed by Judge RF Nariman said …
Read More »Punjab Chief Minister Amit Shah will meet ahead of the center’s talks with farmers
Amit Shah will meet with Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh tomorrow. (Archive) New Delhi: Union Interior Minister Amit Shah will meet Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh tomorrow amid escalating protests by farmers in Delhi. The meeting will take place at 9:30 am, the sources said, before the crucial meeting with …
Read More »Sasikala Requests Early Referral and Release from Bengaluru Prison
Sasikala Natarajan, assistant to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, may be released before January 27, 2021 from Prappana Agrahara Prison in Bengaluru, upon serving her four-year sentence in a disproportionate property case if accepted your referral request, a high charge. the prison official said Wednesday. The referral is …
Read More »Before talks with the Center, farmers demand a special session of Parliament to repeal agricultural laws
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 2, 2020 8:26:30 pm A farmer holds a sign on the Singhu border during the ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest march against the Center’s new agricultural laws, in New Delhi on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 (PTI Photo / Manvender Vashist). Ahead of …
Read More »The UK has approved a vaccine. This is what happens next
The UK has ordered enough doses of the two-shot Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to immunize 20 million. (Archive) Now that Britain has become the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 shot, the spotlight is on the high-risk launch. Vaccinating the nation’s roughly 67 million people will not happen overnight. The UK …
Read More »Nepalese Foreign Minister to Visit India This Month to Restore Normality in Bilateral Relations
Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali will visit India this month to meet with his counterpart S Jaishankar with the aim of boosting efforts to restore normalcy to bilateral ties affected by a border row earlier this year. Gyawali will be the highest-ranking Nepalese leader to visit India since ties were …
Read More »Burger King IPO details, Burger King India IPO fully subscribed within hours of opening
Burger King IPO: The company has set an issue price in the price band of Rs 59-60 per share. Burger King India shares were in high demand on the opening day of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) on Wednesday. Burger King India’s initial public offering of Rs 810 crore, which …
Read More »Nitish Kumar, upset about losing BJP’s Sushil Modi, hints at his core job
Sushil Modi was Nitish Kumar’s deputy for much of his 15 years in power (Archive) Highlight Nitish Kumar hopes Sushil Kumar Modi can play a “national role” Sushil Modi is expected to enter the Rajya Sabha You will have opportunities to work more, says Nitish Kumar Patna: Their association may …
Read More »China Downplays Concerns Over ‘Super’ Dam Affecting Water Safety In Northeast India
China said on Wednesday that any hydroelectric project on the Yarlung Zangbo River, known as Brahmaputra in Assam, will be planned with the interests of downstream countries like India in mind. Chinese embassy spokesman Ji Rong described Beijing’s position in response to reports that a planned “super” dam on the …
Read More »WHO says ‘review for emergency use’
A WHO emergency use list would allow countries to authorize vaccines for national emergency use and could open the door to international supplies of the vaccine through global buyers, the WHO told Reuters. Referring to the British regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), he said in a …
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