November 2020 was the coldest in Delhi in 71 years, with global weather events such as La Niña and the absence of western disturbances, as well as local ones such as less rain in September and no cloudiness, contributing to an average minimum temperature of 10 , 2 degrees. Celsius …
Read More »New farm laws: Punjab farmers, a spoiled lot, easily protest
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already made it clear that the MSP system would continue. By Prabhudatta Mishra and Banikinkar Pattanayak Farmers in Punjab have taken their protests against the Center’s agricultural laws to the national capital, and not without reason. For decades, a lethal combination of the Center’s distorted …
Read More »As farmers refuse to back down, a look at the MSP and why protesters fear the Center’s new farm laws
Thousands of farmers have protested against the Center’s three agricultural laws: Trade and Trade in Agricultural Products (Promotion and Facilitation), Price Guarantee Agreement for Farmers (Empowerment and Protection), and Agricultural Services and Essential Products (Amendment). They fear that the laws would pave the way for the dismantling of the minimum …
Read More »SC rejects Chanda Kochhar’s plea against dismissal as CEO of ICICI Bank
The Supreme Court today rejected Chanda Kochhar’s appeal against the Bombay High Court order, dismissing her allegation against termination as managing director and CEO of ICICI Bank. The Mumbai High Court earlier this year had dismissed a petition by Chanda Kochhar against ICICI Bank Ltd regarding her removal as the …
Read More »‘We have a great debt to farmers,’ says Rahul Gandhi while criticizing the Center
Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi again criticized the government on Tuesday for not paying attention to farmers’ protests and asking it to grant them their rights. “Givers are protesting in the streets and those selling lies are giving speeches on television,” Gandhi tweeted. “We have a great debt with our farmers. …
Read More »Farmers Learn Social Media Skills to Counter Criticism: The Tribune India
Parvesh sharma Tribune news service Sangrur, November 30 Farmers fight Central’s farm laws not only on the ground, but also in the virtual world, and that too with equal success. They are using social media tools quite efficiently and have been able to neutralize attempts made online to smear them …
Read More »NTA UGC-NET 2020 Results Declared, Check Cut Marks By Subject Here – Education
UGC NET 2020 result: UGC-NET’s June 2020 result has been declared on its official website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Candidates who sat for the exam can view their results online. NTA had taken the June / September UGC-NET exam between September 24 and November 13 and their final answer key was published …
Read More »Serum Institute denies claim of side effects, says Covishield ‘safe and immunogenic
After a Chennai man claimed he suffered neurological and psychological side effects from receiving an injection of the Covid-19 Covishield vaccine during the human trial being conducted by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the company based in Pune said there was no correlation between the two. In a post …
Read More »Actor Urmila Matondkar joins Shiv Sena in the presence of the party chief and CM Uddhav Thackeray of Maharashtra
Actor Urmila Matondkar joined Shiv Sena on Tuesday in the presence of the party chairman and chief minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray. Matondkar had unsuccessfully contested last year’s Lok Sabha polls on the Mumbai North constituency’s Congressional bid. “She (Urmila Matondkar) can join Shiv Sena tomorrow. She is a Shivsainik. …
Read More »India tests anti-ship version of BrahMos, one week after testing ground attack version: report
Continuing with its recent BrahMos tests, India on Tuesday conducted a test run of an anti-ship version of the supersonic cruise missile, the ANI news agency reported, citing sources. The missile, ANI reported, was fired from the territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as part of the tests being …
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