New Delhi: Up to two dozen farmers ‘organizations, including Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), All India Farmers Union (AIFU), All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) and All India Kisan Mahasangh (AIKM), have come together for the’ Bharat Bandh ‘on Friday (September 25) to protest against the agricultural bills passed by …
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INDORE: “I don’t use (masks).” This was the reply of the Minister of the Interior. Narottam Mishra on Wednesday when reporters in Indore He asked why he had come to the event without a face cover. “I do not wear a mask at any event,” he reiterated, although Prime Minister …
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MUMBAI: The long awaited initial public offering (IPO) of UTI Asset Management Company will hit the markets next week. The offer price band has been set at ₹552-554 per share of capital and the three-day sale that aims to increase ₹2,152-2,160 crore will close for subscription on October 1. The …
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Eminent nuclear scientist Sekhar Basu died of Covid-19 at a Kolkata hospital early Thursday, lowering the curtain on a career that saw him championing major research and development programs as a former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), director of Bhabha. Atomic Research Center (BARC) and secretary of the …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 24, 2020 10:55:07 pm Babar Qadri was shot dead by unidentified gunmen (Archive) Lawyer Babar Qadri was shot dead by suspected militants in the Hawal area of Srinagar on Thursday, the PTI news agency reported. Unidentified gunmen shot Qadri at …
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A group of Saudi dissident exiles in countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States has announced the launch of an opposition party, the first organized political resistance under the government of King Salman. Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy that does not tolerate any political opposition, but …
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NEW DELHI: On Thursday, the Supreme Court requested a response from the Center and the Union Public Service Commission in a request for postponement of civil services 2020 exams in light of alarming Covid-19 outbreak pandemic and floods. A bench of judges AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna issued notices to …
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Karnataka Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri on Thursday admitted a motion of no confidence presented by Congress against the government of BS Yediyurappa. The day before, Congress had alleged that the CM and his family were involved in acts of corruption. He is not sure if JDS will support the …
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The government has asked the 10 worst affected states to implement specific public communication campaigns to control the coronavirus pandemic, as deaths crossed the 90,000 mark nationally and cases rose to 5.66 million on Wednesday. These states together account for 76% of all reported COVID-19 cases and 83% of the …
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New Delhi: Popular Bengali actress-turned-politician Mimi Chakraborty, in a sly comment on the current threat of drugs in Bollywood, tweeted about how “the women of the patriarchy are using drugs while the men pray for their better halves.” Mimi Chakraborty, who is an MP for the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of …
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