Dushyant Chautala’s JJP heads a coalition government with the BJP in Haryana. (Proceedings) Chandigarh: The resignation of Akali Dal’s only Union minister, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet over agricultural ordinances, has put opposition pressure on Dushyant Chautala’s Jannayak Janata party, which is heading a coalition government …
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The Lok Sabha approved on Thursday the Draft Law on Trade and Trade in Agricultural Products (Promotion and Facilitation), 2020, as well as the Farmers Agreement (Empowerment and Protection) on Price Guarantee and Agricultural Services, 2020 despite opposition and BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal called it an “anti-farmer” measure and …
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The National Green Court (NGT) ruled on Thursday that Chhath puja will not be allowed under any circumstances in Kolkata’s famous Rabindra Sarobar lakes, which are considered the lungs of southern Kolkata. Amid opposition accusations that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee was watching the votes of Hindi-speaking people, the Kolkata …
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India’s economic recovery prospects have gone from bad to worse after the nation emerged as a new global hotspot for the coronavirus pandemic with more than 5 million infections. Economists and global institutions like the Asian Development Bank have recently cut India’s growth projections from record lows as the virus …
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Written by Nandagopal Rajan | New Delhi | Updated: September 18, 2020 7:22:19 am Apple’s online retail experience is as unique as its famous offline stories and involves holding the customer down from deciding which product to buy to setting up and running it. Almost 33 years after its first …
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the historic Kosi Rail Mega Bridge in Bihar on Friday (September 18, 2020). The bridge is 1.9 kilometers long and has been built at a cost of Rs 516 million. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the …
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Written by Liz Mathew | New Delhi | Updated: September 18, 2020 7:36:45 am Amid intensifying economic problems, unemployment and tension in LAC with China, the departure of the SAD from the Union government would give the Opposition a new way to mobilize forces against the BJP in the Bihar …
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One in seven volunteers complained of side effects after being injected with Sputnik V, Russia’s experimental vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the country’s health minister said. Mikhail Murashko, the Russian health minister, said that more than 300 of the 40,000 announced volunteers have been vaccinated with Sputnik V so …
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Apple announced today that it plans to open its online store in India on September 23. The expansion will bring direct sales and an improved shopping experience to customers in the region for the first time. Apple has made significant investments in India in recent years as it seeks to …
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Yashasvi Jaiswal remembers watching an IPL match between the Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings a few years ago at Wankhede Stadium. For the first time, he saw Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma play under the lights, and it has embedded itself in his mind. Also follow …
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