Dineshwar Sharma, the administrator of Lakshadweep and former head of the Intelligence (IB) Office, died on Friday at the age of 66 in a Chennai hospital from complications related to a lung disease. Tributes came from political leaders of all parties, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Interior Minister Amit Shah …
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Former Haryana Chief Minister and Congressional Leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda spoke to Hindustan Timeson the ongoing agricultural unrest and his demand to present a motion of no confidence against the state government in the assembly. Edited excerpts: What do you think will be the impact of these farmer protests? Before …
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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India has decided to keep official interest rates unchanged while maintaining an accommodative stance. He also believes that the economy is already out of the contraction zone and will register positive growth in the quarters ending in December (0.1%) and …
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HYDERABAD: BJP’s high-octane campaign helped him put together an impressive show at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Friday, finishing second with his tally jumping from just four districts in 2016 to 48 this time. The number is seven below the TRS count of 55 (below 99) in the …
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Written by Manoj CG | New Delhi | Updated: December 5, 2020 7:00:05 am Farmers protest at the Singhu border on Friday. (Express photo by Amit Mehra) It was an announced crisis. Farmers’ protests on the Delhi borders and their discussions with the government in Vigyan Bhavan – another round …
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Heavy rains continued to batter Tamil Nadu on Friday, killing seven people and flooding many parts, even as the deep depression over the Gulf of Mannar near Ramanathapuram weakened and turned into a depression, familiar officials said. with the matter. The Indian Meteorological Department said the deep depression over the …
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NEW DELHI: India has recorded almost exactly the same number of new Covid-19 cases for two consecutive days, and this week’s count so far remains below last week’s numbers, pointing to an ongoing recession of the pandemic in the country. On Friday, India reported 36,757 new cases, while the previous …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma, Manraj Grewal Sharma, Raakhi Jagga | Chandigarh, New Delhi | December 5, 2020 4:25:58 am Farmers at the Singhu border in New Delhi on Friday. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna) Having announced its intention to address key farmers’ concerns such as leveling the playing field between …
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NEW DELHI: Asking Canada to desist from making any comments justifying “extremist activism,” India said on Friday recent remarks by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders in the ongoing protests by farmers amounted to interference in the internal affairs of India. Such actions, if continued, would have a …
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AUSTRALIA TOUR OF INDIA 2020-21 Jadeja, who has been in good batting form, scored a 44 of 23 balls in India’s victory in the opener of T20I. © Getty Ravindra Jadeja, India’s all-rounder, has been ruled out of the rest of the T20I series against Australia. Shardul Thakur, the fast …
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