NOIDA / LUCKNOW: In seven months, the corner of the classroom where they huddled to discuss chemistry notes had changed. They could no longer whisper to each other behind the teacher’s back, they were sitting far apart and would have to speak through a mask. The familiar “guard uncle”, who …
Read More »Violations of the law cannot be tolerated on the pretext of human rights: India to the head of OHCHR | India News
NEW DELHI / GENEVA: India on Tuesday reacted strongly to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s concern about restrictions on NGOs and the arrest of activists, saying that violations of the law cannot be tolerated under the pretext of human rights and a more informed view of …
Read More »There is no shortage of oxygen anywhere today: Ministry of Health | India News
NEW DELHI: There has never been an oxygen shortage in the country in the last 10 months and there has been no shortage today, the Health Ministry said Tuesday. At a press conference, the Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that daily production capacity increased to 6,862 metric tons in …
Read More »It will take the army “a few days” to free a Chinese soldier detained in Ladakh | India News
NEW DELHI: The military said Tuesday it will take another “few days” to free the Chinese soldier who was detained after he inadvertently crossed into Indian territory in the eastern Demchok sector Ladakh Monday. An Army official said there is an “established protocol and due process” that is followed in …
Read More »What is the Malabar military exercise and why is China concerned? India News
NEW DELHI: Australia will participate in a large-scale military drill, Exercise Malabar, off the coast of India next month that will bring together a quartet of countries concerned about growing Chinese influence. It is the first time that all the ‘Quad’ countries, an informal security forum that includes India, the …
Read More »The comment on Kamal Nath’s article is unfortunate, says Rahul; former deputy CM refuses to apologize | India News
NEW DELHI: Leader of Congress Rahul gandhi Tuesday said that Kamal NathMadhya Pradesh Minister Imarti Devi’s mockery of the “item” was “unfortunate” and he does not appreciate the kind of language used by the former prime minister. Rahul’s statement comes in the context of intense criticism facing Congress for alleged …
Read More »“I’m not afraid to resign”: Punjab CM Amarinder criticizes the Center, moves a resolution against agricultural laws | India News
CHANDIGARH: Saying that you are not afraid of the removal of your government, Prime Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday he moved three bills in the Punjab Assembly to counter the Center agricultural laws, which have sparked protests by farmers and opposition parties in different parts of the country, including Punjab. …
Read More »HC Asks Mumbai Police to Submit Details of TRP Scam Investigation on Sealed Cover | India News
MUMBAI: Hearing a petition to quash the FIR in the TRP scam brought by Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami, the Bombay high court said on Monday that the police will first have to issue a “subpoena” as they did with eight Republic TV employees. The HC observed in its request …
Read More »New Covid-19 Cases in India Fall Below 50,000 for the First Time in Nearly Three Months | India News
NEW DELHI: The number of new coronavirus infections reported daily in India fell below 50,000 for the first time in nearly three months, bringing the number of Covid-19 cases to 75,97,063 on Tuesday, according to the Health Ministry of the Union. A total of 46,790 new infections were reported in …
Read More »Farm Bills 2020: AAP MLAs Spend Overnight at Punjab Assembly | India News
CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi party The MLAs spent Monday night indoors Punjab assembly demanding copies of the farm bill that the state Congress government is now expected to present on Tuesday. On Monday, the opposition criticized the Punjab government for failing to introduce a bill to counter the Center’s new …
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