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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NEW DELHI: The army detained a Chinese soldier on Monday after he had inadvertently strayed into Indian territory in the eastern Demchok sector Ladakh, where the troops of the two countries face each other in the ongoing military confrontation since the beginning of May. The soldier, identified as Corporal Wang …
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NEW DELHI: A perception survey of more than 5,022 farmers from all over regions shows that while 52% opposed all three new agricultural laws The main reason (57% of them) for the opposition was that they felt that they will now be forced to sell their agricultural products at a …
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NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Execution on Monday he interrogated former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah in connection with the alleged misappropriation of Rs 94.06 crore when he was president of the J&K Cricket Association. ED officials said that the statement from the president of the National Conference will be registered …
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NEW DELHI: In the past 30 days since Covid-19 cases peaked in India, the growth rate of infections has more than halved: from 92% in the month before September 18 to 42% since then, a 50 percentage point drop. The drop was caused by declining numbers in the worst-hit regions, …
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NEW DELHI: Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Center again on Monday over handling the Covid-19 pandemic and the economy. “How to completely destroy an economy and infect the maximum number of people very quickly,” he said in a tweet, with an image showing the GDP growth rate projected for …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday praised the “strong and vibrant scientific community” as well as the “good scientific institutions of India” and said they have been India’s greatest assets during the Covid-19 pandemic. 19. “From containment to capacity building, they have done wonders,” the prime minister said. …
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NEW DELHI: India’s research and manufacturing will be critical to fighting Covid-19, especially to making vaccines on a large scale, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said Monday. Addressing the 2020 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting, Gates delved into difficulties in vaccine development and Covid-19 diagnosis. The American business mogul called India “very …
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NEW DELHI: One day later Twitter landed in the middle of a controversy for showing Jammu Y cashmere as part of China, the microblogging platform on Monday corrected the geotag location. “We became aware of this technical issue on Sunday, and we understand and respect the sensitivities surrounding it. Teams …
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NEW DELHI: Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath, who is under general attack for his “article” comment against the minister of state Imarti DeviHe claimed Monday that he had said nothing to insult anyone. The congressional leader’s clarification comes amid widespread criticism and protests from the state’s top …
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