NEW DELHI: All three controversial farm bills that have led to nationwide protests by farmers and opposition parties were approved by the president Ram Nath Kovind September 24. The legislation, which was published in the official gazette on Sunday, will take effect immediately. Although farmers’ organizations have argued that the …
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NEW DELHI: The drop in the national R-value, which indicates the likely number of people a Covid-positive person can infect, down from 1 in the past week in five high-burden states helped moderate the curve of active infections from India, but the durability of gains depends on continued progress in …
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JAMMU: Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged fire for almost 30 minutes after border security force (BSF) collected suspicious movement along the international border in the Samba district of Jammu and cashmereauthorities said Sunday. No one was injured in the shooting that began around 11:45 p.m. Saturday in the Mangu Chak …
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NEW DELHI: India became the second country after the United States to record 6 million Covid-19 cases on Sunday, amid signs that the pandemic could finally be slowing down in the country, at least for now. It took 12 days for the number of Indian cases to jump from 5 …
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NEW DELHI: In its largest military logistics operation in decades, the Indian Army has sent tanks, heavy weaponry, ammunition, fuel, food and essential winter supplies to high-altitude areas in the east Ladakh to maintain his combat readiness during the treacherous winter of about four months, military sources said Sunday. They …
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CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal boss Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday qualified the presidential assent to the contentious agrarian legislation and to the Jammu and Kashmir Official language bill as “sad, disappointing and extremely unfortunate”. In a statement here, Badal said it was a “dark day for the country” as the …
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma said on Sunday the reasons given for the Shiromani Akali Dal for breaking ties with the NDA were “very surprising”, but also mentioned that they “felt sad“about your decision. SAD announced Saturday night that it would resign from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over …
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NEW DELHI: The second ICMR sero-survey shows that the Indian population is still far from achieving herd immunity against coronavirus infection, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday, while underscoring the need to continue appropriate Covid behavior. He also emphasized that masks should be worn even in places of …
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NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday he gave his consent to the three contentious farm bills which were approved by Parliament amid an unprecedented drama. Previously, opposition parties, led by Congress, had met President and urged him to return the invoices for reconsideration. The parties claim that the …
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NEW DELHI: Travelers from Dubai and the UK were the main sources of Covid-19 imports to India, according to an analytical study conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi. According to the research, which has been published in the Journal of Travel Medicine, Covid-19 was induced into the …
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