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AGRA / LUCKNOW: On Thursday, the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by the Uttar Pradesh government against the Allahabad high court order that it had overturned Dr. Kafeel Khandetention under National security law (NSA) in September. “We see no reason to interfere,” said a bench of three judges from India’s …

NEW DELHI: At a time when protesting farmers had decided to continue their agitation, a group of economists wrote to Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday, calling on the government to repeal central agricultural laws that they claimed did not favor the best interests of little and marginal farmers. …

ROHTAK: The condition of Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij, who is receiving treatment for COVID-19 at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, is stable and his vital parameters are normal, said Dr. AK Dubey, Medical Superintendent of the hospital. “The Haryana Minister of Health is receiving treatment in the intensive care unit …

NEW DELHI: The head of Congress, Sonia Gandhi, invited G23 officials, who wrote to her in August seeking “full-time” leadership and elections for party positions, to a discussion Saturday in which they are expected to the latter seek an answer on the progress their demands. While there was no official …

CALCUTTA: Former Bengal Minister and Mamata Banerjee’s assistant separated Suvendu Adhikari leave Trinamool Congress on Thursday, taking the third and possibly final step in his journey to BJP and opening the floodgates for a slew of resignations from his loyalists and at least one disgruntled top colleague: West Burdwan’s MLA …

NEW DELHI: Making it clear that it will not back down on disciplinary measures related to an attack on the BJP boss JP Naddaparade in Kolkata, the Home Office wrote Thursday to the West Bengal Chief Secretary reaffirming their decision to summon three IPS officers to the central delegation, at …

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Center to consider postponing the implementation of the agricultural laws as a step towards resuming dialogue with agricultural unions that oppose the laws. The immediate response of Attorney General KK Venugopal was: “That (postponement) is not possible.” When the high court …

NEW DELHI: The concept of the Indo-Pacific is not tomorrow’s forecast but yesterday’s reality, and denying it is tantamount to refuting globalization, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said Thursday. Addressing the 2020 CII Association Summit, Jaishankar said that the Indo-Pacific concept has recently gained greater prominence in diplomatic language. However, he …

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, through his letter to farmers, made an effort to engage in humble dialogue and asked the ‘annadaatas’ to read it. Tomar, in an eight-page open letter to farmers, said the Modi government is committed to …

NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee, who has already lost several of his key leaders to the BJP, was rocked by another round of resignations on Thursday. Suvendu Adhikari, who had set the stage for his departure from Trinamool by resigning as the MLA, today severed ties with the party by resigning …