NEW DELHI: Encouraged by what they saw as a poor response to ‘Bharat bandh‘called by groups of farmers protesting against the agricultural laws, BJP launched a strong defense of the trio of decrees and called them favorable to the farmers as it sharpened its attack on the opposition. “The agricultural …
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RANIGANJ: One day after a Bjp worker was killed during a protest march in Siliguri, West Bengal’s chief minister Mamata banerjee On Tuesday he accused the Saffron Party of “killing people at their rallies” and sought to know if it was doing so for propaganda. The BJP convened a 12-hour …
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NEW DELHI: The Center said Tuesday The Supreme Court that waiver of interest during the moratorium period because not all borrowers would be in the broader national economic interest, as it would not be viable and could lead to the collapse of the entire banking system. Attorney General Tushar Mehta …
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the Bharat bandh called Tuesday in support of farmers garnered a tepid response across the country, with reports of disruptions to normal life in just a few states such as Telangana, Andhra and Odisha. While there were no reports of violence in Punjab, the movement of vehicles, including buses, was …
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NEW DELHI: With three anti-Covid vaccines under regulatory review for emergency use, the government is preparing 28,947 cold chain points with 85,643 pieces of equipment across the country that are capable of storing the vaccines needed for the first set than 3 crore of health and frontline workers. The Center …
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NEW DELHI: As daily cases of Covid-19 in the country continue to fall after peaking nearly three months ago, India is among the two nations hardest hit by the pandemic that have yet to be hit by a second wave of infections. Eight of these countries have seen or are …
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NEW DELHI / BATHINDA: A meeting between Interior Minister Amit Shah and key farmer representatives on Tuesday failed to break the deadlock on new farm laws, but agitated farmers unions agreed to hold a meeting on the Singhu border on Wednesday to consider fresh proposals the Center and decide whether …
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NEW DELHI: A delegation of opposition parties will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on Dec. 9 out of concerns about the three new farm laws enacted by the Center in September and to seek their repeal, senior leaders said Tuesday. CPM Secretary General Sitaram Yechury said the five-member delegation – …
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NEW DELHI / CHANDIGARH: Life was disrupted in various parts of the country on Tuesday as shops and commercial establishments remained closed, transportation was affected, and protesters occupied key roads and railways in response to a ‘Bharat bandh‘called by farmers demanding the repeal of the new agricultural laws. As the …
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NEW DELHI: talks between the Minister of the Interior Amit shah and a select group of farmers’ representatives made no progress Tuesday night as union leaders insisted on their demand for repeal of three new laws and rejected the government’s proposed amendment. Some leaders also threatened to boycott the sixth …
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