NEW DELHI: With the passing of Jaswant Singh, one more light went out in the Camelot which revolutionized India’s engagement with the world at the turn of the millennium. The reference is to the team that then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee assembled between 1998 and 2004. Jaswant left, eight years …
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NEW DELHI: In an attempt to give a sharper edge to your opposition to the new farm laws, Congress has directed states where the party is in office to invalidate the laws by resorting to a key constitutional provision that allows states to frame their own laws on issues on …
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KHATKAR KALAN (PUNJAB): Punjab’s Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Monday that his government would approach the Supreme Court on the issue of new agricultural laws. Speaking to reporters here, he also suggested that Pakistan’s ISI spy agency will use farmers’ anger at the new farm laws and try to …
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NEW DELHI: The southwest monsoon retreated from parts of western Rajasthan and Punjab on Monday, 11 days after their normal retirement date, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Conditions are turning favorable for its subsequent withdrawal from some more parts of Rajasthan and Punjab and some parts of Haryana, Chandigarh, …
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KOLKATA: Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar claimed on Monday that the TMC government has turned West Bengal into a “police state” and said that he would be forced to “look at” article 154 of the Constitution as his office has long been ignored by the administration. ruler. Article 154 of the Constitution …
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NEW DELHI / LUCKNOW / CHENNAI: Increasing the pressure, Congress along with other opposition parties held demonstrations against the new farm laws in several states on Monday, and some protesters set a tractor on fire at the India Gate in the heart of Delhi of Lutyens. Congress invoked Bhagat Singh, …
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NEW DELHI: the new India defense acquisition procedure (DAP) eliminates offsets in government-to-government and single-vendor agreements, allows military equipment leasing, emphasizes setting realistic technical parameters for weapons systems, and simplifies cumbersome testing procedures. The new DAP, which will come into effect on October 1, seeks to empower the national defense …
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NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday called on states under its rule to enact legislation to circumvent the three core farm-related laws that have sparked protests from farmers in some parts of the country. Congress firmly opposes the three core pieces of legislation that were signed into law by President Ram …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 28, 2020 7:20:35 pm Farmers and activists shout anti-government slogans during a protest against agricultural bills in Bangalore, India on Monday (AP Photo / Aijaz Rahi). As farmers’ organizations and regional and opposition parties continue to protest against the contentious …
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NEW DELHI: The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the risk posed by overreliance of the global supply chain on a single source, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during a virtual bilateral summit on Monday with his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen. The prime minister said that India is working with Australia and …
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