NEW DELHI: The Home Office (MHA) on Monday extended the Covid-19 guidelines to January 31, urging people to exercise caution in light of the new variant of the virus recently found in the UK. “While there has been a continuous decrease in active and new cases of Covid-19, it is …
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NEW DELHI: The government on Monday invited protesting farmers’ unions to dialogue on December 30 to end the stalemate on the three new farm laws. The previous five rounds of talks between the government and farmers have failed to break the stalemate on contentious legislation, and the turmoil is now …
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NEW DELHI: The BJP may be winning assembly and local body elections and even by-elections held in various states across the country in recent months, but it has also been losing its allies or may not keep them in good mood. The latest ally to show signs of disenchantment with …
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NEW DELHI: More than 1,500 telecommunication towers in Punjab were damaged by farmers protesting against the three farm laws, disrupting services in some pockets, sources said. The power supply to the towers that carry telecommunications signals was broken and cables were cut in various parts of the state as farmers …
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KOLKATA: Nobel Prize Amartya sen On Monday he thanked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for supporting him after Visva Bharati accused his family of being in “illegal” possession of land on campus, saying his strong voice is a tremendous source of strength. In his letter, the eminent economist thanked …
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NEW DELHI: By 2025, meter Train services will be expanded to more than 25 cities across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, adding that “Make In India” is essential for expansion. “The country’s first subway was started by Atal Ji’s effort. When our government was formed in 2014, only …
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NEW DELHI: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former party chief Rahul Gandhi caused the 136th Foundation Day event to be missed on Monday with party leader AK Antony unfurling the flag in the AICC headquarters here. Several senior party officials were present at the meeting, including the AICC general secretary. …
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LUCK: UP CM Yogi Adityanath on sunday he said supreme sacrifice made by the four sons of 10th Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh, should be included in the UP school curriculum. Speaking at a program on Sahibzada Diwas, hosted at his official residence, Yogi said that his sacrifice to save …
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BENGALURU: Analysis of the largest repository of genome sequences globally shows that India has a higher percentage of SARS-CoV2 genomes considered “high quality” compared to the world average. India also has a higher percentage of sequences with patient data. Data from GISAID, a global scientific initiative that provides open access …
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NEW DELHI: Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish kumar on Sunday he said he had no desire to become prime minister and that if the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) wishes, it can appoint its own prime minister. “I had no desire to become prime minister. I said the public had given …
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