Written by Krishn Kaushik | New Delhi | Updated: September 24, 2020 3:22:20 pm An Indian Air Force officer wearing a protective mask at Ambala Air Force Station before the induction ceremony for the five Rafale aircraft on September 10, 2020 (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal) In strongly influencing the …
Read More »‘I spent my life crying’: Lost in Partition, found in a WhatsApp call
Written by Hamza Khan | Jaipur | Updated: September 24, 2020 8:38:32 am Daphia Bai’s 73-year-old search for her family in India ended on September 13 with a video call. Quick Earlier this month, sitting on a cot in the town of Mailsi in Pakistan’s Punjab province, 86-year-old Daphia Bai, …
Read More »Delhi riots: No enforcement action against Facebook VP until Oct 15, SC leads Delhi Assembly panel
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 23, 2020 6:48:50 pm Ajit Mohan, MD of Facebook India, after a meeting with the parliamentary panel. (AND ME) On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ordered the Delhi Legislative Assembly panel not to take any enforcement action against Facebook India Vice …
Read More »Ideologies aside, 31 Punjab farmer groups unite to protest against agricultural laws, a first
Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba | Jalandhar | Updated: September 23, 2020 10:40:58 am This is the first time in its history that all the farmers’ unions have come together to protest, in this case against the Center’s three agrarian bills. (Express file photo by Harmeet Sodhi) WHILE AGRICULTURAL unrest …
Read More »FIR Against Director Anurag Kashyap After Actress Alleged Rape
By: PTI | Mumbai | Updated: September 23, 2020 3:56:17 pm Mumbai police registered an FIR against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap after actress Payal Ghosh accused him of sexual misconduct in 2013, an official said Wednesday. (Express file photo by Vasant Prabhu) Mumbai police registered an FIR against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap …
Read More »As Sept. 19 Covid-19 surge sweeps rural Maharashtra, look for beds
Written by Tabassum Barnagarwala | Satara | Updated: September 23, 2020 7:25:15 am Since September 1, Satara has recorded 16,000 cases, with Karad as the epicenter. (Proceedings) For three days earlier this month, 65-year-old Kashabha Kumbhar lay outside the Karad sub-district hospital while her family, who had come there from …
Read More »IIT, IIM, central universities, Navodaya schools dip into pay
Written by Shyamlal Yadav | New Delhi | Updated: September 22, 2020 10:50:52 am The PMNRF had an unused corpus of Rs 3,800.44 crore as of 2019. Despite this, Modi established the PM CARES fund and solicited donations for it. AFTER PUBLIC sector companies, a wide range of educational institutions, …
Read More »Farm bills: 12 opposition parties file a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Dy president
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | September 20, 2020 7:09:50 pm New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Vice President Harivansh Narayan Singh conducts proceedings during the ongoing monsoon session of parliament, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 (Photo RSTV / PTI). Twelve opposition parties …
Read More »Companies with up to 300 workers can hire and fire without government approval: Bill in Lok Sabha
Written by Aanchal magazine | New Delhi | Updated: September 20, 2020 7:46:54 am The Permanent Labor Commission recommended not to extend the notice period required for strikes beyond public services, as is the case today. (Representative image) The government has proposed introducing more conditions that restrict workers’ rights to …
Read More »Month before the clash, China blocked 5 patrol points in Depsang
Written by Nirupama Subramanian, Krishn Kaushik | Mumbai, New Delhi | September 20, 2020 4:10:54 am The PPs are meant to be reached to demonstrate that the area between these points and LAC is accessible. (Proceedings) Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, making a statement at Rajya Sabha on Thursday On the …
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