By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 17, 2020 7:57:55 pm Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal rips the copy of the new agricultural laws in the Delhi Assembly on Thursday. (PTI photo) In a show of solidarity with the restless farmers, Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with …
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Written by Apurva Vishwanath, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | December 17, 2020 8:43:30 pm The Supreme Court of India. (Photo Express) The Supreme Court agreed to study whether it should examine the constitutionality of the proclamation of National Emergency in 1975 by the then congressional government headed …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 17, 2020 5:14:44 pm Women, including widows and family members of farmers believed to have committed suicide out of debt, attend a protest against agricultural laws on the Tikri border near Delhi. (Reuters) Recognizing the right of farmers to non-violent …
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Written by Jean Dreze | Updated: December 17, 2020 8:50:03 am The stagnation in stunting rates is particularly alarming. Height, unlike weight, is not affected by short-term factors, so it is not a temporary setback. Stunting in childhood is associated with serious deficiencies later in life, including lower school achievement. …
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Written by Sukrita Baruah | New Delhi | Updated: December 17, 2020 7:46:11 am The group arrived in Tikri on Wednesday. Prem Nath Pandey Relatives of farmers who committed suicide in Punjab over the years joined the ongoing protest at the Tikri border in Delhi on Wednesday, with some widows …
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Written by MAYURA JANWALKAR | Mumbai | Updated: December 17, 2020 8:18:00 am The report provoked a strong reaction from the Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle at IIT Bombay. (Archive) An eight-member committee appointed by the government to suggest measures for the effective implementation of the reservation on student admissions …
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Written by Shubhajit Roy | New Delhi | Updated: December 17, 2020 7:18:43 am British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday. (PTI) A day after he announced that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson would be the main guest of the Republic Day celebrations …
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Written by Sukhbir Siwach | Karnal | Updated: December 17, 2020 8:08:46 am The body was brought to Karnal for a post-mortem examination. Authorities said they will then take him to Nanaksar Gurdwara in Singhra village, where a large number of his followers have gathered. The last rites will be …
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Written by Ravish Tiwari | New Delhi | Updated: December 17, 2020 7:43:24 am A boy with a tricolor during the Farmar protest on the border of Tikari on Wednesday. (Express photo by Prem Nath Pandey) Comparatively less spontaneous than the nationwide anti-CAA protests a year ago, the standoff between …
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Written by Parthasarathi Biswas | Pune | Updated: December 17, 2020 7:15:15 am Sharad Joshi was the only one among the great agricultural leaders of India who supported globalization and the entry of multinational companies into agriculture. Express file On Monday, some farmers’ unions met with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh …
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