Written by Shyamlal Yadav | New Delhi | Updated: December 13, 2020 7:45:55 am The nature of the federal system in India and the way the Services for All India works make it difficult for the Center to impose its will on a state that refuses to back down. (Representative …
Read More »Raghav Chadha, AAP Atishi detained before a protest in front of Amit Shah’s residence
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 13, 2020 12:40:27 pm Raghav Chadha Detained by Delhi Police: (Photo: AAP) Party court deputies Aam Aadmi, Raghav Chadha and Atishi, were detained Sunday morning by Delhi police ahead of a planned party protest in front of the home of …
Read More »Base shrinking, eager to keep BJP happy, JDS walks a fine line
By: Express News Service | Bangalore | Updated: December 13, 2020 7:22:14 am Kumaraswamy has avoided criticizing the BSY government. On December 8, shortly after the approval of the BJP government Karnataka Land Reform (Amendment) Bill, 2020 – to remove restrictions that allowed agricultural land to be bought only by …
Read More »Free COVID-19 Vaccine for All in Kerala: CM Pinarayi Vijayan
By: PTI | Thiruvananthapuram | Updated: December 12, 2020 10:31:07 pm Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. (Archive) The COVID-19 vaccine will be available at no cost to everyone in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday. “No one will be charged for the vaccine. This is the government’s position, …
Read More »Highlights of the farmers’ protests: the blockade of the Delhi-Jaipur highway probably tomorrow despite the assurances of the prime minister; hunger strike on December 14
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 12, 2020 10:35:00 pm Farmers block a road on the Singhu border between Delhi and Haryana. (AP Photo) There seems to be no end in sight for him deadlock between the Center and the farmers even as the ongoing protests …
Read More »Explained: Where are we in the Covid-19 vaccine race?
By: Reuters | December 12, 2020 3:18:35 pm A sign directs healthcare workers to a trial for administration of Pfizer’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, December 11, 2020 ( Reuters photo: Bryan Woolston). Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE received US regulatory clearance for …
Read More »Nadda’s convoy attack: Bengal says no to the Center’s call; address the issue, the security chief tells MHA
By: Express News Service | Kolkata, New Delhi | Updated: December 12, 2020 7:57:53 am A vehicle in JP Nadda’s convoy was damaged during the stone throwing. (Photo: PTI) The West Bengal chief secretary has written to the union’s interior secretary to provide details of the security arrangements made for …
Read More »Ideas Explained: Six Reasons Farmers Are Justified in Protesting New Farm Laws
By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | December 12, 2020 10:39:16 am Farmers protest at the Delhi Singhu border in New Delhi on December 11, 2020 (Express photo: Abhinav Saha) In its joint opinion piece, Aadil Boparai and Salman Khurshid, both from the National Congress of India, explain why farmers …
Read More »In TN, 100 kg of gold missing from CBI custody, HC orders police investigation
Written by Arun Janardhanan | Chennai | Updated: December 12, 2020 7:24:34 am The gold, which amounts to 400.47 kg, and in the form of bars and ornaments, was seized by the CBI from Surana’s office building in Chennai, and locked and sealed in the firm’s vaults. (Representative image) In …
Read More »Maharashtra government bans T-shirts, jeans and slippers for its employees in the office
By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Updated: December 12, 2020 9:02:53 am The order asks employees to refrain from wearing jeans and T-shirts in offices. (Representative photo) THE STATE has drawn up a dress code for all employees working in government offices, banning jeans, T-shirts and slippers and advising …
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