Written by Harikishan Sharma, Apurva Vishwanath | New Delhi | Updated: December 12, 2020 7:36:27 am A group of farmers at the site of the protest on the Singhu border in New Delhi on Friday. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha) Two days after the farmers’ unions rejected concessions offered by …
Read More »Government Ignored Opposition to Farm Laws, Now Don’t Assess Farmers: Sharad Pawar
By: Express News Service | Mumbai | December 12, 2020 4:05:45 am Pawar also warned that farmer unrest may spread from Delhi’s borders to other parts of the country if the government does not make a decision soon. (Archive) With the agricultural protests that last until the third week Sharad …
Read More »New convoy of more than 1,500 vehicles makes its way from Punjab to Delhi
Written by Raakhi Jagga | Ludhiana | December 12, 2020 4:30:24 am Farmers en route to Delhi near Ludhiana on Friday. (Express Photography: Gurmeet Singh) More than 1,500 vehicles, including some 1,300 truck tractors, from nearly 1,000 villages in seven districts. This is the size of a new convoy of …
Read More »Explained: Why Russia Warned To Avoid Alcohol After Covid Vaccine Caused A Storm In A Wine Glass
Written by Rahel Philipose, edited by Explained Desk | Basque | Updated: December 11, 2020 10:28:30 am A woman in a mask walks past a Moscow store decorated for Christmas. Some in Russia have objected to the warning about alcohol especially since it occurs in the middle of the holiday …
Read More »Video of dolphins seen in Vashi Creek near Mumbai is widely shared on social media
By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | December 11, 2020 12:42:49 pm Citizens were surprised to see marine life so close to shore. In an unusual sight, three dolphins were spotted in Vashi Creek on the outskirts of Mumbai and a video of them playing in the water is being …
Read More »Explained: What does the FDA advisory panel approval of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine mean?
By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: December 11, 2020 4:39:51 pm A nurse prepares an injection of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Guy’s Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. (AP Photo: Frank Augstein) An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended on Thursday …
Read More »‘It is a pity that the central forces cannot protect you from organized attacks’: Mahua Moitra attacks BJP
By: Express Web Desk | Kolkata, New Delhi | Updated: December 11, 2020 2:44:53 pm ** EDS: TV GRAB ** New Delhi: TMC MP Mahua Moitra speaks at the Lok Sabha during Parliament’s budget session, in New Delhi, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (Photo LSTV / PTI) (PTI7_2_2019_000095B) As the governments …
Read More »Explained: What are the possible allergic reactions associated with the Pfizer / BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine?
By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | December 11, 2020 12:15:34 pm A nurse prepares an injection of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Guy’s Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 (AP Photo: Frank Augstein) On Tuesday, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) launched the largest immunization program in its …
Read More »Explained: What’s in France’s bill against ‘Islamism’?
Written by Om Marathe | New Delhi | Updated: December 11, 2020 10:30:47 am Macron faces reelection in 2022, and experts say he is appealing to France’s right-wing voters after facing a series of electoral losses this year. (Archive) On Wednesday, the French cabinet introduced a bill targeting “radical Islamism” …
Read More »Astad Deboo dies: he spoke with all the muscles of the body and with his stillness
Written by Suanshu Khurana | New Delhi | Updated: December 11, 2020 8:03:02 am The first photoshoot of Astad Deboo after the confinement in Pune. (Source: Astad Deboo / Instagram; Neelesh Kale / Facebook; designed by Gargi Singh) Days before a dance festival at Kolkata’s Nazrul Manch, the destination of …
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