By: Express News Service | Bangalore | Updated: December 10, 2020 8:34:21 am The Karnataka BJP government presented and passed a bill in the state Assembly on Wednesday, which prohibits the slaughter of cows. (File photo) The Karnataka BJP government presented and approved a bill in the state Assembly on …
Read More »How talks froze: Center says we gave in, farmers insist on always repealing key lawsuit
Written by Harikishan Sharma, Manraj Grewal Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: December 10, 2020 7:47:14 am The leaders of the farmers’ unions arrive at Vigyan Bhavan for the fifth round of talks with the government, in New Delhi, on December 5, 2020 (Express photo: Amit Mehra). On October 13, …
Read More »Mahua Moitra defends ‘dui poisar press’ comment, says nosy reporter
Written by Sweety Kumari | Kolkata | December 9, 2020 7:08:59 am Trinamool Congress (TMC) deputy Mahua Moitra fueled controversy on Tuesday after videos surfaced showing her describing a reporter as “two paisa.” In one video, the deputy from Krishnanagar was seen asking a person to leave the site of …
Read More »Ahmedabad: major fire breaks out in three chemical factories, no casualties reported
By: Express News Service | Ahmedabad | December 9, 2020 8:59:55 am Such was the impact of the fire that its flames could be seen from far away areas causing panic in residential outbreaks in the Vatva area. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran) A large fire broke out and spread …
Read More »UK regulator issues allergy warning for Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
By: PTI | London | December 9, 2020 8:43:41 pm An anaphylactoid reaction tends to involve a skin rash, shortness of breath, and sometimes a drop in blood pressure, and both NHS workers who experienced this are said to have a history of severe allergies and carry adrenaline pens with …
Read More »Eluru’s ‘Mysterious’ Illness: Excess Chlorine and Bleach Used in Covid Disinfection Campaigns May Have Contaminated Water, Experts Say
Written by Sreenivas Janyala | Hyderabad | Updated: December 9, 2020 10:10:19 pm Even citizens who regularly consume mineral water have been affected. Furthermore, the disease is not limited to the municipal area of Eluru. (Photo: AP) Andhra Pradesh Department of Health officials investigating the Mysterious disease that has affected …
Read More »Tripura crisis: BJP chief asks CM Biplab to cancel December 13 public meeting
Written by Liz Mathew | New Delhi | Updated: December 9, 2020 8:09:09 pm Tripura CM Biplab Deb (Archive) With party chair JP Nadda stepping in to resolve the internal crisis in the BJP’s Tripura unit, Tripura’s chief minister, Biplab Kumar Deb, has been asked to cancel the public meeting …
Read More »In the draft proposal for farmers, the Center offers a ‘written guarantee’ on PEM, but no word on the repeal of three laws
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 9, 2020 6:58:25 pm The sixth round of talks between the government and agricultural union leaders, which was scheduled for Wednesday morning, was also canceled. With the farmers protests on the borders of Delhi showing no signs of abating, on …
Read More »Farmers protest: Punjab captain Mandeep Singh is the first cricketer to arrive in Singhu
Written by Nitin Sharma | Chandigarh | Updated: December 9, 2020 2:55:42 pm Kings XI Punjab cricketer and Punjab captain Mandeep Singh (seated third from left) with farmers protesting against agricultural laws at the Singhu border near New Delhi on Tuesday. (Express photo) For the first time for any national …
Read More »‘Important Humanity’: Bombay HC after Gautam Navlakha was denied glasses by jail officials
Written by Omkar Gokhale | Mumbai | Updated: December 8, 2020 9:41:02 pm The activist and the Elgaar Parishad case accused Gautam Navlakha of stealing his glasses from Taloja prison on November 27. The Bombay High Court said on Tuesday that workshops should be organized so that the jailers and …
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