Written by Shubhajit Roy | New Delhi | Updated: December 4, 2020 3:07:30 pm Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (Reuters) Days after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came out in support of protesting farmersIndia convened the Canadian envoy on Friday and said such actions, if continued, will have a seriously …
Read More »Telangana HC keeps the SEC order on ballot papers suspended
Written by Rahul V Pisharody | Hyderabad | Updated: December 4, 2020 1:09:03 pm Voting counting for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections in Hyderabad on December 4, 2020. The Telangana High Court allowed the counting process to continue. (Source: GHMC) The Telangana Superior Court held on Friday the latest …
Read More »Mamata Sops Showers Pre-Survey: Student Tablets, 3% DA Increase & Cheaper Covid Test
By: Express News Service | Kolkata | December 4, 2020 9:55:46 am Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. From free tablets for seniors, a 3 percent increase in the low allowance (DA) for state government employees starting next month to a cheaper RT-PCR test, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Thursday a large …
Read More »BJP loses key Amravati MLC seat to Congress
By: Express News Service | Mumbai | December 4, 2020 9:02:39 am Sandip Joshi. (Source: ANI) The BJP received a major shock on Thursday when its official nominee for the Amravati graduate constituency of the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls lost to Congress. The results, announced late at night after the …
Read More »Lucknow: families consent, but police stop interfaith wedding, cite ordinance against conversion
Written by Asad Rehman | Lucknow | Updated: December 4, 2020 8:00:15 am Image used for representation purposes POLICE STOPPED an interfaith wedding in Lucknow, citing the 2020 Uttar Pradesh Illegal Conversion of Religion Ban Ordinance, after receiving complaints from Hindu groups. Police intervened on the wedding day, despite the …
Read More »Quixplained: Why the Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine Error Matters and the Way Forward
By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: December 3, 2020 6:38:57 pm The Oxford vaccine for Covid-19 is AZD1222. Late last month, Oxford and AstraZeneca said their vaccine candidate for COVID-19, AZD1222, could be as effective as 90 percent when given as a half dose followed by a full …
Read More »Committed to collaborating with the Government of India to make the vaccine available in the country: Pfizer
By: PTI | New Delhi | Updated: December 3, 2020 9:30:06 pm On Wednesday, the UK became the first country to approve the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 with the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) granting a temporary authorization for its emergency use. (PTI) Leading global …
Read More »Unlike the uptight Shaheen Bagh, Singhu farmers are optimistic: “It is more difficult to vilify us … aware of the privilege that is”
Written by Yashee | New Delhi | Updated: December 3, 2020 9:47:18 pm Demonstrators with banners at the Singhu border on December 2 (Express photo: Yashee) The first thing that strikes you at the Singhu border of New Delhi, where farmers have gathered in protest, is the large number of …
Read More »Explained: Why is the consent of the Attorney General required to initiate contempt proceedings?
Written by Apurva Vishwanath | New Delhi | Updated: December 3, 2020 10:48:50 am Attorney General of India K Venugopal. (Express Photo: Tashi Tobgyal, File) Indian Attorney General KK Venugopal on Tuesday consent granted initiate criminal proceedings for contempt of court against comic book illustrator Rachita Taneja for allegedly scandalizing …
Read More »Police organizations must work in a coordinated manner: Amit Shah
By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: December 3, 2020 1:38:55 am Interior Minister Amit Shah addresses the 55th Annual DGsP / IGsP Conference, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (PTI) Emphasizing that there must be zero tolerance for terrorism, Interior Minister Amit Shah told a meeting of senior …
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