Written by Liz Mathew, Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: December 1, 2020 7:50:49 am An empty store on the ground of Burari. The farmers have refused to move to the site assigned by the government. (Express photo by Amit Mehra) Late on Monday night, the Center announced that …
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Written by Amil Bhatnagar | New Delhi | Updated: December 1, 2020 7:54:28 am At a press conference on the Singhu border, representatives of the farmers’ unions said that they would continue to block the borders of Delhi until their demand was met (Express photo by Amit Mehra). As PROTESTING …
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Written by Arun Sharma | Jammu | Updated: December 1, 2020 7:40:57 am Student activist Shehla Rashid (Express file photo: Praveen Khanna) ABDUL Rashid Shohra, who was prevented in October by a municipal court in Srinagar from entering his home following a complaint of domestic violence by family members, wrote …
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Written by Kaunain Sheriff M, Liz Mathew | New Delhi | December 1, 2020 4:50:01 am Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives briefing during a visit to the Zydus Biotech Park to review the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, in Ahmedabad (PTI) TWO DAYS after visiting vaccine manufacturing facilities in Ahmedabad, …
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December 1, 2020 7:18:22 am It was around 4 am on July 24 when Bellam Srinivas, an IT professional, received a phone call from the United States. The middle-aged woman at the other end breathed a sigh of relief. She told Srinivas that her 75-year-old uncle had passed away three …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | November 30, 2020 9:25:02 pm Tanden is a former assistant to Hillary Clinton and worked with her during Clinton’s first presidential campaign in 2008. (Photo: AP) US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to appoint Neera Tanden, of Indian descent, as his budget chief. …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: December 1, 2020 1:21:21 am Protests against the new security law, in Paris on November 28 (Photo: AP) More than 46,000 people gathered in Paris on Saturday to protest against France’s controversial new security law, which the lower house of the French …
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Written by Deep Mukherjee | Jaipur | Updated: November 30, 2020 8:00:25 pm Beniwal also demanded that the government implement all the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission. (Photo: Twitter / @ hanumanbeniwal) After Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), another member of the NDA, the Rajasthan-based Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP), has expressed …
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Written by Vivek Deshpande | Nagpur | Updated: November 30, 2020 6:15:49 pm Baba Amte with his wife Sadhanatai, his son Dr. Prakash Amte and his daughter-in-law Mandakini. (Express file photo of Shekhar Soni) Days after a dispute between members of the late social activist Baba Amte came to light, …
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Written by Liz Mathew | New Delhi | Updated: November 30, 2020 3:39:58 pm The Prime Minister had interacted with chamber leaders in April through a video conference in which he suggested extending the 21-day lockdown that was imposed in March. In an attempt to discuss the Covid-19 situation in …
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