Written by Sukhbir Siwach | Chandigarh | September 20, 2020 9:03:35 pm In the village of Bhuttiwala in Mukatsar. (Photo Express) AT LEAST TWO MLAs from the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) joined farmers protests, who oppose the Center’s three farm bills in Haryana on Sunday. JJP is part of the …
Read More »Explain Speaking of economics: Why implementation will make or break the latest agricultural reforms
Written by Udit Misra, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | September 20, 2020 8:42:58 am Farmers protest in Patiala (Express photo by Harmeet Sodhi) Dear readers, There was no shortage of trigger news for the economy last week. Exports contracted during 6th consecutive month, retail inflation continued To …
Read More »Rajasthan: 5 including 2 minors arrested for gangrape
By: Express News Service | Jaipur | Updated: September 20, 2020 1:11:47 am An FIR has been registered against six people in the relevant sections, including section 376D (gangrape) of the IPC on the basis of the woman’s complaint, police said. Police in the Alwar district of Rajasthan arrested three …
Read More »J&K LG announces budget package of Rs 1,350 cr: 50% discount on electricity and water bills
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | September 19, 2020 2:28:38 pm Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha. (AND ME) Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Governor Manoj Sinha announced on Saturday an economic package worth Rs 1,350 crore for the newly formed Union Territory in a bid to boost business …
Read More »VVIP Chopper Case: CBI Files Charge Sheet Against Christian Michel, Rajeev Saxena; no politician named as defendant
Written by Deeptiman Tiwary | New Delhi | Updated: September 19, 2020 9:06:11 pm Michel had been extradited from the UAE in December 2018 and it was widely speculated that he was spilling the beans on politicians who could have been paid in the deal. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna) …
Read More »KCR Orders TRS MPs to Vote Against Farm Bills: ‘Oppose Sugar Coated Pills’
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 19, 2020 7:16:44 pm Rao said the bills “must be opposed and voted against in Rajya Sabha” as they would result in huge losses for the agricultural sector. (File photo) Claiming that the agricultural bills introduced by the NDA government …
Read More »NIA arrests 9 suspected Al Qaeda operatives for ‘plotting terrorist attacks’
Written by Deeptiman Tiwary | New Delhi | Updated: September 19, 2020 2:18:22 pm The NIA headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo / File Express) The National Investigative Agency (NIA) arrested nine suspected al Qaeda operatives on Saturday for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack in various parts of the country at …
Read More »Sudarshan TV case: in ‘message to the media’, SC says the country cannot survive with a divisive agenda
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 18, 2020 11:02:23 pm The issue is fundamentally political and we should not pretend that subtle legal distinctions will solve the problem. The great lesson of the last two decades is that an over-reliance on legal instruments to solve fundamentally …
Read More »West Bengal: No masks and no social distancing as people offer ‘tarpan’ in Mahalaya
By: Express News Service | Kolkata | Updated: September 18, 2020 6:23:34 am In Mahalaya, idol makers and artists often draw the attention of Devi Durga, a ritual known as “chokkhu daan.” However, this time it did not happen because Durga Puja begins more than a month later, on October …
Read More »When Harsimrat resigns, BJP’s ties to his oldest ally are strained like never before.
Written by Man Aman Singh Chhina | Chandigarh | Updated: September 18, 2020 9:09:14 pm Harsimrat Kaur Badal (right) shares the stage with her husband, Sukhbir Singh Badal (center) and Narendra Modi at a joint election rally. (File photo) HE resignation of Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal from the Union …
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