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Supply of Vegetables, Fruits from Other States Impacted Due to Farmers' Protests
Vendors in other parts of Delhi said due to curtailed supply, the wholesale rates of seasonal vegetables has gone up by Rs 50- Rs 100. They said the roadblock at Singhu and Tikri border has impacted supply of vegetables and fruits from Punjab, Haryana, Hi...
Farmers' Protests: Ally RLP Says Will Rethink Support to NDA, Demands Repeal of 'Black Laws'
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party leader Hanuman Beniwal said he has written a letter to Amit Shah to say that if the laws are not revoked, his party will think about continuing its support to the NDA.
Sweden Acknowledges India's Role as 'Pharmacy of World'; Says Focusing on Deeper Ties in S&T
On the long-pending free-trade agreement between India and the European Union, the envoy said there is still some work to be done in calibrating expectations and scope on both sides, noting that it will be mutually beneficial for both sides.
Retail Inflation for Industrial Workers Rises to 5.91% in October Due to Higher Prices of Certain Food Items
Food inflation stood at 8.21 per cent in October against 7.51 per cent of the previous month (September 2020) and 8.60 per cent during the corresponding month (October 2019) a year ago.
Night Curfew, Prohibitory Orders Imposed in Leh After Spike in Covid-19 Cases
Ladakh recorded one more COVID-related death and 44 new cases, taking the death toll to 114 and overall caseload to 8,272, officials said.
May Not be Able to Survive This Winter, Say Kashmiri Pandits on Fast-unto-death Seeking Govt Aid
Since the abrogation of articles 370 and 35A, after which, many businesses wound up, a lot of Kashmiri Pandits lost their jobs. The COVD-19 pandemic worsened the crisis.
ED Arrests Surat BJP Leader in PMLA Case Linked to Fudged Newspaper Circulation Data
A court in Ahmedabad sent him to ED custody till December 2, it said. The agency said it booked Sarma, his media company and others after studying a Gujarat Police FIR that was filed against him by the Income-tax department.
The Fuming Farmer: Why Centre Must Hold Dialogue with Protesters on Amending Contentious Laws
The government would be ill-advised to extend invitation only to Punjab farm leaders for talks and, worse, to be a silent spectator to BJP-ruled states taking police action against protesting farmers and their leaders.
RDIF, Pharma Firm Hetero Agree to Produce Over 100 Million Doses of Sputnik Covid Vaccine in India
The parties intend to start the production of Sputnik V in the beginning of 2021, it added.
India Records 43,082 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, Caseload Climbs to 93,09,787: Health Ministry
The total coronavirus cases mounted to 93,09,787 and the death toll climbed to 1,35,715 with the novel coronavirus virus claiming 492 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country.
'Have All Info on Them': Union Minister Repeats BJP's Anti-Rohingya Rhetoric Ahead of Hyd Civic Polls
His statement came a few days after Telangana BJP president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar came under fire for saying the saffron party would conduct a "surgical strike" against "Rohingyas and Pakistanis" after it wins the post of Mayor.
Indian Navy Leases Two Sea Guardian Drones from US to Enhance Surveillance Over IOR
The lease of the two drones came in the midst of India's plans to procure up to 30 weaponised versions of the Sea Guardian drones from the US to bolster the Navy's overall surveillance capabilities in the Indian Ocean Region.
Centre Treating Farmers as 'Enemy of State', Alleges SAD Leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal
SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal had resigned from the Union Cabinet in September in protest against three farm sector bills, which later got the President's assent after being passed by Parliament.
Entire Delhi Can Be Vaccinated against Covid-19 in a Month, Says State Immunisation Officer
State Immunisation Officer Suresh Seth said Delhi has sufficient equipment for vaccines that can be stored at a temperature of 2 to 8 degrees Celsius and those that need minus 15 to minus 25 degrees Celsius.
Schools Won't Be Reopened Till Govt Convinced About Student Safety: Delhi Health Minister
Universities and schools across the country were closed on March 16, when the Centre announced a countrywide classroom shutdown as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. A nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 25.
Constitution Day: PM Modi Says it is Day to Express Gratitude to Makers of Constitution
The Constituent Assembly of India had adopted the Constitution on this day in 1949, and the Modi government decided in 2015 to observe this day annually as the Constitution Day.