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Despite Past Hiccups, Congress-Left Alliance Looks to Queer the Pitch for TMC and BJP in 2021 Bengal Polls
Analysts, however, say the Congress’s attempt to project Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as the face of the alliance, citing public feedback, could jeopardise their political agreement.
'Not a Single Benefit, a Lot of Harm': Arvind Kejriwal on Centre's New Agricultural Reform Laws
According to the BJP, Kejriwal said, the laws will enable farmers to sell their produce outside mandis. But they only get half the price for their crop outside mandis so how is that a benefit.
Plan to Impose Night Curfew at Tourist Places in Pune District in View of Covid-19 Crisis
District Collector Rajesh Deshmukh said that the administration seeks to impose night curfew in some areas close to Pune civic limits and tourist places like Lonavala, Aambi Valley, Mulshi dam, Tahmini Ghat, Khadakwasla and Lavasa from the midnight of Dec...
US Military Confirms Pandemic Won't Sideline Santa Claus
Denver (AP) The US military is tracking an elderly man with a white beard and a large belly who goes by the name of Saint Nicholas. There's no reason for alarm though, Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck said..
Delhi Police Creates Fast-moving Green Corridor for Ambulance Carrying Heart for Transplant at AIIMS
The heart was flown in from Vadodara and took 12 minutes to reach the hospital from the airport Terminal-2, officials said.
Prakash Javadekar Dares Rahul Gandhi, Calls for Debate on What Congress & Modi Govt Have Done for Farmers
Union minister Prakash Javadekar accused the Congress of ignoring farmers' interests and keeping them poor to ensure cheap grain prices, and asserted that the Modi government empowered them by implementing the Swaminathan commission report to give them re...
Sensex Rallies 529 Points, Nifty Tops 13,700 Amid Positive Global Cues, Gains in Index Majors
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) were net buyers in the capital market as they purchased shares worth Rs 536.13 crore on Wednesday, according to provisional exchange data.
UN at 75 Faces Worst Crisis Since WW-II; India Reaches Out to Virus-hit Planet
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres described the COVID-19 pandemic as 'the greatest crisis of our age' that plunged the world into an acute health and economic crisis, 'the severity of which has not been seen in nearly a century'.
News18 Afternoon Digest: Farmers Being Treated Unfairly, Here to Support Them, Says Priyanka Gandhi; South African Covid-19 Variant May be 'More Effective at Spreading' and Other Top Stories
Here are the Stories We are Covering this Afternoon: Farmers Being Treated Unfairly; Here to Support Them, Says Priyanka Gandhi as Cops Stop Cong March, Govt Challenges Vodafone Arbitration Ruling in Singapore Court: Report; Eye on Urban Voters, Civic Iss...
Alagiri Joins Rajinikanth to Keep TN Political Pot Boiling, Says Will Launch Party if Supporters Want
Earlier, reports said Alagiri — whose faceoff with his younger brother MK Stalin led to his expulsion from the party his father led for well over a half a century — was being aggressively wooed by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
8 Injured After DTC Bus Hit Vehicles In Delhi's Mangolpuri
Eight people were injured after a DTC bus hit several vehicles in west Delhi's Mangolpuri area on Wednesday, police said. According to police, they had received information around 12.30 pm that the DTC bus hit the vehicles near K-Block of Mangolpuri....
First Indigenous Vaccine Against Pneumonia Developed by Serum Institute; to Be Launched by Vardhan Next Week
According to the sources, the vaccine will be much more affordable than existing ones manufactured by two foreign companies.
Minor Dalit Girl Raped in Kanpur, Accused Absconding
When the girl screamed for help, her family members, including her brother and neighbour, rushed to the spot and rescued her, police said, adding the accused, however, managed to escape from the scene.
Maharashtra Cabinet Decides to Provide Reservation to Marathas Under EWS Category
The 10 per cent EWS quota is earmarked for those who are not covered under any social reservations.
Maha Govt Mandates Just 50 People in Churches for Midnight Mass on Christmas
Besides the 50 devotees, only 10 choristers (choir singers) shall be allowed maintaining adequate physical distancing and no Christmas processions shall be permitted this year.
Maha Govt Opens Amusement Sector, Extends Night Curfew to Rural Areas to Control Covid-19 Spread
The state has decided to throw open all indoor and outdoor amusement industries, water parks, boating clubs and other tourism-related activities.