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2020 will be known as year of internal discovery: PM

New Delhi, Nov 30 The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore India's national character for the entire world to behold and 2020 will be known as a year of internal discovery rather than of external disruption, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Across the wo...

Serosurvey finds 75% test positive for Covid-19 antibodies in slums

Mumbai, Nov 30 In the five slums of the Cuffe Parade area, 605 patients out of 806 tested positive for Covid-19 antibodies. This serosurvey was conducted between October 5 and 10 at five locations. The survey showed that 75 per cent of the population tested positive fo...

Rajinikanth may start his party immediately with eye on 2021 Tamil Nadu polls

New Delhi, Nov 30 As superstar Rajinikanth met his office bearers on Monday in Chennai, sources from within his party Rajnikanth Makkal Mandaram said he will be starting his political party immediately ahead of the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly election. At the party meetin...

Delhi traffic affected as Singhu, Tikri borders closed for movement

New Delhi, Nov 30 Traffic in the national capital has been affected as the Singhu and Tikri borders have been closed for movement in view of the Delhi Chalo protest by farmers which entered its fifth day on Monday. The Delhi Traffic Police on Monday advised commuters t...

Statue of Unity attracting more tourists than Statue of Liberty, says official

New Delhi, Nov 30 ardar Patel's Statue of Unity has been drawing more tourists than the Statue of Liberty located in the United State. With this, Gujarat's Kevadia, where the Statue of Unity is located, has emerged as a family holiday destination of international stan...

Covid-19 patients, quarantined voters can vote through postal ballots in local body polls

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 30 Kerala State Election Commission has announced that it will provide a postal ballot facility for Covid-19 patients and other eligible voters placed under quarantine during the upcoming local body elections. Generally, the facility is provided...

Markets in containment zones to remain shut: Health Ministry

New Delhi, Nov 30 In a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) issued a new set of guidelines for market places. According to the new guidelines, markets in containment zones will remain closed and only those outside con...

Imposter posing as Shah's nephew arrested

Agra, Nov 30 In a shocking episode of fraud in Agra, the local police has arrested a man from Ahmedabad who was trying to defraud a BJP MLA by claiming to be the nephew of Home Minister Amit Shah. According to the local MLA Yogendra Upadhyay, the accused Viraj Shah had...

Protesting farmers distribute prasad among police on Guru Nanak Jayanti

New Delhi, Nov 30 As the farmers’ protest entered the fifth day and the thousands of farmers from Punjab continue to be restricted on the borders of Delhi, they took to observing the 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak on Monday in which they distributed ‘prasad’ amo...

Karnataka minister says BJP will give party ticket to any Hindu, but not a Muslim

Bengaluru, Nov 30 Karnataka minister and BJP leader KS Eshwarappa has said the party will give tickets to any Hindu community, be it Lingayats, Kurubas, Vokkaligas, but never to a Muslim candidate. In a shocker, Rural Development Minister KS Eshwarappa said, “We might ...

MP Protem Speaker demands renaming Idgah Hills after Guru Nanak

Bhopal, Nov 30 Protem Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly and BJP MLA from Bhopal Huzur, Rameshwar Sharma, has demanded renaming of the historic Idgah Hills after Guru Nanak on his 551st birth anniversary. “Guru Nanak Dev ji had come to Bhopal about 500 years ago, a...

PM to chair all-party meet on Friday to assess Covid-19 situation

New Delhi, Nov 30 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be chairing an all-party meeting on Friday to review the Covid- 19 situation in the country. According to sources, an all-party meeting has been called by the Prime Minister on December 4to discuss Covid-19 situation....

Rajinikanth keeps fans guessing, says will soon decide on political plunge

Chennai, Nov 30 Rajinikanth has said he met the district secretaries of his political outfit, discussed their views and will make a decision on the much-awaited political plunge soon. “They gave their views and I shared mine. They said that they will stand by me in wha...

Volunteer who fixed farmers’ tractors burnt alive as car catches fire

New Delhi, Nov 30 A57-year-old man, identified as Janak Raj, was burnt alive after the car he was sleeping in caught fire. Janak Raj had gone to the Delhi-Haryana border to repair six tractors of the farmers, in solidarity with their protest against the Centre's farm l...

Price of RT-PCR test to be reduced, announces CM Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi, Nov 30 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that he has directed officials to reduce the cost of RT-PCR test. “I have directed that the rates of RT-PCR tests be reduced in Delhi. Whereas tests are being conducted free of cost in governmen...

SCO meeting: VP Naidu reiterates India's stance on terrorism, transparency in trade

New Delhi, Nov 30 Vice President Venkaiah Naidu virtually chaired the 19th meeting of SCO Council of Heads of Government on Monday. This is the first time that the summit-level meeting was held under India's chairmanship since the country gained full membership of the ...

Assam to bring law making it mandatory for bride, groom to disclose religion, source of income

Guwahati, Nov 30 Assam government is working on a new marriage law that will make it mandatory for both the bride and the groom to disclose their religion and source of income among other things. This move has come to light in the backdrop of several BJP-ruled states a...

Demands are non-negotiable, have come for a decisive battle: farmers

New Delhi, Nov 30 Farmers protesting against the Centre's three new farm laws continued their agitation despite stiff resistance from authorities and the biting cold. The central government has appealed to the farmers to halt their 'Delhi Chalo' protest march and move ...

Eshwarappa’s ‘bypoll ticket not to a Muslim’ comment triggers political row

Bengaluru, Nov 30 Karnataka Minister and BJP leader KS Eshwarappa’s remark that his party won’t field a Muslim candidate for the Belagavi Lok Sabha seat bypoll has triggered a political controversy. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar sa...

Farmers' protest: Concrete barriers placed, Delhi-Ghaziabad border as more join stir

New Delhi, Nov 30 Thousands of farmers on Monday continued to hold protest for the fifth day in a row against the Centre's new farm laws at the Ghazipur border with more joining the stir. The numbers of farmers at the Ghazipur border swelled, with more of their counter...

Sheetal Amte dies by suicide, weeks after public spat over family trust

Mumbai, Nov 30 Sheetal Amte-Karajgi, the granddaughter of social worker Baba Amte, allegedly died by suicide after a family feud in Maharashtra's Warora. 39-year-old Sheetal Amte was a doctor as well as the CEO of the Maharogi Seva Samiti (MSS), a social service organi...

Judiciary Update

HC disapproves Collector order allowing 200 people to congregate
Mumbai , Nov 30 The Division Bench of Justice SB Shukre and Justice AG Gharote made this observation while dismissing a Petition filed through Advocate AS Athalye had challenging the permission given by the Collector to the Trust to organise a social gathering in Wardh...

Judiciary Update

HC grants anticipatory bail to rape accused after he marries victim
New Delhi, Nov 30 The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed the anticipatory bail application of an accused charged with rape after the victim’s mother expressed that she had no objection to it since the petitioner has married the prosecutrix. A single judge bench of Just...

Retired IAS officer Utpal Kumar Singh appointed Secretary-General of Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Nov 30 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday appointed Utpal Kumar Singh as Secretary-General of the Lower House of Parliament. Singh has also been appointed to the Lok Sabha Secretariat in the rank and status of Cabinet Secretary with effect from December 1....

PM hits out at opposition over new farm laws, says rumours being spread

Varanasi, Nov 30 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked opposition over the new farm laws and said that those who have a history of deceit were playing tricks again on farmers. The attack comes when thousands of farmers are gathered at the entry points of the ...

PM inspires India to become pharmacy of World

New Delhi, Nov 30 PM Modi undertook a 3-city tour to conduct an extensive review of the vaccine development and manufacturing process. He visited the Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad, Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad and Serum Institute of India in Pune. He told the scientis...

Big day for Bengal: Abhishek to begin his poll rallies in East Medinipur

Midnapore, Nov 29 It's a big day for West Bengal as Trinamool MP and Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee kicked off his political campaign for the assembly elections next year. Abhishek Banerjee will be beginning his political rallies from Budge Budge in South 2...

Mahagathbandhan ready to back Reena to take on Sushil if LJP fields her

Patna, Nov 29 The Rashtriya Janata Dal-led grand alliance is contemplating supporting late Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's wife Reena Paswan in the Rajya Sabha elections if the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) fields her against NDA candidate Sushil Kumar Modi. The Rajya Sa...

Don't consider use of tear gas, water cannons 'force': Haryana CM

New Delhi, Nov 29 Amid the ongoing feud between the chief ministers of two states over the farmers' agitation, Haryana CM Manohar Lal said on Sunday that he does not consider the use of tear gas or water cannons as 'force'. The remarks were targeted at Punjab CM Amarin...

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Farmers got new Rights with new laws: PM Modi
New Delhi, Nov 29 Amid ongoing protests by a section of farmers against new farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that these agriculture reforms have not only freed peasants from various shackles but have also bestowed on them new rights and opport...

Terrorists desperately trying to disrupt DDC polls: Army Chief

New Delhi, Nov 29 Army Chief General MM Naravane on Saturday said terrorists were making desperate attempts to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt the District Development Council (DDC) polls there. He also said terrorism emanating from across the border conti...

North India likely to have harsher winter: IMD

New Delhi, Nov 29 It’s now official. North India will have to brace itself for a colder-than-usual winter this year. The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted below normal minimum temperatures can be expected over most subdivisions of north, northwest, central...

Never called farmers' protest politically motivated, Shah contradicts Haryana CM's 'Khalistani' jibe

New Delhi, Nov 29 Addressing media outlets in Hyderabad on Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said he never referred to the ongoing farmers' agitation as politically motivated. "I never called the farmers' protest politically motivated, neither I am calling it now,"...

Southern states to receive heavy rainfall next week, says IMD

New Delhi, Nov 29 Various parts in southern states were likely to receive heavy to extremely heavy rainfall starting December 1, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in release on Saturday. The IMD said that heavy rainfall is predicted since a low pressure ar...

4 minor sisters found murdered, mother booked

New Delhi, Nov 29 The bodies of four sisters, aged between one and seven, were found with their throats slit in a village in Haryana's Nuh district on Friday. Their mother was booked by police for allegedly committing the crime. A case was registered against the mother...

First case under religious conversion law registered in Bareilly

Lucknow, Nov 29 Day after Uttar Pradesh ordinance aimed at curbing forcible or fraudulent religious conversions became law after getting the assent of Governor Anandiben Patel, a case under anti-love jihad law was registered at Deorania Police station of Bareilly on Su...

Madhya Pradesh loses 26 tigers in 2020

Bhopal, Nov 29 Twenty-six tigers have died so far in Madhya Pradesh this year. Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Vijay Shah said that the average death rate of tigers was less compared to their birth rate in the state in last six years. According to the National Tiger Con...

Uttarakhand govt seals Haridwar border till Nov 30 to avoid overcrowding

New Delhi, Nov 29 The borders of Uttarakhand's Haridwar will remain sealed today and tomorrow as a measure to ensure that devotees do not enter the district to take the holy dip in Ganga. "In order to avoid overcrowding, the devotees are not allowed to take a holy dip ...

Urmila to join Shiv Sena on Monday, a year after exiting Congress

Mumbai, Nov 29 Urmila Matondkar, Bollywood actor-turnedpolitician who contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on a Congress ticket and resigned five months later, is all set to join the Shiv Sena. Urmila Matondkar will join Shiv Sena on Monday, over a year after leading...

Judiciary Update

Filling vacancies in tribunals: SC orders setting up of National Tribunals Commission
New Delhi, Nov 29 The Supreme Court has passed directions for setting up of the National Tribunals Commission for appointment of members in various tribunals. A three-judge bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat has directed Centre to cons...

Man seeks Rs 5 crore in damages after taking part in Oxford vaccine trial, DGCI probes claim

New Delhi, Nov 29 AChennai-based volunteer is demanding that testing, manufacturing and distribution of experimental coronavirus vaccine 'Covishield' be halted immediately. The vaccine is being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca in collaboration with...

TMC leader Adhikari resigns as minister, specualtions rife over next move

New Delhi, Nov 29 The Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) has said that the party is in touch with senior Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari. TMC, on the other hand was hopeful about reopening dialogue with its disgruntled functionary. Adhikari stepped down from the Ma...

US Announces Reward Of Rs 37 crore for information on Mumbai Attack Mastermind

Twelve years after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the United States has announced a reward of up to USD 5 million which approximated to Rs 37 crores for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba member Sajid Mir for his "role" in the attacks in Mu...

PM Modi On 3-City Vaccine Tour,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit India's top vaccine hubs today to personally review the development of coronavirus vaccine and the manufacturing process. The visit, PM Modi's office said, was meant to help him get a "first-hand perspective of the preparations, ...

5 patients killed as fire broke out at ICU of COVID hospital in Rajkot

A hospital fire in Rajkot city of Gujarat claimed as many as five lives in the wee hours of Friday (November 27). The fire had broken out in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the designated COVID-19 hospital in Rajkot. According to reports, as many as 11 patients were ins...
 

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