The Congress plans to continue its opposition to the farm laws passed last month politically even as it has not ruled out the option of going to the Supreme Court against the legislation. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led a tractor rally in Punjab and Haryana this week as the party […]
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DGCA issues detailed refund guidelines after Supreme Court verdict
Aviation regulator DGCA issued detailed guidelines on Wednesday regarding a refund of the ticket price for the flights cancelled amid the coronavirus-triggered lockdown. The guidelines came six days after the Supreme Court directed that a full and immediate refund should be given to passengers for the air tickets cancelled between […]
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In a first, PM Modi to hand over Aadhaar-like property cards in landmark rural reform
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will, on Sunday, hand over physical copies of property titles of their homes and the surrounding areas they own (as opposed to the cultivated land) to around 132,000 land owners across 763 villages in a significant land ownership reform that could improve the finances of rural […]
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I’m not taking vaccine if Donald Trump tells us, says Kamala Harris
United States Vice president Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris kicked off their first and only debate on Wednesday night in Salt Lake city, Utah — in what also marked the debut of an Indian origin person on the podium for the vice presidential debate. The debate […]
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India won’t allow trial of Russia’s Sputnik V in large study
The Drugs Controller General of India has declined the proposal of pharma company Dr Reddy’s laboratories to conduct the third phase trial of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine as the early trials have been condicted on a small group of overseas population. After Russia became the first country that claimed to […]
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Pence says air ‘historically clean’, Harris points to burning California
Vice-presidential candidates for US Election 2020, Democratic Kamala Harris and Republican Mike Pence engaged in a war of words over the government’s handling of climate change and wildfires. Vice-presidential debate mediator Susan Page asked Pence whether he believed that man-made climate change has made wildfires and hurricanes worse, and in response, the […]
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Covid-19: India crosses 82 million tests in 9 months
Testing for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has picked up exponentially in the past 9 months, with around 82 million cumulative number of samples having already been tested so far. At least one million samples are being tested for Covid-19 each day on an average since past month and a half, with country’s current […]
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‘Should have raised alarm, not surrendered’: BJP leader on Hathras rape
A video of a BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki casting aspersions on the integrity of 19-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly gang-raped in Hathras and subsequently died in a Delhi hospital is akin to chucking salt into the wounds of the aggrieved family. Ranjeet Srivastava, 67, a former chairman of Nawabganj […]
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Sushant Singh Rajput death: Mumbai Police to take action against journalists who chase vehicles
Soon after actor Rhea Chakraborty was granted bail by Bombay high court, Mumbai Police warned journalists that strict action will be taken against media representatives if they chased the vehicle of any celebrity, advocate or a person they wanted to interview. Chakraborty, who was arrested on September 9 after being […]
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2020 Nobel Prize for chemistry awarded to Charpentier and Doudna
French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing known as CRISPR. The recipients were announced Wednesday in Stockholm by Goran Hansson, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The prestigious award comes with […]
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Dabbawalas, consulates staff allowed to travel in local trains
Mumbai’s dabbawalas and staff of foreign consulates and high commissions have been allowed to travel in local trains which are currently being run only for essential services staff, officials said on Wednesday. Dabbawalas, the famous lunch-box carriers in Mumbai, last month said there was never a six-month break in the […]
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Suzuki Access 125, Burgman Street get Bluetooth-enabled digital console
Suzuki Motorcycle India on Wednesday launched the Access 125 and Burgman Street with Bluetooth enabled digital console. The new Access 125 has been priced at ₹78,600 for the disc brake with alloy variant, while the drum brake with alloy variant has been priced at ₹77,700. The updated Burgman Street has been given […]
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RSS to hold its executive council meeting in 11 zones
The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic and its impact on livelihood, economy and businesses and the protest over the farm legislations will be among the issues that will come up for discussion at the upcoming Karyakarni mandal, or the all-India executive council meeting, of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The course of […]
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Hathras gang-rape case: Opposition hatching conspiracies, says Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath slammed the opposition parties leading protests against the alleged gang-rape and murder case in Hathras district. The chief minister accused the Opposition of hatching conspiracies against the state and said that they are “doing politics on the basis of caste, religion and region,” news […]
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NCB to challenge Rhea Chakraborty bail in Supreme Court, govt tells judge
The Narcotics Control Bureau will challenge Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty’s bail in the Supreme Court, it said after the Bombay high court pronounced its verdict on Wednesday granting bail to the actor. Additional solicitor general Anil Singh said, “This matter involves a number of questions of law and therefore we […]