Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the oldest ally of Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), parted ways on the issue of farm bills which were recently passed by Parliament. The BJP government at the Centre has said that these landmark legislations will make farmers self-reliant. The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce […]
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Amit Shah to inaugurate ‘Destination North East-2020’ event today
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate a four-day event on Sunday to showcase north east India’s various potentials like eco-tourism, culture, heritage and business. The inauguration will take place via video-conference and Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh will be the guest of honour of […]
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Snapping over two-decades-long ties, SAD pulls out of NDA over farm bills
In a politically significant development, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday pulled out of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) citing “injustice to farmers, Sikhs, Punjab and Punjabi language” as reasons for snapping its 24-year-long ties with the Bhartiya Janata Party. The decision was taken at a late-night emergency […]
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Meeting between Fadnavis, Sanjay Raut sets tongues wagging
A meeting between BJP leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday sparked speculations in the political circles amid the slugfest between the two parties in the last few months. Both the leaders met at a five-star hotel in suburban Mumbai. The […]
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‘No longer the NDA envisioned by Vajpayee, Badal sahab’: Harsimrat after SAD’s exit from alliance
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday attacked the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is led by the BJP, for ignoring the woes of farmers after her party pulled out of the coalition at the Centre over three agriculture sector related bills. “If Pain & Protests of 3 […]
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‘No morality, just political compulsion’: Punjab CM on SAD’s exit from NDA
Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has termed the Shiromani Akali Dal’s decision to quit the NDA as nothing more than a desperate case of political compulsion for the Badals, who were effectively left with no other option after the BJP’s public criticism of the SAD over the farm bills. […]
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Former Bihar DGP meets Nitish Kumar, may join JD(U) in run-up to polls
Three days after taking voluntary retirement from service, former Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey is all set to join the ruling JD(U). Pandey met Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar at the party office on Saturday and interacted with him for close to 30 minutes. Speculations were rife that the former DGP may join […]
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Congress steps up attack on govt on labour codes, says it has removed security net for workers
The Congress on Saturday upped the ante against the government over the three labour codes passed by Parliament on Wednesday, alleging that the legislations have weakened trade unions and removed the security net for workers. Senior Congress leader and former Union labour minister Mallikarjun Kharge told reporters that the government’s […]
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CBI chargesheet says Tuticorin cops tortured father, son ‘whole night’
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against nine Tamil Nadu police officers, including then station house officer (SHO) of Sathankulam police station in Thoothukudi, for allegedly illegally picking up and torturing P Jayaraj and J Bennicks all night in June. The men died in hospital. The […]
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BJP announces new central team; Raman Singh, Vasundhara Raje are among national vice presidents
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s national office bearers’ team was announced on Saturday, nine months after the party appointed JP Nadda as its new president. About 60% of the team comprises new faces and there is more representation of women and OBCs. Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha Saroj Pandey, […]
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Nigeria blasphemy row: Auschwitz memorial head volunteers to serve sentence
The director of the Auschwitz Memorial appealed to Nigeria’s president on Friday to pardon a 13-year-old boy who was sentenced to 120 months of prison on blasphemy charges, even volunteering to serve part of the boy’s sentence. Piotr Cywinski wrote to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari about the case of Omar […]
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India grants $15 million to Sri Lanka to promote Buddhist ties
India extended $15 million to Sri Lanka for the promotion of Buddhist culture between both the nations as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual bilateral meeting with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday. The $15 million will be used to renovate Buddhist monasteries, promote the shared culture […]
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Paris stabbing suspect apparently from Pakistan, says minister
A young man stabbed two people Friday outside the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, where 12 people were killed in 2015, and a terrorism investigation has been opened into the new attack, authorities said. The suspected assailant had been arrested a month ago for carrying a screwdriver […]
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Delhi to appoint consultant for 24X7 water supply, to cut leakages: Kejriwal
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), the city’s unified water utility, has initiated the process of appointing a consultant that would give recommendations on 24×7 water supply to every household. Addressing a digital press conference, Kejriwal said Delhi consumes 930 million gallons (MGD) […]
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India and Japan to tie-up for 5G technologies, QUAD to pitch in
India and Japan have decided to join hands in technical development of 5G and 5G plus technologies with the help of other QUAD strategic dialogue members—US and Australia—and Israel. The development of next generation telecommunications technologies will be discussed between QUAD Foreign Ministers in a meeting in Japan next month. […]