Ruchika M Khanna Chandigarh, November 18 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today took on farmers’ unions in the state— something that no other Chief Minister in the state has ever done—for holding the state government to ransom by blocking roads and staging dharnas to get their demands fulfilled. He accused…
View More Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann launches scathing attack on farmers’ unions over dharnas, roads blockages; accuses them of holding state govt to ransomCategory: Latest News
Protesters demanding Ahir regiment in Army clash with police in Gurugram; several hurt, scores detained
Sanjay Yadav Gurugram, November 18 Over 200 protesters demanding the formation of an Ahir regiment in the Army were detained after a clash broke out between them and the police on Friday. Hundreds of protesters gathered at the site at around 10.20 am and tried to block the Delhi-Jaipur highway….
View More Protesters demanding Ahir regiment in Army clash with police in Gurugram; several hurt, scores detained‘I don’t need much makeup, I’m already good-looking’: Desi nani’s cute banter with make-up artist goes viral
Chandigarh, November 18 Elderly people with their cute banters often make our hearts fill with joy. A similar video of an elderly woman’s conversation with a make-up artist has been doing the rounds on social media. In the video, the woman can be seen waiting for her turn to get…
View More ‘I don’t need much makeup, I’m already good-looking’: Desi nani’s cute banter with make-up artist goes viralPunjab cabinet clears old pension scheme notification; cane-crushing season to begin on November 20, says CM Bhagwant Mann
Ruchika Khanna Chandigarh, November 18 CM Bhagwant Mann on Friday said the cane-crushing season would begin on November 20. The sugar mills in the state would get a subsidy of Rs 50 per quintal so that farmers could get the State Advised Price of Rs 380 per quintal. He was…
View More Punjab cabinet clears old pension scheme notification; cane-crushing season to begin on November 20, says CM Bhagwant MannBombay High Court grants bail to Anand Teltumbde arrested in Elgar Parishad case
Mumbai, November 18 The Bombay High Court on Friday granted bail to scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. The high court, however, stayed its order for a week so that the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the prosecuting agency, can approach the Supreme Court. This means that…
View More Bombay High Court grants bail to Anand Teltumbde arrested in Elgar Parishad caseImpose cost on countries supporting terrorism as part of foreign policy: PM Modi
New Delhi, November 18 Giving a clarion call for uprooting terrorism by chocking all forms of support system, including financing and radicalisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lamented that certain countries supported the menace as part of their foreign policy. In his inaugural address to the third edition of…
View More Impose cost on countries supporting terrorism as part of foreign policy: PM ModiCertain countries back terrorism as part of their foreign policy, says PM Modi
New Delhi, November 18 Giving a clarion call for uprooting terrorism by chocking all forms of support system, including financing and radicalisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lamented that certain countries supported the menace as part of their foreign policy. In his inaugural address to the third edition of…
View More Certain countries back terrorism as part of their foreign policy, says PM ModiFarooq Abdullah resigns as National Conference president
Srinagar, November 18 National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has resigned from his post on Friday. The new president will be elected on December 5. The resignation comes a day after a man here heckled Abdullah and questioned his inability to restore Article 370 which was abrogated by the Centre…
View More Farooq Abdullah resigns as National Conference presidentFollowing an argument, Mumbai man ‘pushes’ girlfriend off building’s water tank
Mumbai, November 18 The Mumbai police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly trying to kill his BPO employee girlfriend by pushing her off the water tank of a residential building in suburban Dahisar following an argument, in which she suffered grievous injuries, an official said on Friday. The incident…
View More Following an argument, Mumbai man ‘pushes’ girlfriend off building’s water tankIndia’s first private rocket lifts off from ISRO spaceport
Sriharikota (AP), November 18 India on Friday successfully placed three satellites into an orbit on a rocket completely developed by a four-year-old startup, marking the entry of the private sector into space activities, currently dominated by the state-run behemoth ISRO. Skyroot Aerospace-designed Vikram-S, named in a befitting tribute to the…
View More India’s first private rocket lifts off from ISRO spaceportIndia’s first privately developed rocket set to soar on Friday
Sriharikota (AP), November 18 The country’s first privately made rocket is all set to be launched from here on Friday, with the vehicle named as a tribute to the father of India’s space programme, Vikram Sarabhai. Vikram-S would be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from its spaceport…
View More India’s first privately developed rocket set to soar on FridayUS trekker’s death in Dharamsala raises questions over delayed rescue
Dharamsala, November 17 The death of a 30-year-old US citizen, Macmillan Anderson, while on a trekking expedition in Dhauladhar mountains here has raised questions over the delayed rescue operation, and that too despite the foreign national having sent out a distress message. Hotel didn’t alert the police for two…
View More US trekker’s death in Dharamsala raises questions over delayed rescueReview release of Rajiv Gandhi case convicts: Government to Supreme Court
New Delhi, November 17 The Centre on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its November 11 order for the premature release of six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, saying it didn’t get adequate opportunity to assist the court despite being a necessary party. …
View More Review release of Rajiv Gandhi case convicts: Government to Supreme CourtCOP27 draft omits India’s proposal on fossil fuels
New Delhi, November 17 The first informal draft of the climate agreement from the UN summit COP27 in Egypt doesn’t mention phasing down of all fossil fuels, a proposal that was put forward by India and supported by the European Union and several other countries. Editorial: Not coal alone:…
View More COP27 draft omits India’s proposal on fossil fuelsUK in recession, Jeremy Hunt raises taxes
London, November 17 Britain is now in recession and headed towards further shrinkage, the country’s finance minister revealed on Thursday as he tabled his much-anticipated emergency Budget with tax rises impacting millions. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt tabled the Autumn Statement in the House of Commons, cheered on by British PM Rishi…
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