S Jaishankar says foreign celebrities tweeted in favour of farmers' agitation without knowing much
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has taken a dig at foreign celebrities who have tweeted in favour of farmers' protest in India saying that they were ignorant about the matter.
Govt to open 1K additional Mandis for farmers: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Feb 07, 2021, at 04:53 am
Patna/UNI: Union Law and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that 1,000 additional Mandis will be established across the country to help the farmers to sell their produce digitally with just one click while lauding the farmers for doing business worth Rs 1.40 lakh crore through the platform.
Farmers block roads across India for 3 hrs to protest against new agri laws
Feb 07, 2021, at 04:05 am
Delhi/IBNS: The three hour countrywide blockade of national and state highways on Saturday by farmers' unions against the three new farm laws amid tight security ended peacefully, said media reports.
Mamata Banerjee didn't implement Centre's farmers scheme in Bengal due to ego: JP Nadda
Feb 07, 2021, at 02:21 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Cornering the Trinamool Congress government with few weeks left for the West Bengal elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee didn't implement the Centre's scheme for farmers due to her ego.
Feb 07, 2021, at 01:17 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a major reshuffle, the West Bengal government on Saturday transferred 22 IPS officials, including Kolkata Police Commissioner, and two senior WBPS officers, months ahead of assembly polls in the state.
NFR receives Rs. 1,511 crore more budget allocation than last year
Feb 07, 2021, at 12:39 am
Guwahati: Anshul Gupta, General Manager of N.F. Railway on Saturday said an adequate fund has been allotted for capital connectivity to North Eastern states by March 2023 including faster connectivity on NE region by doubling of High Density Network (HDN) sections along with Electrification of entire network for seamless connectivity.
Sonowal inaugurates 36th National Junior Athletics Championships at Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati
Feb 07, 2021, at 12:36 am
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday inaugurated the 36th National Junior Athletics Championships 2021 at Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati.
Do not threaten regional stability, US tells China
Feb 07, 2021, at 12:12 am
New Delhi/UNI: A day after President Joe Biden vowed to counter China's aggressive behaviour and economic abuses, the US warned Beijing it would be held "accountable" for threatening regional stability.
India to continue humanitarian assistance to Myanmar: MEA
Feb 06, 2021, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi: India on Saturday said it will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to Myanmar which witnessed a coup recently.
Feb 06, 2021, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi/Los Angeles: Another international celebrity Susan Sarandon has extended her support to the Indian farmers who are protesting against certain Centre's passed farm laws for the past couple of months.
India, EU to restart trade, investment agreement talks
Feb 06, 2021, at 10:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India and the European Union will hold regular talks to initiate a bilateral trade and investment agreement (BTIA), with an interim agreement to start with.
Farmers' Protest: Three-hour-long 'Chakka jam' ends with blaring of horns
Feb 06, 2021, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Amid tumult and raising of pro-farmer slogans, the three-hour 'Chakka-jam' on Saturday ended at 1500 hrs with protestors, atop their tractors and vehicles, blaring horns for at least one minute.
High speed internet restored after 551 days in Kashmir, LG thanks Modi, Amit Shah
Feb 06, 2021, at 06:28 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The high speed 4G internet service has been restored after remaining suspended for 551 days in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir, where the entire communication network was suspended on August 5, 2019 when the Centre abrogated Article 370 and 35 A.
Farmers' Chakka Jam: Four metro stations closed
Feb 06, 2021, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In the wake of the 'chakka jam' called by the protesting farmers on Saturday, four Metro stations in the national capital have been shut.
Farmers' Protests: Chakka Jam to be observed for 3 hours today, Delhi among exempted places
Feb 06, 2021, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ten days after the national capital witnessed violence during the farmers' tractor rally, a nationwide Chakka Jam will be observed by the protesters in the entire country barring Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, media reports said.
Feb 06, 2021, at 05:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Friday took a dig at those who slammed the international celebrities for raising their voice in support of farmers' protest in India.
4G internet connection being restored across Jammu and Kashmir after 18 months of shutdown
Feb 06, 2021, at 03:44 am
Srinagar/IBNS: High-speed internet services are being restored across Jammu and Kashmir after more than 18 months of a shutdown, a government official said on Friday.
Covid warriors in Odisha to be vaccinated from Feb 6 onwards
Feb 06, 2021, at 01:59 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Vaccination program of Covid frontline warriors including personnel from the police, revenue, disaster management, housing and urban development departments will commence on Feb 6 in Odisha.
Agitating farmers demand reinstatement of telecommunication services at protest sites
Feb 06, 2021, at 01:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Thousands of farmers, protesting against the three contentious farm laws, have demanded restoration of phone and internet services at the protest sites, ahead of the countrywide road blockades planned on Saturday in order to intensify their agitation.
Fake Twitter account of Mysuru royal family created to tweet in favour of farmers protest
Feb 06, 2021, at 01:05 am
Mysuru/UNI: A fake Twitter account of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar was created to tweet in favour of the farmers' protest. Wadiyar, a member of the erstwhile Mysore royal family, has denied that he has tweeted in favour of the protests against the farm laws.
Canada firm fed Greta Thunberg with Twitter toolkit on India farm protests: Report
Feb 06, 2021, at 12:34 am
New Delhi: A toolkit, which was recently posted and then deleted on Twitter by activist Greta Thunberg, to attract support for the ongoing farmers’ protest in India was allegedly “fed to her” as part of a “larger conspiracy to create disharmony”, media reports said.
Narendra Modi to visit West Bengal, Assam on Feb 7
Feb 06, 2021, at 12:14 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the states of Assam and West Bengal on Sunday, officials confirmed on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh: Police files FIR for draping body of farmer with National Flag
Feb 06, 2021, at 12:01 am
Pilibhit/UNI: Uttar Pradesh police have lodged FIR against a mother and brother of a deceased ,who died during the farmers agitation in New Delhi recently for covering the body with National Flag.
India, US soldiers to participate in Yudh Abhyas 20 from Feb 8
Feb 05, 2021, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi: Soldiers from the U.S. and Indian Armies will participate in exercise Yudh Abhyas 20 from Feb 8-21, 2021, at Mahajan Field Firing Range (MFFR) in Rajasthan.
India, Bahrain engage in renewable energy
Feb 05, 2021, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India and Bahrain wil forge deeper engagement in capacity building and focused cooperation between the government as well as private sector of the two countries in renewable energy, particularly in the field of solar, wind and clean hydrogen to meet climate change goals.
Top JeM OGW, deported from Qatar, arrested at Delhi airport: Jammu and Kashmir Police
Feb 05, 2021, at 10:04 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A top Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Over Ground Worker (OGW), who was deported from Qatar, was on Friday arrested by J&K police at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, a police spokesperson said here.
Bengali actors Deepankar De, Bharat Kaul, 2 others join Trinamool Congress
Feb 05, 2021, at 08:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In another round of joinings ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday inducted senior Bengali actors Deepankar De, Bharat Kaul at the party's headquarters here.
West Bengal govt has not denied permission to BJP's Rath Yatra: Trinamool Congress
Feb 05, 2021, at 08:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Countering the saffron party's claim, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday said the state government has not denied any permission to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Rath Yatra.
Farmers' protests limited to one state: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
Feb 05, 2021, at 07:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said the protests against the new farm laws are limited to one state, at a time the Narendra Modi government is facing its stiffest challenge over reforms in the last six-seven years.
West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee to address public meeting in Murshidabad on Feb 9
Feb 05, 2021, at 06:52 pm
Baharampur/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be in Murshidabad on Feb 9 to attend a public meeting.