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Differences always exist in family: R.K. Singh on Paswan’s rebellion

26 Sep 2020

As the dates for the 2020 Bihar elections are announced, the NDA seems ready to hold on to power in the state. Union Minister and BJP leader R.K. Singh talks to The Daily Guardian about the “new normal” of elections and the issues that will have an impact on the...

EC announces Bihar poll dates, voting to be held in 3 phases

26 Sep 2020

The Election Commission on Friday announced the dates for the Bihar Assembly elections. The elections in the state will be held in three phases — on 28 October, and 3 and 7 November. The counting of votes and the results will be declared on 10 November. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil...

‘Bharat bandh’ today as farmers gear up to protest against farm bills

25 Sep 2020

On the issue of the three farm bills being passed by Parliament during the monsoon session, many farmers’ bodies have called for ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Friday to protest against the decision. Punjab’s ruling party Congress along with the Aam Aadmi Party and the Shiromani Akali Dal have also supported the...

China must refrain from making any unilateral changes at LAC: India

25 Sep 2020

With seventh round of talks at the level of Senior Commanders being planned to end the Line of Actual Control (LAC) standoff between India and China, New Delhi has, in no uncertain terms, told Beijing that the way ahead to resolve the situation in eastern Ladakh is not to unilaterally...

500 terrorists waiting in POK to cross over: IB

25 Sep 2020

A new Intelligence Bureau (IB) report states that about 500 terrorists in PakistanOccupied-Kashmir (POK) are ready to infiltrate the border using various launching pads. The IB has issued an alert in this regard as Pakistan Army’s SSG commandos have been seen on some of these launch pads providing cover for...

Only 60 districts are cause of worry: PM Modi to CMs of 7 worst-hit Covid states

24 Sep 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi o n Wednesday evening chaired a high-level virtual meeting with Chief Ministers of seven states with the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country. He emphasised the need to increase focus on “effective testing, tracing, treatment and surveillance” to bring the coronavirus outbreak in the...

Azad meets President Kovind, urges him not to sign farm bills

24 Sep 2020

Ghulam Nabi Azad, senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, met President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday evening over the manner in which the farm bills were passed in Parliament. About 16 Opposition parties have submitted a memorandum to the President on the issue. Speaking to...

Congress panel to submit report soon, Sachin may be brought to Delhi

24 Sep 2020

The three-member committee constituted by interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi last month “to oversee and follow up the smooth resolution of recent issues in Rajasthan” has completed the first round of meeting separately with Sachin Pilot and his loyalist MLAs. Soon, this committee will have meetings with Chief Minister Ashok...

Opposition boycotts Parliament against suspension of 8 MPs

23 Sep 2020

What started off as suspension of eight Rajya Sabha MPs resulted in most of the Opposition parties boycotting the remaining part of the monsoon session. With the boycott, the 8 MPs who were sitting on an overnight dharna at the Gandhi statue also called off their protest and went ahead...

Row over farm bills only due to political compulsions: Shekhawat

23 Sep 2020

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat spoke exclusively to The Daily Guardian on the farm bills and how all the controversy has been generated by people who have their own political compulsions. Excerpts: Q: There’s a lot of uproar over the farm bills that have been passed by Parliament. What message...

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