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TMC-Congress fight out in the open

03 Dec 2021

As some leaders from its fold joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the last few months, the Congress has now decided to launch an all-out attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led party with its top leaders leading the charge. The Congress has arrived at the all-out attack decision, even as poll...

OMICRON REARS ITS HEAD IN INDIA

03 Dec 2021

The Centre on Thursday said that two people have tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Karnataka. A 46-year-old male and a 66-year-old male were those who contracted the variant. Addressing a media briefing, Joint Secretary of the Union Health Ministry, Lav Agarwal said all primary and...

GOVERNMENT INSISTS ON APOLOGY FROM 12 SUSPENDED MPS

02 Dec 2021

Suspended Rajya Sabha MPs should express remorse to get reinstated into the House, said Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi as the 12 parliamentarians began their sit-in protest against their suspension at the Gandhi statue inside Parliament premises on Wednesday. “If the 12 suspended members of Rajya Sabha want...

International flights not resuming from 15 December

02 Dec 2021

The Government of India on Wednesday postponed the full resumption of international flights from 15 December due to the emergence of a new coronavirus variant named Omicron, which has been classified by the World Health of Organization (WHO) as a “variant of concern”. The development came even as the Union...

INDIA WILL GIVE EVIDENCE OF PAK’S TERROR LINKS TO FATF, UN

02 Dec 2021

India has planned to mount a massive diplomatic campaign to expose Pakistan’s “soft corner” for terrorists, at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the United Nations (UN). With the “fresh set of evidence” available with India, several senior diplomats will impress upon the FATF and the UN that Pakistan...

UTTARAKHAND SCRAPS CHARDHAM DEVASTHANAM BOARD

01 Dec 2021

The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday decided to scrap the Chardham Devasthanam Board. “After studying all aspects of the issue, we have decided to withdraw the Chardham Devasthanam Board Act,” Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said. Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt on Tuesday said that there was a...

Omicron scare: Centre extends Covid curbs till 31 December

01 Dec 2021

Taking cognizance of the emergence of highly mutant Covid-19 variant B.1.1529 or Omicron cases in a few countries of Africa, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday extended validity of Covid containment measures till 31 December to curb further spread of the deadly disease, directing state governments to take...

NAIDU REFUSES TO REVOKE ‘UNRULY’ MPs’ SUSPENSION

01 Dec 2021

Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday refused to revoke the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs, even as Union minister Piyush Goyal asked the suspended members to apologise to the country, the House, and the chair over their conduct. Naidu on Tuesday said that the MPs concerned have...

Omicron a high global risk, world must prepare: WHO

30 Nov 2021

The heavily mutated Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally and poses a very high risk of infection surges that could have “severe consequences” in some places, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. No Omicron-linked deaths had yet been reported, though further research was needed to assess...

PARLIAMENT PASSES BILL TO REPEAL THREE FARM LAWS

30 Nov 2021

The Parliament passed the bill to repeal the three farm laws via voice vote on Monday, the first day of the winter session, even as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that it is unfortunate that the laws were repealed without discussion. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar placed the Farm Laws...

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