Maharashtra Won't Implement Central Farm Laws: Speaker Nana Patole Tells Protesting Farmers
India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday January 26, 2021
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Nana Patole today told the hundreds of protesting farmers at Mumbai's Azad Maidan that the three new contentious agricultural laws passed by Parliament last September will not be implemented in the state. The farmers, mostly from Nashik district, have gathered in the state capital for the past two days in solidarity wit...
Half The Distance, Fewer Spectators: What's New This Republic Day Parade
India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday January 26, 2021
India is all set to display its military might at the annual Republic Day Parade today. However, this year's edition is set to be extraordinary for several reasons, including the the prevailing pandemic conditions. Here are some of the changes made in the 2021 parade.
"Governor Has Time To Meet Kangana Ranaut But Not Farmers": Sharad Pawar
India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday January 25, 2021
"Is Punjab Pakistan?" NCP chief Sharad Pawar asked a sea of farmers at Mumbai's Azad Maidan where they had gathered today in support of their comrades camped in protest in and around Delhi. Hailing them for having come to the city all the way from Nashik, in solidarity with those gearing up for a massive tractor ally in the national capital, the se...
Top Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea For Media Regulation, Tribunal
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday January 25, 2021
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central government over a public interest litigation that seeks to regulate Indian media with a body that handles complaints against platforms spewing communally incendiary news, hate speech, and fake information. It also sought responses from the Press Council of India (PCI) and the News Broadcasters As...
"Last Chance": Top Court Deadline To Centre On Beant Singh Killer's Mercy Plea
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday January 25, 2021
The Supreme Court today gave the Central government a last chance of two weeks to decide on the mercy plea of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict in the case of the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995.
In Powerful Video, Nepal Climbers Take Final Steps Together To Summit K2
India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday January 25, 2021
Nirmal Purja made a promise earlier this month: It will be the Nepalese climbing community that completes what is deemed one of the most daring mountaineering feats - reaching the summit of Mount K2 in winter. On January 16, he was part of one of the two Nepali teams that converged a mere 10 metres ahead of the 28,251-foot mountain's peak. From the...
Amit Shah Promises "Infiltrator-Free", "Flood-Free" Assam, Skips CAA
India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhary, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday January 24, 2021
The BJP, with its allies, will form the next Assam government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today, basing his forecast on the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) victory his party scored last December in alliance with the hardliner United People's Party Liberal (UPPL). Speaking in Kokrajhar today, he also reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Mod...
9 Arrested At Chennai Airport For Allegedly Smuggling Gold In Rectum
India News | Reported By Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday January 24, 2021
Customs authorities at Chennai airport have made massive recoveries of gold in various forms over the past three days, with more than 9 kilograms of it found on nine persons who carried it in their rectums. The precious metal was also seized in the form of bits and chains from the same set of people.
Lalu Yadav Under Observation At AIIMS, Family In Attendance
India News | Reported by Parimal Kumar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday January 24, 2021
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav, who was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi yesterday evening, has been put under observation in the critical care unit of the hospital's Cardiothoracic and Neurosciences Centre. His family and friends, including wife Rabri Devi and party colleague Bhola Yadav, have ...
"Entire Country Will Thank You": A Farmer's Letter To PM's Mother
India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday January 24, 2021
A farmer from Punjab, protesting for months along with thousands like him, has written an emotional letter to the Prime Minister's aged mother, urging her to convince her son to repeal three Central agricultural laws that have sparked a major agitation in the country. He hoped in the letter that she would use all her powers as a mother to make PM N...
India, China Hold Round 9 Of Military Talks Today Amid Border Standoff
India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday January 24, 2021
Military commanders of India and China today met for a ninth time for talks to defuse tension along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh and find a solution to end the standoff. In the last round of talks, the Indian Army strongly insisted on an early disengagement of troops by China from all points of friction in eastern Ladakh.
Halwa Ceremony, Mobile App Launch Ahead Of "Paperless" Union Budget 2022
India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday January 23, 2021
The customary Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of the annual Budget making process, was held in North Block here today afternoon in the presence of Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The event also marked the launch of the Union Budget Mobile App, a platform that provides easy and quick access to budget-related ...
Bangladesh Contingent To Lead Republic Day Parade Marking 50 Years Of Liberation
India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Neeta Sharma, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday January 23, 2021
A Bangladeshi tri-service contingent will lead the annual Republic Day parade in New Delhi, commemorating 50 years of the country's Liberation War. Comprising soldiers of the Bangladesh Army, sailors of the Bangladesh Navy, and air warriors of the Bangladesh Air Force, the team will be led by Mohatsim Haider Chaudhary.
Chaos At Congress's Bhopal Pro-Farmer Rally As Cops Use Tear Gas, Water Cannons, Lathis
India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday January 23, 2021
The Madhya Pradesh Congress's two-week-long programme in support of the farmers protesting against three Central laws came to a rather chaotic end today in capital Bhopal as the police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the party's march towards Raj Bhawan. What began as a mass of party workers led by former Chief Minister Kamal Nath wavin...
With 1 Lakh Land Allotments, PM Reaches Out To Assam's Indigenous People
India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhary, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday January 23, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sent out a strong note of reassurance to the 70-odd indigenous tribes of Assam, granting recognition for the land they have lived on for generations but without any official documentation. The allocation of ownership to over a lakh such natives comes merely months ahead of the state Assembly polls in March-April. ...
Maharashtra Won't Implement Central Farm Laws: Speaker Nana Patole Tells Protesting Farmers
India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday January 26, 2021
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Nana Patole today told the hundreds of protesting farmers at Mumbai's Azad Maidan that the three new contentious agricultural laws passed by Parliament last September will not be implemented in the state. The farmers, mostly from Nashik district, have gathered in the state capital for the past two days in solidarity wit...
Half The Distance, Fewer Spectators: What's New This Republic Day Parade
India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday January 26, 2021
India is all set to display its military might at the annual Republic Day Parade today. However, this year's edition is set to be extraordinary for several reasons, including the the prevailing pandemic conditions. Here are some of the changes made in the 2021 parade.
"Governor Has Time To Meet Kangana Ranaut But Not Farmers": Sharad Pawar
India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday January 25, 2021
"Is Punjab Pakistan?" NCP chief Sharad Pawar asked a sea of farmers at Mumbai's Azad Maidan where they had gathered today in support of their comrades camped in protest in and around Delhi. Hailing them for having come to the city all the way from Nashik, in solidarity with those gearing up for a massive tractor ally in the national capital, the se...
Top Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea For Media Regulation, Tribunal
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday January 25, 2021
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central government over a public interest litigation that seeks to regulate Indian media with a body that handles complaints against platforms spewing communally incendiary news, hate speech, and fake information. It also sought responses from the Press Council of India (PCI) and the News Broadcasters As...
"Last Chance": Top Court Deadline To Centre On Beant Singh Killer's Mercy Plea
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday January 25, 2021
The Supreme Court today gave the Central government a last chance of two weeks to decide on the mercy plea of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict in the case of the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995.
In Powerful Video, Nepal Climbers Take Final Steps Together To Summit K2
India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday January 25, 2021
Nirmal Purja made a promise earlier this month: It will be the Nepalese climbing community that completes what is deemed one of the most daring mountaineering feats - reaching the summit of Mount K2 in winter. On January 16, he was part of one of the two Nepali teams that converged a mere 10 metres ahead of the 28,251-foot mountain's peak. From the...
Amit Shah Promises "Infiltrator-Free", "Flood-Free" Assam, Skips CAA
India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhary, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday January 24, 2021
The BJP, with its allies, will form the next Assam government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today, basing his forecast on the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) victory his party scored last December in alliance with the hardliner United People's Party Liberal (UPPL). Speaking in Kokrajhar today, he also reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Mod...
9 Arrested At Chennai Airport For Allegedly Smuggling Gold In Rectum
India News | Reported By Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday January 24, 2021
Customs authorities at Chennai airport have made massive recoveries of gold in various forms over the past three days, with more than 9 kilograms of it found on nine persons who carried it in their rectums. The precious metal was also seized in the form of bits and chains from the same set of people.
Lalu Yadav Under Observation At AIIMS, Family In Attendance
India News | Reported by Parimal Kumar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday January 24, 2021
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav, who was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi yesterday evening, has been put under observation in the critical care unit of the hospital's Cardiothoracic and Neurosciences Centre. His family and friends, including wife Rabri Devi and party colleague Bhola Yadav, have ...
"Entire Country Will Thank You": A Farmer's Letter To PM's Mother
India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday January 24, 2021
A farmer from Punjab, protesting for months along with thousands like him, has written an emotional letter to the Prime Minister's aged mother, urging her to convince her son to repeal three Central agricultural laws that have sparked a major agitation in the country. He hoped in the letter that she would use all her powers as a mother to make PM N...
India, China Hold Round 9 Of Military Talks Today Amid Border Standoff
India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday January 24, 2021
Military commanders of India and China today met for a ninth time for talks to defuse tension along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh and find a solution to end the standoff. In the last round of talks, the Indian Army strongly insisted on an early disengagement of troops by China from all points of friction in eastern Ladakh.
Halwa Ceremony, Mobile App Launch Ahead Of "Paperless" Union Budget 2022
India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday January 23, 2021
The customary Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of the annual Budget making process, was held in North Block here today afternoon in the presence of Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The event also marked the launch of the Union Budget Mobile App, a platform that provides easy and quick access to budget-related ...
Bangladesh Contingent To Lead Republic Day Parade Marking 50 Years Of Liberation
India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Neeta Sharma, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday January 23, 2021
A Bangladeshi tri-service contingent will lead the annual Republic Day parade in New Delhi, commemorating 50 years of the country's Liberation War. Comprising soldiers of the Bangladesh Army, sailors of the Bangladesh Navy, and air warriors of the Bangladesh Air Force, the team will be led by Mohatsim Haider Chaudhary.
Chaos At Congress's Bhopal Pro-Farmer Rally As Cops Use Tear Gas, Water Cannons, Lathis
India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday January 23, 2021
The Madhya Pradesh Congress's two-week-long programme in support of the farmers protesting against three Central laws came to a rather chaotic end today in capital Bhopal as the police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the party's march towards Raj Bhawan. What began as a mass of party workers led by former Chief Minister Kamal Nath wavin...
With 1 Lakh Land Allotments, PM Reaches Out To Assam's Indigenous People
India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhary, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday January 23, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sent out a strong note of reassurance to the 70-odd indigenous tribes of Assam, granting recognition for the land they have lived on for generations but without any official documentation. The allocation of ownership to over a lakh such natives comes merely months ahead of the state Assembly polls in March-April. ...
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