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Sri Lanka Puts China Vaccine On Hold, Will Use India-Made Shot

World News | ANI | Friday February 26, 2021

Sri Lanka has put Chinese Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine on hold and will use India-manufactured Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to inoculate 14 million people, a government spokesperson has said.

Permission Denied, Farmers Firm On Holding Rakesh Tikait's Rally In Maharashtra

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 19, 2021

Even as the district administration in Maharashtra's Yavatmal has denied permission to the February 20 ''Maha Panchayat'' of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait due to rising COVID-19 cases, its organiser- Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM)- on Friday said it is firm on holding the public meeting there.

Ford Puts Projects With Mahindra On Hold As It Reassesses India Strategy: Report

Reuters | Friday February 19, 2021

Ford Motor has frozen all projects it was working on with Mahindra & Mahindra while it finalises a new India strategy, three people familiar with the U.S. carmaker's plans told Reuters, weeks after the two companies called off their planned joint venture.

South Africa Asks Serum Institute To Take Back 1 Million Vaccine Doses: Report

India News | Reuters | Wednesday February 17, 2021

South Africa has asked the Serum Institute of India to take back the one million COVID-19 vaccine doses the company had sent in early February, The Economic Times reported on Tuesday, a week after the country said it will put on hold use of AstraZeneca's shot in its vaccination program.

Crowds Thin Out At Delhi Borders As Farmers Plan New Strategy

India News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday February 16, 2021

The crowd of farmers is thinning around Delhi borders at Ghazipur and Singhu as the protest against the Centre's new farm laws entered its 83rd day with no breakthrough in sight. Many of the farmers are on their way back to the villages. From the thousands camping at the protest site barely a month ago, only half the number remain.

Delhi Gymkhana New Membership On Hold, Centre Appoints Administrator

India News | ANI | Monday February 15, 2021

After National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) allowed the Centre to appoint an administrator at Delhi Gymkhana, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on Monday appointed Manmohan Juneja to the post to oversee the affairs of the club.

INS Viraat's Dismantling Kept On Hold, Supreme Court Notice To Owner

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday February 10, 2021

The dismantling of the Navy's former flagship, Viraat, has been kept on hold by the Supreme Court, which also issued notice to the company that bought the ship from the government to be made into scrap. The Supreme Court's order comes on a petition by a group that offered to buy the decommissioned carrier for Rs 100 crore and convert it into a muse...

India Backs AstraZeneca, Orders 10 Million New Doses

India News | Reuters | Tuesday February 9, 2021

India said on Tuesday it had no concerns over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine despite South Africa putting it on hold, and ordered 10 million more doses of the shot for its own huge immunisation campaign.

Court Lifts Hold On Future's $3.4 Billion Retail Deal In Setback For Amazon: Report

Business | Reuters | Monday February 8, 2021

A two-judge bench hearing Future's appeal on Monday put on hold the previous ruling, which had effectively stalled the mega retail deal.

Chakka Jam Of Highways Ends, Delhi Under Security Blanket: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday February 7, 2021

The three-hour nationwide "chakka jam" -- blockade of national and state highways -- by farmers was held amid a high alert in Delhi on Saturday. Highways across north India, including the Eastern Peripheral Expressway around Delhi, were blocked by farmers protesting against the centre's three farm laws passed in September. In Bengaluru, 30 people ...

Singapore Arbitration On Future-Reliance Deal Equal To Judicial Order: Amazon

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 5, 2021

US e-commerce giant Amazon on Friday urged the Delhi High Court to declare that the Emergency Arbitrator (EA) award by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) putting on hold Rs 24,713 crore deal between Future Retail Ltd's (FRL) and Reliance Retail was akin to an order of court and enforceable like any other judicial direction.

Comic Munawar Faruqui Gets Bail From Supreme Court After Month In Jail

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday February 5, 2021

Stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui, in jail for over a month over allegations of "insulting Hindu Gods and Goddesses" during a show, was granted bail today by the Supreme Court, which also issued notice to the Madhya Pradesh government and put on hold a warrant against him in Uttar Pradesh.

Opinion: R&R - Rihanna And Rakesh Tikait - And Their Impact

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday February 3, 2021

The farmers say the government's offer to keep the laws on hold for 18 months while talks are held between both sides is unacceptable. The government says it will not repeal the laws but is open to hearing what changes are needed. The latest pictures arriving from camps, though, of farmers being virtually blocked into their sites, speak volumes of ...

Top Court Puts On Hold "Disturbing" High Court Order On Minor's Groping

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday January 27, 2021

Supreme Court puts on hold Bombay High Court order saying minor's groping not sexual assault since no skin-to-skin contact

"Ball In Your Court Now": Centre After Farmers Say No To Farm Laws Pause

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday January 22, 2021

The eleventh round of talks between the centre and farmers protesting the agriculture laws ended Friday evening as the previous ten - in a stalemate - with farmers refusing once more to accept the centre's proposal to put the laws on hold for 18 months