As the farmers’ unions rejected the government’s proposal, the 11th round of talks between the Centre and farmers ended in a deadlock on Friday. According to Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, suspension of agri laws for a mutually agreed period was the “best offer” he had. Tomar asked the unions to reconsider his offer and […]
Farmer leaders and representatives arrived at Vigyan Bhawan here on Friday for another round of talks with representatives of the Centre, including Union Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar. On Thursday, one of fronts of protesting farmers, the Samkyukt Kisan Morcha rejected the government’s offer to put the three farm laws on hold for one-and-half-years to […]
A proposal to rename a street in Andrews Ganj area after Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has been approved, said Abhishek Dutt, South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s (SDMC) Congress councillor, on the 35th birth anniversary of the late actor on Thursday. The road, ‘Late Sushant Singh Rajput Marg’, has been named in Inder Colony adjacent to […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to the makers and producers of the web-series ‘Mirzapur’ and Amazon Prime Video. A Bench headed by the Chief justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde admitted the plea and sought a response from the makers of the web-series and Over The Top (OTT) platform Amazon Prime Video. The […]
To commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the Indian Railways renamed the Howrah-Kalka Mail, one of the oldest trains, as the ‘Netaji Express’. The Howrah-Kalka Mail runs daily between Howrah and Kalka via Delhi. It ran for the first time on January 1, 1866. At that time, its name was 63 […]
The Airports Authority of India (AAI), a public sector enterprise, has announced recruitment for 368 vacancies. The advertisement was released in November 2020, but the last date for submission of applications has been revised to January 29, 2021. To apply, candidates must have a degree in Engineering, Science, or Business, but a Graduate Aptitude Test […]
India will begin supply of Covid-19 vaccines being manufactured in the country to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles from Wednesday. Bhutan is the first country to receive India’s gift of Covishield vaccines manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, said sources. A consignment containing 1,50,000 doses of the vaccine have reached Thimphu. India […]
Ministry of Education has decided to waive off the minimum 75% marks in Class 12 for the academic year 2021-22 to be eligible for NITs, IIITs, SPAs and other Central Funded Technical Institutes, whose admissions are based on Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Mains 2021). The admissions to various Under Graduate (UG) programmes of the National […]
V Shanta, 93, doyenne of cancer care in the country, senior oncologist and chairperson of the Adyar Cancer Institute died early on Tuesday morning. Sources at the Cancer Institute said Dr V Shanta was rushed to hospital after she complained of chest pain on Monday at about 9 pm. She had a massive block which […]
A snowshoe run and interaction programme was held in Srinagar for the first time during the heavy snowfall season in the state. The event was organised by the Snowshoe Federation of India to boost winter sports in the Kashmir region. The game that is usually played in regions of Europe attracted athletes from various parts […]