New Delhi: The seventh round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers got underway here Monday afternoon to break the over-a-month-long deadlock on recent farm laws. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of...
Ghaziabad (UP): Twenty-four people, most of them attending a funeral, were killed and 17 others injured when the roof of a shelter at a cremation ground in Uttar Pradesh's Muradnagar collapsed Sunday, officials said. Several people had taken shelter under the recently constructed structure while...
New Delhi: The Central Licensing Authority Saturday granted permission to Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech to manufacture 'Covaxin' for sale and distribution, after the indigenous coronavirus vaccine received regulatory approval for emergency use. "The Central Licensing Authority has granted permission to Bharat Biotech International Ltd to manufacture...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Sunday asked the state public universities and government as well as non-government degree colleges coming under Higher Education Department to commence physical classroom teaching for students of 2020-21 final year UG/ PG courses starting January 11, 2021- Monday. Guidelines for physical classroom...
New Delhi: The Subject Expert Committee of Central Drug Standard Control Organization Saturday recommended Bharat Biotech's 'Covaxin' for emergency use in India. The final decision on its approval will, however, be taken by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). The committee of experts assessing...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday announced dates for reopening of schools across the state. According to a notification issued by School and Mass Education Department, schools will reopen for Class-X and Class-XII students beginning January 8. The government in the notification mentioned that the syllabus for...
Bhubaneswar: A dry run for COVID-19 vaccination began at Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar, Saturday. Health Department Additional Secretary Pradipta Mohapatra inaugurated the vaccination drive. On this occasion, Mohapatra said that the vaccine is expected at any time in the state. “For this, the state has...
Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 83.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.82 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update Saturday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that...
New Delhi: India is one step away from its first coronavirus vaccine, with the nod of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) awaited on the Subject Expert Committee's recommendation for emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine. According to official sources, the panel's recommendation, which...
New Delhi: Thousands of farmers stayed put at their protest venues near Delhi’s border Friday. The farmers braved a severe chill as the mercury dipped to 1.1 degrees Celsius on the New Year’s Day. This is the lowest the mercury has dipped in the national...
By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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