Centre ready to deliberate on all demands, Shah urges protesting farmers to shift to designated site

New Delhi (IANS) Amid intense protests against the newly passed farm bills, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday appealed to the farmers saying that the government is ready to hold talks on every issue around the recently introduced farm laws.

Centre seeks 300-400 mn vaccine doses, says SII's Poonawalla

Pune (IANS) The Government of India is looking at getting 300-400 million doses of coronavirus vaccine by July, which is being developed by an international health consortium that includes Punes Serum Institute of India (SII), a top official said…

Around 52% polling recorded in 1st phase of DDC polls in J&K

Jammu (IANS) State Election Commissioner (SEC) K.K. Sharma said on Saturday that the first phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir has been conducted successfully with a voter turnout of 51.76%.

The polling…

CBI raids 45 locations in 4 states over coal smuggling

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday said that it has been carrying out searches at 45 locations across four states over an illegal coal mining case.

According to the CBI, the raids are underway in West Bengal,…

2L more set to reach Delhi in 40km-long cavalcade

Chandigarh (IANS) The largest among the 31 farm organizations in Punjab protesting the central government's Farm Laws set out for Delhi on Saturday in a cavalcade that stretches for 40 km as they resumed their onward journey from Haryana's…

Farmers allowed to enter Delhi, protest at Burari

New Delhi (IANS) After hours of confrontation and talks with the farmers the Delhi Police finally on Friday afternoon allowed the farmers to enter Delhi. They will be escorted to Nirankari ground in Burari for carrying on their protests against the…

It's tense: Police use tear gas, water cannons & farmers pelt stones at Singhu

New Delhi (IANS) While one group of farmers prepared lunch for the protesters at Singhu on Delhi-Haryana border, another group launched stones after waiting for hours to secure entry inside the national capital.

According to reports, a Delhi…

Dissident minister Suvendu Adhikari quits Mamata cabinet

Kolkata (IANS) A day after West Bengal Irrigation and Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari was replaced from the post of Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC), the Trinamool Congress heavyweight from East Midnapore on Friday tendered his resignation…

MiG-29K crashes in Arabian Sea, 1 pilot missing

Mumbai (IANS) A MiG-29K trainer aircraft operating from the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya in the Arabian Sea, ditched on Monday evening, officials said here on Friday.

One of the two pilots on board has been rescued while the other pilot…

Soldier killed in Pak firing on LoC in J&K's Poonch district

Jammu (IANS) A soldier, who was injured in firing by Pakistani troops in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, succumbed to injuries on Friday.

Colonel Devender Anand, Defence Ministry spokesman said Pakistan army resorted to unprovoked…