Wed, 01 Sep 2021 17:14:54
The Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday announced candidates for six assembly seats for the 2022 Punjab Assembly polls.
The party fielded Jagmeet Singh Brar from the Maur assembly seat and named Jeet Mohinder Singh as its candidate from Talwandi Sabo.
Suba Singh has been fielded from Jaitu, Mantar Singh Brar from Kotkapura, Kanwarjit Singh Rosy Barkandi from Muktsar and Parambans Singh Romana f
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Wed, 01 Sep 2021 17:12:08
The Centre has defended the legality of the new Information Technology (IT) Rules before the Delhi High Court, saying that the rules seek to “prevent the misuse of the freedom of press” and protect the citizens from fake news in the digital media space which used to be largely unregulated.
The Centre, in its counter affidavit filed on a challenge to the constitutional validity of the new IT Rul
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Wed, 01 Sep 2021 17:10:16
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said it is too premature to congratulate ourselves over the UN Security Council adopting a resolution on Afghanistan, and cautioned that the possible axis of China, Pakistan and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan is a cause for worry.
His remarks came after the UN Security Council, under India's Presidency, adopted a strong resolution demanding that
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Wed, 01 Sep 2021 17:08:45
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday instructed her party workers to extend support to the farmers' protests in Haryana and Madhya Pradesh against the new agriculture laws.
Addressing a meeting of the party's office-bearers, the BSP chief said that due to the rigid stand of the Centre, the governments in BJP-ruled states are in a way considering the farmers their opponent.
The
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Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:05:58
The Maharashtra COVID-19 task force on children on Tuesday stressed undertaking vaccination of teachers and non-teaching staff on priority before taking any decision on reopening schools for physical classes.
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Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:04:07
The Election Commission on Wednesday sought an urgent hearing in the Supreme Court on its plea alleging that EVMs and VVPAT machines used in the assembly polls of six states are lying unused as they are preserved due to an order extending the limitation period for filing pleas, including election petitions, during the second wave of COVID-19.
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Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:01:58
The Left-affiliated All India Students' Association staged a protest on the Delhi University premises on Tuesday, demanding a planned reopening of the campus.
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Wed, 01 Sep 2021 13:59:41
The daily COVID-19 vaccinations crossed the one crore mark on Tuesday for the second time in five days, taking the cumulative doses administered in the country to over 65 crore, the Union Health Ministry said.
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Wed, 01 Sep 2021 13:58:05
In a poser to his Punjab counterpart, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday asked what steps his government has taken for the welfare of farmers while listing out the initiatives taken by Haryana.
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