Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:47:45
JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday said the Congress was the ‘B’ team of his party, even as the two parties seem unlikely to join hands to defeat a likely no-confidence motion against Legislative Council chairperson Pratapchandra Shetty.
Kumaraswamy’s strong rebuke came after Siddaramaiah said the secular standing of the JD(S) would be revealed during the no-trust motion that the BJP is li
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Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:46:04
The customs department has written to the heads of national carrier Air India and ground handling firm AI-SATS seeking details of action taken against their staff found involved in gold smuggling cases booked by it in past three years.
The move comes after the department noticed "spurt" in involvement of Air India ground staff/crew member in gold smuggling cases booked by the customs at the Ind
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Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:38:26
Shops and commercial establishments remained shut at many places in Punjab on Tuesday morning in view of a 'Bharat Bandh' called by agitating farmer unions to protest the Centre's three agri laws.
Petroleum dealers in the state closed filling stations to back the call for the nationwide strike. There are over 3,400 fuel pumps in Punjab.
In neighbouring BJP-JJP ruled Haryana, opposition parti
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Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:33:00
A section of auto and taxi unions on Tuesday joined the 'Bharat Bandh' called by agitating farmer unions to press for repeal of the Centre's agri laws and decided to keep their vehicles off the roads here.
Kamaljeet Gill, President of Sarvodaya Driver Association of Delhi, which represents drivers working with cab aggregators, claimed most of its members were on strike.
"There are around 4 l
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Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:30:25
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday alleged that Delhi Police has put Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest after he met protesting farmers at the Singhu border, a claim denied by the city police.
Kejriwal had visited the Singhu border on Monday and reviewed facilities for farmers protesting against the agri marketing laws.
Addressing a press conference, AAP spokesperson Saurabh
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Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:28:23
With the chances of a COVID-19 vaccine being available soon increasing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the mobile technology will be used for mass inoculation against the pandemic.
Speaking at the India Mobile Congress, he said mobile technology has enabled benefits worth billions of dollars to reach the deserving and also helped the poor and vulnerable during the pandemic.
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Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:22:41
Supporters of the Congress and Left parties on Tuesday blocked railway tracks at several places, and held sit-ins on roads to enforce the nationwide shutdown, which evoked a mixed response in West Bengal.
The 'Bharat Bandh', called by agitating farmers' unions against the Centre's farm laws, partially affected the state with private vehicles remaining off the roads, while public transport, incl
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Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:19:18
The IOC suspended the authoritarian president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, from all Olympic activities including the Tokyo Games next year.
Lukashenko, who has led the Belarus Olympic Committee for 23 years, claimed a sixth presidential term after a state election in August widely viewed as rigged in his favor.
Belarus has since been in turmoil amid protests and a crackdown by security
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Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:16:42
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said the Uddhav Thackeray-led party never supported the three farm laws in Lok Sabha as alleged by the BJP.
Taking a swipe at the Centre over farmers' protests, Raut suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Union Home Minister Amit Shah can hold talks with cultivators who are observing the Bharat Bandh against farm laws.
Speaking to reporters here, R
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