Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:35:17
Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) has urged the Supreme Court that an independent inquiry be conducted by a retired apex court judge to determine the facts of the alleged “illegal arrest and detention” of scribe Siddique Kappan on his way to Hathras, where a young Dalit woman had died after allegedly being gang-raped.
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Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:31:55
Accusing the BJP government of giving false promises about doubling farmer incomes, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday charged it with a "conspiracy" to grab their land in the guise of farm laws.
"People like us involved in farming clearly understand the conspiracy of grabbing lands of farmers under the guise of farm laws by giving 'jumla' (false promise) of doubling the income
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Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:30:13
Bollywood actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar, who unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on a Congress ticket, joined the Shiv Sena on Tuesday.
Immediately after joining the Uddhav Thackeray-led party, Matondkar took a swipe at actress Kangana Ranaut, saying "unnecessary importance" has been given to the latter.
The war of words between the BJP and the ruling Sena had b
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Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:28:36
At least six fishermen went missing after a deep-sea fishing boat capsized in the Arabian Sea, off Mangaluru coast, on Tuesday morning.
A total of 22 fishermen were onboard the ill-fated boat at the time of the incident.
Out of the 22 fishermen that were on board, 16 have been rescued so far, while six are missing, police said.
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Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:24:54
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asked the government to wake up and shed "arrogance" to provide protesting farmers their rights.
Farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, are holding protests at the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders of the national capital against the Centre's new agri-marketing laws.
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Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:22:17
The government on Tuesday offered to set up a committee to look into issues raised by farmers protesting against new farm laws, but it was rejected by representatives of 35 agitating organisations during their marathon meeting with three union ministers that ended without any resolution
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Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:13:58
All medical and paramedical colleges in Karnataka reopened on Tuesday, after being closed for nine months due to coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent lockdown.
Dental, AYUSH, paramedical, nursing and pharmacy colleges
also resumed regular classes from today, by adhering to COVID-19 guidelines.
Karnataka Minister for Health and Medical Education, Dr K Sudhakar had ordered the opening of
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Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:12:26
Serpentine queues of vehicles clogged the roads in parts of the national capital on Tuesday as the Delhi Police kept the Singhu and Tikri borders with Haryana closed for traffic and heightened checking at other places in view of the ongoing farmers' protest.
The closure of borders has also resulted in heavy traffic on other alternate routes between Delhi and Haryana.
"Singhu Border is still
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Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:10:41
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said the Centre should allay fears among the protesting farmers that the new agriculture laws were aimed at doing away with the system of minimum support price or that they will adversely affect the procurement of produce.
Kumar, whose JD(U) is a constituent of the BJP-led NDA, also sought to clear misconceptions over the farm legislation that allows
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