Trump concedes defeat after Capitol siege
Supporters storm Capitol building in insurrection bid, clash with cops, 4 killed; after US Congress certifies Joe Biden-Kamala Harris’ victory, Trump says there will be an orderly transition on Jan 20 In an unprecedented assault on democracy in the US, thousands of supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol...
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Shapoorji Pallonji emerges as lowest bidder for Central Vista project
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Democrats near majority in US Senate
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SC to hear pleas against religious conversion for marriage law
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4 workers killed, 6 injured in Rourkela Steel Plant gas leak
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Petrol price reaches all-time high after oil firms hike rates after month-long hiatus
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No improvement on ground, SC says, posts matter for Jan 11
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12 bird flu epicentres in 5 States identified
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R-Day tractor rally rehearsal today
Rural women in Haryana receive training to drive tractors in Jan 26 ‘tractor parade’ in national Capital Farmers protesting against the three farm laws at Delhi borders for around 40 days are fully prepared to take out a tractor rally on Thursday. However, the inclement weather, because of which they had...
Trump vows to slug it out for presidency
With mounting desperation, Donald Trump has declared he would “fight like hell” to hold on to the presidency and appealed to Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when they convene this week to confirm the Electoral College vote. Electoral voters won by President-elect Biden are “not gonna...
Now, Sports Minister quits Mamata Govt
The Trinamool Congress continues to crumble with exodus as on Tuesday State Sports Minister and former India player Laxmi Ratan Shukla quit the Mamata Banerjee Cabinet in order to, what he said, concentrate more on his game — cricket. The 39-year-old Shukla, former Bengal captain, found an instant supporter in fellow...
Budget on Feb 1; 2nd part of Session from Mar 8 to Apr 8
Parliament will be convened for Budget Session on January 29, starting with President’s address and Budget to be presented on February 1. The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) on Tuesday recommended convening Budget Session in two parts. The first part of the Session will be from January 29 to...
China tried to change status quo in Ladakh: Def Ministry
As tension continues for the ninth month at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and several rounds of talks unable to break the logjam, the Defence Ministry has said China tried to forcefully and unilaterally change the status quo in Ladakh. China also ramped up its troop strength in the border...
Farmers defer tractor march to Jan 7
Following the bad weather in Delhi-NCR, the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha on Tuesday deferred their proposed tractor march by a day to January 7 to intensify their protest against the Centre’s new farm laws. Addressing a Press conference at Singhu Border, the epicentre of the protest, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha leaders said thousands...
SII, Bharat Biotech vow synergy for Covid jabs’ smooth rollout in India
A day after engaging in a war of words over the efficacy of coronavirus jabs, the vaccine manufacturing firms, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech on Tuesday apparently buried the differences by issuing a joint statement in which the duo pledged to work jointly on the vaccine rollout project. “Serum...
