Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:57:37
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer unions, on Friday demanded a “high-level fair investigation” into the death of two minor girls in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao.
The farmers’ body said proper medical treatment should be given to the third victim, who is battling for life, and called for “strict punishment to the culprits”.
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Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:55:59
The Jharkhand High Court on Friday rejected Lalu Prasad’s bail application in a fodder scam case, dashing the RJD president’s chance of immediate release from jail.
Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh turned down Prasad’s bail request in the Dumka treasury case, an offshoot of the multi-crore rupees fodder scam.
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Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:53:40
A designated MP/MLA court in West Bengal issued summons to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday to appear either personally or through a lawyer before it on February 22 in connection with a defamation case lodged against him by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee.
The special judge of MP/MLA court at Bidhannagar directed that Shah is “required to appear in person/by pleader” at 10 am on
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Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:51:35
Hours after announcing the decision to go ahead with its controversial privacy policy update, WhatsApp on Friday said it has conveyed to the Indian government that it remains committed to protection of privacy of personal conversations across the country.
Last month, the messaging app had faced a volley of questions from the Indian government after it informed users that it was updating its pri
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Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:49:15
India's Ankita Raina on Friday claimed her maiden WTA title by lifting the Phillip Island Trophy along with Russian partner Kamilla Rakhimova, a feat which will catapult her into the top-100 in the doubles for the first time in her career.
Ankita and Kamilla erased a one-set deficit to beat the Russian combination of Anna Blinkova and Anastasia Potapova 2-6 6-4 10-7 in the summit clash here.
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Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:44:04
The proceedings of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly budget session on Friday got off to a stormy start over the farmers' issue with Leader of Opposition Ram Govind Chaudhary demanding immediate discussion on the topic.
As the members raised slogans and rushed into the well of the House to raise it, Speaker Hriday Narayan Dikshit adjourned the house for 30 minutes.
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Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:42:15
In a major move that will benefit hundreds and thousands of Indian IT professionals in America, the Biden administration has introduced an ambitious immigration bill in Congress which among other things proposes to eliminate the per-country cap for employment-based green cards.
The US Citizenship Act of 2021 proposes a pathway to citizenship to 11 million undocumented workers, elimination of pe
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Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:40:55
A court here discharged 17 alleged Tablighi Jamat members, booked early last year for various offences during the COVID-19 lockdown, of all charges, saying there was no prima facie evidence on record to make them stand trial.
Out of the 17, seven are Indonesian nationals.
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Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:39:16
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday launched India's website for five-nation grouping BRICS.
India assumed chairmanship of BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) this year when the bloc is celebrating its 15th anniversary.
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