As their agitation completed seven months, farmer leaders on Saturday stuck to their demands, saying they will call off their protest if the government repeals the three farm laws even as Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar appealed to them to end their stir and offered to resume talks.
President Ram Nath Kovind has embarked on a train journey to visit his birthplace in Uttar Pradesh where he will interact with his old acquaintances from school days and the early days of his social service. It would be after a gap of 15 years that an incumbent president will be travelling by train.
A crucial meeting to chalk out the future political course of action in Jammu and Kashmir, convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, began on Thursday with the attendance of 14 leaders, including four former chief ministers.
India began providing free coronavirus vaccine to states for inoculation of all above the age of 18 from Monday, June 21. The decision was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a national address on June 7. The Centre had decided to buy 75 per cent of jabs from vaccine makers, including 25 per cent of the state quota, and give it for free to state governments.
Months after being closed due to Covid-induced lockdown, entry to the historic Taj Mahal reopened for tourists.
People in Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand woke up to strong winds and heavy rain on Wednesday morning as cyclone Yaas landfall began near Dhamra port in Odisha at 9.15 am. A massive evacuation drive was undertaken in Odisha where lakhs of people were moved to safety. 'Yaas' is the second cyclonic storm to hit India within a week after 'Tauktae' tore into its western coast, causing deaths and destruction.
A very severe cyclonic storm 'Tauktae' with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour was barreling towards the Gujarat coast Monday, dumping heavy rains on Mumbai, forcing the evacuation of over 1.5 lakh people in Gujarat.
The fourth phase polling of West Bengal polls 2021 is underway in 44 constituencies amid tight security and Covid-19 protocols. As many as 373 candidates are in the fray in the fourth phase that is being held across five districts -- Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly.
An estimated 9.47 percent of the total 81.09 lakh electors exercised their franchise till 9 am in 47 constituencies of Assam where polling is underway with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols in the first phase of elections on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day Bangladesh visit, to attend neighbouring country's 50th Independence Day celebrations. Here's a glimpse of PM Modi's visit to Dhaka on day 1 in photos.
There was a massive flood in Uttarakhand's Joshimath area due to the water level in Dhauliganga river suddenly crossing its regular flow on Sunday morning followed by an avalanche near a power project at the Reni village of Chamoli district.
Bringing the curtains down on the four-day-long Republic Day celebrations, the Beating Retreat ceremony was held at Vijay Chowk in Delhi on January 29. Here are some of the best photos of the spectacular event.
Protesting farmers on Tuesday swarmed the Red Fort during a 'tractor rally' on Republic Day amid police attempts to block them from proceeding towards central Delhi, barged into the 17th-century monument, climbed up the ramparts, and waved farmer union flags and banners and even hoisted a pennant. All this happened after thousands of farmers riding tractors and motorcycles thronged the otherwise busy ITO intersection. Police and other security personnel deployed at the Red Fort were seen lathi-charging the protesters at the monument even as the former were clearly outnumbered by the farmers. Here's a look at the protest through pictures.
People celebrated harvest festivals, in various parts of the country under different names -- Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Bihu, Uttarayan and Paush Parva across various states on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lit the first 'diya' on 'Dev Deepawali' and set off celebrations for the festival that is marked by lighting lakhs of earthen lamps on the banks of the Ganga in Varanasi. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that 'Dev Deepawali' is special this year because it marks the return of 'Maa Annapurna'.
The Delhi Police on Friday used tear gas shells to disperse a group of farmers who had reached the Singhu border as part of their 'Delhi Chalo' march to protest against the Centre's new farm laws. The shells were fired at the border point at Narela which connects Delhi with Haryana. Punjab farmers, representing over 30 farm bodies, have announced they will enter Delhi through several routes -- Lalru, Shambhu, Patiala-Pehowa, Patran-Khanauri, Moonak-Tohana, Ratia-Fatehabad, and Talwandi-Sirsa. Traffic has been diverted at several places along the national capital's border in view of the protest. Checking of vehicles has also been intensified at the Delhi-Gurgaon border leading to heavy traffic jams. CISF personnel have also been deployed on the Delhi-Gurgaon border.
Severe cyclonic storm 'Nivar' will intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm over the next 12 hours and cross the coast between Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Wednesday midnight or early Thursday. The India Meteorological Department said it is very likely to move northwestwards and cross between Karaikal and Mamallapuram around Puducherry during mid-night of November 25 and early hours of November 26 as a very severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph. Meanwhile, Chennai and its suburbs received heavy overnight rains, with low-lying areas getting inundated and water entering houses in such localities.
Along with millions of people across India, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also took part in Chhath Puja, a festival which is dedicated to the Solar deity 'Surya' and his sister 'Shashti Devi' (Chhathi Maiya).
In the month of November itself, Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district received its first early snowfall in over 15 years on Monday, bringing the temperature down by 5 to 6 degrees Celsius. People on the internet shared pictures of the hill-station covered in snow. Have a look at the beautiful pictures here.
'Deepotsav' celebrations in Ayodhya has made it to the Guinness World records for 'the largest display of oil lamps' after 5,84,572 earthen lamps were lit on the banks of river Saryu on Friday.
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