While the BJP top brass demanded immediate and strict action against those involved in the attack, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sought to waterdown the controversy and instead accused the BJP of vitiating the atmosphere of the state.
President of Krantikari Kisan Union Darshan Pal on Wednesday rejected the government's proposals on farm laws as they continue to remain firm on their demands of repealing the new farm laws. Addressing a presser, Darshan Pal while representing farmers further warned the Centre of intensifying their agitation by blocking other major highways, entry points towards the national capital.
The Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions and supported by 18 political parties failed to have much impact even as protesters tried to block highways at some places by placing burning tyres on roads. Barring a few places in West Bengal, Odisha, all the markets, shops, banks, government and private offices, and other commercial establishments functioned normally pan-India.
Reforms are needed for development. Some laws which used to be good in the past century, have become a burden in the present century, PM Modi said after inaugurating the construction of the Agra Metro project via video conferencing.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act is likely to be implemented from January next year, as the Central government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are keen to grant citizenship to the large refugee population in West Bengal, senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya said on Saturday.
"Farmers should keep faith in Modi govt that whatever will be done, it will be in their interest. I want to thank Farmers' unions for maintaining the discipline...Since talks couldn't be completed today, we've called for another meeting on 9th December," said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Sing
The fourth round of talks between the Centre and farmer leaders over the new farm laws concluded on Thursday without any breakthrough. The meeting that lasted for over 7 hours, saw discussions over various concerns raised by the farmers concerning the three agriculture laws. Though the meeting remained inconclusive, Union Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar once again assured farmers that Minimum Support Price (MSP) will not be ended. The next meeting will be held on December 5 (Saturday) at 2 pm.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said he was not desirous of taking away the film business out of the financial capital as he vowed to build a "world-class" Film City in the northern state.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipality Corporation (GHMC) election on Tuesday concluded at 6 pm with a voter turnout nearly 36 per cent till 5 pm. Around 30 per cent voters cast their votes in the elections till 4 pm, election officials said. According to SEC, 29.76 per cent electorate cast their votes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid floral tribute to the statue of Saint Ravidas at Sant Ravidas Park in Varanasi.
After visiting Zydus Cadila's plant in Ahmedabad and Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a day-tour to review coronavirus vaccines development across different hubs in the country has reached Pune in Maharashtra. He will visit Serum Institute of India (SII) which is manufacturing Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine for the contagious disease.
With Farmers coming towards Delhi, the suspicion is that whether this issue is being used as a political tool by parties.
SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal also slammed the Centre for treating farmers as ‘enemies of the State’.
Ahead of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls, war of words between political competitors is also getting intense. In one such incident, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has hit out at a BJP leader who in a statement talked about conducting a surgical strike in old city if they wins polls.
Scientists and vaccine makers have long said that a handful of vaccines could be available by the end of the year, if everything goes according to plan.
This meet by PM Modi is among the several conducted to review the handling of disease outbreak by states, and come up with a strategy for reducing burden on public health infrastructure.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India was not only meeting its Paris Agreement targets but has also been exceeding them. He was virtually addressing the G-20 Summit side event, "Safeguarding the Planet - The Circular Carbon Economy Approach".
PM Modi addressing students of Pt Deendayal Petroleum University during their convocation said that the youth of the 21st century should move forward with a clean slate, and a clean heart which means clear intentions.
Four Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu region on November 19, 2020.
Security forces gunned down four terrorists in a swift operation after an encounter broke out at Ban Toll Plaza on Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Nagrota in Jammu district.
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