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Shashi Tharoor Slams Centre's Covid Management Strategy
Hitting out at the central government for its "mismanagement" in handling the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor urged the Centre to become more transparent in its functioning and recognise the "follies" of the current approach. ....
Smriti Irani: Yogi Will Do Justice In Hathras Case, Rahul Is Just Playing Politics
During a visit to Varanasi on Saturday, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani described the incident in Hathras as painful. "Chief Minister Yogi will do justice in this matter. But Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka going to Hathras is just playing politics." ....
Mayawati Flays Yogi Government For Harassing Farmers Over Pollution
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday flayed the Uttar Pradesh government over what she called "harassment and state-sponsored excesses" on farmers in the guise of action against those causing pollution, especially by stubble-burning. ....
Farmers' Protest: No Breakthrough In Talks, Next Round On December 5
The over seven-hour long talks between the representatives of the farmers' bodies and the Union government ended without any breakthrough on Thursday and the next round of talks has been scheduled for December 5. As per sources, the farmers have given their suggestions to the government in writing. ....
Inside Story: How 40 Farm Leaders Kept A Vow Of Silence During Talks With Govt
The fifth round meeting of three ministers of the Modi government with farm leaders at Vigyan Bhawan on Saturday was very different from the previous ones.....
Govt Official Cites 5 Benefits Of Contract Farming Law
Contract farming has been going on in the country for a long time now, both in formal as well as informal manner, but the Central government has given it a legal basis through a law. A senior government official said that the agreement under the new law will define the quality, grade, price and conditions of services, and therefore will not compromise farmers' interests. ....
Allahabad HC Refuses To Stay 'love Jihad' Ordinance
The Allahabad High Court on Friday refused to stay the Uttar Pradesh government's ordinance to ban unlawful religious conversions, but issued notices to the state and others on a bunch of PILs that challenged the law. ....
Covid Positivity Rate Plunges To 1.3% In Delhi
The positivity rate of Covid cases plunged to 1.3 per cent in the national capital as it reported 1,139 new Covid-19 cases while 32 persons succumbed to the viral illness on Saturday, the Delhi government's health bulletin stated. ....
Modi Govt Fully Committed To Farmers' Welfare: Tomar
With farmers continuing their protest on the Delhi borders for nearly a month now, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday again held out the assurance that the Modi government was "fully committed" to their welfare. ....
Yogi Govt To Roll Out 'road Ambulances' In UP
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is all set to roll out an ambitious scheme of 'Road Ambulances' early next year.....
