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IndiaOct 16, 2020

Watch: Traffic cop dragged on car bonnet in Delhi's Dhaula Kuan

On-duty Delhi Traffic Police personnel in Delhi's Dhaula Kuan was dragged on the bonnet of a car for few metres after he attempted to stop the vehicle for a traffic rule violation. The incident took place on Oct 12. The car driver was held later. The traffic policeman held on to the bonnet of a car for nearly 400 metres after he tried to stop the vehicle which was speeding on a busy road in Delhi. Footage from CCTV shows the cop holding on to the car before falling on the road. He nearly missed the wheels of the hatchback driven by the offender. Delhi Police has registered an FIR against the m
IndiaOct 08, 2020

India: President Kovind, PM Modi condole Ram Vilas Paswan's demise

Union Minister and founder of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Ram Vilas Paswan passed away on Thursday following illness. He was 74. Chirag Paswan, MP, paid condolences to his father. "Papa, you are no more in this world now but I know that wherever you are, you are with me. Miss you Papa," Chirag Paswan said in a tweet. Ram Vilas Paswan was Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the Narendra Modi government. He was also a minister in the previous NDA government. He had undergone heart surgery in a Delhi hospital.Paswan was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1977 o
IndiaOct 06, 2020

Read the Punjabi translation of new Farm Bills passed in India

The Punjabi translation of new farm bills passed by the Indian Parliament can be read by clicking on the following link: Punjabi translation of the new farm bills
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IndiaOct 01, 2020

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka arrested while on way to Hathras to meet gangrape victim's family

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were arrested on Thursday afternoon near Yamuna Expressway, after the former was allegedly shoved and pushed to the ground by Uttar Pradesh Police, while on his way to Hathras to meet the family of the gang-rape victim who died on September 29.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was roughed up by police on his way to Hathras at Yamuna Expressway, earlier today. He has been arrested by police under Section 188 IPC. Rahul Gandhi, who has been stopped at Yamuna Expressway on his way to Hathras, asked police, "I want to walk to Hathras alone. Please
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IndiaSep 29, 2020

India's Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu tests positive for COVID-19

India's Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu has tested positive for the coronavirus and will home quarantine. His office says in a tweet on Tuesday the 71 year old Naidu is asymptomatic and in good health. His wife, Usha Naidu, has tested negative and is in self-isolation. Naidu recently attended a session of India's Parliament that was cut short after more than 20 lawmakers tested positive. India's Home Minister Amit Shah tested positive last month and recovered in a hospital. India registered 70,589 new cases and 776 more confirmed deaths in the last 24 hours. That pushed the totals to more th
IndiaSep 26, 2020

SAD decides to pull out of NDA over agriculture bills

Days after quitting the union cabinet, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has now decided to pull out of the BJP-led NDA alliance over "Centre's stubborn refusal to give statutory legislative guarantees to protect assured marketing of farmers crops on MSP".The decision was taken at the core committee meeting of SAD. The meeting unanimously decided to pull out of the BJP-led NDA alliance.Apart from Centre's stance on the agriculture bills, the party also talked of "its continued insensitivity to Punjabi and Sikh issues like not including Punjabi language in the list of official languages in Jammu and Ka
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IndiaSep 17, 2020

Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigns from union cabinet over `anti-farmer legislation'; Capt. Amarinder Singh calls the decision a part of long chain of theatrics

Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Thursday resigned from Union Cabinet in protest against "anti-farmer ordinances and legislation".The resignation came soon after Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal opposed the two farmer-related bills in the Lok Sabha. SAD is an ally of ruling National Democratic Alliance at the Centre and in Punjab."I have resigned from Union Cabinet in protest against anti-farmer ordinances and legislation. Proud to stand with farmers as their daughter and sister," Harsimrat Kaur Badal said in a tweet.The two bills seek to replace two ordinan
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IndiaSep 15, 2020

India accuses China of violating pacts, militarizing border

India's defence minister is accusing China of violating past border agreements and increasing its military deployment along a disputed mountainous frontier in the Ladakh region. Rajnath Singh told Parliament that India has made counter-deployments along the rugged frontier to protect its interests and its troops have foiled transgression attempts by China. Relations between the two countries have often been strained, partly due to their undemarcated border. Since May, the two countries have been embroiled in a tense border standoff in Ladakh. In June they had their deadliest clash in decades.
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IndiaSep 10, 2020

BMC files response on Kangana Ranaut plea against demolition, HC adjourns hearing till Sept 22

The Bombay High Court on Thursday adjourned the plea filed by Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut against the demolition of alleged "illegal alteration" at her property in Mumbai, till September 22. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) today filed its response in the matter, following which Kangana's lawyer sought time to respond to the affidavit.The High Court had yesterday stayed the demolition drive being undertaken by the BMC at Kangana Ranaut's property. Ranaut, through her lawyer Rizwan Siddiqui, had moved the High Court against the demolition of what the BMC termed as "illegal altera

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