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Steadfast In Demands, Farmers Threaten To Scale Up Protests If 'black Laws' Not Repealed
As the protests against the new agricultural policies entered its eighth day on Thursday, the farmer leaders once again reiterated their demands as they set out for another round of talks with the central government. ....
Bollywood Drugs Probe: 2 NCB Officials Suspended
In a major embarrassment, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has suspended two officials from their Mumbai Zonal Unit for alleged suspicious role which enabled two accused get relief in the ongoing Bollywood-drugs mafia investigations, official sources said here on Thursday. ....
Akali Patron Parkash Badal Returns Padma Award, Says Govt Betrayed Farmers
Expressing solidarity with the agitating farmers over the Centre's farm laws, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday returned his Padma Vibhushan award in protest against "the betrayal of the farmers by the government". ....
Inflationary Woes: RBI Retains Rates, Maintains Accommodative Stance
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday retained its key short-term lending rates to subdue the unabatedly high inflation rate.....
India Will Start Vaccination Only After Expert Nod: PM Modi
Addressing an all-party meeting on Covid vaccines delivery and distribution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that state governments' advise will be sought on the matter as to who all will get the inoculation first, and urged political leaders to write in their suggestions.....
Mamata Banerjee Reminds People Of Her 26-day Hunger Strike Before Discussing Anti-farm Bill Protests
A day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed concerns over the ongoing anti-farm bill protest, she reminded people of her 26-day long hunger strike in Kolkata opposing the forcible acquisition of farmland in Hooghly district's Singur for the Tata Motors then proposed Nano car factory. ....
Moderna To Make Up To 125 Million Covid Vaccine Doses Available Globally
US-based drugmaker Moderna has said that it expects to have between 100 million and 125 million doses of its experimental Covid vaccine available globally in the first quarter of 2021. ....
Andhra Assembly Passes Tax, Appropriation Bills On Session's Last Day
The Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed four bills, including the appropriation bill, by voice vote, on the last day of its session Friday. ....
Haryana Minister Anil Vij Tests Positive Days After Getting Trial Dose Of Coronavirus Vaccine
Days after voluntarily taking a test dose of Covid-19 vaccine, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Saturday tested positive for the virus. ....
PM Modi Inaugurates Construction Of Agra Metro Project
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the construction work of the Agra Metro project in Uttar Pradesh through video conferencing. ....
