Day: November 28, 2020

Accused of molestation, youth forced to eat faeces in Rajasthan

10:34 pm November 28, 2020

Dholpur: A youth was allegedly beaten up and forced to eat human faeces for having molested a minor girl in Dholpur district of Rajasthan, police said on Saturday. A disturbing video purportedly showing the man being slapped and forced to eat faeces has gone viral. The incident occurred on Thursday night when the youth allegedly molested […]

Govt ready for talks with protesting farmers anytime: Tomar

10:32 pm November 28, 2020

New Delhi: Amid massive protests for the third consecutive day by farmers heading to the national capital, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday said the Centre is ready for talks with them anytime as he appealed to farmers to call off their agitation and come for discussion. While a meeting with 32 protesting farmer unions has […]

In process to apply for emergency use licensure for COVID-19 vaccine: Adar Poonawalla

10:23 pm November 28, 2020

New Delhi: Vaccine major Serum Institute of India (SII) on Saturday said it is in the process of applying for an emergency use licensure for the AstraZeneca-Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate in India in the next two weeks. Addressing a virtual press conference on the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the company’s Pune facility, Serum Institute […]

Recruitment exam racket busted, 2 Delhi cops among 9 held

10:21 pm November 28, 2020

Noida: Nine people, including two Delhi Police constables, were arrested on Saturday for allegedly being part of a racket involving impersonators of candidates for various government recruitment exams, officials said. The gang was busted after three persons were detained while trying to enter a Delhi Police recruitment examination centre at Sector 62 in Noida in […]

Put everything else aside, address farmers’ issues personally: SAD to PM

10:18 pm November 28, 2020

Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to personally address all “genuine” issues of agitating farmers after putting aside all his other engagements. The Prime Minister should resolve the issues of agitating ‘annadatas’ on a “top national priority” basis, the SAD said in a statement here. When the Centre is repeatedly assuring farmers […]