Day: January 29, 2021

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait to address Kisan Mahapanchayat in Jaipur

Rakesh Tikait true patriot: JJP leader Digvijay Chautala

8:30 pm January 29, 2021

Chandigarh: Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader Digvijay Singh Chautala on Friday called farmer leader Rakesh Tikait a true patriot and said he has always talked about farmers’ interests. The Delhi Police has registered an FIR against Tikait and others in connection with the violence in the national capital during the farmers’ tractor rally on Republic […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

GDP growth rate for 2019-20 revised downwards to 4 pc

8:27 pm January 29, 2021

New Delhi: The government on Friday revised downwards the economic growth rate for 2019-20 to 4 per cent from 4.2 per cent estimated earlier. “Real GDP or GDP at constant (2011-12) prices for the years 2019-20 and 2018-19 stands at Rs 145.69 lakh crore and Rs 140.03 lakh crore, respectively, showing growth of 4.0 per […]

Agitation not solution, says farmers organisation

8:19 pm January 29, 2021

Coimbatore: A farmers outfit on Friday said large-scale agitation as is being witnessed in the national capital and states seeking repeal of three farm laws introduced by the Centre is not a solution. Instead, the farmers should form an organisation and decide themselves on the price of their produce, said Vellangiri Uzhavan, a Farmer Producer […]

Determined to hosting Olympics: Japan PM Suga Yoshihide

8:15 pm January 29, 2021

New Delhi/Davos: While Japan‘s fight against COVID-19 continues, the country is committed to hosting the Olympic Games, now scheduled for July, Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide said on Friday. In a special address at the World Economic Forum’s online Davos Agenda Summit, Yoshihide also said he is himself standing in the front line of the […]

Former Bengal minister Rajib Banerjee quits TMC

8:13 pm January 29, 2021

Kolkata: Hours after quitting as the MLA of the West Bengal Assembly, Rajib Banerjee on Friday resigned from the primary membership of the TMC, intensifying speculation that he might soon switch over to the BJP. He sent his resignation letter to TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, thanking her for the opportunities given to him to serve […]