Day: January 31, 2021

Will honour PM’s dignity, but also protect farmers’ self-respect: Naresh Tikait

3:50 pm January 31, 2021

New Delhi: Farmer leader Naresh Tikait Sunday said that protesting farmers will honour the dignity of prime minister, but are also committed to protecting their self-respect, a day after Narendra Modi said his government was just a ”phone call away” for talks with them. Tikait said the government should ”release our men and prepare an environment conducive for talks”. […]

Sonu Sood moves SC against HC order on illegal construction notice illegal construction notice ‘

3:44 pm January 31, 2021

New Delhi: Actor Sonu Sood has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order which dismissed his appeal against a BMC notice over alleged illegal construction at his residential building in Mumbai’s Juhu area. Sood’s petition stated that his application for conversion has been approved by the Municipal Commissioner subject to Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) permission. It said the high court […]

Govt to issue OTT guidelines soon: Minister

100 per cent occupancy in theatres from Feb 1, digital transactions to be encouraged: Javadekar

3:40 pm January 31, 2021

New Delhi: Cinema halls across the country will be permitted to operate at full capacity from February 1 with adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Prakash Javadekar announced on Sunday. Adequate physical distancing, mandatory face masks and sanitisation of auditorium after every screening are among the latest SOPs issued by the Ministry of Information […]

Freelance journalist arrested for ‘misbehaving’ with police at Singhu border

3:34 pm January 31, 2021

New Delhi: A freelance journalist was arrested from the Singhu border on Sunday for allegedly misbehaving with the police personnel on duty at the farmers’ protest site there, officials said. A case was registered against him and he has been arrested now, a senior police officer said, a day after the scribe was detained. Police […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

Country saddened by insult to Tricolour on Republic Day: PM Modi

3:29 pm January 31, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the country was saddened by the ”insult” to the Tricolour on Republic Day, referring to the religious flag incident at Red Fort during the farmers’ tractor parade. In his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ broadcast, Modi maintained that his government is committed to ”modernising” farming and has been taking many […]