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‘Dumping’ of homeless people: 6 more Indore civic staffers sacked

4:50 pm February 10, 2021

Indore: After facing flak for dumping homeless people out of Indore amid the cold weather last month, the city civic body terminated the services of six more temporary employees on Wednesday, an official said. Last month, two temporary employees of the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) were removed from service and a deputy civic commissioner was […]

PM appeals to farmers to end agitation against farm laws

7:32 pm February 8, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appealed to protesting farmers to end their agitation against the new farm laws even as he questioned opposition parties for their sudden ”U-turn” on the agriculture sector reforms. The prime minister also hit out at those behind the protests, saying a new ”breed” of agitators called ”andolan jeevi” has […]

Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty

8:59 pm February 7, 2021

Chicago: Joe Biden, the first sitting US president to openly oppose the death penalty, has discussed the possibility of instructing the Department of Justice to stop scheduling new executions, officials have told The Associated Press. If he does, that would end an extraordinary run of executions by the federal government, all during a pandemic that raged inside prison […]

India must prepare for borderless war: Rahul

Budget is another ‘assault’ on farmers, they will have to pay more for petrol-diesel: Rahul

10:37 pm February 5, 2021

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government over its Budget, saying it was another ”assault” on farmers after the farm laws as they will have to spend more for petrol-diesel and no financial assistance will be given to them. ”In Modi’s crony-centric budget, farmers will have to pay more for petrol-diesel and no […]

Accused arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari bail in UK extradition case extended to April 9

7:25 pm February 5, 2021

London : AUK court presiding over the extradition case of Sanjay Bhandari, an accused arms dealer and “proclaimed offender” wanted in India on money laundering charges, extended his bail until April 9 at a case management hearing in London on Friday. Bhandari, who was arrested on an extradition warrant in July 2020 and is contesting his extradition to India, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ […]