Congress

Cong weakening India’s fight against Covid: BJP

9:31 pm May 29, 2021

New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday accused the Congress of working to “weaken” India’s fight against COVID-19, and alleged that the opposition party “provided” tools to countries like Pakistan to defame India. Citing the alleged remarks of former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath that India is not great but infamous following the spread of […]

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Punjab cuts power tariff for domestic consumers

8:52 pm May 28, 2021

Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Friday announced a reduction of 50 paise to Re 1 per unit in power tariff for domestic consumers in the state. This move shall result in financial relief to the tune of Rs 682 crore to these consumers, as per a statement by Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission. Punjab, a […]

Pursuing Pfizer, J&J and Moderna since mid-2020 for earliest possible vaccine imports: Govt

5:52 pm May 27, 2021

New Delhi: Facing accusations of delay in placing orders for vaccines, the government on Thursday defended its vaccine procurement policy saying it has been pursuing Pfizer, J&J and Moderna since mid-2020 for the earliest possible imports, and has even waived local trials for well-established foreign vaccine makers. ”Buying vaccines internationally is not similar to buying ‘off-the-shelf items,” the […]

Floyd family meets with Biden as Congress mulls police bill

8:36 pm May 25, 2021

Washington: President Joe Biden will meet with the family of George Floyd at the White House Tuesday on the one year anniversary of his death. But beyond the meeting, Biden has yet to offer concrete action for the family of the man whose death at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer sparked a global reckoning over systemic […]

Rahul emphasises power of local languages

Toolkit issue: Rahul Gandhi says ‘truth remains unafraid’

11:44 am May 25, 2021

New Delhi: ”Truth remains unafraid,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday after the Delhi Police sent a notice to Twitter India in connection with the probe into a complaint about the alleged ‘COVID toolkit’. After two police teams descended on Twitter’s offices in Delhi and Gurgaon, the Congress on Monday had alleged that the ”cowardly raid” on the microblogging site’s offices by the Delhi Police ”exposes lame duck attempts” […]