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Congress to launch nationwide protest against farm bills

8:06 pm September 21, 2020

New Delhi: Congress party on Monday said it will launch a nationwide agitation against the farm bills passed by Parliament and also initiate a campaign for collecting two crore signatures of farmers and the poor against these proposed legislations. At a press conference after a meeting of the party’s senior leaders, K C Venugopal said […]

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Demand to regulate school fee raised in RS

12:40 pm September 20, 2020

New Delhi: A demand to regulate the fee charged by private schools was made in Rajya Sabha on Sunday by a Congress MP, who said schools were also charging high rates for books and dresses. Raising the issue through a Zero Hour mention, Rajamani Patel of the Congress said “crores of rupees in commission” were […]

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Former Congress MLA’s son commits suicide

11:54 pm September 17, 2020

Barabanki (UP): Son of a former Congress MLA on Thursday allegedly shot himself dead at his residence in Munshiganj area here, police said. Sanjay Shukla (53), son of former Congress MLA from Ramnagar Shesh Narain Former Congress MLA’s son commits suicide Shukla, killed himself with his licensed revolver, they said. Senior officials, including ASP R […]

Feds outline sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccine

8:06 pm September 16, 2020

Washington: The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, even as polls show a strong undercurrent of skepticism rippling across the land. In a report to Congress and an accompanying “playbook” for states and localities, federal health agencies and the Defense Department sketched out complex plans for a vaccination […]

Kangana meets Maha Guv amid row with Sena, seeks ‘justice’

8:49 pm September 13, 2020

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, who is locked in a bitter battle with the ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, met state Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari here on Sunday to apprise him of the “injustice” done to her. She said she explained to the governor her “point of view” and sought “justice”. The meeting took place days after the Sena-ruled Brihanmumbai […]