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‘Clear the Capitol,’ Mike Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

10:35 pm April 10, 2021

WASHINGTON: From a secure room in the Capitol on Jan. 6, as rioters pummeled police and vandalized the building, Vice President Mike Pence tried to assert control. In an urgent phone call to the acting defense secretary, he issued a startling demand. “Clear the Capitol,” Pence said. Elsewhere in the building, Senate Majority Leader Chuck […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

FCI counters will be set up in Narela Mandi from Monday: Gopal Rai

9:58 pm April 10, 2021

New Delhi: FCI counters will be set up in Narela Mandi from Monday for procurement of wheat and other food grains at MSP rates, Delhi Agriculture Minister Gopal Rai said on Saturday. The decision was taken in a joint meeting between Agriculture Department, Mandi officials, and senior officers of the FCI. Informing about decision, Rai […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

If needed, all beds at LNJP will be declared as COVID beds: Kejriwal

9:54 pm April 10, 2021

New Delhi: If the situation demands, all the beds at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) hospital will be declared as COVID beds, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after his visit to the hospital on Saturday. Slowly OPD will also be ended at the hospital, added the CM. Currently, at LNJP, 1500 beds out […]

Delhi reports 8,521 fresh COVID cases; CM announces closure of schools

10:54 pm April 9, 2021

New Delhi: Schools in the national capital will remain closed for all classes till further orders due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Friday. The national capital reported 8,521 new COVID-19 cases and 39 deaths on Friday. This is the second highest single-day spike since pandemic began. On November […]

FCI ‘not’ procuring food grains from Narela Mandi, alleges Gopal Rai

6:45 pm April 9, 2021

New Delhi: Food Corporation of India (FCI) has not set up any counter at Narela Mandi and is ‘not procuring’ food grains on MSP, alleged Delhi Agriculture Minister Gopal Rai after inspecting the Narela Mandi here on Friday. The minister’s visit to the mandi came following the alleged complaints from farmers that in Narela Mandi, […]