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Tomar counters Pawar’s tweets on agri laws; says it is dismaying coming from veteran leader like him

8:28 pm January 31, 2021

New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday expressed dismay over NCP supremo Sharad Pawar’s tweets criticising the farm laws, saying they were a mix of ”ignorance and misinformation” about the legislation, and hoped that the veteran leader will change his stand after knowing the ”facts”. In a series of tweets, Pawar had on Saturday said the new agriculture laws of […]

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 […]

UK police arrest 5 in wake of fire at asylum-seekers’ camp

10:45 pm January 30, 2021

London: Police in southeast England said Saturday that they have arrested five men following a disturbance at a former army barracks that has been housing around 400 asylum-seekers and where a fire broke out. Kent Police said a 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a security guard in the wake of the fire at Napier Barracks in […]

Commuters face hardships as closure of Ghazipur border leads to traffic snarls

11:51 pm January 28, 2021

New Delhi : Commuters faced hardship on NH-24 on Thursday evening due to massive traffic jam following the closure of the Ghazipur border, officials said. There was heavy police presence at the Ghazipur border after the Ghaziabad administration gave an ultimatum to agitating farmers to vacate the UP Gate protest site by Thursday midnight, failing which they would be removed. The ”verbal” communication […]

Offices, metro, bus services operate with 50-per cent capacity in Delhi

Farmers protest: Entry, exit gates of over 10 Delhi metro stations temporarily closed

1:57 pm January 26, 2021

New Delhi: The entry and exit gates of more than 10 metro stations in central and north Delhi were temporarily closed on Tuesday following clashes between police and protesting protesters at a number of places in the national capital. Police used tear gas on groups of farmers and resorted to baton charge as protestors broke past barricades […]