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PM Modi to Hold Virtual Summit with Bangladesh Counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Dec 17
Ties between India and Bangladesh have witnessed a significant upswing in the last few years. Both sides have scaled up trade and economic engagement besides implementing a number of connectivity and infrastructure projects, the ministry said.
No Question of Taking Retrograde Steps Against Agriculture Sector Ever, Says Rajnath Singh
In an address at the annual general meeting of industry chamber FICCI, Rajnath Singh also said the recent reforms in the sector have been undertaken with the best interests of farmers in mind and that the government is always "open to discussion and dialo...
Trudeau Remark on Farmers’ Protest Blatant Vote Bank Politics: Former Indian Diplomats in Open Letter
Justin Trudeau, speaking to the Indian community in Canada, had said earlier this month that he was concerned about the farmers, most of them from the Sikh-dominated state of Punjab, camped out on the outskirts of Delhi in a protest against farm reforms.
National Energy Conservation Day 2020: Date, History and Significance
National Energy Conservation Day is observed on December 14 every year. It focuses on creating awareness in people regarding the importance of energy conservation and ways to achieve it in order to deal with the crisis of climate change and global warming...
As India Braces for Covid-19 Inoculation, TN With Smaller Population to Get More Doses than UP, MP
The government is planning to inoculate about 19.5% of the population- the 50 plus age group, along with 4 crore frontline workers, healthcare staff, policemen, and diabetes patients ageing below 50.
Mamata Banerjee Failed to Fulfil Her Promise of Providing Jobs, Says BJP's Mukul Roy
Admitting that he had also taken part in the 2006 Singur movement during his Trinamool Congress days, Roy, who was once Banerjee's right-hand man and had joined the saffron party in 2017, told a press conference here that driving away the Nano manufacturi...
IRCTC Sends Out Nearly 2 Crore Emails in 5 Days Highlighting Modi Govt's Relationship with Punjab and Sikh Community
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, (IRCTC), a railway PSU, emailed to its customers the 47-page booklet -- 'PM Modi and his government's special relationship with Sikh -- as part of the government's 'public interest' outreach to make people...
News18 Evening Digest: Farmers Block Jaipur-Delhi Road; Amit Shah Meets Tomar and Other Top Stories
Here are the top stories we are covering this evening: Jaipur-Delhi Road Blocked as Farmers Carry Out March; Amit Shah Meets Tomar; Why Amarinder Singh has little to gain from farmers' stir; Kamal Haasan asks PM why Rs 1,000 crore new Parliament building...
Watch: Father-Son Duo Dancing on SRK's Gori Gori has the Internet Tapping its Feet
The post has been shared across Facebook, Twitter and Reddit and on Instagram, more than 16,000 people have liked the video clip. Many Instagram users appreciated their talent and praised them.
Odisha Committed To Create Investment-friendly Environment: Patnaik
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said his government is committed to create a conducive environment for the promotion of industries in the state and focusing on the implementation of new projects. The state has developed an online system...
BJP Ally Hanuman Beniwal Joins Farmers Protest in Rajasthan
Beniwal along with his supporters also announced that they would move towards the Rajasthan-Delhi border to protest against the new farm laws. Addressing a 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' organized at Kotputli, Beniwal said before bringing the farm laws, the Centre...
J&K Achieves Single Digit Neonatal Mortality Rate, 16 Point Decrease in Infant Mortality Rate
The report was released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for 22 states and UTs on Saturday. The Union territory also recorded an improvement in sex ratio at birth from 923 to 976 females per 1,000 males.
Centre Should Not Decide on Covid-19 Vaccination Based on Voters' List, Says TMC MP
"How can vaccination be done on the basis of voters' list? What about the citizens whose names may not figure in it, but who have other documents? Will they be left out," Sen told a press conference. He said the TMC demands that every bona fide resident o...
Farmers' Group in Support of New Laws Meets Agri Minister Tomar, Threatens to Protest if Repealed
The delegation, led by Bharatiya Kisan Union's (Mann) Haryana state leader Guni Prakash, submitted a "letter of support" to Tomar on the farm laws passed by Parliament in September and demanded the government to continue with these legislations.
Farmers Must Distance Themselves from Those Latching on for Political Resurgence: FM Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the farmers’ protests have been “hijacked by anti-national forces” and that real issues pertaining to agriculture are not being discussed anymore at the agitation.
Around 150 Protesting Farmers March to BJP MP Mahesh Sharma's Hospital in Noida
According to a local police official, no untoward incident was reported during the incident. The protesting farmers lit bonfires at the Chilla border to keep themselves warm, but said they won't call off their stir until their demands are met by the Centr...