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Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee denied the existence of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on her recent visit to Mumbai, following her meeting with NCP chief Sharad Pawar. “What is UPA? There is no UPA,” she stated, adding that it would be “easy” to defeat the BJP if regional parties […]
The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPVFR) Authority ruled in favour of farmers and against PepsiCo over a potato variety that the US-based firm claimed it had patented. In 2019, PepsiCo had sued some farmers in Gujarat for cultivating the FC5 potato variety, which has a lower moisture content required to make snacks […]
Cyclone Jawad is currently over West Central Bay of Bengal and is inching closer to the Odisha coast. Due to increased vertical wind shear and cooler sea surface temperature, it may weaken into a deep depression by tomorrow afternoon. A cyclonic circulation is over Northeast Arabian Sea off South Gujarat and North Konkan coast. A […]
“Samuyukta Kisan Morcha’, the body of agitaing farmers is waiting to hear a formal word from the Government regarding their six pending demands spelt out in a memorandum after their protests forced the Government to yield in the favour of replealing the imposed farm laws. The Protesting farmers will announce their next course of action […]
Cyclone ‘Jawad’ is set to hit off the Andhra–south Odisha coast by today with wind speeds up to 90-100 kmph and heavy rain. On Sunday, Puri will be the likely site for the landfall of this storm which is expected to intensify into an acute cyclone for more than five hours on Saturday, National Disaster […]
Polluted air from Pakistan affecting Delhi, UP govt tells Supreme Cour” Panchhi nadiyan yeh Pawan ke zauke, Koi sarhad na inhe roke” ( Birds, rivers and gusts of wind, No border can stop them.) the hummable song from Javed Akhtar repertoire used in the Abhishek Bachchan- Kareena Kapoor debut film ‘Refugee” seems to have completely […]
Jayesh Raoji Sejpal (47) a shrewd serial thief who stole jewellery worth Rs 2 crore from a suite in Jaipur’s five-star Hotel Clarks Amer, has been nabbed by Surat police in a joint operation with a team of Udaipur police. Jaipur Police Commissioner Anand Srivastava has made the announcement about the arrest of Jayesh Raoji […]
CBSE Class 12 sociology paper conducted on Wednesday during the first Term exams asked students to name the government under which the anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat in 2002 took place. The board later stated that the question was against the guidelines. The board confirmed that strict action will be taken against responsible persons. “A question […]
It is confirmed. The dreaded Corona variant Omicron has ultimately reached Indian shores. Identified by South African researchers, the virus is containing the latest strain christened Omicron is considered more tricky. In the state of Karnataka, two patients affected by this variant are found. Out of the two patients found in Karnataka, one is 45 […]
Gujarat Congress supremo Dr Raghu Sharma met Congress president Rahul Gandhi and general secretary KC Venugopal on Wednesday to discuss the appointment of a new president for the party in the state. Speculations are rife about the announcement of a new party president in Gujarat. The meeting between the three took place at Gandhi’s residence […]
At an event in Mumbai on Wednesday, December 1, actor and activist Swara Bhaskar confronted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, drawing her attention to stand-up comics and members of the film industries, who she said were facing persecution from the government. Bhaskar asked members of the audience to stand up, including Munawar faruqui and […]
With the latest Covid variant Omicron making headlines world over, the authorities in Mumbai also have embarked upon looking for the travellers returning from South Africa and other high-risk countries to find out infection if any. The state health authorities have found six such travellers infected with covid within a fortnight. It is confirmed that […]
While replying to a tweet, maverick entrepreneur and world’s richest person Elon Musk praised the Indian-origin talent in technology. Some of the world’s top tech companies, such as Google, Microsoft, IBM, Adobe and now Twitter are all headed by persons who grew up in India. It is amazing for both India and US together as […]
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and chief executive of Twitter has resigned from the position. India-origin, the company’s Chief Technology Officer Parag Agarwal will be taking over as the CEO. Dorsey took to Twitter to release his statement in the matter. He said that he will stay on the board of Twitter until his term expires […]
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s latest tweet has angered many social media users. After he posted a picture of the women MPs on social media and added a text to it, people have gone berserk accusing him of insulting women. After their reaction, Tharoor had to apologise. Tharoor posted a picture with women MPs and captioned […]
The new Omicron variant of Covid-19 seems to be posing a “very high” global risk in the countries where surge in cases are being recorded. World Health Organisation (WHO) is currently studying the variant, its transmissibility and the severity of the disease. With the rapid spread of the variant in South Africa, WHO has warned […]
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted isolated heavy rainfall over East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat within the next five days. IMD has issued an orange alert for 12 states till September 26. The weather forecasting agency stated that the monsoon trough is currently to the south of its normal position and is likely to […]
Amid the farmers’ protests, the government has moved from a stern “No” to a written assurance. DMK MP D Ravikumar sought to know if the government was considering bringing legislation on farmers’ right to sell MSP – Narendra Singh Tomar, the Agriculture Minister told Lok Sabha on July 16, 2019, “No”. The centre has yet […]
The BJP on Sunday garnered a massive victory in the Tripura civic body polls. The party bagged 217 of 222 seats on which elections were held on November 25. The CPM has won three seats, the Trinamool and TIPRA Motha one seat each. The civic bodies went to polls in the backdrop of communal violence […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Constitution Day celebrations organized by the Supreme Court today. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Union Minister Kiren Rijuju, Senior Supreme Court and High Court Justices, Attorney General of India K K Venugopal and President of Supreme Court Bar Association Vikas Singh were among those present on the occasion. […]
