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Senior SKM leaders address a press conference on the future course of the farmers agitation, at Singhu Border in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (PTI)

Farmers accept second draft by government, may call off protest today

Government to add farmers' union to MSP panel, will offer aid for deaths

09 Dec 2021 7:32 AM

Farmers during their protest on GT Karnal road near the Singhu border, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Farmers' stir: Government agrees to all demands, protest may end

The Center is believed to have said that it will form a committee to look into the demand for a legal guarantee on MSP

08 Dec 2021 6:40 AM

A security personnel santises the hands of a visitor as she checks the COVID vaccination certificate of the visitor at the entrance of a mall, in Bengaluru, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. (PTI)

17 new Omicron cases detected in India

Travel history, contacts, Africa links are being probed; tally goes up to 21

06 Dec 2021 7:24 AM

INSACOG said genomic surveillance will be critical for early detection of the presence of this variant, to enable necessary public health measures. (PTI)

Top scientists for COVID booster vaccine dose

Give booster jabs to 40 plus and high risk cases, recommend top genomic scientists

03 Dec 2021 12:53 PM

The decision comes just five days after the DGCA made the announcement regarding resumption of scheduled commercial international passenger services. (Twitter)

Omicron threat: Centre not to resume international flights from Dec 15

The aviation ministry also clarified that post-arrival testing can be exempted if a person is travelling from a not at-risk country

01 Dec 2021 3:49 PM

Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan advised state and UTs not to let their guard down and keep strict vigil on the international passengers coming through various airports, ports and land border crossings. (Representational image: PTI)

Omicron vigil stepped up at airports, Centre asks states to ramp up COVID tests

RT-PCR tests for all from 'at risk' nations; government says dont lower guard

30 Nov 2021 2:09 PM

A policewoman directs a pedestrian towards a COVID-19 testing booth in Jammu. (Photo: AP)

14-days travel details, negative RT-PCR: New guidelines for international arrivals

Various states have already begun to re-tighten curbs and urgently trace people who arrived from abroad

29 Nov 2021 7:44 AM

Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal addresses media on the repeal of the three Farm Laws, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. (PTI/Atul Yadav)

Farmers to continue protest till 6 demands met, Cabinet nod to repeal laws on November 24

In the letter to the PM, released late Sunday night, the farmers have said that their protests were not just for the three farm laws

21 Nov 2021 3:50 PM

India on Monday allowed fully vaccinated foreign travellers from a list of 99 countries to enter without the need to quarantine themselves. (Representational Photo:AFP)

India opens up for foreigners for first time since pandemic began

To encourage travellers to visit India, the government is also planning to issue five lakh free visas through next March

16 Nov 2021 1:26 AM

The decision on the tractor march was taken on Tuesday by the nine-member committee of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of over 40 farmers’ unions. (PTI file photo)

Farmers plan tractor rally to Parliament on November 29 as session begins

The SKM said it will observe one year of the movement on and after November 26 in a 'massive way' all over the country.

10 Nov 2021 8:45 AM

PM Modi to review vaccine drive in 40 low-coverage districts

The meeting will include districts with less than 50 per cent coverage of the first dose and low coverage of the second dose

01 Nov 2021 7:30 AM

India to cross 100cr vaccine mark today

If the vaccination continued at the current pace, India would cross the one billion mark on Wednesday

20 Oct 2021 3:51 AM

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meet the family members of deceased farmer Lavpreet Singh in Lakhimpur Kheri, Wednesday, Oct 6, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Rahul, Priyanka go to Lakhimpur Kheri after standoff at Lucknow airport

The Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognisance of the violent incident and the matter will come up for hearing Thursday

07 Oct 2021 6:40 AM

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who has been detained in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur while on her way to visit violence-hit Lakhimpur district, speaks to the media virtually. (PTI)

Priyanka Gandhi, 10 others arrested as UP boils; video goes viral

Ms Vadra was detained on Monday as she was on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri, where four farmers were allegedly knocked down by vehicles

06 Oct 2021 6:38 AM

Members of Bhartiya Kisan Union Ugrahan stop the Delhi-Shri Ganganagar Intercity Express during farmers' Bharat Bandh against central government's three farm reform laws, at Daun Kalan village near Patiala, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. (PTI)

Bharat Bandh hits Punjab, Haryana: mixed response elsewhere

The shutdown was almost complete in Punjab where transport services remained suspended during the entire bandh period

27 Sep 2021 3:27 PM

Farmers during their Kisan Mahapanchayat against the central government's three farm reform laws, in Karnal, Sept. 7, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Karnal siege as talks fail, farmers dig in

The police also used water cannons to stop the farmers from marching towards the district’s mini-secretariat

08 Sep 2021 7:09 AM

Farmer's leaders attend 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' over the ongoing farmers' agitation against Centre's farm reform laws, in Muzaffarnagar, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021. (PTI/Shahbaz Khan)

Farmers vow to carry on stir till 2024 polls

The leaders made it clear that they will campaign against the BJP in both the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Assembly elections in 2022

06 Sep 2021 2:31 AM

Terming as “somewhat vague” the definition of a “terrorist act” under the stringent UAPA law and warning against its use in a “cavalier manner”, the high court set aside the trial court orders rejecting bail to JNU students Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita and Jamia’s Asif Iqbal Tanha, allowing their appeals and admitting them to regular bail. — PTI

Line between right to protest and terrorist activity blurred: Delhi HC

Court grants bail to three students from JNU, Jamia Millia Islamia

16 Jun 2021 7:24 AM

Modi said the Centre would keep in mind the best interests of students and ensure their health is taken care of and also that their academic interests are not harmed. — Representational Image/PTI

CBSE puts off Class 12 exams

A large number of students, academics and politicians were demanding the cancellation of the board exams due to the growing Covid-19 cases

15 Apr 2021 8:47 AM

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait (Image source: Twitter@RakeshTikatiBKU)

Tikait to take protests all over country

Tractors from Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh and other states have already reached Delhi’s borders

10 Feb 2021 4:15 AM

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