In focus, 4th Feb 2021, News & Stories from India

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04 Feb 2021

In focus, 04 Feb 2021

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04 Feb 2021 10:01 PM

Renowned Ayurveda proponent & an Ayurveda Acharya Manish has unveiled a unique initiative - ‘Right to Health Campaign’.

Renowned Ayurveda proponent Acharya Manish initiates 'Right To Health’ Campaign

Acharya Manish has been propagating Ayurveda since 1997 & is also the founder of the Ayurveda wellness label 'Shuddhi Ayurveda'

04 Feb 2021 9:57 PM

Skill Sets Required To Be The Most Acclaimed Entrepreneur

Ajay Damraliya has proved that a person’s persistence could drive him towards his accomplishments

04 Feb 2021 9:51 PM

Beijing strongly denies accusations of abuse in Xinjiang, and has said the complexes it set up in the region provided vocational training to help stamp out Islamist extremism and separatism, and to teach new skills. (Representatinal image : AP/file photo)

Women detained in China's Xinjiang allegedly raped, sexually abused: BBC

The United States accuses China of committing genocide against Uighurs in Xinjiang

04 Feb 2021 1:19 PM

A rickshaw driver checks his mobile phone in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, February 4, 2021. Myanmar's new military government has blocked access to Facebook as resistance to Monday's coup surged amid calls for civil disobedience to protest the ousting of the elected civilian government and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (AP)

Myanmar blocks Facebook as resistance grows to coup

Service provider Telenor Myanmar confirmed that mobile operators and internet service providers had received a directive to block Facebook

04 Feb 2021 12:30 PM

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal, NCP leader Supriya Sule, DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and other opposition leaders during their visit to Ghazipur border, in solidarity with farmers' agitation against Centre's farm reform laws, in New Delhi, Thursday, February. 4., 2021. Fifteen MPs from 10 opposition parties were stopped by police from reaching Ghazipur border to meet protesting farmers. (PTI/Vijay Verma)

Opposition MPs not allowed to reach Ghazipur farmer protest site

Several Opposition parties asked the government to withdraw the three contentious farm laws without making it a prestige issue

04 Feb 2021 11:57 AM

Farmers raise slogans during their ongoing protest at Singhu Border, in New Delhi, Tuesday, February 2, 2021. (PTI/Ravi Choudhary)

Steps that would improve efficiency of India's markets welcome: US

US has said it welcomes steps that would improve the efficiency of India's markets and attract greater private sector investment

04 Feb 2021 10:38 AM

The BJP's state and central leadership decided at a meeting in New Delhi Tuesday to hold Mr Modi’s maiden rally for the polls as part of his Haldia tour. — PTI

Speculation rife over Adhikari's defection to BJP during Modi's Haldia tour

The state government asked the BJP to take permission for its five rath yatras from the district administrations

04 Feb 2021 10:05 AM

Amit Shah said said that no amount of propaganda can deter India’s unity or stop the country from attaining new heights. — PTI

Vested interest groups mobilising international support against farmers protest: MEA

New Delhi also said “Indian police forces have handled these protests with utmost restraint

04 Feb 2021 10:01 AM

As Mr Navalny’s presence then ballooned into a growing threat, Mr Putin may have thought it best to send him away to a far-flung prison in Siberia or thereabouts. (AFP)

AA Edit | Putin bares his fangs

In two decades of Putin's rule, whatever little resistance was there from critics had been ironed out with brutal state repression tactics

04 Feb 2021 8:05 AM

Enhanced security at Singhu border during farmers' protest against the new farm laws, in New Delhi, on January 31, 2021. (PTI /Ravi Choudhary)

AA Edit | Farmers aren’t hooligans; don’t act like a police state

It is crucial that the Opposition, the ruling party, and those that are prone to sit on the fence seek to define farmers and hooligans

04 Feb 2021 7:54 AM

A convoy of army vehicles patrol the streets in Mandalay, Myanmar, Wednesday, February 3, 2021. (AP)

Sunanda K Datta-Ray | Future unclear in Suu Kyi country: Do generals have a post-coup plan?

Like all those who stage coups, the Tatmadaw says it will hold a 'free and fair general election' after the emergency ends

04 Feb 2021 7:38 AM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, February 03, 2021. (PTI /Manvender Vashist)

Mohan Guruswamy | No new taxes? Budget’s Mahabharata lessons

Even in a much smaller economy like India, in the ultimate analysis it’s the state of the economy that determines political longevity

04 Feb 2021 7:20 AM

Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday indicated that the polls would be announced within a week in the state. (Photo:PTI)

Didi says Assembly polls announcement week away; blames TMC turncoat of forest job scam

Mamata accused Rajib Banerjee of malpractice, during his tenure as the state forest minister, which has come under a probe of her govt

04 Feb 2021 4:33 AM

. Nutritionists and oncologists urge people to have a varied diet to reduce the risk of cancer where sufficient fruits and vegetables must be a part. — Representational/Pixabay

'Cancer fatigue is more challenging than cancer'

To reduce the risk of cancer it is important to include items in your diet which give sufficient antioxidants and Omega 3 acids

04 Feb 2021 2:49 AM

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