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Farmers shout slogans blocking a highway during a roadblock-protest, part of their continuing demonstration against the central governments recent agricultural reforms, on the outskirts of Amritsar on February 6, 2021. (AFP)

'Chakka jam': Farmers in Punjab, Haryana block roads

The police have stepped up security and made all arrangements for traffic diversion, said officials

6 Feb 2021 1:03 PM IST

Rajiv Gandhi, confused by a welter of opinions on the Tamils issue, may have erred in judgment in sending a peace keeping force to the island nation and paid the price. (Photo:DC/File)

AA Edit | Don't pardon Rajiv killers

No government at the Centre could be seen as weak in pardoning the killers of a Prime Minister

6 Feb 2021 3:12 AM IST

The handling of the farmers on the borders of Indias capital has become a perception battle more than a true search for corrections in basic issues. (Photo:AFP)

AA Edit | US remarks a wake-up call Delhi can't ignore

The overt attack on Twitter is illustrative of the govt and the ruling party's selective outrage because certain truths...

6 Feb 2021 2:49 AM IST

Though the landline and mobile phone and 2G bandwidth internet services were restored in a phased manner across what is now called the UT of J&K earlier, 18 out of 20 of its districts continued to be deprived of the high-speed 4G internet. (Representational Photo:AFP)

High speed internet restored in entire J&K after a gap of 551 days

The authorities said that the decision to this effect was taken after the review of the security situation in the Union...

6 Feb 2021 2:30 AM IST

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, who has become the face of the anti-farm law protests, said the chakka jam will not take place in Delhi, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, but will be done in other parts of NCR and the rest of the country, including the southern states. (Photo: PTI)

Thousands defy ban, join mahapanchayat

Heavy security all over Delhi-NCR, 'chakka jam' across India today

6 Feb 2021 1:43 AM IST

As of January 23, 39 million people in the so-called first world had received an anti-Covid vaccination. (Representational Photo: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | To ensure safety in a globalised world, all must get...

The number of people who have been vaccinated in the continent of Africa, excluding South Africa, was 29

6 Feb 2021 12:56 AM IST

If VVIP Bharatwaasis did not step up publicly and lecture us on our duty as citizens, their bag of sarkari goodies would be snatched away. (Photo:AFP)

Shobhaa De | Yeh Rihanna-Wihanna, Greta-Vreta kaun hai?

Who is Rihanna to us? Had her tweet been ignored, we would not have attracted even more global scrutiny

6 Feb 2021 12:38 AM IST

Maharashtra government on Sunday admitted that the number of Covid-19 patients has increased due to Mission Begin Again. (PTI Photo)

One in five Indians above 10 years of age had COVID-19, says ICMR sero...

Union Health Ministry officials said India's COVID-19 cumulative positivity rate is 5.42 per cent and declining

5 Feb 2021 12:44 PM IST

Scheduled domestic flights in India were completely suspended for a period of two months between March 25 and May 24, 2020, due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown. (Representational image: Twitter/@airindiain)

Seeing positive signs, but Indian aviation sector still in eye of...

Indian airlines are now carrying 60 per cent of the total pre-COVID domestic passengers and this is better than most...

5 Feb 2021 12:00 PM IST

File photo of the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks outside Taj. (Photo: PTI)

Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana opposes extradition to India

Rana's extradition is barred under Article 6 of the United States-India extradition treaty with India

5 Feb 2021 11:21 AM IST

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, looks on as President Joe Biden delivers a speech on foreign policy, at the State Department, Thursday, February 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

US will repair its alliances and engage with world once again: Biden

The US, he said is ending all American support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen, including relevant arms...

5 Feb 2021 10:40 AM IST

AA Edit | Bihar cops' shameful edict

It looks like the police have a weird idea about the rights of the common people and those in the executive branch of...

5 Feb 2021 7:46 AM IST