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Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikiat addresses media after a meeting with representatives of farmer organizations regarding the Centres farm reform laws, near Singhu border in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Shiv Kumar Kakkaji is also seen. (PTI)

Farmers reject govt proposal, to intensify agitation with nationwide...

According to the union leaders, a new Â‘Delhi chalo' (march to Delhi)' call is being given to all farmers in the north...

9 Dec 2020 8:11 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Babus angered by Haryana IAS cadre post appointments

Haryana IAS officer and well-known whistleblower Ashok Khemka has entered the fray with his take on the issue

9 Dec 2020 8:01 PM IST

Anand K. Sahay | At the Singhu border: An agitation like none other

Is it a farmers' 'sit-in' when the protest stretches over many invisible miles, or is it the whole society marching on...

9 Dec 2020 7:57 PM IST

Left Parties leaders and activists taking part in Bharat Bandh in support of Farmers against new Agriculture bill at Guntur city on Tuesday. (DC Image: Tejo Roy)

Large parts of Bharat shut, bandh peaceful

Protesters also blocked railway tracks at several places in West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha

9 Dec 2020 1:07 AM IST

Police uses water cannons to stop farmers during their protest against the Centers new farm laws, in Chandigarh, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. (PTI)

Amit Shah's talks with farmers' leaders fail, deadlock remains

The farmers' leaders made it clear that they will call off their agitation only after their demands were fully met

9 Dec 2020 12:59 AM IST

Members of a Chinese surveying team head for the summit of Mount Everest, also known locally as Mt. Qomolangma. China and Nepal have jointly announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, a new height for Mount Everest, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. (AP)

Mount Everest is 8,848.86 metres tall: Nepal & China after...

The revised height of Mt. Everest puts an end to the decades-long dispute between the two neighbours

8 Dec 2020 10:16 PM IST

A nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guys Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. U.K. health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval. (AP)

US regulators post positive review of Pfizer vaccine data

FDA regulators posted their analysis online even as across the Atlantic, Britain began vaccinating its oldest citizens

8 Dec 2020 10:01 PM IST

90 year old Margaret Keenan, the first patient in the UK to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, administered by nurse May Parsons at University Hospital, Coventry, England, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020. The United Kingdom, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, is beginning its vaccination campaign, a key step toward eventually ending the pandemic. (AP)

90-year-old woman in UK receives first Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

UK's Health Service said its workers have been working around the clock to manage large-scale logistical challenges of...

8 Dec 2020 1:43 PM IST

Are we pinning unrealistic hopes on the vaccine saving humanity? (Representational Image:AP)

Serum likely to supply COVID-19 vaccine at over Rs 250 per dose to...

Poonawalla had said Serum will first focus on supplying the vaccine to Indians before distributing it to other countries

8 Dec 2020 11:43 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (PTI Photo)

AAP says CM Kejriwal under house arrest, Delhi Police denies claim

Kejriwal had visited the Singhu border on Monday and reviewed facilities for farmers protesting against the agri...

8 Dec 2020 11:29 AM IST

Anticipating rail blockades in 16 states, the Railways has issued directives for maintaining law and order in trains and station premises, cautioning zonal railways against pro-left wing extremists participating in Tuesdays Bharat Bandh. (Representational Image: DC)

Bharat Bandh: Railways fears blockades in 16 states

Railways' two biggest unions, AIRF and NFIR too have extended their support to the bandh and are planning to hold...

8 Dec 2020 11:19 AM IST

Brahmaputra River (Photo: Youtube)

Mohan Guruswamy | Worry on Brahmaputra waters seems misplaced

A published paper estimates that the utilisable water of the Brahmaputra system is just four percent of the total...

8 Dec 2020 9:16 AM IST