Travel, 26th Jan 2021, News & Stories from India

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26 Jan 2021

Travel, 26 Jan 2021

Farmers near the body of a fellow-farmer who died after his tractor allegedly overturned at ITO, during their 'tractor march' on Republic Day, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (PTI)

Farmer's death amid parade: Protesters allege he was shot while police say his tractor overturned

Some groups of farmers started going back to their respective sit-in sites after hours of chaos during their tractor parade

26 Jan 2021 6:51 PM

A farmer throws back a tear gas shell towards police during a tractor rally as farmers continue to protest against the central government's recent agricultural reforms in New Delhi on January 26, 2021. (AFP)

Farmers protest: Entry, exit gates of over 10 Delhi metro stations temporarily closed

Police used tear gas on groups of farmers and resorted to baton charge as protestors broke past barricades at different border points

26 Jan 2021 1:47 PM

Farmers attempt to break barricades as they try to march towards Red Fort during 'Kisan Gantantra Parade' amid the 72nd Republic Day celebrations, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (PTI)

Chaos ensues as protesting farmers breach barricades, police use tear gas

The protesting farmers also reached Delhi's ITO area, a few kilometres away from Parliament

26 Jan 2021 1:35 PM

The Jewish state has also ordered millions of doses of the vaccine developed by fellow US firm Moderna, the least ordered vaccine in the region so far. (Photo:AFP)

Pfizer or Sinopharm? 'Vaccine diplomacy' in Middle East

The Israeli government made documents public that showed the extent of its collaboration with Pfizer in its vaccination campaign

26 Jan 2021 12:38 PM

A security personnel checks an identity card of a youngster near the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium on the eve of the 72nd Republic Day function in Srinagar, Monday, January 25, 2021. Security has been beefed up across Jammu and Kashmir ahead of R-Day (PTI/S. Irfan)

Internet services on mobile devices suspended in Kashmir

Suspension of mobile phone and Internet services on Republic Day and Independence Day has been part of the security drill in the valley

26 Jan 2021 11:24 AM

Farmers on their tractors move towards Delhi during their rally on Republic Day, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Tuesday, January 26, 2021. (PTI/Shahbaz Khan)

Farmers at Singhu, Tikri border points enter Delhi breaking police barricade

The protesting unions has also announced a foot march to Parliament on February 1, when the annual Budget is presented

26 Jan 2021 10:53 AM

Snow igloos are normally built in a catenary curve, a shape more closely resembling a paraboloid and are necessarily not spherical. (DC)

India’s first and Asia’s largest snow igloo café comes up at Gulmarg

In order to give it a traditional touch and also ensure comfortable stay by guests, sheepskin rugs have been placed on each snow- seat

26 Jan 2021 9:05 AM

A farmer holds the Tricolor during their ongoing agitation against Centre's farm reform laws, on the eve of Republic Day, in New Delhi, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (PTI /Ravi Choudhary)

AA Edit | Symbol of a noisy republic

To keep the peace during the rally is, of course, the farmers’ responsibility, while it’s the State’s duty to provide security

26 Jan 2021 7:25 AM

Security personnel keep vigil at Rajpath on the eve of 72nd Republic Day, in New Delhi, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (PTI /Kamal Singh)

AA Edit | A time to introspect, and tackle crises with vision

Due to some wholly irrational steps that were taken, the already battered economy now stands devastated

26 Jan 2021 7:11 AM

Kids going to school, even with the consent of parents, could resist the sudden shift and some could even develop symptoms of anxiety, due to the fear of virus and a new system put in place at school campuses, psychology experts opined. (Representational Image/AA)

Going back to school may impact children psychologically: Experts

The sudden switch to online classes was the first to take a psychological toll on students and now the shift back to physical classes

26 Jan 2021 4:35 AM

While global temperatures are already up by 1ºC, the temperature rise in India indicates increasing heat waves. (Representational Image/AFP)

Meteorologists forecast heat waves for ensuing summer

India had been the 7th most affected by climate change globally in 2019, reveals the Global Climate Risk Index 2021 released on Monday

26 Jan 2021 4:08 AM

Of these awardees, 29 are women and 10 foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI. There are 16 posthumous awardees and one transgender awardee. (Photo: PTI, Instagram @ispbofficial)

Shinzo Abe, SP Balasubramaniam, Paswan among Padma award winners

This year the President has approved 119 Padma awards. The list comprises seven Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri Awards

26 Jan 2021 1:00 AM

If the BJP had studied the traditions of the celebration of Netaji Jayanti in West Bengal over the decades, it would have discovered the facts and stopped itself from inventing a fiction. (Photo:PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Battle for Bengal: BJP to face hidden pitfalls

Steering between the simplistic and the messy complexities of identity politics in West Bengal, the BJP is travelling over a minefield

26 Jan 2021 12:05 AM

The India growth story is over and has been over for a few years now. You can make all the speeches that you want, you cannot argue against 39 straight months of slowing down. (Photo: Reuters)

Aakar Patel | Growth is just not picking up, but no end to triumphalism

We have entered the 13th consecutive quarter of economic slowdown in India

26 Jan 2021 12:05 AM

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