India

New Delhi, Dec 25: Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday appealed to farmers to try the three new farm laws as an "experiment" for a year or two and in case they are found not beneficial for the farming community, the government will do all necessary amendments. Describing the protesting farmers as his own people, Singh said, "Those who are sitting on dharna are farmers and

Allahabad, Dec 25: The Allahabad High Court has quashed an FIR against a person who had allegedly tweeted that "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has transformed the state into a jungleraj in which no law and order prevails". Hearing a writ petition filed by Yashwant Singh against whom the FIR was lodged at Bhognipur police station in Rama Bai Nagar district, a bench of Justice Pankaj

New Delhi, Dec 25: The central government on Friday said that it has planned a dry run for administration of the COVID-19 vaccine in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat and Punjab next week as a step to prep up before the actual thing takes off. According to the Health Ministry, each state will plan the dry run in two districts and preferably in different session type settings, for example, district

Mathura, Dec 25: A third plea has been filed in a Mathura court seeking removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque near the birthplace of Lord Krishna. The suit filed in the court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) Neha Bhadauria on Wdnesday demanded annulment of the 1968 compromise entered through a ruling of a Mathura court, ratifying a land deal between the Shahi Masjid Idgah Management committee and Sri

Aligarh, Dec 25: Noted scholar Jamal Khwaja, one of the last surviving members of the 2nd Lok Sabha, passed away at the age of 92 after a prolonged illness, according to his family. Khwaja died on Thursday and his last rites were performed the same night. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Aligarh in 1957. He led the Indian cultural delegation to Afghanistan in 1960. He moved away from politics in

As the social media platforms and governments battle the spread of coronavirus-related fake news, a new study has revealed that information on COVID-19 spreads quickly and misinformation or misleading information can take on a life of its own in social media channels. The consequences can be fatal, since often during a crisis, people are forced to make snap decisions while trying to take care of

New Delhi, Dec 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other parliamentarians on Friday paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya on their birth anniversaries, at Central Hall in the Parliament. The Prime Minister is also scheduled to release a book on former Prime Minister titled 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Parliament: A Commemorative Volume'

New Delhi, Dec 24: India has temporarily suspended its Vande Bharat flights from the United Kingdom due to the emergence of new strain of coronavirus, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday. Speaking during the weekly virtual press conference, Anurag Srivastava, MEA Spokesperson, said that as many as 1,005 international flights have been operated under Phase 8 Plus of India's

New Delhi, Dec 24: The Election Commission of India has clarified that it has not made any proposal to introduce postal ballots system for non-Gulf countries and categorical denied the media reports on the issue. In its reply to a Member of Parliament’s query, dated December 23, the commission has unequivocally denied reports that postal ballot facilities will be extended to select non-Gulf

Lucknow, Dec 24: The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to withdraw riot cases against three BJP lawmakers, including two ministers, who were accused in 2013 Muzaffarnagar communal violence. According to the sources in the government, an application seeking the withdrawal of riot-related cases against saffron party MLAs Sangeet Som, cane minister Suresh Rana and Minister of State Kapil Dev