India

New Delhi, Dec 8: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi has claimed that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been put under house arrest on Tuesday, a day after he visited the farmers protesting at the Singhu border.

New Delhi, Dec 8: Paramilitary forces have issued detailed instructions for their troops regarding Bharat Bandh and asked them not to remove body protectors and to exercise maximum restraint while dealing with the situation.

Ahmedabad, Dec 8: Protesters blocked three highways in rural Gujarat by placing burning tyres on roads on Tuesday morning as part of the Bharat Bandh called by agitating farmer unions to press for repeal of the Centre's agri laws, affecting vehicular traffic for some time.

Pune, Dec 8: Social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday sat on a day-long hunger strike to support agitating farmers who have called Bharat Bandh demanding repeal of the Centre's agri laws.

New Delhi, Dec 7: India has recorded 32,981 new COVID-19 infections and 391 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday.

New Delhi, Dec 7: Led by two-time Asian Games gold-winning former wrestler Kartar Singh, a few sportspersons from Punjab on Monday marched towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan to return "35 national sports awards" in a show of solidarity with farmers agitating against new agriculture laws but were stopped midway by the police.

Hyderabad, Dec 7: Film actress-turned-politician Vijayashanti joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of the BJP national chief secretary Arun Singh in Delhi on Monday.

Vijayawada, Dec 7: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Hindu Prachara Parishat inaugurated a programme called 'Gudiko Gomata' which means a cow for a temple to encourage people to donate cows to the temples at Kanaka Durga Temple premises on Indrakeeladri hillock in Vijayawada on Monday.

New Delhi, Dec 7: Transporters' union AIMTC on Monday said it will suspend operations in the entire country on Tuesday to support the Bharat Bandh called by agitating farmers.

Mumbai, Dec 7: Digital solutions major Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) has entered into a strategic partnership with Injazat, the UAE-based leader in digital transformation, to implement its new best-shore service delivery model.