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Guwahati, Dec 9: Organisations opposed to the CAA in Assam on Wednesday announced a fresh agitation against the Act from Friday, to mark one year of similar agitation last year in which five persons died in police firing. The organisations would also launch the agitation seeking the release of anti-CAA activist and leader of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), Akhil Gogoi, who is in judicial

New Delhi, Dec 9: India's health ministry rejected reports on Wednesday that the country's drugs regulator had declined emergency authorisation for the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine candidate and one developed locally by Bharat Biotech. Broadcasters NDTV and CNBC-TV18 reported that India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) had sought more data from the drugmakers after

New Delhi, Dec 9: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 22,810 crore outlay for a new employment scheme that aims at encouraging businesses to do fresh hiring. Under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana, the government will for two years provide employee and employer contribution to the retirement fund for new hires by businesses and entities, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said. The scheme

New Delhi, Dec 9: Protesting farmers on Wednesday unanimously rejected the proposed amendments suggested by the Central government to three controversial farm laws and have sought complete rollback of the laws. This came after the government agreed to farmers' demands by giving its nod on key issues raised by them, including amendments to the three contentious farms laws that were the first and

Tel Aviv, Dec 9: Amid debates about the existence of aliens, a former Israeli space security chief has said there is an existence of "Galactic Federation" and Israel and the US have been dealing with aliens for years. Haim Eshed, 87-year-old former space security chief, gave further descriptions about exactly what sort of agreements have been made between the aliens and the US, which ostensibly

Mumbai, Dec 9: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has canceled the licence of Karad Janata Sahakari Bank to conduct banking business citing that the bank does not have adequate finance. This means that the bank is prohibited from taking any deposit or making any repayment. The central bank also requested the Commissioner for Cooperation Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Maharashtra to issue an

New Delhi, Dec 9: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a swipe at the government, alleging that it wants to get rid of democracy. Taking to Twitter, he claimed that under the regime of Prime Minister Narendra Modi reform equals theft. "Under Mr Modi, reform equals theft. That's why they need to get rid of democracy," Gandhi said, using the hashtag "TooMuchDemocracy". Gandhi's tweet came

Jerusalem, Dec 9: Israel will receive an initial shipment of Pfizer Inc. coronavirus vaccines on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said, a day earlier than first announced. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech last month agreed to provide Israel with 8 million doses of the vaccine, which Britain became the first country to administer on Tuesday. The prime minister’s office said in a

New Delhi, Dec 9: Wicket-keeper-batsman Parthiv Patel on Wednesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. "Today, I announce my retirement from all forms of cricket, and as I bring down the curtains on my 18-year-long career, I feel heavier with gratitude towards many. The BCCI showed a generous amount of confidence and faith in a 17-year-old boy to play for India," said 35-year-old

New Delhi, Dec 8: Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal and Delhi contribute to 54 per cent of the total active cases in the country, said Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary of the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday. "Today, the active cases of Covid-19 in the country are less than four lakhs. It is less than four per cent of the total number of cases. Case positivity rate is decreasing significantly,"