Added on February 25, 2021
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Says will put laws on hold for 18 months
New Delhi: The government is ready to resume talks with protesting farmers if they respond to its offer to put the three contentious farm laws on hold for one-and-a-half year and work out the difference during that time through a joint committee, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said Wednesday. The government and unions representing farmers, […]
Added on February 25, 2021
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Sikar (Raj): Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said on Tuesday that if the Centre does not repeal the three new agriculture laws, the protesting farmers will gherao Parliament. He appealed to farmers to be ready as the call for ‘Delhi march’ can be given at any time. Tikait was addressing the Kisan Mahapanchayat of United Kisan […]
Added on February 25, 2021
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Washington: US President Joe Biden would not be okay if the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, the White House has said, underlining that there is an ongoing process of considering the next steps to ensure peace in the war-torn country. The US and the Taliban reached an agreement in February 2020 that called for a permanent ceasefire, […]
Added on February 25, 2021
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Beijing: Developments surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme are at a critical point and lifting sanctions on the country is key to breaking the deadlock, China’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin’s comments came a day after Iran officially began restricting international inspections of its nuclear facilities in a bid to pressure European countries and the […]
Added on February 25, 2021
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Srinagar: Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district in south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Shalgul forests in Srigufwara area of the district following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. He said the search […]
Added on February 25, 2021
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Jammu: Acting tough against a racket involved in preparing fake contractor registration cards, police on Wednesday conducted raids in Anantnag and Srinagar districts in the Valley and arrested three criminals, officials said. Four arrests had earlier been made by the Crime Branch, Jammu, in the case, they said. The gang members nabbed on Wednesday were […]
Added on February 25, 2021
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New Delhi: Right to silence is a virtue in present noisy times , Facebook India Vice President and MD Ajit Mohan Wednesday told the Supreme Court while contending that the Delhi assembly has no legislative power to set up a panel to examine the issue of peace and harmony. A bench of justices S K […]
Added on February 24, 2021
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Washington: The US has said it is closely following reports of troop disengagement between India and China and continues to monitor the situation. The remarks by the State Department on Monday came as the armies of India and China began disengagement of troops locked in over eight-month-long standoff in eastern Ladakh. Both countries have reached […]
Added on February 24, 2021
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Jammu/New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested two people, including a prominent farmer leader, from Jammu for their alleged involvement in the violence at the Red Fort during the farmers’ tractor parade on January 26, officials said on Tuesday. Jammu and Kashmir United Kisan Front Chairman Mohinder Singh (45), a resident of Chatha area of […]
Added on February 24, 2021
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Jammu: Farmers on Tuesday blocked the Jammu-Pathankot highway here for several hours in protest against the arrest of their leader and another man in connection with the Republic Day violence in Delhi, officials said. The protesters, mostly Sikhs including the family members of the arrested men, blocked the highway near Digiana Ashram, alleging that the […]
