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Home "PM Needs To Understand.": Rahul Gandhi On Recession
New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today took a swipe at the government over reports that the economy has gone into a recession and crores have been left unemployed. He pointed to the basic job scheme MGNREGA, which was launched by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government, as having made to remain idle with 'three crore people still looking for work'. 'Under PM Modi, India's...
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Home Ahmedbhai had no personal ambition, only interest was Congress: CWC
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee on Friday met and offered condolences to the family of veteran leader and Treasurer Ahmed Patel who passed away on November 25 due to Covid-related complications. The CWC, in its resolution, said that 'Ahmedbhai had no personal ambition. The interest of the Congress was his only interest and the advancement of the Congress agenda was his...
- 9 hrs ago
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Home Farmers refuse to leave Sindhu border as agitation 'could weaken'
New Delhi, Nov 27 : Even as the Delhi Police on Friday allowed farmers from Punjab, Haryana and elsewhere to hold a peaceful protest against the controversial Agriculture Bills at the Sant Nirankari ground in the capital's Burari area, the farmers refused to leave Delhi-Haryana Sindhu border fearing that their protest would be 'weakened'. Delhi Police made the announcement after...
- 10 hrs ago
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Home India enters recession: GDP drops by 7.5% in July-September quarter
New Delhi: Even though India's economic recovery accelerated in Q2FY21 from the lows of the pandemic-induced lockdown, the country for the very first time since Independence entered into a technical recession. The National Statistical Office (NSO) data on Friday showed that the Q2FY21 GDP on a year-on-year basis contracted by (-) 7.5 per cent from (-) 23.9 per cent in the...
- 10 hrs ago
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Home Farmers' bodies claim Centre has allowed them entry into capital; Capt welcomes move
New Delhi, November 27: Punjab farmers' bodies claimed that the Union Government has allowed them entry into Delhi with a permission to hold their agitation at the Burari ground. 'We have been allowed safe passage to Delhi,' claimed Krantikari Kisan Union president Darshan Pal. He said officials of the Union Home Ministry had allowed them a place at Burari in...
- 14 hrs ago
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Home Mehbooba Mufti claims she's illegally detained yet again
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday alleged that she has been 'illegally detained yet again' and denied permission to visit a party leader in Pulwama district. She also alleged that her daughter Iltija has been placed under house arrest. 'I've been illegally detained yet again. Since 2 days, J&K...
- 17 hrs ago
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Home Farmers reach near Delhi borders; face water cannons, tear gas
New Delhi/Chandigarh, November 27: A large group of farmers from Punjab and Haryana on Friday continued their 'Delhi Chalo' march against the Centre's farm laws from a road toll plaza at Panipat, about 100 km from the national capital. The Delhi Police has enhanced deployment of tear gas, security personnel, stationed sand-laden trucks and water cannons and used barbed wire for...
- 17 hrs ago
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Home Langar preparations under way to serve thousands of protesting farmers
Chandigarh, November 27 :A large group of farmers from Punjab and Haryana on Friday continued their 'Delhi Chalo' march against the Centre's farm laws from a road toll plaza at Panipat, about 100 km from the national capital. Amid the protest by the farmers, langar preparations by special committees are under way to feed scores of farmers. Other special committees are...
- 17 hrs ago
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Home Gujarat: Five Covid-19 patients killed as fire breaks out at Rajkot hospital
Rajkot, Gujarat: Five patients were killed after a fire broke out in the ICU of a designated Covid-19 hospital in Gujarat's Rajkot in the early hours of Friday. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has ordered a probe into the incident. Thirty other coronavirus patients undergoing treatment at the hospital were rescued, an official said. The fire is under control, however, the...
- 18 hrs ago
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Health Oxford vaccine viable even at 60-70% efficacy: Serum Institute
The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine candidate, even at the lowest efficacy of 60-70 per cent, is a viable one against the novel coronavirus, the Serum Institute of India (SII) said on Thursday. SII has partnered with the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca for the manufacture and distribution of the vaccine candidate. 'Even though the lowest efficacy results are at 60-70%, it is a viable...
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