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Sukhbir Badal visits Ghazipur, lends support to protest
Prior to Badal's arrival, Bharat Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait announced that no politicians will be given the microphone to speak on the main stage, claiming that he has received a notice for allowing political leaders to take up the stage and address protesters in the last few days. Badal met Tikait for ten minutes near the protest site and assured support to the protesting farmers.
TMC MP takes dig at BJP for 'incorrect rendition' of national anthem
"Those preaching patriotism and nationalism can't even sing our national anthem correctly. This is the party which claims to uphold India's honour and pride. Shameful," Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew said, sharing a video clip on his Twitter handle. Calling this "anti-national" act, the leader of West Bengal's ruling party also demanded an "apology" from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP.
Government afraid of public support for farmers: Sainath
The noted journalist, who has authored the book, 'Everybody Loves a Good Drought' asked the people to take a stand on the farmers' issue as ultimately the farmers were fighting for the public. He was speaking at an event organised by an Ahmedabad-based people's collective and Gujarat Khedut Samaj on Saturday. The event was held in the context of the new farm laws.
Vaccine diplomacy adds fresh layer to Indo-US ties
"I would like to say how much we count on India. I mean, India has one of the most advanced pharmaceutical industries. India played a very important role in the production of generics for use that was a very important element of democratisation of access to medicines all over the world," Guterres said during a media interaction in New York on Friday.
Leh-Kargil road to be shaped into tourist highway
In order to spotlight Kargil in the field of tourism, an action plan is now being prepared for the development of many facilities for tourists here. The ministry hopes that Indian citizens visiting Switzerland and other countries would be happily visit Kargil and Drass and other areas when road and air connectivity is improved.
No one except Mamata will be left in Trinamool Congress: Amit Shah
Former West Bengal forest minister Rajib Banerjee, legislator from Howrah's Bally constituency Baishali Dalmiya, Uttarpara MLA Prabir Ghoshal, ex-Howrah mayor Rathin Chakraborti and Bengali actor Rudranil Ghosh, who had joined BJP on Saturday, were present on the stage with Union minister Smriti Irani, BJP state unit president Dilip Ghosh and party's national vice-president Mukul Roy, general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya at the rally.
Journalists stage protest outside Delhi Police Headquarters against Mandeep Punia's arrest
Police on Saturday arrested Punia after alleging that he had misbehaved with a station house officer (SHO) at the Singhu border. Police said that he was moving through roadblocks and barricades when the alleged incident took place. Calling it an 'attack on journalism', the protesters working for different media organsitations carried posters and placards to show support to the journalist.
Allahabad High Court asks Uttar Pradesh DGP to remove banners naming criminals
The court said that it is a violation of Article 21 of the Constitution. The banners, along with the names and identities of the criminals, also give information about their criminal history. The court said it believes that it is unnecessary to publicly display information about criminals outside the police stations and is in violation of Article 21.
AAP to contest MCD bypolls on corruption, BJP failures
The Delhi State Election Commission has on Wednesday announced MCD bypolls in five municipal wards – Rohini C and Shalimar Bagh of North MCD and Trilokpuri, Kalyanpuri and Chauhan Bangar of East MCD on February 28. Results of bypolls will be declared on March 3.
Swamitva Yojana: UP begins survey of houses in rural areas
The scheme, launched for the first time since Independence by the Central government, seeks to provide ownership to the real owners of the houses built in the rural areas. For the effective implementation of the scheme of the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj, the Yogi government has already started the survey in the 75 districts of the entire state.
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