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Bharat Bandh ends: As farmers take centre stage, here’s how strike affected different parts of nation
The call for 'Bharat Bandh' on Tuesday by farmers took the national centre stage as their push for a repeal of the new agri laws disrupted life in myriad ways. In several states, shops were closed, transport affected and protesters squatted on roads and train tracks, though many states remained largely unaffected. Emergency services were exempted and banks, too, continued operations as the pan-India shutdown , backed by most opposition parties and trade unions, rolled out noisily but peacefully with its impact felt in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, the epicentre of the snowballing protests , as well as in states such as Odisha, Maharashtra and Bihar. In several parts of the country, including in BJP-ruled Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh, life continued unimpeded. In other places, the pandemic appeared to recede into the background. Security was stepped up, restive crowds demonstrated in some places and the numbers swelled at Delhi's border points. ... » Learn More about Bharat Bandh ends: As farmers take centre stage, here’s how strike affected different parts of nation
MHA directs closure of two special Delhi Covid centres as cases decline
The Union Home Ministry has directed a phased closure of two special and temporary Covid care centres in the city in view of "continuous decline" in coronavirus cases, officials said on Tuesday. While the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Covid hospital located in the Delhi Cantonment area is managed by the DRDO, the Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre operational in south Delhi's Chhattarpur area is managed by the ITBP. As per a directive accessed by PTI, the Ministry of Home Affairs ( MHA ) has asked the Defence Research and Development Organisation to "close down" the facility run by it and directed the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) to withdraw their health professionals manning this centre and ordered the same with "immediate effect" to the ITBP for the Chhattarpur facility. The two facilities will be closed in phases. Those admitted will be discharged gradually and no new admissions will be made now, a senior home ministry official said. The decision to close down the ... » Learn More about MHA directs closure of two special Delhi Covid centres as cases decline
Zoom plans technology centre in Bengaluru
The company is planning to bring IT operations into India which will include application development and desktop managed services. Online video conferencing company Zoom on Tuesday said it will set up a new technology centre in Bengaluru and start hiring very soon in the country to support local and global growth. The company is also planning to expand its data centre capacity to support its growth in India. "In India we grew 67-times. Worldwide usage has gone up a lot. We need to scale the team as well. “Based on our experience, India has one of the best talents to tap in, that's the reason to expand our technology centre in India," Zoom president of engineering and products Velchamy Sankarligam told reporters. He said Zoom video communications is looking at different areas to expand in India. "On the research and development side, we are looking at devops (software development and IT operations). "This is basically running the whole Zoom service (for) ... » Learn More about Zoom plans technology centre in Bengaluru
No fundamental right of same-sex marriage: Centre
Government tells Delhi High Court it feels that together as partners is not comparable with the Indian family unit concept of a husband, wife and children NEW DELHI The Centre on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that there is no fundamental right to seek recognition for same-sex marriage . The government stated this in an affidavit filed in reply to a petition by samesex couples seeking enforcement of fundamental right of choice of partner. “Despite the decriminalisation of Section 377 of the IPC, the petitioners cannot claim a fundamental right for same-sex marriage being recognised under the laws of the country,” the affidavit stated. It said that the fundamental right under Article 21 cannot be expanded to include the fundamental right for same sex marriage . The Centre further stated that living together as partners and having sexual relationship with same-sex individuals, which is decriminalised now, is not comparable with the Indian family unit ... » Learn More about No fundamental right of same-sex marriage: Centre
Centre, states should talk: Fin Min
█ RISING FUEL PRICES During interaction with students at IIMA, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Centre and states should talk on reducing the taxes on petrol and diesel to ease the burden on consumers With the fuel prices increasing, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the Centre and the States need to talk about reducing the taxes on petrol and diesel to ease the burden on consumers. She was in Ahmedabad on Thursday to deliver the IIM-Ahmedabad & JSW School of Public Policy lecture on ‘The Economic Rebound and the Indian Economy in 2021 and beyond’. Sitharaman later interacted with the students. Asked if the Centre is mulling to reduce cess or other taxes on fuel to give some respite to consumers, she said the question has put her in “dharam-sankat” (dilemma). For that, both the Centre and states should talk with each other (for reducing central as well as state taxes on fuel),” she said during an interaction with ... » Learn More about Centre, states should talk: Fin Min
Renaming in Modi’s India: From cities to fruits
Cities, roads, stations rechristened in the time of Modi. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/ Rediff.com Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh is the latest city to be renamed. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced that Hoshangabad city would be renamed Narmadapuram and a proposal to that effect would be sent to the Centre. Renaming of cities in India is nothing new. The first major city to be renamed was Bombay, which the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party government that came to power in Maharashtra in 1995 changed to Mumbai. Madras and Calcutta followed, becoming Chennai and Kolkata respectively. But the momentum of renaming cities, places and things has ibncreased ever since Narendra Damodardas Modi won the 2014 general election. Some of it was done to 'erase the memories of Islamic and British rule', which Modi has often termed as 'slavery of a 1,000 years'. Syed Firdaus Ashraf/ Rediff.com some of the notable name changes done ... » Learn More about Renaming in Modi’s India: From cities to fruits
Govt gets tax-rich from oil sector, consumers bear brunt
New Delhi : Government is all set to walk away with the highest level of excise duty collection from the petroleum sector this year, even as fuel consumers continue to face persistent increase in petrol and diesel prices that has taken the retail prices to historic high levels across the country. In the nine month period of current fiscal ending December 31, 2020, Centre 's excise duty collections from the petroleum sector has already touched Rs 2,35,811 crore-mark, much more than what it got in the full financial year 2019-20. At this pace, collections may well cross Rs 3 lakh crore for the very first time in FY21. Last fiscal, the Centre received Rs 2,23,057 crore as excise revenue from the petroleum sector. The numbers were even lower at Rs 2,14,369 crore in FY19. Only in FY17, excise collections remained firm at Rs 2,42,691 crore when the government raised excise duty taking advantage of low crude prices. Higher collections as taxes have come at a time when ... » Learn More about Govt gets tax-rich from oil sector, consumers bear brunt
Identify first originator, say govt’s rules to regulate streaming and digital content
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now India - 11,046,914 | World - 113,083,709 View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Ravi Shankar Prasad Action will be taken if social media is misused to spread fake news and violence: Ravi Shankar Prasad #Ravi Shankar Prasad Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad's mother passes away #Ravi Shankar Prasad India Trusted Source: Centre likely to blacklist some telecom equipment vendors #Ravi Shankar Prasad In mobile manufacturing, India now aims to surpass China #Ravi Shankar Prasad Modi govt to deal sternly with 'Tukde Tukde gang' trying to take advantage of farmers stir: Union Minister #Ravi Shankar Prasad Ravi Shankar Prasad questions Rahul Gandhi's 'aukaat' in Indian politics Just In 45 min ago US Speaker calls for multi-generational effort to confront institutional racism 46 min ago ... » Learn More about Identify first originator, say govt’s rules to regulate streaming and digital content
‘I was shocked’: PM Modi slams Rahul Gandhi over ‘Fisheries Ministry’ remark
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now Nirav Modi can be extradited to India, rules UK Court View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Narendra Modi PM Modi inaugurates multiple developmental projects in Puducherry #Narendra Modi PM to address convocation ceremony of Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University on Friday #Narendra Modi Govt has no business to be in business: PM Modi #Narendra Modi Want to vaccinate Bengal free of cost before polls: Mamata writes to PM Modi #Narendra Modi PM Modi to address BJP public meeting, launch projects in Puducherry on February 25 #Narendra Modi Gujarat civic polls: Modi says results show people's faith in politics of development Just In 18 min ago PNB-Nirav Modi case: Chronology of events 31 min ago RSS chief advocates 'Akhand Bharat', says Pakistan in distress ever since partitioned from ... » Learn More about ‘I was shocked’: PM Modi slams Rahul Gandhi over ‘Fisheries Ministry’ remark