Chandigarh, December 1 Several former sportspersons including Padma Shri and Arjuna awardees have extended their support to the agitating farmers and said they will return their awards in protest against the “force” used against the peasants’ en route to Delhi. Among them are Padma Shri and Arjuna awardee wrestler KartarRead More

Washington, December 1 President-elect Joe Biden’s promise to end US fossil fuel subsidies worth billions of dollars a year for drillers and miners could be hard to keep due to resistance from lawmakers in a narrowly divided Congress, including from within his own party. The challenge reflects just one ofRead More

New Delhi, December 1 The deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 9 kmph in the past six hours and has intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Burevi’. As on December 1, it lay centered at 1730 hrs IST over southwest Bay of Bengal, about 400Read More

New Delhi, December 1 India is considering a plan to build a 10 gigawatts (GW) hydropower project in a remote eastern state, an Indian official said on Tuesday, following reports that China could construct dams on a section of the Brahmaputra river. The river, also known as the Yarlung TsangboRead More

New Delhi, November 30 The cyberspace is abuzz with links for protests petitions being shared not just here but in the UK, Canada, Australia and the US in favour of the farmers’ agitation against three recently passed farm laws. Over the last two days, over two lakh people have signedRead More

New Delhi, November 30 Thousands of farmers from Punjab agitating at Singhu borders of New Delhi offered prayers, lit ‘diyas’ (earthen lamps), exchanged sweets as well as greeted each other on Guru Nanak Jayanti on Monday as they took a pledge to continue their fight against the Centre’s new agriRead More

Colombo, November 30 The Sri Lankan government on Monday ordered a thorough probe into a riot by inmates over rising coronavirus infections at a prison outside the capital Colombo that left at least eight prisoners dead and 37 injured. Defence Secretary Major General (Retd) GDH Kamal Gunaratne has instructed InspectorRead More

Ottawa, November 30 Canada has announced an extension of restrictions on international travel in an effort to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus amid an ongoing second wave of the pandemic in the country. In a statement issued on Sunday, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness BillRead More

New Delhi, November 30 Amid the ongoing farmer’s agitation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday once again has said that the new farm laws will benefit farmers and increase their income. Slamming the Opposition, he said misinformation was being spread on what has not happened or was never going toRead More

New Delhi, November 30 The Union government has called an all-party meeting to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic situation on December 4, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to interact with floor leaders of various parties from both houses of parliament, official sources said on Monday. The Parliamentary Affairs Ministry isRead More