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Special forces (top) personnel wield the weapon. Right: Corner ShotNation
Special forces get a CornerShot boost

The ministry of home affairs (MHA) recently cleared the proposal and orders for the state-of-the-art weapons system is...

12 Dec 2020 9:48 AM IST

Members of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) take part in a protest rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), in Nagaon District of Assam, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (PTI)Nation
Fresh anti-CAA agitation resumes in Assam, set to intensify further

Most in Assam are opposed to the CAA because it provides for Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan...

12 Dec 2020 4:43 AM IST

Members of Junior doctors Association stage a protest in solidarity with Indian Medical Associations strike against Mixopathy and demanding the withdrawal of CCIM notification, at Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Guwahati, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. In the notification, Centre has allowed Post Graduate (PG) students of Ayurveda to perform a variety of general surgery including orthopedic, ophthalmology, ENT and dental procedures. (PTI)Nation
Doctors of AIIMS, other hospitals join IMA call for protest with black...

The IMA has given a call for withdrawal of non-essential and non-COVID services between 6 am and 6 pm on Friday

11 Dec 2020 2:44 PM IST

A group of farmers standing on top of trucks raise slogans during the ongoing protest against the Centers new farm laws, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. (PTI)Nation
Farmers to block railways if demands not met

The agitated leaders had also threatened to gherao the residences and offices of the BJP leaders and ministers

11 Dec 2020 12:36 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) performing a ritual during the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new parliament building in New Delhi. (INDIAN PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU)Nation
PM lays foundation stone of new Parliament building

The proposed four-storied building is the highlight of the government’s ambitious Rs 20,000-crore Central Vista...

11 Dec 2020 12:24 AM IST

BJP National President JP Nadda is greeted by his party supporters on his arrival in Kolkata, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Nadda is on a two-day visit to West Bengal from today. (PTI)Nation
TMC attacks Nadda convoy in CM nephew turf

BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and vice-president Mukul Roy were injured in the rain of bricks,...

11 Dec 2020 12:12 AM IST

Envoys from various countries visit Bharat Biotech and Biological E. Ltd to review the development of COVID-19 vaccine, in Hyderabad. (PTI)Nation
Telangana adds 643 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths take tollto 1,482

As many as7,497 patients are under treatment and 53,396 samples were tested on Wednesday

10 Dec 2020 10:48 AM IST

A medic administers Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), during the Phase- 3 trials at the Peoples Medical College in Bhopal, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (PTI)Nation
DCGI denies EUA to Covid vaccines shots of Bharat Biotech, Serum

‘Expert panels seeks more data on efficiency, safety’

9 Dec 2020 11:36 PM IST

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikiat addresses media after a meeting with representatives of farmer organizations regarding the Centres farm reform laws, near Singhu border in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Shiv Kumar Kakkaji is also seen. (PTI)Nation
Farmers reject govt proposal, to intensify agitation with nationwide...

According to the union leaders, a new ‘Delhi chalo-' (march to Delhi)-' call is being given to all farmers in the north...

9 Dec 2020 8:11 PM IST

Left Parties leaders and activists taking part in Bharat Bandh in support of Farmers against new Agriculture bill at Guntur city on Tuesday. (DC Image: Tejo Roy)Nation
Large parts of Bharat shut, bandh peaceful

Protesters also blocked railway tracks at several places in West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha

9 Dec 2020 1:08 AM IST

Police uses water cannons to stop farmers during their protest against the Centers new farm laws, in Chandigarh, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. (PTI)Nation
Amit Shah’s talks with farmers’ leaders fail, deadlock remains

The farmers’ leaders made it clear that they will call off their agitation only after their demands were fully met

9 Dec 2020 12:59 AM IST

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample at a COVID-19 testing center in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (AP)Nation
Latest: 682 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths in Telangana

GHMC accounted for the most number of cases with 119, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri (64) and Rangareddy (47)

8 Dec 2020 11:55 AM IST

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