India

Railway minister Piyush Goyal was speaking at an event to mark the inauguration of the newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui section under north-western Railways.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that he was committed to the welfare of hardworking farmers, and the Centres' new farm laws were a step in this direction.

According to officials, the raids were carried out on November 27 in the case of an IT SEZ developer, its former director and a prominent stainless-steel supplier at 16 premises.

The Cabinet expansion may take more time as the Chief Minister has not received any message and approval from the high command leaders.

Under the law which deals with different categories of offences, a marriage will be declared "null and void" if the conversion of a woman is solely for that purpose.

The Narendra Modi-led NDA government has set a target of doubling farmers' income by 2022.

Sundergarh recorded the maximum number of fresh cases at 52, followed by Mayurbhanj at 49 and Cuttack at 45.

The graffiti read, "Do not force us to invite Lashkar-e-Toiba and Taliban to deal with Sanghis and Manuvadis. #Lashkar Zindabad.

The Prime Minister stressed on "proper and right information" about these farm laws to derive its benefit.

Meanwhile, BSP supremo Mayawati and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh urged the Centre to reconsider the "anti-farmer" laws.

The officials said cross-border firing between the two sides continued till 4.15 am on Sunday, and added that there was no report of any casualty or damage on the Indian side.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has termed Amit Shah's offer to hold discussions at the earliest as the best in the interest of the farming community and the nation at large.

From November 1 to November 29, the city has recorded a mean minimum temperature of 10.3 degrees Celsius, which is the lowest in at least a decade.

The active COVID-19 caseload remained below 5 lakh for the 19th consecutive day.

Through this academic collaboration, both the institutes are expecting a significant boost in high quality research and foundation for further academic collaborations.

Assistant Commandant Nitin Bhalerao, 33, succumbed to injuries suffered in the blast in the early hours of Sunday and nine commandos, were injured.

Centre’s desperate measures to divest stake during economic slowdown could lead to distress sale, point out experts

Earlier, in February this year, anti-CAA protests had led to riots in New Delhi and protests especially in the Shaheen Bagh area. Now, since November 26, agitating farmers from Punjab and Haryana have entered the Delhi border protesting against the three Central Farm laws passed by the Union government.

Thousands of farmers protesting the Centre's new farm laws are currently staying put at the Singhu and Tikri borders amid heavy police presence

Men wearing t-shirts with photos of Bhagat Singh on them and women donning yellow 'dupattas' on their heads that represent the colour of martyrs, the protesters largely from Punjab have been hogging the limelight.

Senior Delhi Police officer said that around 200 farmers arrived at UP Gate (Ghazipur border) as part of 'Delhi Chalo' march call given by farmer organisations in Punjab

The pensioners who could not submit their life certificates till November 30 deadline, would get pension every month till February.

"We consider SBI should not finance this project. Ultimately it's their decision but we've been extremely clear on the fact that if they decide to do it, we would immediately disinvest," Director of the Institutional Corporate Clients Division & ESG, Jean Jacques Barberis, was quoted as saying by a global wire service.

Sebi has barred Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy from the securities market for two years and also directed them to disgorge illegal gains of more than Rs 16.97 crore for indulging in insider trading more than 12 years ago.