Shops, markets and government offices in the area were closed due to the bandh called by Sadar Hills Demand Committee to press their demand for conversion of Sadar Hills into a full-fledged revenue district.
If Blair--who celebrates his 52nd birthday Friday-- wins Thursday's election, he would be the first Labour leader to win three successive elections.
The second part of BJP president Amit Shah's interview to Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com, to mark the completion of one year of the Narendra Modi government.
Only 17 of 20 people cleared by Pakistan are likely to board the bus as three have already cited prior commitments and dropped out of the journey.
They will take call on the number of telecom circles in which spectrum to be auctioned.
In his third letter in the last one month to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Reliance Communications chairman Anil Ambani has lambasted GSM operators.
Initially, starting with a slightly curtailed capacity, the airline will increase the operating capacity over the subsequent months, also reopening selected international flights, depending on the existing international travel guidelines: IndiGo.
However, the farmer bodies said they will again block the rail tracks if the government failed to resolve their issues.
'India has to ensure its borders are properly sealed and there is no infiltration from PoK.
It is difficult to recall an Indian minister in modern times pushing back at the US publicly, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
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The BSP chief said Uttar Pradesh, which is India's largest state, will decide who will be the next prime minister.
The BCCI has roped in Sri Lanka for the short series in place of Zimbabwe
Presentations were given by the Department of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the principal scientific adviser to the government before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Climate on the Centre's COVID-19 preparedness.
India Today has ranked the top colleges in India across 14 streams.
While the vaccine could be available at $3-6 (Rs 225 to Rs 550) per dose, herd immunity might be two years away due to implementation challenges, it said, adding the experience in large scale adult vaccination programmes is thin.
Zydus Cadila COVID-19 vaccine for children above 12 years is expected to be available by August as its trials are likely to be completed by July-end, said Dr N K Arora, Chairman, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI).
The ICC Board of Directors meeting on Monday ended up being a damp squib after they failed to reach consensus over Shashank Manohar's replacement as the next chairman of cricket's global governing body.
Addressing poll rallies at Gayas Sherghati and Aurangabads Rafiganj, Kumar said, "There are some people who know nothing but are promising these many jobs. Where will the money come from?
The first 100 beneficiaries of such foreign vaccines shall be assessed for seven days for safety outcomes before it is rolled out for further immunisation programme within the country, the Union health ministry said.
Arvind Kejriwal's party will need around 50 seats to make a pitch for the Left's space in national politics. For that, it will have to contest more than one third of the Lok Sabha seats, points out Saroj Nagi.
Factory output in June likely rose 5.4 per cent from a year earlier, faster than the 4.7 per cent growth in May, according to a poll of 27 economists.
While the 'Statue of Unity', presently the world's tallest, installed in Gujarat's Narmada district on the 143rd birth anniversary of Patel, is 182 metres high, the one to come up in Ayodhya will be 221 metres.
A special court in Mumbai on Friday declared three family members of late gangster Iqbal Mirchi as 'fugitive economic offenders' under the provisions of a criminal law by the same name, official sources said.
The announcement comes a day after the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on COVID-19 of the CDSCO recommended granting emergency use authorisation (EUA) to the COVID-19 vaccines Covovax and Corbevax with certain conditions.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday did not rule out emergence of a Third Front, which was also favoured by the Samajwadi party, after the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal-United face-off triggered the possibility of a non-Congress, non-BJP grouping to fight the next Lok Sabha polls.
The other dominant fear among the people is the irrational behaviour of people, once the lockdown is lifted.
Speaking about the third phase of polls, the attention automatically gets diverted to the Dr D M Nanjundappa Committee Report. The committee was set up by the Karnataka government in order to study and redress the problems of regional imbalance in Karnataka. While the report managed to bring about a smile on the faces of several persons when it was initially submitted, the fact remains that almost eight years after it was submitted, it is yet to see to the light of the day.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
Here's the full text of address to the nation by President Ram Nath Kovind on the eve of the Republic Day 2022.
However, RIL has exceeded the mandatory 2% prescribed limit, spending the maximum amount of Rs 761 crore
'In 2016, we had De-Mon and in 2017, we had GST.' 'The combined impact of these two started showing up in 2019 and 2020.' 'COVID-19 only added insult to injury.'
All four labour codes are likely to be implemented in one go from April 1, the beginning of the next fiscal year, labour secretary Apurva Chandra said on Wednesday. The parliament in its just concluded session passed three labour code bills: the Industrial Relations (IR) Code, the Social Security Code, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code (OSH). The Wage Code Bill, 2019 was passed by the parliament last year.
Despite poor governance, the BJD-BJP alliance may win an other term, since the main opposition Congress is in disarray and has no credible leaders.
Sanjay B Jumaani, India's leading astro-numerologist, makes his predictions.
The Supreme Court Friday set aside a Madras High Court direction that the Centre must seek the top court's approval before implementing 10 per cent reservation for the economically weaker sections in all-India quota seats of medical colleges.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
The product was banned for export earlier, but has now been moved to the restricted category, under which an exporter would have to seek a licence from the government for shipments.
