Hundreds of extremists laid down arms after agreements with eight groups, he says Union Home Minister Amit Shah. File   | Photo Credit: PTI Hundreds of extremists laid down arms after agreements with eight groups, he says Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Centre would settle by 2024 the issues of the…

Facebook on Thursday said it has banned Raja Singh from its platform and Instagram for violating its policy on content promoting violence and hate Controversial Telangana BJP MLA T. Raja Singh, banned by Facebook on Thursday over hate content, claimed he had no account with the networking site for over a year and wondered if…

“We also join them in protesting against the disastrous Electricity Amendment Bill 2020,” the statement said. As many as 10 central trade union on Monday announced their support to the nation-wide protest on September 25 by peasants and farm workers to oppose passage of two agri bills in Parliament, saying the BJP government should stop…

Agitation to be intensified from October 1; will include indefinite ‘rail roko’ Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh during a meeting with representatives of various farmers’ unions to discuss recently passed farm laws, in Chandigarh, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020.   | Photo Credit: PTI Agitation to be intensified from October 1; will include indefinite ‘rail…

‘Kerala govt. to move SC against the laws’ ‘Kerala govt. to move SC against the laws’ Agriculture Minister V.S. Sunil Kumar on Tuesday called for a people’s movement against the new farm laws which jeopardised the nation’s food security and surrendered “seeds, soil and markets” to corporate monopolies.The Kerala government intended to move the Supreme…

Some three lakh direct and indirect jobs are expected to be created as e-commerce players augment their capacity to manage the festive demand, as per a RedSeer Management Consulting report.E-com and offline retailers have started focusing on omnichannel and store deliveries, and would hire about three lakh peopel to drive the growth, the report titled…

Medical body sends a statement of suggestions to curb the spread Medical body sends a statement of suggestions to curb the spread Tests for COVID-19 must be ramped up and strict restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the virus, treating the situation like a health emergency, the State branch of the Indian Medical Association…

Police continue inspections in quarries in Ernakulam Police continue inspections in quarries in Ernakulam A special squad of the Ernakulam Rural police has arrested three more persons in connection with the explosion of gelatine sticks stocked in a building near a stone quarry at Illithodu near Malayattoor, taking the total number of arrests to seven.The…

State given 4 weeks to submit steps to stop illegal constructions in CRZ areas State given 4 weeks to submit steps to stop illegal constructions in CRZ areas The Supreme Court on Monday gave the Kerala government four weeks to place on record a “concrete plan” to prevent illegal constructions in violation of the coastal…

A Trust headed by Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia has denied the charge of allowing the pollution of its lake in Shivpuri district, among a group of crucial crocodile habitats connecting with the Madhav National Park. The Shrimant K Jijamaharaj Chattri Trust, which manages the Jadhav Sagar Lake, replied on September 24 to a notice…