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Talking to reporters in Kolhapur, around 375km from here, the former Union agriculture minister noted that the agitating farmers have rejected the Centre's offer to suspend the new laws for 18 months.

The blaze erupted at around 11.50 am in the cabin of of the NMC group leader at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, which houses the civic corporation headquarters, around 200km from Mumbai, he said.

The Supreme Court bench has now posted the plea of a civil services aspirant Rachna for hearing on January 25 and asked the Centre to file an affidavit during the period and serve it to the parties.

With the withdrawal of private players from crop insurance, additional funds need to be infused by the government under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana to mitigate risks for farmers.

Outbreak of bird flu or avian influenza has been confirmed in 'poultry birds' in six states - Kerala, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab.

Harris, who scripted history by becoming the first-ever woman Vice President of the US, has credited her late mother Shyamala Gopalan for showing faith in her.

Maharashtra Board Exam 2021: Talking to reporters in Mumbai, Varsha Gaikwad said the practical exams for Class 12 will be held between April 1 and 22, and for Class 10 between April 9 and 28.

Mahant Kanchan Das, an MCom, of Saket Dhaam ashram became an ardent follower of Donald Trump after he became US President, the report stated. Owing to his fluency in English, his Guru, Vinayaka Baba, named him 'Trump Baba'.

After healthcare and frontline workers such as police, armed forces and municipal workers, the third category to be vaccinated is likely to be people over the age of 50, followed by those who are below 50 but suffer from co-morbidities.

World stocks advanced on Wednesday after US Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen called for a hefty stimulus to protect the US economy.

The move was necessitated as Shripad Yesso Naik, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of AYUSH was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Goa.

Nigeria will seek to procure vaccines that are less dependent on cooling facilities, the head of the country's primary healthcare agency said on Tuesday, adding that talks were in progress with Russia and India to procure such vaccines.

The Finance Ministry in a statement said the meeting was held through video conference and was attended by chief ministers, deputy chief ministers, finance ministers, ministers and senior officers from the states and Union Territories and the Union Govern...

General Asit Mistry, Commandant, NDA, in a solemn manner, remembering sacrifices made by healthcare and frontline workers, while combating the scourge of this pandemic, it said.

In the Tamil Nadu's Allinagaram, members of the Kuravar community, an ethnic hunting community, has decided to hold this event every year to celebrate ancient traditions of Tamil Nadu.

Akbar made the submission before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar through senior advocate Geeta Luthra during the final hearing in a criminal complaint filed by him against Ramani for allegedly defaming him by accusing him of sexual...