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Govt, Parliament have great respect for farmers, says PM in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, February 10 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the central government and the Parliament have great respect for the farmers who are voicing their views on the three farm bills and

India / 10th February 2021
Assam to discontinue mandatory coronavirus testing

Guwahati, February 10 (PTI): Assam government has decided to discontinue mandatory COVID-19 testing at airports, railway stations and land routes from March 1, 2021 following a decline in new positive cases, st

North-East / 10th February 2021
Australian Open: Williams advances, Andreescu crashes out

Melbourne, February 10 (IANS): Twenty three-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams on Wednesday eased into the third round of the Australian Open while 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu faced a crushing

Sports / 10th February 2021
Bopanna out of Australian Open men's doubles event

Melbourne, February 10 (IANS): India's Rohan Bopanna and his Japanese partner Ben McLachlan crashed out of the Australian Open men's doubles event after suffering a straight-sets defeat to South Korean

Sports / 10th February 2021
Vijay Hazare Trophy to take place in 6 cities from Feb 20 to Mar 14

New Delhi, February 10 (IANS): The Vijay Hazare Trophy will take place from February 20 to March 14 in six cities, though Delhi has again been ignored. Thirty-eight teams will compete in the tournament and they

Sports / 10th February 2021
Tsegay renews women's world indoor 1,500m record in France

Lievin (France), February 10 (IANS): Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia improved the women's world indoor 1,500-meter record at the recent World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Lievin. The 24-year-old world

Sports / 10th February 2021
Oscars 2021: India's 'Bittu' makes it to Live Action Short Film shortlist

Los Angeles, February 10 (IANS): The official Indian entry in the Best Foreign Film category, Jallikattu, might be out of the Oscar race, but there is still a chance for an Indian film to shine at the upcoming

Entertainment / 10th February 2021
'Jallikattu' out of Oscar race, shortlists in 9 categories announced

Los Angeles, February 10 (IANS): The critically acclaimed Malayalam film Jallikattu, which was the official Indian entry in the Best International Feature Film category this year, failed to make it to the short

Entertainment / 10th February 2021
Jason Segel has found a friend in Casey Affleck

Los Angeles, February 10 (IANS): Actor Jason Segel says he bonded really well with actor Casey Affleck while working on the film Our Friend. "I just did a movie over quarantine where up until the moment

Entertainment / 10th February 2021
Jennifer Lopez-Owen Wilson rom-com 'Marry Me' pushed to next year

Los Angeles, February 10 (IANS): The romantic comedy Marry Me, starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson, has been pushed off the 2021 release calendar. The film, originally slated for a release on May 14 this

Entertainment / 10th February 2021
Prince Charles, wife Camilla get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

London, February 10 (PTI): Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla have received their first of two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, the royal couple's Clarence House office said on Wednesday. Char

World / 10th February 2021
I'll retire even if 1 inch of land is snatched from farmers: Kailash Choudhary

NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 10 (IANS): A minister in the Narendra Modi government says that he will retire from politics in case even one inch of land is snatched from farmers once the new farm laws are implemented.

India / 10th February 2021
Palestinian factions reach historic reconciliation over polls

CAIRO, FEBRUARY 10 (IANS): Leaders of a dozen Palestinian factions, including the two main rivals Fatah and Hamas, have concluded a two-day reconciliation dialogue in Egypt and agreed to cooperate to in holding

World / 10th February 2021
3.15 lakh or 65.90% prison inmates from SC, ST, OBC categories: Govt data

New Delhi, February 10 (PTI): Of the total 4,78,600 prison inmates in the country, 3,15,409 or 65.90 per cent belong to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Class categories, according

India / 10th February 2021
Bangladeshi court sentences to death eight Islamists for killing publisher of secular books

Dhaka, February 10 (PTI): A special anti-terrorism tribunal in Bangladesh on Wednesday sentenced to death eight Islamic militants, including a sacked military officer, for killing a publisher of books on secula

World / 10th February 2021
Armed Myanmar group seeks asylum in India, high alert in border areas of Mizoram

Aizawl, February 10 (PTI): Myanmar-based armed insurgent group Chin National Army (CNA) has sought asylum for their families in India in the wake of the military coup in the neighbouring country, an official in

North-East / 10th February 2021
Dalai Lama writes to Uttarakhand chief minister, offers sympathy, support to people

Dharamsala (HP), February 10 (PTI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has written to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, expressing his condolences to the families of the people killed in a

India / 10th February 2021
BHU develops 'adsorbent' from rice husk

VARANASI, February 10 (IANS): Researchers at the School of Biochemical Engineering of IIT-BHU have synthesised an eco-friendly 'adsorbent' which can remove toxic heavy metal ions such as hexavalent chro

India / 10th February 2021
Twitter restricts certain a/cs within India after govt order, suspends over 500 a/cs

New Delhi, February 10 (PTI): Twitter on Wednesday said it has suspended over 500 accounts, and blocked access to several others within India as it partly acceded to a government order to curb spread of misinfo

India / 10th February 2021
Pak SC bars carrying out death penalty for 3 mentally-ill inmates

ISLAMABAD, FEBRUARY 10 (IANS): The Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday barred the execution of three mentally-ill convicts on death row, saying that as it does not "meet the ends of justice". The v

World / 10th February 2021