Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Haryana Police lobbed tear gas shells at farmers from Punjab at Shambhu border between the two states as thousands of protesters stayed put there on Wednesday, the second day of their 'Delhi Chalo' march. With the farmers from several places in Punjab continuing to pour in at the Shambhu border to participate in the 'Delhi Chalo' march, a large number of tractor-trolleys could be seen parked along the national highway on the Punjab side.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the world today needs governments that are inclusive and free from corruption, as he asserted that his mantra over the years has been 'minimum government, maximum governance'.
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi filed her nomination papers here for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan. Before filing nomination, Sonia Gandhi met with the party MLAs in the Opposition lobby of the assembly.
Former JNU student Umar Khalid on Wednesday withdrew his bail plea from the Supreme Court in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over his alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the northeast Delhi riots of February 2020. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal said, "I wish to argue the legal question (challenging UAPA provisions) but wants to withdraw the bail plea due to change in circumstances. We will try our luck in trial court."
Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar was injured after losing balance and falling on a car's bonnet, on which he was standing, while addressing reporters in North 24 Parganas district, following which he was taken to a hospital, a party official said. The state BJP president, who made attempts to go to Sandeshkhali again, was prevented by the police from leaving the area.
Shehbaz Sharif, the younger brother of former premier Nawaz Sharif, is expected to become Pakistan's new prime minister as the coalition of leading political parties led by them is set to comfortably cross the simple majority mark to form the next government after elections produced a split mandate. Earlier, Shehbaz along with Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan Peoples Party, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) met at the residence of Shujaat Hussain of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) for a consultative meeting and agreed on government formation.
An Indian-origin family, including their 4-year-old twin boys, has been found dead at their home in California with the police investigating the case as a murder-suicide, the second such incident in less than two months that has shocked the community in the US. However, the victims' identities have not yet been released, police said.
The wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation eased to a three-month low of 0.27 per cent in January, mainly due to moderation of food prices, including vegetables. In January 2023, it was at 4.8 per cent and in December 2023 it was 0.73 per cent.
Israeli survivors of the October 7 attacks and relatives of victims are stepping up efforts to get the International Criminal Court prosecutor to scrutinise Hamas' crimes as part of his investigation into the attack and Israel's response in Gaza. Israeli survivors of the October 7 Hamas attack and families of victims want the court to target Hamas leaders with arrest warrants.
Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammed Nabi on Wednesday became the oldest player to headline the ICC ODI all-rounders' list, ending Shakib Al Hasan's long reign at the top. India's Ravindra Jadeja, who is set to return in the third Test against England beginning February 15, still led the way comprehensively in Test all-rounders' rankings.
