Author: DA Correspondent

NRC Rejection Slip likely from Mar 20: Assam Government

10k paramilitary troops deployed in Assam before NRC release withdrawn

11:45 am September 14, 2019

New Delhi: The Centre has withdrawn 10,000 paramilitary personnel deployed in Assam before the publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), officials said on Saturday. The decision was taken as there has been no violence in Assam ever since the NRC, which validates bona fide Indian citizens of the northeastern state, was published […]

MP: Bird flu infection found in Kadaknath chickens in Jhabua

MP govt to sell Kadaknath chicken meat at milk stalls

11:33 am September 14, 2019

Bhopal: The Congress-led government in Madhya Pradesh is planning to sell Kadaknath chicken meat at milk outlets to cater to the growing demand. The move is, however, opposed by BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma who said it would hurt “religious sentiments” as cow milk is considered “pious”. The government has launched the project on a pilot […]

British Indian cricketer Monty Panesar eyes world of politics

11:14 am September 14, 2019

London: Former England off-spinner Monty Panesar, who recently turned author with his book ‘The Full Monty’, has spoken of plans to take on the world of politics, possibly as a future Mayor of London. The 37-year-old spinner, who had handed over copies of his book to the Indian cricket team during their UK tour for […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Trade War: China to lift punitive tariffs on US soybeans, pork

9:42 pm September 13, 2019

BEIJING: China will lift punitive tariffs imposed on U.S. soybeans and pork in a trade war with Washington, a state news agency said Friday, adding to conciliatory gestures by the two sides ahead of negotiations. China will suspend tariff hikes on soybeans, pork and some other farm goods, the Xinhua News Agency said, citing the […]

Will provide citizenship to 11 million people if voted to power; says Biden

Democratic debate: Joe Biden looks like a front-runner

9:19 pm September 13, 2019

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden is the Democratic front-runner. And there were moments in Thursday night’s debate when he looked the part. Standing between a pair of liberal senators offering radical change, he unabashedly embraced his more moderate position on health care, forcefully pressuring Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to level with Americans about the steep cost […]