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China rushes Vice Minister Guo Yezhou as the political crisis deepens in Nepal

During his visit to Nepal, the Chinese minister can meet the leaders of both the factions of the Nepal Communist Party

Dec 26, 2020

Atal Bihari Vajpayee 96th birth anniversary: PM Modi pays floral tribute, to release book on former PM

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his memorial 'Sadaiv Atal' on his 96th birth anniversary.

Dec 25, 2020

Farmers' protest: Priyanka Gandhi, other Congress leaders detained during march to Rashtrapati Bhavan

Delhi Police has taken Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi and others into custody as the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress delegation was marching to the Rashtrapati Bhavan morning to submit a memorandum of 2 crore signatures against the Centre's farm reform laws.

Dec 24, 2020

Rahul Gandhi's march to Prez House armed with 2 crore signatures against farm laws begins

Congress delegation to submit a memorandum with 2 crore signatures to the President on farm laws

Dec 24, 2020

What led Nepal Prez to dissolve Parliament, go for mid-term polls

In a surprising move, Nepalese PM KP Sharma Oli on Sunday got the President to dissolve Parliament and go for a mid-term election. The move is being seen as the culmination of infighting within the ruling Nepal Communist Party.

Dec 21, 2020

Pakistan spreads disinformation around firing on UN convoy; India vehemently denies role

Pakistan military is falsely accusing the Indian Army of opening fire on the UN convoy en route to interact with the CFV victims in Polas Village in Chirikot Sector

Dec 18, 2020

Farmers' Protest: UK MP Gill writes to visiting British foreign secretary

Preet Kaur Gill, UK's Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, has written a letter to her country's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab over farmers' protest. Raab is currently on a 4-day visit to India.

Dec 17, 2020

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Social media war kicks off in AP as BJP nurtures social media 'warriors' ahead of Tirupati bypoll

The BJP may field actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan from the Jana Sena party as a joint candidate in Tirupati parliamentary bypoll

Dec 16, 2020

No Winter Session of Parliament due to COVID, Budget Session in Jan 2021

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi in his letter to Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury made it clear that no winter session of Parliament will be convened due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Budget Session is likely to be called in January 2021.

Dec 15, 2020

Fact-check: No, Arya Samaj temple in Kashmir not burnt down, reports of arson fake

There are several posts on social media claiming the Arya Samaj temple in Kashmir was burnt down to the ground, but those reports are fake. Srinagar Police has issued a clarification in the matter.

Dec 14, 2020

What is Uthiramerur that PM Modi mentioned during Bhumi puja for new Parliament building

On December 10, Narendra Modi participated in the Puja ceremony for the new Indian parliament building

Dec 14, 2020

2001 Indian Parliament attack: Remembering the horrific terror attack on India's temple of democracy

The act of terror was called "the most audacious, and also the most alarming" by then home minister and senior BJP leader LK Advani that had directly targeted India's temple of democracy.

Dec 13, 2020

Progressive Haryana farmers back new Farm Laws; submit memorandum, says Agri minister

Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar's comments came after his meeting with the farmers' leaders from Haryana at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi.

Dec 12, 2020

Agitating farmers reject govt proposal; to intensify protests to repeal farm laws

Farmers agitating against the new farm laws rejected a government proposal aimed at ending the deadlock and announced to intensify protests for a complete withdrawal of the farm laws. In the proposal, the government agreed to give a written assurance for the continuance of the MSP regime.

Dec 9, 2020

Is Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest; here's the truth

Amid the Bharat Bandh, Aam Aadmi Party alleged that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was put under house arrest since he visited agitating farmers on Delhi-Haryana border. CCTV footages, however, showed Kejriwal moving in the city on Monday night, December 8.