Farmers' protest
There is no possibility of ending the deadlock between the government and the protesters demanding the repeal of three new agricultural laws. Farmers' unions, referring to the government being in the ball, said on Wednesday that they had come up with a new concrete proposal to resume the negotiations.
New strain of coronavirus
Two cases of the new strain of Covid-19, which have surfaced in South Africa, have been found in Britain. UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that the new strain of Covid-19 has been linked to South Africa. With this, the UK government has also imposed restrictions on travel to South Africa.
9 out of 10 councils of Kashmir can be occupied by the Gupkar alliance
The People's Alliance for Gupkar Déclaration (PAGD), a coalition of seven regional parties, is in a position to control the nine development councils out of the 10 districts in the Kashmir division.
Painful story of Delhi woman, pressure to accept Islam
A Delhi-based woman has alleged that after marriage, her father-in-law not only attempted sexual abuse, but forced her to convert to Islam. According to the woman, she was also forced to wear a burqa and read namaz. After the matter came to light, the police have started an investigation.
Delhi: Woman alleges she was forced to convert after getting married to a Muslim man; Complaint registered at Sarita Vihar PS
"His family forced me to change my religion to Islam. I was forced to wear burqa, offer namaz. His father tried to sexually harass me," she said pic.twitter.com/J17vr1FQoq
— ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2020
Successful test of MRSAM
India successfully test-fired Medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) off the Odisha coast on Wednesday. The missile is capable of shooting down any fighter aircraft with helicopter drone surveillance within a radius of 70 km. It can also attack multiple targets or enemies coming together in the air and rotate 360 degrees simultaneously.
Summit cancelled due to Covid
India and Russia are holding Covid responsible for the postponement of the annual summit. Both countries say that the next date will be announced soon.
Yogi govt minister's serious allegations against country's first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Anand Swaroop Shukla has made serious allegations against Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the country's first Education Minister. He said that Abul Kalam had no place towards Indianness in his heart.
Kolkata Metro Train
The first trial run of Kolkata Metro train till Dakshineswar was carried out yesterday. Millions of daily commuters will benefit once fully in use. Railway minister Piyush Goyal tweeted the trail run pictures.
সোনার বাংলা তৈরির লক্ষ্যে: কলকাতা নর্থ-সাউথ করিডোরে নোয়াপাড়া থেকে দক্ষিণেশ্বর পর্যন্ত মেট্রোর প্রথম ট্রায়াল রান সম্পন্ন করলো রেল।
Creating a Sonar Bangla: Railways conducts 1st trial run of Metro train from Noapara to Dakshineswar, along Kolkata's North-South corridor. pic.twitter.com/6mGzcG0nvw
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) December 23, 2020
Kisan Samman Nidhi
PM Narendra Modi will release the next installment under Kisan Samman Nidhi on December 25 and will communicate with farmers from 6 states. The Agriculture Minister hopes that the farmers will be ready for talks.
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