Three Union ministers holding their sixth round of talks with protesting farm leaders on Wednesday rejected the demand to repeal the three agricultural laws cultivators

Centre offers to form review panel, rules out scraping farm laws

Three Union ministers holding their sixth round of talks with protesting farm leaders on Wednesday rejected the demand to repeal the three agricultural laws cultivators say will hurt their livelihoods. The Centre, however, proposed to set up a committee to examine the new farm laws, said a senior farmers&rsquo; representative present in the talks. According to The Hindustan Times&nbsp;Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal and Som Prakash also discussed the possibility of a law on guaranteeing minimum prices for farm prices.

Three Union ministers holding their sixth round of talks with protesting farm leaders on Wednesday rejected the demand to repeal the three agricultural laws cultivators say will hurt their livelihoods. The Centre, however, proposed to set up a committee to examine the new farm laws, said a senior farmers’ representative present in the talks. According to The Hindustan Times Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal and Som Prakash also discussed the possibility of a law on guaranteeing minimum prices for farm prices.

Delhi recorded 7,897 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, while 39 more people died due to the infection. 11,235 people have so far died due to the contagion

Delhi recorded 7,897 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Saturday,&nbsp;while&nbsp;39 more people died due to the infection.
11,235 people have so far died due to the contagion in the national capital.
The positivity rate also mounted to 10.21 per cent, breaching the 10 per cent for the first time this year.
On Friday, 8,521 cases and 39 deaths were recorded.
This was also the first time that over 8,000 cases had been recorded in a day this year amid a massive spike in cases in the span of the last few weeks.
The highest single-day spike in Delhi to date -- 8,593 cases -- was reported on November 11 last year.

Uttar Pradesh reported 12,787 fresh cases of coronavirus, in the highest one-day spike since the pandemic began, health authorities said on Saturday. 48 fresh fatalitie

Uttar Pradesh reported 12,787 fresh cases of coronavirus, in the highest one-day spike since the pandemic began, health authorities said on Saturday. 48 fresh fatalities in the period took the state&rsquo;s death toll to 9085. The case fatality rate is currently at 1.3%.
The number of active cases in the state stands at 58,801 now, of which 32,900 patients are in home isolation and 991 are in private hospitals. The remaining are in government Covid facilities.
Lucknow&rsquo;s Covid-19 caseload crossed the one lakh mark on Saturday as 4059 new infections were reported along with 23 fresh fatalities. Since the first case, reported on March 10, 2020, the caseload now is 102,963 in the state capital.

The BJP on Saturday suffered a defeat in tribal council polls in Tripura. The recently formed Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance has won 18 of 28 seats in the cru

The BJP on Saturday suffered a defeat in tribal council polls in Tripura. The recently formed Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance has won 18 of 28 seats in the crucial Tripura Autonomous District Council polls. The new alliance is headed by Tripura royal Pradyot Manikya Deb Burman, who&nbsp;resigned as chief of the Congress' state unit&nbsp;in September over differences with party's handling of the citizenship law protests. The BJP and its ally won just nine, with the other seat going to an independent candidate. The Left Front and the Congress failed to win any seats.

4 polling booths of Assam will be repolling on April 20, according to a letter by the Election commission. Repolling will be held at the polling stations in R

There would be repolling&nbsp;at 4 polling booths of Assam on April 20, according to the Election commission.&nbsp;Repolling will be held at the polling stations in Ratabari, Sonai and Haflong constituencies.&nbsp;
A letter by the EC declared void, the votes cast at these polling stations on April 1. All the three constituencies went to polls in the second phase of Assam assembly elections.
The repolling will be held at Ratabari contituency&rsquo;s polling station&nbsp;after an electronic voting machine was found in a car belonging to the wife of a BJP candidate.
In an auxiliary polling station at 107(A)-Khothlir LP School under Haflong assembly constituency, 171 votes were cast even though 90 people were eligible to exercise their franchise.
Repolling has also been ordered in Sonai constituencys 463- Madhya Dhanehori LP School polling booth where at least three persons were injured in an incident of firing.

The video of two medical students from Kerala dancing to the iconic Boney M song Rasputin took a communal turn days after it went viral. Amidst the ongoing surge in co

A video of two medical students from Kerala dancing to the iconic Boney M song Rasputin took a communal turn days after it went viral.
Amidst the ongoing surge in coronavirus cases, Naveen K Razak and Janaki Omkumar, students at Thrissur Medical College grooved on the beats of Rasputin in order to break the daily monotonous work cycle.
However, along with the praise, the video also attracted a lot of flak on the internet as a&nbsp;BJP sympathiser,&nbsp;Krishna Raj,&nbsp;&nbsp;stated that the two students belonged to different religious communities.
But, in protest against the communal angle given to the viral video and, more medical&nbsp;students across Kerala joined the Rasputin dance challenge and shook a leg on the beats of the peppy song.

Hours after violence unfolded at one of the polling booths in West Bengal's Cooch Behar, the ruling Trinamool Congress has written to Chief Electoral Officer

Hours after violence unfolded at one of the polling booths in West Bengal's Cooch&nbsp;Behar, the ruling Trinamool&nbsp;Congress has written to Chief Electoral Officer in the state over what it called 'cold-blooded murder of four people by the Central forces'. The Trinamool&nbsp;said that the only fault of those slain and injured was that they wanted to participate in the festival of democracy conducted by the election commission. The Mamata&nbsp;Banerjee&nbsp;led party said that the conduct of the Election Commission is that it appears to be under the command of BJP.&nbsp; Meanwhile the CISF&nbsp;said in a statement that its troops were attacked by a group of 50-60 people and they were forced to fire.&nbsp;

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that there will be no lockdown in Delhi, but new restrictions will be imposed soon to curb the sharp increase i

Delhi chief minister&nbsp;Arvind&nbsp;Kejriwal on Saturday said that there will be no lockdown&nbsp;in the national capital, but new restrictions will be imposed soon to curb the sharp increase in Covid&nbsp;cases. Kejriwal&nbsp;also spoke about removing the age criteria and scaling up the vaccination process. Informing that Delhi is only left with the vaccine for the next 7 to 10 days, the CM said that if Delhi has enough doses and if the age bar is removed, people of Delhi can be vaccinated within 2-3 months.&nbsp; Currently, there are 26,631 active Covid-19 cases in Delhi.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Asserting that the Covid-19 vaccines should be provided to Indians first and then the government should think about exporting it to other countries, UPA chief Sonia Gan

Asserting that the Covid-19 vaccines should be provided to Indians first and then the government should think about exporting it to other countries, UPA chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday blamed the Centre of for &ldquo;mismanaging the situation&rdquo; by exporting vaccines. In a video-meeting with the chief ministers of the Congress ruled states, Sonia said the govt allowed a shortage to be created in India.
During the meeting, the Congress president told chief minister to focus on testing, tracking and vaccination. She said Covid-19 is surging and as the principal opposition party, it&rsquo;s Congress&rsquo; responsibility to raise issues and push the government to move away from PR tactics and act in the interest of the people.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday continued his attack on the Centre and said the Narendra Modi government’s “failed policies” have led to a &l

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday continued his attack on the Centre and said the Narendra Modi government&rsquo;s &ldquo;failed policies&rdquo; have led to a &ldquo;terrible second wave of coronavirus in the country&rdquo;.
On Friday, he had urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to halt the export of vaccines to curb the second Covid-19 wave in India.
 In a tweet on Saturday, Rahul said &ldquo;migrant workers are forced to flee again&rdquo;. He said besides increasing vaccination, it is necessary to provide money in their hands - both for the life of the common man and the economy of the country. The Congress leader remarked the egoistic government is allergic to good suggestions.

The Election Commission Saturday adjourned voting in Polling Station 125 of Sitalkurchi seat in Cooch Behar after a clash between political workers and subsequent firin

The Election Commission Saturday adjourned voting in Polling Station 126 of Sitalkurchi seat in Cooch Behar after a clash between political workers and subsequent firing allegedly by CISF officers led to the death of five people in two separate incidents.
While a first-time voter was shot dead by miscreants in Sitalkuchi in the morning, four people were killed just before noon, allegedly when central forces were forced to open fire after they were attacked.
Approximately 16.65% turnout was recorded till 11 am in Bengal during polling for the fourth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections.

In just about a month, the poll-bound state of West Bengal has witnessed a massive surge of 15% in the fresh Covid-19 case count. The state had 241 new cases on Ma

In just about a month, the poll-bound state of West Bengal has witnessed a massive surge of 15%&nbsp;in the fresh Covid-19 case count. The state had 241 new cases on March 10, and on April 10, the number rose to&nbsp;3,648, which is also Bengal's highest Covid&nbsp;count in 2021.&nbsp; The number of active Covid-19 cases also increased by 6 times. While there&nbsp;were 3,127 active cases on March 10, Bengal has 18,603 active cases as of April 10.
The sharp spike in Covid cases in Bengal is due to the hectic poll campaign by parties amid the assembly election. Massive roadshows, rallies, public meetings and all events openly defied&nbsp;Covid&nbsp;protocols.&nbsp;The 8-phase polling that began on March 27 will end on April 29.&nbsp;Currently, West Bengal's Coronavirus&nbsp;case tally stands at 6,06,455 along with 10,378 deaths.&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the deaths of 5 men in West Bengal's Cooch Behar. In a tweet PM said, what happened in Cooch Behar is very sadd

Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;Modi&nbsp;has condoled the deaths of 5 men in West Bengal's Cooch&nbsp;Behar. In a tweet PM said, what happened in Cooch Behar is very saddening.
The Prime Minister went on to say that&nbsp;Didi and her goons are perturbed, seeing the people's support for BJP, adding that she has stooped to a new low as she can see her chair slipping away.
Reacting to the incident, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee said&nbsp; her "worst fears have come true". She said, the TMC has been saying that the home ministry has been influencing the central forces, and now they have killed four people.

Rajya Sabha MP of the Trinamool Congress and the party's leader in parliament, Derek O'Brien lashed out at the BJP over poll violence in West B

Rajya&nbsp;Sabha&nbsp;MP of the Trinamool&nbsp;Congress and the party's leader in parliament, Derek O'Brien lashed out&nbsp;at the BJP&nbsp;over poll violence in West Bengal's Cooch Behar, where 4 people have died due to firing by CISF&nbsp;forces. Another man who was killed in a separate incident took the total death toll to 5 in the area.
In a tweet, Derek said, "when you can&rsquo;t beat us fair n square, you shoot and kill." Calling Modi-Amit&nbsp;Shah MO-SHA, he added that at the BJP's command, the&nbsp;EC recently changed the DG, ADG of Bengal police and the SP of the area where killings took place today.&nbsp;
He further said, MO-SHA&nbsp;have blood on their hands, but they must be used to the feeling.

Reports indicate that price negotiations for importing Russian vaccine Sputnik V have begun. Hyderabad based Dr Reddy's Lab (DRL) has already formulated a tie-up w

Reports indicate that price negotiations for importing Russian vaccine Sputnik V have begun. Hyderabad based Dr Reddy's&nbsp;Lab (DRL) has already formulated a tie-up with Russian Direct Investment Fund to import the vaccine once regulatory approvals are through.&nbsp;
Current rate of procurement for Covishield&nbsp;and Covaxin&nbsp;is at Rs 150/dose for the Indian government.&nbsp; DRL&nbsp;and Sputnik V backer&nbsp;RDIF&nbsp;have agreed upon 100 million doses for import into India.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

After 'ripped jeans', Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat's latest agenda seems to be 'love-jihad'. In a recent meeting with police officials on the iss

After 'ripped jeans', Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat's&nbsp;latest agenda seems to be 'love-jihad'.
In a recent meeting with police officials on the issue of love jihad, Rawat said the state has fewer cases of love jihad as the Uttarakhand&nbsp;is called 'devbhumi'&nbsp;and has the blessings of saints, however he was concerned about the rising cases of love jihad in the state and will take steps to curb it.
Rawat was speaking at the VHP kendriya margdarshak mandal in Haridwar, where top VHP leaders and saints were present and discussed the issue of love jihad at length.

At least 5 people have died in West Bengal's Cooch Behar as clashes broke out between the BJP, Trinamool Congress workers. Amid voting for the fourth phase o

At least 5 people have died in West Bengal's Cooch Behar&nbsp;in separate incidents, after clashes broke out between the BJP, Trinamool&nbsp;Congress workers.
Amid voting for the fourth phase of assembly election in West Bengal, clashes broke out at Sitalkuchi of Cooch Behar where bombs being hurled outside a polling station.
The state Election Commission has confirmed that the four people died due to firing by CISF forces. The poll panel has now asked the state govt for a detailed report. The TMC claims that those killed were TMC&nbsp;supporters and alleged JP hand in it.
At least 187 companies of central forces, the highest deployment of forces among poll-bound districts in the phase, are in Cooch Behar, which has witnessed sporadic incidents of violence.

The Patna Police has filed a case of sedition against 2 voluntary city groups that hold classes for street kids between the age of 6 and 18, for teaching 'pro

The Patna&nbsp;Police has filed a case of sedition against 2 voluntary&nbsp;city groups that hold classes for street kids between the age of 6 and 18, for teaching 'provocative and anti-national lessons' on CAA-NRC. The case has been registered on the complaint of the National Commission&nbsp;of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), after they wrote to the Bihar&nbsp;DGP&nbsp;demanding action be taken against all those taking lessons. The child rights body said they had gone through the homework registers of some students and found that they had interpreted CAA-NRC&nbsp;wrongly and that such lessons would turn students against the laws of the land.&nbsp;

The BJP has released a conversation of an open clubhouse session organized by a journalist where IPAC's Prashant Kishor, who is advising WB CM Mamata Banerjee for the a

The BJP has released a conversation of an open clubhouse session organized by a journalist where IPAC's Prashant Kishor, who is advising WB CM Mamata Banerjee for the assembly elections as a political strategist. BJP's IT cell head Amit Malviya tweeted the audio clip, where Kishor can be heard saying that the Bharatiya Janata Party is winning in Bengal. KIshor says, the vote is for Modi, polarisation is a reality, and the SCs and Matuas are all voting for the BJP. 
After the clubhouse audio leak, BJP's Locket Chatterjee said, Prashant Kishor knows that PM Modi is the best and a 'sonar Bangla' will be made under his leadership, but to fool the people of Bengal he got associated with Trinamool Congress.
Reacting to the audio leak, Kishor said, he is glad that the BJP is taking his clubhouse chat more seriously than the words or their own leaders. Kishor added that the audio released was selective and distorted use of part of the conversation, he urge them to release the full conversation.

The Maharashtra government has launched a separate probe against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, according to a report

The Maharashtra&nbsp;government has launched a separate&nbsp;probe against former Mumbai&nbsp;Police Commissioner&nbsp;Param&nbsp;Bir&nbsp;Singh, according to a report in the The Indian Express. The investigation will be conducted by IPS&nbsp;officer Sanjay Pandey&nbsp;and will focus on how officers like&nbsp;Sachin&nbsp;Waze&nbsp;who directly reported to Singh,&nbsp;went rogue while working under him.
The probe will also look at why did the former commissioner not share any detailed report with the state govt regarding the Ambani&nbsp;terror scare case at the earliest.
While the&nbsp;CBI&nbsp;is investigating Singh's&nbsp;allegations of corruption against Maharashtra's&nbsp;former home Minister Anil&nbsp;Deshmukh, reports say&nbsp;a departmental inquiry could be launched against Singh if anything is found incriminating and it may lead to his&nbsp;suspension.&nbsp;

In a grim milestone, India logged 1,45,384 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, highest single-day spike since the outbreak of the pandemic, pushing the tally to 1,32,0

In a grim&nbsp;milestone, India logged 1,45,384 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, highest single-day spike since the outbreak of the pandemic, pushing the tally to 1,32,05,926.
The death has increased to&nbsp;1,68,436 with&nbsp;794 people succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry.
The total number of cured Covid-19 patients climbed to 1,19,90,859 with 77,567 people recovering from the disease in the last 24 hours.
The active cases in the country are&nbsp;10,46,631.

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