One of the members of the Supreme Court panel on farm laws and president of the Maharashtra-based farmer organisation Shetkari Sanghatana, Anil Ghanwat has said that th

'Farmers will get justice': Member of SC panel on farm laws

One of the members of the Supreme Court panel on farm laws and president of the Maharashtra-based farmer organisation Shetkari Sanghatana, Anil Ghanwat has said that the "protesting farmers will get justice." Rejecting farmers' contention that all the members of the SC committee are pro-farm laws, Ghanwat said that farmers' fears are "not justified and it's a total misconception". Insisting that he has always been neutral on the farm issues, he said that the committee will try to get the issue resolved in favour of all farmers of the nation, not just for farmers of Maharashtra or Punjab.

One of the members of the Supreme Court panel on farm laws and president of the Maharashtra-based farmer organisation Shetkari Sanghatana, Anil Ghanwat has said that the "protesting farmers will get justice." Rejecting farmers' contention that all the members of the SC committee are pro-farm laws, Ghanwat said that farmers' fears are "not justified and it's a total misconception". Insisting that he has always been neutral on the farm issues, he said that the committee will try to get the issue resolved in favour of all farmers of the nation, not just for farmers of Maharashtra or Punjab.

The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday alleged that the BJP planted its 'stooge' actor Deep Sidhu to create chaos in farmers' tractor parade in Delhi on Republic Day.
Sidhu 

The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday alleged that the BJP planted its 'stooge' actor Deep Sidhu to create chaos in farmers' tractor parade in Delhi on Republic Day.
Sidhu was among protesters at the Red Fort where flags were put up and&nbsp;has been blamed by the farmer union leaders and politicians for inciting violence during the tractor rally.
He was an aide of BJP&nbsp;MP Sunny&nbsp;Deol when the latter contested from the Gurdaspur seat in Punjab during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Deol&nbsp;had distanced himself from Sidhu in December last year after he joined the farmers' agitation.

Three local journalists from Kanpur&nbsp;have been accused of public mischief and criminal intimidation in an FIR filed against them for airing a news report on school 

Three local journalists from Kanpur&nbsp;have been accused of public mischief and criminal intimidation in an FIR filed against them for airing a news report on school children allegedly performing&nbsp;in biting cold conditions without winter wear at a government function.
The FIR lodged by a Basic Shiksha Adhikari, an official who takes care of primary education in government schools, said the journalists were not even present at the event and&nbsp;also accused the accused of threatening him.
Govt officials claim that the children were made to remove their winter clothes only for the duration of their yoga performance and that video was shared with malafide&nbsp;intention.&nbsp;

Union Home Minister Amit&nbsp;Shah on Wednesday reviewed the security situation of Delhi, after the tractor rally&nbsp;violence on Republic day. Shah who attended a mee

Union Home Minister Amit&nbsp;Shah on Wednesday reviewed the security situation of Delhi, after the tractor rally&nbsp;violence on Republic day. Shah who attended a meeting with the senior Home Ministry officials and Delhi Police was also informed about the measures taken to ensure peace in the National capital. The central govt had deployed around 4500 paramilitary troops to assist Delhi Police in maintaining law and order on Tuesday.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Indian National Lok&nbsp;Dal&nbsp;MLA&nbsp;Abhay&nbsp;Chautala&nbsp;on Wednesday resigned from the Haryana&nbsp;Assembly over the Centre's 3 new farm laws. Chautala&nbs

Indian National Lok&nbsp;Dal&nbsp;MLA&nbsp;Abhay&nbsp;Chautala&nbsp;on Wednesday resigned from the Haryana&nbsp;Assembly over the Centre's 3 new farm laws. Chautala&nbsp;was the only MLA&nbsp;from his party to resign. Speaker Gian&nbsp;Chand&nbsp;Gupta accepted his resignation with immediate&nbsp;effect. Earlier this month,&nbsp;the 3-time MLA&nbsp;from Ellenabad&nbsp;had written to the speaker, stating that the letter could be considered as his resignation if the contentious laws are not withdrawn by January 26. However, Gupta&nbsp;rejected his resignation, saying that a conditional letter cannot be considered as lawmaker's resignation.

Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech claims that its coronavirus vaccine Covaxin has been found effective against the new UK variant of the virus. Along with a link to its rese

Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech claims that its coronavirus vaccine Covaxin has been found effective against the new UK variant of the virus.&nbsp; The pharma firm shared a&nbsp;research paper which though, is yet to be peer-reviewed. In India, 150 cases of the new UK strain have been reported.&nbsp;The new UK covid-19 strain is considered to be 70 per cent more infectious than the Wuhan variety and is more lethal.&nbsp; Earlier this month, Covaxin which is still in the trial stage of research was approved for use in India leading to a controversy.&nbsp;

4 Indian Army soldiers were injured&nbsp;in a grenade attack by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag&nbsp;district on Wednesday. The army in its statement said tha

An army jawan&nbsp;lost his life and three others were injured in a grenade attack by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag&nbsp;district on Wednesday. The army in its statement said that militants lobbed grenade at a road opening party during the sanitation drill at 10.15 am. All the&nbsp;4 injured soldiers were provided first aid and later admitted to the 92 Base hospital in Srinagar, where one of them passed away.&nbsp;

A day after turmoil on the streets of Delhi,&nbsp;All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee on Wednesday said it was&nbsp;withdrawing from the farm protest right

Two farmer unions &ndash; All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee and Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) &ndash; Wednesday separated themselves from the ongoing farmer protesters at Delhi borders, a day after the protesting farmers engaged in violent clashes with police on Republic Day. A day after turmoil on the streets of Delhi,&nbsp;All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee on Wednesday said it was&nbsp;withdrawing from the farm protest right away. The farm union leader VM Singh&nbsp;said they can't carry forward a protest with someone whose direction is something else. "I have nothing to do with the protest which is being led by them and over here being represented by Rakesh Tikait on their behalf,"&nbsp;Singh&nbsp;added. However, he mentioned,&nbsp;the protest will continue until the farmers get MSP guarantee but not in this form. "We have not come here to get people martyred or beaten up," Singh&nbsp;said. He also appealed for action&nbsp;against those who took different route.

International Monetary Fund's chief&nbsp;Gita Gopinath&nbsp;on Tuesday&nbsp;said&nbsp;India&rsquo;s recently-enacted agricultural&nbsp;laws have the potential to increa

International Monetary Fund's Chief Economist Gita Gopinath&nbsp;on Tuesday&nbsp;said&nbsp;India&rsquo;s recently-enacted agricultural&nbsp;laws have the potential to increase&nbsp;farmers&rsquo; income, but there is a need to provide a social safety net to the vulnerable cultivators. The Chief Economist of the Washington-based global financial institution further said there are multiple areas where the reforms are needed, including infrastructure.&nbsp;
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Bihar&nbsp;BJP&nbsp;spokesperson Azfar Shamsi&nbsp;is critical after being shot at by unidentified assailants in Munger on Wednesday. Shamsi&nbsp;was attacked during th

Bihar&nbsp;BJP&nbsp;spokesperson Azfar Shamsi&nbsp;is critical after being shot at by unidentified assailants in Munger on Wednesday. Shamsi&nbsp;was attacked during the day inside Evening College where he teaches. He has suffered bullet injuries in the stomach and head. While his family has claimed that he had some difference with college colleague, the police has said they are probing all angles.&nbsp;

Over 50 women members of Sikshak Oikyo Mukto Manch, an organisation of para teachers staged a demonstration outside the West Bengal legislative assembly, demanding pari

Over 50 women members of Sikshak Oikyo Mukto Manch, an organisation of para teachers staged a demonstration outside the West Bengal legislative assembly, demanding parity of their salaries with that of regular teachers in schools. They demanded to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee&nbsp;to demand equal pay and retirement benefits like the regular teachers.&nbsp;Earlier, the state department had increased the salary of para teachers at primary level from Rs 5,954 to Rs 10,000 a month and at the higher secondary level was raised from Rs 8,500 to Rs 13,000.

An FIR has been registered against 2,000 to 2,200 people moving on 350 to 400 tractors during the Kisan&nbsp;Parade on January 26. These people have been accused of&nbs

An FIR has been registered against 2,000 to 2,200 people moving on 350 to 400 tractors during the Kisan&nbsp;Parade on January 26. These people have been accused of&nbsp;violence with police officers, breaking barricades, blocking the National Highway in Haryana's&nbsp;Palwal.
The protestors, police officials said, had tried to enter Faridabad district and move towards Delhi, but had been stopped by police personnel. Officials had also claimed that the Palwal Superintendent of Police (SP) and another officer narrowly escaped being run over by a tractor during the incident.
Following the incident, Section 144&nbsp;has also been imposed in Faridabad, prohibiting&nbsp;gatherings of five or more people and carrying sticks, swords or any kind of firearms.

The directors and actors of web series 'Tandav', and head of Amazon Prime India Aparna Purohit have failed to get protection from the arrest.
The Supreme Court on Wedn

The directors and actors of web series 'Tandav', and head of Amazon Prime India Aparna Purohit have failed to get protection from the arrest.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its disinclination to pass any direction to stay the FIRs&nbsp;or arrest saying 'You cannot play the role of character that hurts the sentiments of a community'.&nbsp;
The top court said that the petitioners should go to the high courts to seek quashing of these cases.
The web series is facing criminal cases for hurting religious sentiments and insulting religion punishable under Sections 153A and 295 of Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav held the BJP-led central government responsible for turning farmers' 'resentment into anger' and demanded immediate withdrawal of t

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav&nbsp;has held the BJP-led central government responsible for turning farmers' 'resentment into anger'.&nbsp;His remarks come a day after clashes broke out between protesters and police at multiple places in the national capital during the farmers' tractor parade on Republic Day. The former Uttar&nbsp;Pradesh&nbsp;CM said the&nbsp;way the BJP government has continuously neglected, humiliated and accused the farmers, it played a decisive role in turning the resentment of the farmers into anger.

The Delhi Police has filed an FIR against farmer leaders for allegedly violating the terms of the no objection certificate issued to them for holding the tractor rally 

The Delhi Police has filed an FIR against farmer leaders for allegedly violating the terms of the no objection certificate issued to them for holding the tractor rally on Republic Day. The leaders named in the FIR are&nbsp;Darshan Pal, Rajinder Singh, Balbir Singh Rajewal, Buta Singh Burjgil,&nbsp;Joginder Singh Ugraha&nbsp;and Rakesh&nbsp;Tikait. The Delhi Police claims the farmers started the rally well ahead of the time given to them and also deviated from the pre-decided route. While the police claims farmers resorted to violence, broke barricades and attacked policemen, the farmer unions have said that the people who indulged in violence were not a part of their tractor parade.&nbsp;
The Delhi Police has registered 22 FIRs so far in connection with the violence that broke out during the farmers' tractor parade in the national capital, officials said on Wednesday.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisamy on Wednesday unveiled a phoenix-themed memorial for former state Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at Marina Beach in Chennai.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisamy on Wednesday unveiled a phoenix-themed memorial for former state Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at Marina Beach in Chennai. The memorial was inaugurated three years after the foundation stone was laid. Amid slogans hailing the former AIADMK supremo, Palanisami inaugurated the memorial as Panneerselvam and Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal joined him. The three later paid floral tributes, with Palaniswami and Panneerselvam prostrating at the spot, where she was laid to rest after her death on December 5, 2016.

According to the Ministry of Health, as on Sunday morning, there are 81,84,083 confirmed coronavirus cases in India, of which 5,70,458 are active cases.


According to the Ministry of Health, as on Wednesday morning, there are 1,06,89,527 confirmed coronavirus&nbsp;cases in India, of which 1,76,498 are active cases.&nbsp;20,29,480 people have been vaccinated so far.&nbsp;
While 1,03,59,305 people have recovered, 1,53,724 deaths have been reported.&nbsp;
Among the states, Kerala&nbsp;has the most active cases, followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka.&nbsp;
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The police have arrested a serial killer for murdering a woman in Hyderabad&rsquo;s Jubilee Hills on January 4. The accused, a stone cutter, was caught by officials of 

The police have arrested a serial killer for murdering a woman in Hyderabad&rsquo;s Jubilee Hills on January 4. The accused, a stone cutter, was caught by officials of the city police Task Force and the police of Rachakonda Commissionerate. With his arrest, two recent cases of womens' murder have been detected. The 45-year-old accused was allegedly involved in 18 cases of murder of women, besides other offences. The serial killer was arrested after a 20-day-long extensive investigation. He got married at the age of 21, but his wife ran away with another man within a short period and he bore a grudge against women since then, the police said adding that &lsquo;his modus operandi is to target women visiting toddy shops.&rsquo;

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the acquittal of an accused in a sexual assault case of a minor by the Bombay High Court.
In a controversial ruling, the Nagpur B

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the acquittal of an accused in a sexual assault case of a minor by the Bombay High Court.
In a controversial ruling, the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court had cleared a man of POCSO charges stating that groping a minor's breasts without skin-to-skin contact cannot be considered sexual harassment under POCSO.
The verdict led a widespread outrage and Attorney General KK Venugopal mentioned it before the SC on Wednesday saying the judgment is likely to set a dangerous precedent. A CJI-led bench allowed the AG to file an appropriate petition while staying the HC order.
The Bombay High Court gave the controversial order on January 19.
 The judge was ruling on the order of a lower court that had sentenced a 39-year-old man to three years in jail for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.
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Massive traffic jams were seen in parts of NCR as many roads leading to Delhi remained closed after the Tuesday's violence by protesting farmers. DND flyway, which conn

Massive traffic jams were seen in parts of NCR as many roads leading to Delhi remained closed after the Tuesday's violence by protesting farmers. DND flyway, which connects Delhi and Noida, and Anand Vihar area witnessed heavy traffic as commuters struggled to reach offices. Among other roads that remain closed are those linking Delhi with Ghaziabad, including the Ghazipur Mandi road, NH-9 and NH-24. The key ITO junction, which saw massive violence on Tuesday and was closed till Wednesday morning, was opened later in the day. Entry to some Metro stations in the Old City remained closed on Wednesday.

Former AIADMK leader VK Sasikala will be released from Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Prison after spending four years in jail in a corruption case. The former aide of 

Former AIADMK leader VK Sasikala was formally released from Bengaluru's Central Jail after spending four years in prison in a corruption case. The former aide of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, will however continue to be at Victoria Hospital for four to five days more days as she is being treated for the coronavirus infection. Sasikala had contracted the virus on January 20, days ahead of her scheduled release. Hospital authorities have said she is now stable, adding that she is "conscious, alert and well oriented". A huge crowd of her supporters lined up outside the hospital, raising slogans in her favour and distributed sweets in celebration.

SC panel member Anil&nbsp;Ghanwat&nbsp;has rejected farmers' charge that all the committee members are in favour of the new farm laws, has promised that all farmers will get justice

The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed Antony Blinken as the 71st secretary of state. Blinken, a longtime Biden associate was voted 78-22 by the Senators. He will be succee

US Senate confirms Anthony Blinken as Secretary of State

The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed Antony Blinken as the 71st secretary of state. Blinken, a long-time Biden associate was voted 78-22 by the Senators. He will be succeeding Mike Pompeo.&nbsp;&nbsp;Blinken took the oath of office on a copy of the US Constitution at the State Department by Carol Perez, a career diplomat who is serving as acting under-secretary for management. During his confirmation hearing last week, Blinken had advocated the strong relationship with India, saying that the India-US relationship enjoys bipartisan support.

The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed Antony Blinken as the 71st secretary of state. Blinken, a long-time Biden associate was voted 78-22 by the Senators. He will be succeeding Mike Pompeo. Blinken took the oath of office on a copy of the US Constitution at the State Department by Carol Perez, a career diplomat who is serving as acting under-secretary for management. During his confirmation hearing last week, Blinken had advocated the strong relationship with India, saying that the India-US relationship enjoys bipartisan support.

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