Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Saturday said eminent historian Irfan Habib had tried to disrupt his inaugural address at the Indian History Congress and this ‘in

Kerala Guv: historian Irfan Habib tried to ‘physically stop’ my speech

Kerala Governor&nbsp;Arif&nbsp;Mohammed Khan on Saturday said eminent historian Irfan Habib had tried to disrupt his inaugural address at the Indian History Congress and this &lsquo;intolerance&rsquo; towards a different opinion was &lsquo;undemocratic&rsquo;. The Governor said&nbsp;in a series of tweets&nbsp;that&nbsp;Habib also questioned his right to quote Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad and shouted saying that he should quote Godse.&nbsp;Unprecedented protests were witnessed at the inaugural function of the Congress held at Kannur university while Governor was delivering the inaugural address.&nbsp;Protests were also held outside the venue.&nbsp;

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Saturday said eminent historian Irfan Habib had tried to disrupt his inaugural address at the Indian History Congress and this ‘intolerance’ towards a different opinion was ‘undemocratic’. The Governor said in a series of tweets that Habib also questioned his right to quote Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad and shouted saying that he should quote Godse. Unprecedented protests were witnessed at the inaugural function of the Congress held at Kannur university while Governor was delivering the inaugural address. Protests were also held outside the venue.

More than 20 lakh Covid-19 vaccine shots were administered in India between Monday and Tuesday, the health ministry has said. This is the most number of vaccinatio

More than 20 lakh Covid-19 vaccine shots were administered in India between Monday and Tuesday, the health ministry has said.&nbsp;This is the most number of vaccinations that have been carried out in the country in 24 hours. India's has so far given over 2.3 crore anti-Covid jabs to the residents. The vaccination drive in India had begun on 16 January, when only healthcare workers were getting inoculated. It was later to expanded to include frontline workers in February. The second phase of the drive commenced on March 1 for people above the age of 60 or those above 45 with comorbidities.

India's homegrown Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has been declared "safe and immunogenic with no serious side effects" by Lancet that has published its phase 2 results. Lan

India's homegrown Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has been declared "safe and immunogenic with no serious side effects" by Lancet that has published its phase 2 results. Lancet has said that efficacy cannot be determined by phase 2 trials but the vaccine made by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech is "safe/immunogenic". Covaxin was authorized for use in January before full clinical trial data leading to some concerns about its safety. Bharat Biotech had last week said that interim analysis of Phase 3 of its trial showed Covaxin is 81% effective in protecting against Covid-19.

The Opposition continued its attacks on the government over rising fuel prices on the second day of Parliament. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, which resumed functionin

The Opposition continued its attacks on the government over rising fuel prices on the second day of Parliament. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, which resumed functioning&nbsp;at the usual 11 am from Tuesday, saw adjournments as unrelenting opposition members raised slogans against the sky-rocketing petrol, diesel and cooking prices. Even on Monday, the proceedings were disrupted over the opposition protest against the govt over fuel prices.

A day after DMK chief MK Stalin promised an assistance of ₹1,000 for homemakers if voted to power, the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Monday bettered the rival's poll p

A day after DMK chief MK Stalin promised an assistance of ₹1,000 for homemakers if voted to power, the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Monday bettered the rival's poll promise. Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday assured an assistance of ₹ 1,500 per month to women family heads. The ruling party has insisted that it was not a copycat measure and has been in the pipeline. Making the announcement on Women's Day, AIADMK top leader also promised six cooking gas cylinders free of cost to families in a year. The AIADMK manifesto for the April 6 assembly elections would soon be released with several more ''satisfying'' schemes for people, the CM promised.

The Indian Youth Congress on Monday pitched for Rahul Gandhi's return as the Congress chief. The party's youth wong said saying his leadership will strengthen the organ

The Indian Youth Congress on Monday pitched for Rahul Gandhi's return as the Congress chief. The party's youth wong said saying his leadership will strengthen the organisation and energise party workers. The Youth Congress passed a resolution in this regard at the meeting of its national executive in New Delhi.
"In view of the prevailing situation in our country, the National Executive of Indian Youth Congress jointly passes a resolution that Rahul Gandhi should be appointed as the President of the Indian National Congress," the resolution said.
The resolution comes at a time when a section of party leaders led by Ghulam Nabi Azad have been demanding internal elections and a full-time Congress president.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of nine people in the fire at a railway building in Kolkata on Monday evening. Bengal chief minister Mamata B

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of nine people in the fire at a railway building in Kolkata on Monday evening. Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who visited the spot on Monday evening, trained her guns at the railways saying that none of their officials were present at the site and firemen could not get the map of the building to speed up firefighting efforts. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has set up a high-level committee to ascertain the cause of the fire at an Eastern Railway office building.

A day after home minister Amit Shah fired seven questions at Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan over gold and dollar smuggling cases, the CM has shot back. Vijayan

A day after home minister Amit Shah fired seven questions at Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan over gold and dollar smuggling cases, the CM has shot back. Vijayan said the BJP leader's comments have "insulted Kerala" and asked his own set of questions linked to the gold smuggling case. "Isn't a known Sangh Parivar person one of the main conspirators of gold smuggled in diplomatic baggage? Don't you know this? Isn't customs fully responsible to stop anti-national activities like smuggling of gold? Isn't Thiruvananthapuram airport entirely under central government? How did Thiruvananthapuram airport become a hub of gold smuggling since BJP came to power? Amit Shah must answer," the Chief Minister said.

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Singh Tikait has warned that if needed, lakhs of farmers and their tractors would reach the Parliament to press the government to wi

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Singh Tikait has warned that if needed, lakhs of farmers and their tractors would reach the Parliament to press the government to withdraw the contentious farm laws. He also attacked the Centre saying the leaders chosen by voters are powerless. Minister can't reply to us on his own. He gets back with files and returns with replies," Tikait said.&nbsp;Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has been holding talks with farmers to end the stand-off over the farm laws which has gone on for over a 100 days now. However, so far the talks have failed in bringing any resolution to the matter.

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's party Makkal Needhi Maiam will contest 154 out of 234 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu assembly elections. The party has left the rem

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's party Makkal Needhi Maiam will contest 154 out of 234 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu assembly elections. The party has left the remaining 80 seats for its two alliance partners - All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi and Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi - that will contest on 40 seats each. The seat-sharing agreement was announced by MNM late Monday night. The MNM is raising corruption, jobs, developing villages and people-friendly e-governance as key issues. It has promised salaries to homemakers and free computers with internet to all homes.

Delhi police have written to all Indian air carriers as well as to Delhi airport operator DIAL asking them to display prominent warnings for flyer against carrying bull

Delhi police have written to all Indian air carriers as well as to Delhi airport operator DIAL asking them to display prominent warnings for flyer against carrying bullets. The Hindustan Times has reported that warnings will have to be mentioned prominently on all boarding passes, air tickets and at terminal entry points that carrying ammunition&nbsp;is a non-bailable offence and can land flyers in jail. The letter by the police came in the backdrop of 522 passengers being arrested from Delhi airport in the past five years for carrying live ammunition in their bags, the report said.

The High Commission of India in London has condemned a debate among some British lawmakers the farmers protest and press freedom in India. The Commission damned the deb

The High Commission of India in London has condemned a debate among some British lawmakers the farmers protest and press freedom in India. The Commission damned the debate, held on Monday evening inside the British parliamentary premises, as &ldquo;false assertions&rdquo; in a &ldquo;distinctly one-sided discussion&rdquo;.
&ldquo;We deeply regret that rather than a balanced debate, false assertions -- without substantiation or facts -- were made, casting aspersions on the largest functioning democracy in the world and its institutions,&rdquo; the commission said in a statement after the Monday evening debate on an e-petition.
The debate was held in response to an e-petition which had crossed the 100,000-signature threshold, required for it to be approved by the House of Commons Petitions Committee.

The Maharashtra govt has declared a lockdown between March 13 and 31 in 11 hotspots of the Thane city, officials said. The order, issued by municipal officials, said th

The Maharashtra govt has declared a lockdown between March 13 and 31 in 11 hotspots of the Thane city, officials said. The order, issued by municipal officials, said the decision was taken due to rise in Covid-19 cases in these areas in the past few days. It said all restrictions that were in place during the nationwide lockdown declared earlier would be in force during this time as well. As on Monday morning, the caseload of Thane district was close 2.7 lakh, including 6,302 deaths.

At least seven people were killed in a fire in a multi-storeyed building in Kolkata on Monday. The building houses zonal offices of Eastern Railway and South Eastern Ra

At least nine people were killed in a fire in a multi-storeyed building in Kolkata on Monday. The building houses zonal offices of Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited the spot on Monday evening. The fire, which broke out on the 13th floor of the sprawling New Koilaghat building on Strand Road at around 6.10 pm. Out of the nine deceased, four were firefighters, one policeman, one RPF personnel, and one railway official, officials said.&nbsp;The death toll may increase as a few other persons are missing and efforts are on to find them out.
&nbsp;

A person who requested the Pune Police Commissioner to "do something" and convince his friend to accept his love proposal got a "no means no" lesson from the top cop du

A person who requested the Pune Police Commissioner to "do something" and convince his friend to accept his love proposal got a "no means no" lesson from the top cop during a Twitter interaction on Monday. Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta was taking questions from citizens on the occasion of Women's Day. "Unfortunately, without her consent, we can't be of any help. Nor should you do anything against her will. And if she does agree someday, you have our best wishes and blessings. #ANoMeansNo," Gupta tweeted in response to the user's request for "help".

India has been at the forefront in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and "really stands out" in terms of its vaccine policy, Chief Economist of the IMF Gita Gopinath sa

India has been at the forefront in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and "really stands out" in terms of its vaccine policy, Chief Economist of the IMF Gita Gopinath said on Monday. She hailed the country for playing a very important role during the crisis by manufacturing and shipping the Covid-19 vaccines to several nations. Gopinath made the comments in an interactive session during the Inaugural Dr. Hansa Mehta Lecture organised on occasion of International Women's Day. Gopinath noted that India has been providing vaccines through grants to several of its neighbour countries and through commercial arrangements as well. Gopinath also lauded the Serum Institute of India, saying it produces the most number of vaccines in the world in a regular year and has been manufacturing the Covid-19 vaccine doses that are delivered to COVAX and then distributed to countries around the world.

Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam leader TTV Dhinakaran on Monday announced his party’s alliance with Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen

Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam leader TTV Dhinakaran on Monday announced his party&rsquo;s alliance with Asaduddin Owaisi&rsquo;s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and allotted three seats for the upcoming assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. The AIMIM&nbsp;will fight on&nbsp;Vaniyambadi, Krishnagiri and Sankarapuram&nbsp;seats.&nbsp;Tamil Nadu has 234 assembly constituencies, all of which will go to polls on April 6. Counting of votes and declaration of results will take place on May 2.

Endless rows of women clothed in bright yellow and green colours, representing the hues of harvest, sat attentively under a collage of coloured canopies at Delhi border

Endless rows of women clothed in bright yellow and green colours, representing the hues of harvest, sat attentively under a collage of coloured canopies at Delhi borders on Monday.
Passionate speeches by fellow women farmers captured the attention of thousands of these women who have been protesting against the Centre&rsquo;s new farm laws.
On International Women&rsquo;s Day, hundreds of women took to streets while raising slogans of "kisan ekta" (farmer unity) and some broke into nonchalant rhythmic steps of &lsquo;bhangra&rsquo;.
Similar scenes played out at all three protest sites around the national capital - Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders - to celebrate women's contribution to the 100-day strong farmers movement against the farm laws.

Denied of ticket , four sitting MLAs of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) quit TMC and joined BJP on Monday in the presence of State BJP president Dilip Ghosh. The MLAs Rabi

Denied ticket, four sitting lawmakers of the Trinamool Congress quit the Mamata&nbsp;Banerjee-led party and joined BJP on Monday. The MLAs Rabindranath Bhattachrya from Singur, Sonali Guha from Satgachia, Dipendu Biswas from North Basirhat and Jatu Lahiri from Shibpur&nbsp;joined the saffron party in the presence of Bengal&nbsp;BJP president Dilip Ghosh.&nbsp;Guha and Lahiri&nbsp;said they tried to contact the top TMC leaders with their concerns but felt the party has no need of them anymore.&nbsp;Sarala Murmu from Habibpur and Bengali film actor Tanushree Chakraborty also joined BJP.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat arrived in Delhi on Monday to meet top BJP leaders amid speculation that the saffron party is mulling a change of leade

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat arrived in Delhi on Monday to meet top BJP leaders amid speculation that the saffron party is mulling a change of leadership in the hill state.&nbsp;Two central leaders, BJP vice president Raman Singh and general secretary Dushyant Gautam, are learned to have submitted their report to party president J P Nadda on their return from the state where they had gone to speak to senior state BJP leaders. A section of state leaders are reportedly miffed with Rawat's leadership and are of the view that the party's electoral prospects under him may not be very bright.&nbsp;BJP may also go for a cabinet reshuffle in the state, some reports claimed.
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Claiming that Jyotiraditya Scindia will never become Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Rahul Gandhi has reportedly said that the BJP leader could have become chief ministe

Claiming that Jyotiraditya Scindia will never become Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Rahul Gandhi has reportedly said that the BJP leader could have become chief minister had he stayed with the Congress. According to ANI report quoting sources, the former Congress president said Scindia whose exit led to the fall of Kamal Nath led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh has become a backbencher in the BJP. Rahul reportedly told workers of Congress&rsquo; youth wing that he had told Scindia that one day he will become the Chief Minister but he chose another route. Rahul said Scindia would have to return to the Congress to become chief minister.

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