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5:24 PM

West Bengal polls: TMC likely to drop several sitting MLAs

The Trinamool Congress is likely to axe several sitting MLAs from its candidate list for the upcoming West Bengal elections, sources said on Monday.

 

The party is planning to nominate more youths, women, and leaders with clean image and acceptability in their area, they said.

 

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met the party's 12- member election committee in the afternoon at her residence in Kalighat and brain-stormed over the nominations.

4:53 PM

Centre's 'silence' indicates that it is planning some steps against farmers' agitation: Rakesh Tikait

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has claimed that the Centre's "silence" for the past few days indicates that it is planning some steps against the farmers' agitation over newly enacted agriculture laws. He also stressed that it is the government that will have to come forward with a proposal for talks to resume with the protesting farmers.

 

Before leaving for Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar on Sunday night, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader told reporters in Bijnor's Afzalgarh, "The government's silence for the past 15-20 days is indicating that something is going to happen. The government is planning some steps against the agitation."

 

However, Tikait said farmers will not step back till a solution is found.

4:44 PM

Priyanka Gandhi launches a statewide unemployment protest from Assam

4:35 PM

Centre's 'silence' indicates that it is planning some steps against farmers' agitation: Rakesh Tikait

3:49 PM

PM Modi says farmers should get more avenues to sell crops

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasised on farmers getting more avenues to sell crops and said a food processing revolution was needed in the country for value addition to farm produce and to realise better prices.

 

Addressing a webinar on effective implementation of Budget provisions regarding the Agriculture Ministry, he underlined the need for increased participation of private players in the farm sector, including in research and development (R&D) work. Without making any direct reference to the three new farm reform laws or to the three-month-old agitation by farmers, Modi said there is a need for expanding options for the country's farming community to sell agri produce.

 

"Today the need of the hour is that farmers of the country get more and more options to sell their produce," he said.

3:30 PM

Spectrum auctions underway; radiowaves valued at Rs 3.92 trillion up for bidding

Spectrum auction in India began on Monday, with 2,251.25 megahertz (MHz) radiowaves valued at Rs 3.92 lakh crore up for bidding, according to a PTI report.

 

The auction entailing seven frequency bands for mobile services 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz and 2500 MHz bands is currently underway. The current auction does not include frequencies in 3,300-3,600 Mhz bands that were identified for 5G services, which will happen later.

 

Successful bidders can pay entire bid amount in one go (upfront), or exercise an option to pay a certain amount (25 per cent for spectrum won in 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz bands or 50 per cent for spectrum won in 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 2500 MHz bands) upfront with the remaining amount in a maximum up to 16 EMIs, after a moratorium of two years.

3:10 PM

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi begins poll campaign in Assam

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived here on Monday to campaign for the party in Assam, where the Congress-led seven-party alliance will take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led three-party coalition.

 

Priyanka soon after her arrival offered prayers at the famous Kamakhya Devi Temple, which was rebuilt in 1565 by Koch king Naranarayana and is one of the 51 holy and venerated sites in India.

 

Assam Congress Media Department Chairperson Bobbeeta Sharma said that during her Assam tour, Priyanka would hold interactions with party office bearers and diverse groups of people of the poll-bound Assam and address public meetings in Tezpur on Tuesday. READ ON...

2:57 PM

Delhi HC adjourns hearing on plea against WhatsApp privacy policy

The Delhi High Court on Monday adjourned till April 19 hearing on petition against WhatsApp's new privacy policy after the Central government sought more time saying that they are examining the issue.

 

A single-judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva asked the Centre to file a status report and listed the matter for April 19.

 

The Court noted that the government is examining the issue and granted more time to the Centre to respond on the matter. Appearing for the Centre, advocate Kirtiman Singh told the Court that the government is in process of obtaining certain clarification and they need time to consider it. READ ON...

2:44 PM

LIVE: India sees highest air traffic on 28 Feb since resumption of flights

Number of domestic passengers on February 28, 2021 rose to 313,668 on 2,353 flights, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday. He added that this is the highest since resumption of domestic flights on May 25, 2020.

 

1:59 PM

Centre gets more time to file report in WhatsApp privacy case

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted more time to the Centre to file the status report in a petition seeking direction for an injunction against the updated privacy policy by WhatsApp. Notably, WhatsApp had asked users to either give their consent to sharing data with Facebook or lose their accounts after February 8. The policy was, however, put on hold till May 15 due to a massive backlash by the users, IANS reported.

 

The petition filed by Advocate Chaitanya Rohilla has claimed that the new policy violates the Right to Privacy guaranteed under the Constitution and gives a 360-degree profile into a person's online activity without any government oversight. During the course of proceedings, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva granted the government more time and adjourned the matter to April 19. The court refused to issue notice to the respondents in the matter.

11:43 AM

Andhra Pradesh: TDP leader and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu detained at Tirupati airport

Andhra Pradesh: TDP leader and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu sat down in protest at Tirupati airport in Renigunta after he was detained by Renigunta police while he was going to attend election campaigning in Chittoor district.

11:42 AM

With food processing, we must also focus on helping the smallest farmers with modern technology: PM Modi

With food processing, we must also focus on helping the smallest farmers with modern technology.

Can we provide them an institutional, affordable and effective option for small farmers for tractors and other such machinery?

11:40 AM

It is time the private sector increases its participation in R&D in the agriculture sector: PM Modi

It is time the private sector increases its participation in R&D in the agriculture sector. It should not be limited to just seeds, but a holistic scientific ecosystem associated to one crop, the entire cycle

11:13 AM

As an Indian, it's my duty to protect Tamil culture: Rahul Gandhi during roadshow in Kanyakumari

He (CM) must not let RSS insult Tamil culture. Modi says '1 nation, 1 culture, 1 history'. Is Tamil not an Indian language? Is Tamil history not Indian or is Tamil culture not Indian? As an Indian, it's my duty to protect Tamil culture: Rahul Gandhi during roadshow in Kanyakumari

11:07 AM

PM Modi speaks on taken for agriculture in this year’s Budget