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Indian Diaspora To Hoist Biggest Tricolour At Times Square On Independence Day
An organisation representing the Indian diaspora in the US has said it will hoist the biggest tricolour at the iconic Times Square in New York on August 15 on the 75th anniversary of India's Independence Day. The 6 feet by 10 feet tricolour places on a 25 feet pole will be unfurled by the consul general of India in New York, Randhir Jaiswal, according to the Federation of Indian Association (FIA). ....
Locking Account Stifles Freedom Of Expression, Says Shashi Tharoor
Reacting to the ongoing tussle between Congress and social media platform Twitter, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is also the chairman of standing committee on Information Technology, said on Thursday that locking accounts stifles the freedom of expression. ....
Need Cooperation Among Countries To Ensure Food Supply Chain: Tomar
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said there is a necessity for a closer interaction and sharing of knowledge among Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states to keep the food supply chains functional and protect the livelihoods of the farmer producers. ....
BJP Government In Cahoots With Twitter: Priyanka Gandhi
A war of words erupted between the Congress and Twitter India on Thursday, after the micro-blogging platform reportedly blocked the partys official handle along with the accounts of scores of senior Congress leaders, days after it blocked ex-Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for posting an image of the parents of a minor girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in the national capital recently. ....
CRPF Man, Civilian Injured In Grenade Attack In J&K’s Sopore
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper and a civilian were injured on Friday in a militant grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town. ....
Lord's Test: Skipper Joe Root Takes England To 119/3 After India Score 364 On Day 2
Skipper Joe Root defied Indian bowlers (48 not out off 75 balls) as England went to stumps at 119/3 on Day 2 of the second Test here at Lord's on Friday. They are still 245 runs adrift of the 364 that India made in their first innings. ....
India Logs 38,667 New Covid Cases, 478 Deaths In 24 Hours
India on Saturday showed a marginal dip in daily Covid-19 caseload as it recorded 38,667 fresh infections in the last 24 hours while the recovery rate from the SARS-CoV2 virus stood at 97.45 per cent. A total of 478 deaths in the same duration pushed the toll to 4,30,732. ....
Congress Revamp In Kerala: Action Shifts To Delhi
The much awaited revamp of the Congress organisational structure at the top of the Kerala unit of the party is finally taking shape as the state's top brass is in Delhi meeting Rahul Gandhi and party president Sonia Gandhi. ....
Punjab Makes Vaccination Or Negative Report Must For Entering State
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday ordered mandatory full Covid-19 vaccination or negative RT-PCR report for all those entering the state from Monday, with strict monitoring particularly of those coming from Himachal Pradesh and Jammu, which are showing increased positivity.....
'Satyameva Jayate’, Says Congress After Twitter Restores Rahul Gandhi, Official Party Handles
A day after former Congress President Rahul Gandhi slammed social media site Twitter alleging it of taking sides in the politics of the country, the US based company said that the accounts have been unlocked after the Congress leader submitted a copy of the formal consent letter to use the referenced image via its India Grievance Channel. ....
