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News18 Evening Digest: Amit Shah Says Will End 'Nizam Culture' in Hyderabad, Farmers Refuse to Shift Protest Site and Other Top Stories
Here are the top stories we are covering this evening: 'Will End Nizam Culture, Turn Hyderabad into Mini-India': Amit Shah Wants T'gana Capital to Move from 'Dynasty to Democracy'; Deadlock Over Agri Laws Persists as Over 30 Farmer Unions Reject Centre's...
We Are Providing Sipper, Straw to Stan Swamy: Jail Authorities
Swamy, 83, who is suffering from various health issues including Parkinson's disease, was arrested on October 8 and has been lodged at the Taloja prison near here in Navi Mumbai.
Uttar Pradesh Registers First Case Under Anti-conversion Law in Bareilly District
On Saturday, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel gave assent to an ordinance against forcible or fraudulent religious conversions that provides for imprisonment up to 10 years and a maximum fine of Rs 50,000 under different categories.
Nagaland Minister Expresses Shock Over Reported Proposal of Meghalaya for New Land Lease Agreement
The minister in a statement here on Saturday said his department has all the legal papers based on which land was bought on lease for 30 years while few items of works have already been executed in the said plot.
Delhi's Air Quality Remains 'Poor', Likely to Deteriorate with Dip in Mercury
Delhi's air quality remained "poor" on Sunday and is likely to deteriorate further amid a dip in the mercury and the wind speed. The city's air quality index (AQI) was 245 at 9 am.
Asaram's Followers Detained Before They Could Stage Protest Outside SII During PM Modi's Visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the SII on Saturday afternoon and reviewed the development of coronavirus vaccine at the facility.
AG Venugopal Declines Consent to Initiate Contempt Against Bhushan, Says He Expressed Regret for Tweets on CJI
On October 21, Bhushan had said the CJI availed the special helicopter during his visit to Kanha national park while "an important case of disqualification of defecting MLAs of MP (Madhya Pradesh) is pending before him. Survival of MP govt depends on this...
'Vicious' Media Campaign Against Me in Delhi Riots Case, Umar Khalid Alleges Before Court
The media platforms were reporting about him on the basis of the supplementary charge sheet filed in a case pertaining to the February riots, even though Khalid did not have a copy of the charge sheet and cannot defend himself in the alleged media trial o...
1 Held Over Occult Practice in UP's Budaun; Probe Begins
Superintendent of Police Sankalp Sharma said the exorcist was arrested following a complaint and an investigation was on.
News18 Evening Digest: Farmers Throng Delhi's Burari Ground in Protest, PM Assures Speedy Vaccine Development & Other Top Stories
Here are top stories we are covering this evening: slogans, songs and drumbeats galore as hundreds of farmers gather at Burari ground; slower GDP contraction in Q2, but economic pain will linger on; PM says Bharat Biotech working with ICMR for speedy vacc...
Bharat Biotech Working with ICMR for Speedy Progress in Vaccine Development, Says PM after Hyderabad Visit
He was received by Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, Director General of Police Mahendar Reddy and other officials. He proceeded to the facility at Genome valley, a life sciences cluster about 20 km from the AF base by road amid tight security.
'Hum Honge Kaamyab': Slogans, Songs & Drumbeats Galore as Hundreds of Farmers Gather at Burari
The farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana and also from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, arrived in trucks and tractors. Slogans such as Dharti Mata Ki Jai, Narendra Modi Kisan Virodhi and Inquilab Zindabad could be heard from different parts of the vast,...
Thieves Steal ATM Containing Over Rs 28 Lakh in Maharashtra's Jalna
The incident took place in the early hours of the day when one of the men uprooted the ATM attached to a bank, carried it to a vehicle parked nearby and drove away, an official from Chandanjhira police station said.
Days After UP Approved 10-yr Jail Term, Governor Promulgates Ordinance against 'Illegal' Conversion
The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday approved the draft of a stringent law to deal with religious conversion for the sake of marriage, which BJP leaders refer to as 'love jihad'.
Prepared For a Long Haul: 400 Farmers Protesting Farm Laws Gather at Delhi's Burari Ground
While thousands of farmers stayed put at the Singhu and Tikri borders of Delhi for the third consecutive day amid heavy police presence, many made their way into the national capital and gathered at the Nirankari ground, one of the largest in the city.
Nepalese Cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane Has COVID-19
Star international Twenty20 player and Hobart Hurricanes import Sandeep Lamichhane has tested positive for COVID19 less than two weeks before the Big Bash League begins.