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New Delhi: Senior virologist Shahid Jameel has quit from a government-established forum of scientific advisers to detect variants of the COVID-19. “It’s correct and I shall have nothing more to say,” Jameel was quoted as saying by NDTV on…

New Delhi: In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday that expressing views which are different from government opinion will not be considered as an offence of sedition, Bar & Bench reported. A bench of Justices…

New Delhi: The health ministry said that Supreme Court judges willing to take the COVID-19 vaccine won’t be given a choice between Covishield and Covaxin, rather the process would be entirely through the Co-Win platform. The judges will…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will no longer use WhatsApp groups to share video conference links for court hearings. In a circular, the SC registry said instead of WhatsApp, the links for virtual court hearings in the top court will be…

New Delhi: After Twitter posted a blog to explain its stand on the blocking orders of certain handles by the government, the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s first response on Wednesday was on Koo, a home-grown…

New Delhi: The government has asked Twitter to remove over a 1,000 accounts for allegedly spreading misinformation and provocative content on the farmers’ protests in the country. According to officials, the 1,178 handles listed by the…

Pune: The government of India has placed an order with Serum Institute of India (SII) to supply 11 million doses of Covishield vaccine at Rs 200 each. Eight days after the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved Covishield –…

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar alleged that the Opposition parties and state BKU leader Gurnam Singh Chadhuni were inciting people to disrupt law and order, and reiterated that the new agriculture laws won’t be…

New Delhi: A day ahead of the next meeting with the Centre, a farmers’ union leader urged the government to let go its “stubbornness” and reiterated that the agitation will continue till the farm laws are withdrawn. “Today is the 37th day,…

New Delhi: Protesting farmers said on Friday they will be forced to take multiple steps if the next round of talks with the government on January 4 fail and their demands are not met. “If the January 4 meeting with the government fails to…