India

New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) With the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh increasing the purchasing price of sugarcane to Rs 350 per quintal, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said the BJP has "cheated" the sugarcane farmers in a big way as there has been only a marginal hike in the price under its rule while the input costs have gone up many times.

Panaji, Sep 26 (PTI) Goa BJP chief Sadanand Shet Tanavade on Sunday said he had tested positive for coronavirus.

I wish to inform everyone that, earlier this morning, I have tested positive for COVID. Following all the protocols, I have immediately isolated myself and have sought necessary medical care on doctor's advice, and luckily I am doing fine. Thank you so much for being so supportive, Tanavade tweeted.

New Delhi, Sep 27 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission to provide a digital health ID to people which will contain their health records.

The pilot project of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission had been announced by the prime minister from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15, 2020.

Currently, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is being implemented in a pilot phase in six union territories.

New Delhi, Sep 27 (PTI) About 25 trains have been affected due to the Bharat Bandh called by farm unions on Monday, officials said.

Chennai, Sep 27 (PTI) In solidarity with the nationwide strike demanding repeal of Centre's farm laws, farmer bodies and Left parties on Monday staged protests in several parts of Tamil Nadu.

In a protest held here, State Secretaries of the CPI and CPI(M), R Mutharasan and K Balakrishnan respectively, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi chief Thol Thirumavalavan and functionaries of the ruling DMK affiliated Labour Progressive Federation participated.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of Indian farmers blocked traffic on major roads and railway tracks outside of the nation’s capital on Monday, marking one year of demonstrations against government-backed laws that they say will shatter their livelihoods.

The farmers have renewed their protests with calls for a nationwide strike on the anniversary of the legislation’s passage. The drawn-out demonstrations have posed one of the biggest political challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who swept the polls for the second time in 2019.

Kanpur: Flaying the political parties for using Muslims as just a vote bank, Asaduddin Owaisi, MP and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president said that his community has no leader in Uttar Pradesh despite having 19 % of the Muslim population.

Addressing a massive crowd at the Aqueel Ground here, he said, "The condition of Muslims has become like a 'band Baja party' in a marriage procession where they (Muslims) are first asked to play music but are made to stand outside on reaching the wedding venue.

Kanpur: A total of 11 scientists received the country's highest science award Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for science and technology 2021 on the 80th foundation day of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

The Indian scientists below the age of 45 for outstanding research get this outstanding award in seven different fields like Biology, Chemistry, Environment Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine and Physics respectively.

Srinagar, 26 Sep 2021: Two Kashmiris were killed on Sunday by Indian security forces in Bandipora district of the Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian officials said.

Local police alleged that one of the Kashmiri was involved in the killing of BJP leader Waseem Bari and two of his family members.

Chennai, Sep 26 (PTI) A nationwide, caste wise enumeration, as part of the Census is an unavoidable necessity and hence should be carried out by the central government, Pattali Makkal Katchi founder leader S Ramadoss said on Sunday.

Pointing to the union government's contention in the Supreme Court of a policy decision since 1951 against caste wise enumeration, the PMK leader said taking such a stand is not in sync with the present times. It is a fact that it has been the Centre's policy for decades, but this is "not correct," he said in a statement.