
'BJP-INLD alliance for lust for power'
Terming the electoral alliance between BJP and Indian National Lok Dal as "unholy and unprincipled", ruling Congress in Haryana said the tie-up has been clinched for "fulfilling their lust for power".
By HT Correspondent | PTI, Sirsa
UPDATED ON OCT 15, 2008 06:22 PM IST
Terming the electoral alliance between BJP and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) as "unholy and unprincipled", ruling Congress in Haryana on Wednesday said the tie-up has been clinched for "fulfilling their lust for power".
"Both BJP leader L K Advani and INLD supremo Om Prakash Chautala had been criticizing each other till recently but have now started courting each other only to fulfill their lust of power", PCC chief Phool Chand Mullana told media persons in Sirsa.
He claimed "this opportunistic pact" would help Congress in coming Lok Sabha polls.

Jayalalithaa’s residence: Madras HC allows state to hold event on January 28
By Divya Chandrababu
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 01:44 AM IST
- Even though the case was posted for February 4, the court heard the case on Wednesday based on the request of the former Tamil Nadu CM's family.

Fix timeline for judicial appointments, says SC
By Utkarsh Anand, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 01:40 AM IST
- An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde said that all endeavours should be made to ensure appointments come through in a time-bound manner.

TMC rigged the 2018 panchayat polls, alleges Suvendu Adhikari
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 01:26 AM IST
- The TMC, however, has hit back calling it the height of hypocrisy and refuting the charges as baseless allegations.

Cracks in stir after mayhem; farmers call off Feb 1 march
By Zia Haq, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 01:22 AM IST
- Leaders of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the platform of farm unions leading the protests, on Wednesday apologised for the violent events in Delhi that have dented the credibility of the movement.

India, France to sign two agreements during French minister's 5-day visit
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 01:03 AM IST
- Singh and Pompili will preside over the signing of a letter of intent between the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and the French Development Agency (AFD) for developing a floating solar plant of up to 150 MW.

Twitter suspends at least 500 accounts for ‘spam, manipulation’
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 12:14 AM IST
New Delhi: Microblogging website Twitter on Wednesday took down at least 500 accounts for “spam and platform manipulation”, as the fall out of the farmers’ tractor rally that turned violent in Delhi on Tuesday

Govt indicates offer to farmers still on table, channel for talks kept open
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 12:13 AM IST
NEW DELHI Although the farmers’ protest march on Republic Day took a violent turn, leaving many police personnel injured and leading to the destruction of public property, government managers indicated on Wednesday that the Centre will keep its communication channels with farm unions open and its offer to put the three controversial agricultural laws in abeyance for 18 months will stay

Punjab villages sombre after clash, still back stir
By Anil Sharma, Navrajdeep Singh, Avtar Singh and Mohit Khanna
UPDATED ON JAN 28, 2021 12:13 AM IST
Tarn Taran/Patiala/Sangrur/ludhiana
Located roughly six kilometers from the holy city of Tarn Taran in northern Punjab, Piddi village has been in the limelight for decades as the home of Satnam Singh Pannu, a 65-year-old farm leader who founded the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC), an organisation of farmers and labourers with sway in the Majha region

Covaxin effective on UK virus strain of Covid-19, says ICMR
ANI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2021 11:45 PM IST
An Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study on Covaxin shows a comparable neutralization activity of the vaccinated individuals against UK-variant strain.

Mamata Banerjee to meet select TMC leaders amid dissent among section of MLAs
UPDATED ON JAN 27, 2021 11:29 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee has recently appointed coordinators for the five assembly constituencies in East Midnapore district, the home turf of former TMC stalwart Suvendu Adhikari who joined the BJP on December 19.

MHA issues Covid-19 rules, to be followed from Feb 1: All you need to know
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2021 11:21 PM IST
In the fresh set of guidelines, which will remain in force till February 28, the MHA has allowed entry of all in swimming pools, which were previously opened for sportsperson only, and allowed cinema halls to increase the ceiling on people indoors.

Jagan Reddy announces cash incentives for unanimous polls to gram panchayats
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2021 11:11 PM IST
- As part of the strategy, the Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday issued an order announcing hefty cash incentives to be given to gram panchayats where sarpanches and ward members are elected unanimously without any contest.

PM Modi to address World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda Summit tomorrow
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2021 11:11 PM IST
The PM will be speaking on a range of subjects, including India's reform trajectory and increased usage of technology.

Rajnath Singh speaks to US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2021 11:10 PM IST
- The defence ministry said Rajnath Singh received an "introductory telephone call" from the newly-appointed US Secretary of Defence Austin and that the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to work together to strengthen defence cooperation and the strategic partnership between the two countries.

Multimedia exhibition on Netaji at Victoria Memorial
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2021 10:59 PM IST
The exhibition contains 125 stories on Netaji to commemorate his 125th birth anniversary.