Is Afghanistan now up for grabs?
In theory, the transition will now be genuinely Afghan-owned, Afghan-led and Afghan-controlled. But how much of it will translate into reality? Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of High Council of National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah met US President Joe Biden last Friday at the White House, four days before the accelerated...
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Longer jab gap
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Vaccine hesitancy
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Offending patriarchy: Change is impolite
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Genomics against future waves
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Alternative front without the Congress a no-go
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+2 exam results by July-end
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5 killed as truck rams into double-decker bus in Firozabad
30 June 2021 | Pioneer News Service
21 candidates of BJP elected unopposed as zila panchayat chiefs
Even as Samajwadi Party and ruling Bharatiya Janata Party are locked in a political slugfest over alleged intimidation and misuse of official machinery for preventing opposition candidates from filing nomination papers for the post of chairman of district panchayats, the State Election Commission declared the results of 22 districts, wherein...
Maya: Foundation stone ceremony of Ambedkar memorial as ‘drama’
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Uttar Pradesh government over the laying of foundation stone of Dr Ambedkar Memorial and Cultural Centre in Lucknow, saying it was a “drama” before the 2022 Assembly polls. She said the BSP was not against the memorial but...
No Delta-Plus variant detected in UP
What has come as a big relief for the people of Uttar Pradesh is the fact that no Delta+ variant of the novel coronavirus has been found in samples across the state despite the variant having played havoc during the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak across the country. “In the 550...
FIR against Twitter India MD for showing wrong map of India
A Bajrang Dal leader lodged an FIR against Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari for showing the wrong map of India, in Bulandshahr on Tuesday. Maheshwari was subsequently booked under Section 505 (2) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 74 of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008. While Section 505(2) of...
Tension in Meerut after priest found murdered
In a sensational killing in Meerut, a priest was found brutally murdered. He was lynched by some unknown assailants sometime in the early hours of Tuesday. The killing led to tension in the area as hundreds of local residents gathered at the spot and staged a huge demonstration, demanding immediate arrest...
Real success lies in building society, nation on Babasaheb’s values: Prez
President Ram Nath Kovind said that the real success lay in building society and the nation according to the values and ideals of Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar. The President came by a special train to the state capital on Monday and was speaking at a function after laying the foundation stone...
Madhya Ganga Canal to meet aspirations of 15 lakh farmers
The Uttar Pradesh government is set to meet the aspirations of about 15 lakh farmers in 168 villages of western UP with the completion of Madhya Ganga Canal Project this year. The project, which will irrigate about 1.47 lakh hectares of additional land in 12 blocks of these districts, has...
