The plea says the Centre has failed to impose necessaryconditions in this case, while EU's Antitrust Authority imposed serious restrictions on the proposed policy of WhatsApp and a 110 million euros fine in 2017

The government and the farmers could not reach a resolution before the lunch break

He was accompanied by AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other leaders of the Delhi Congress at the protest outside the Delhi LG's residence here as part of the countrywide agitation

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash are holding the talks with the representatives of around 40 farmer unions at the Vigyan Bhawan

Centre has placed orders in advanced commitments for over 6 crore doses of COVID vaccine from SII and Bharat Biotech for inoculating 3 crore healthcare and frontline workers in first vaccination phase that starts January 16

Coronavirus vaccination drive: Dr Paul said that there are currently 5,000 vaccination points in the country. The number will be doubled up in a matter of weeks. Allow us to develop the system in an effective way and then scale it up dramatically, he said

The first order of 1.1 crore doses will be worth Rs 231 crore, while the total amount, including the commitment for 4.5 crore doses, with the total estimated to reach Rs 1,176 crore at current rates

This will be the first interaction between the Prime Minister and the chief ministers of all states after the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted emergency use authorisation to Covishield and Covaxin

Farmers' protest: Sources said not much discussions could take place at the meeting and the next date has been decided after keeping in mind a scheduled hearing of Supreme Court on January 11

It is an honour to dedicate the 450-km pipeline to the nation. This is an important day for India, especially for people of Karnataka and Kerala, said PM Modi at inauguration ceremony of Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline

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Centre-farmers' talks inconclusive; next meeting on January 8 as agitation continues The seventh round of talks between protesting unions and three central ministers ended inconclusively on Monday, January 4, as farmer leaders insisted on the repeal of the three contentious farm laws right from the beginning, even as the government listed various benefits from the Acts. The next meeting will take place on January 8, farmer leaders said. GST compensation shortfall: Centre releases 10th ins...

During the meeting, the government listed various benefits from the three laws enacted a few months ago, but farmers kept insisting that the legislation must be withdrawn

Farmers' protest: The government refused to repeal the three farm laws and asked the union leaders to point out what they considered objectionable

After five rounds of inconclusive talks, the government and 40 farmer unions reached some common ground during the sixth round of negotiations on December 30 to resolve protesting farmers' concerns over rise in power tariff and penalties for stubble burning

The last few decades saw MNCs from abroad do business and prosper in India but this decade will belong to the Indian MNCs, he said, after laying the foundation stone for the permanent campus of IIM-Sambalpur in Odisha through video conference

While AstraZeneca says it expects 2 million doses of the Oxford University vaccine to be ready each week in just over a fortnight, Pfizer BioNTech said the number of doses it has now sent to the UK is 'in the millions'

IIM Sambalpur foundation stone laying ceremony: It is our responsibility to get 'brand India' global recognition. Those who will be part of this institution need to encourage development and focus on inclusivity of all, said PM Modi

IIM-Sambalpur foundation stone laying ceremony today:The IIM-Sambalpur virtual foundation stone laying ceremony will be attended by around 5,000 invitees

The Centre and farm unions had reached some common ground on Wednesday but remained deadlocked over the main contentious issues of the repeal of three farm laws and a legal guarantee for MSP