Stormy confrontations on the contentious agriculture laws are likely to continue in both Houses of Parliament on Thursday, with the Opposition demanding a separate discussion on the farmer protests.
US reports 691 deaths in 24 hours – the lowest in a week – in the US, taking the country’s toll to 1,10,482. The country has reported 19,38,842 cases so far.
The final list of Assam’s National Register of Citizens will be released tomorrow. The fate of over four million people hangs in balance. A population half the size of Switzerland. Will they be counted as Indian citizens?
The NRC is meant to be a list of Indian citizens living in Assam. One of the stated aims of the exercise is to sift between citizens and so-called “illegal migrants”.
#NoConfidenceMotion | Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge complains to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan about the time allotted to the #Opposition. He requests her not to impose a time limit on the Opposition parties.
Special Investigation: Jharkhand changed its energy policy to buy power from Adani at a higher price, with a government auditor saying it could cost the state an additional *Rs 7,410 crore*. Read @aruna_sekhar's report (1/n) scroll.in/article/881928…
@aruna_sekhar Why is coal sourced all the way from Australia going to be used at an Adani power plant in Jharkhand to generate electricity that will be sold to Bangladesh? @aruna_sekhar takes a look: (2/n) scroll.in/article/881928…
@aruna_sekhar Here's how it unfolded: Until 2014, India's energy assistance to Bangladesh came in the form of government-built power plants. When Narendra Modi came to power, he brought in the private sector (3/n) scroll.in/article/881928…