Farmers protest in Delhi live updates | 'Today is Punjab’s 26/11': Sukhbir Singh Badal on stopping farmers’ Delhi Chalo march
Farmers from Haryana and Punjab are scheduled to reach Delhi on Thursday through five highways connecting the city as part of their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march call. We are trying to hold back these Punjab farmers marching towards Delhi and cause delay. Punjab’Today is Punjab’s 26/11’: Sukhbir Singh Badal on stopping farmers’ Delhi Chalo marchShiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday slammed the Haryana government for trying to thwart farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, terming the attempt as Punjab’s 26/11 . The battle for the rights of Punjab farmers cannot be throttled by using water cannons against them. Haryana has completely sealed its borders with Punjab to prevent farmers from entering the state for their ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest march against the Centre’s farm laws.
Source:The Hindu
November 26, 2020 06:34 UTC
France orders tech giants to pay digital tax
France last year applied a 3% levy on revenue from digital services earned in France by companies with revenues of more than 25 million euros here and 750 million euros worldwide. The French Finance Ministry has sent out notices to big tech companies liable for its digital service tax to pay the levy as planned in December, the ministry said on Wednesday. Also read | Netflix, Apple rebuked by Vietnam over lack of tax payments“Companies subject to the tax have received their notice to pay the 2020 instalment,” a Finance Ministry official said. France last year applied a 3% levy on revenue from digital services earned in France by companies with revenues of more than 25 million euros here and 750 million euros worldwide. Other tech companies have made similar statements.
Source:The Hindu
November 26, 2020 06:33 UTC
Foreign Secretary Shringla in Kathmandu to mend ties
Mr. Shringla said his first meeting would be with his Nepalese counterpart Bharat Raj Paudyal, after which he is scheduled to meet Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali. Mr. Shringla is expected to visit sites of developmental work being carried out by India in the backdrop of the 2015 earthquake. Foreign Minister Gyawali on Thursday briefed a parliamentary committee in Kathmandu. However, Mr. Shringla blamed COVID-19 for the delay in the visit. Mr. Shringla's visit comes weeks after the chief of Research and Ananlysis Wing Samant Goel visited Kathmandu and met Prime Minister K .
Source:The Hindu
November 26, 2020 06:33 UTC
Trial of leading Saudi women’s rights activist transferred to terrorism court
Loujain al-Hathloul is among a dozen other prominent women’s rights activists arrested in May 2018. Ms. Al-Hathloul is among Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists. She and around a dozen other prominent women’s rights activists were arrested in May 2018 just weeks before Saudi Arabia lifted its decades-long ban on women driving. While most of the women have since been released pending trial, Ms. Al-Hathloul and three other women activists remain imprisoned. She was then forced on a plane to Saudi Arabia, where she was barred from travelling abroad before her arrest months later.
Source:The Hindu
November 26, 2020 06:33 UTC
पत्नी को पति के अफेयर का पता चला, हाथ बांध नदी में फेंका उसे!
wife throw husband in river after caught his affair news from chinaचीन की एक महिला ने अपने पति के हाथ बांधे और उसे नदी में फेंक दिया। पता है उसने ऐसा क्यों किया? क्योंकि उसे पता चल गया था कि उसका पति उसके साथ चीटिंग कर रहा है।पहले पिंजरे में भी बंद कियाटाइम्स नाओ के मुताबिक, घटना Maoming सिटी की है। शुक्रवार की बात है। यहां तक कि जब इस शख्स की पत्नी को उसके अफेयर के बारे में पता चला तो पहले तो उसने अपने पति को पिंजरे में कैद किया। ऐसा बताया जा रहा है कि चीन के सोशल मीडिया पर इसका वीडियो भी काफी वायरल हो रहा है।दोनों को पकड़ लिया थादरअसल, इस वीडियो में एक शख्स आधा निर्वस्त्र दिख रहा है। पत्नी ने अपने पति को किसी दूसरी महिला के साथ ही पकड़ लिया था। पत्नी के साथ कुछ और लोग भी थे। जिन्होंने उसके पति के हाथ बांधे और उसे पिंजरे में डाला। ये पिंजरा बांस का था।इसके बाद उसे नदी में फेंक दियाइसके बाद वो शख्स को पिंजरे समेत नदी में फेंक आए। हालांकि शख्स को बाकी लोगों ने पिंजरे से बाहर निकाल दिया। फिलहाल उसका अस्पताल में इलाज चल रहा है। पुलिस ने चार लोगों को हिरासत में लिया है। जांच जारी है।Representative Image Source: Bccl
Source:Navbharat Times
November 26, 2020 06:33 UTC
India restricts international flights till 31 December, only selected flights allowed: DGCA
Only selected flights shall be allowed on case to case basis, the DGCA order read. "However, International Scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on case to case basis," the statement added. Earlier this month, the DGCA had extended the ban on scheduled international passenger flights till November 30. Under an air bubble pact between two countries, special international flights can be operated by their airlines between their territories. Special flights operating under Vande Bharat MissionThe country has been operating special international flights under the Vande Bharat Mission since May this year.
Source:Mint
November 26, 2020 06:24 UTC
U.K. judge refuses Johnny Depp permission to appeal libel ruling
The actor is seeking to overturn the judgementA judge has refused Johnny Depp permission to appeal against a British court’s ruling that he assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard. Mr. Depp can still apply directly to the Court of Appeal, and has until December 7 to do so. The judge’s main ruling came after a three-week trial in which Mr. Depp and Ms. Heard gave conflicting accounts of their brief, tempestuous marriage. In the wake of the decision, Mr. Depp said he was leaving the “Fantastic Beasts” film franchise after studio Warner Bros. requested his resignation. Mr. Depp is also suing Heard for $50 million in Virginia over a Washington Post op-ed essay that she wrote about domestic violence.
Source:The Hindu
November 26, 2020 06:22 UTC
China drugmakers face pressure to prove their covid-19 vaccines work
Pressure is mounting on Chinese drugmakers to show clinical evidence that their leading Covid-19 vaccines work, after early data on three Western-developed shots showed promising effectiveness against the disease. went ahead in vaccinating medical workers with Chinese vaccines. But at least one government is holding back from approving Chinese vaccines because of the lack of clinical evidence. Chinese vaccine developers have had to go abroad to conduct clinical trials because Covid-19 has been mostly under control within China for months. That means continuing to run clinical trials to be able to offer up data and some level of transparency, he said.
Source:Mint
November 26, 2020 06:22 UTC
26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks: Remembering heroes of Mumbai attack
26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks: Remembering heroes of Mumbai attack Amid the shock, rage, mourning, and terror that took over Mumbai, there were also incredible stories of courage from the Maximum City. DNA Web TeamNov 26, 2020, 11:58 AM IST The 26 November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks left a stain on the city's psyche, one of which has struggled to come to terms with. 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack was Pakistan sponsored1/5 Amid grief, shock, anger, and horror after the tragic incident in Mumbai 12 years ago, that came on 12 November. While trying to save others, they faced the bullets of the terrorists, who fought back against terror. Hemant Karkare, Ashok Kamte, Vijay Salaskar2/5 Hemant Karkare, head of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad, was at his home in Dadar on 26 November at 9.45 pm to call about the terror attack.
Source:dna
November 26, 2020 06:22 UTC
DNA Explainer: How, when and at what price Covid-19 vaccine will be available around the World?
Even as a third wave of Covid-19 strikes, the world waits for the coronavirus vaccine to arrive in the markets. Governments have paid from a few dollars per AstraZeneca shot to up to 50 dollar for the two-dose Pfizer regimen. In Europe, the EU drugs regulator has said it could rule on the safety of a Covid-19 vaccine in December. Italy expects to receive the first deliveries of the Pfizer-BioNTech shot and AstraZeneca shot early next year. It has signed a provisional agreement to buy AstraZeneca’s vaccine, which does not require storage in specialized ultra cold equipment like the Pfizer vaccine.
Source:dna
November 26, 2020 06:11 UTC
SpaceX to press ahead with Starlink tests, delays commercial service
Elon Musk has said the Starlink service will be a crucial source of funding for his broader plans, like developing the super heavy-lift Starship rocket to fly paying customers to the moon and eventually trying to colonize Mars. (Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. SpaceX will continue beta testing its satellite-based broadband service Starlink into next year, the company said late Tuesday, indicating commercial service would not likely be offered in 2020 as previously planned. Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX, Elon Musk's private space exploration company, has launched nearly 900 Starlink satellites to orbit since 2019 with the goal of offering high-speed Internet to rural locations globally. Musk has said the Starlink service will be a crucial source of funding for his broader plans, like developing the super heavy-lift Starship rocket to fly paying customers to the moon and eventually trying to colonize Mars.
Source:The Hindu
November 26, 2020 06:11 UTC
Bengaluru to San Francisco: Air India's longest non-stop flight starts January
Passengers will soon be able to fly non-stop to San Francisco in the US from Bengaluru. Earlier in 2015, Air India had announced its plans to connect the two cities with a direct flight but the plan could not fructify. Later, the government-owned airline launched services to San Francisco from New Delhi. Bengaluru and San Francisco are ranked first and second, respectively, among the World's top 45 digitally advanced cities. The new route sets two records – it would be Air India's longest route at 14,000 km (8,698 miles) and longest flight to and from India (over 16 hours), BIAL said.
Source:Mint
November 26, 2020 06:11 UTC
President Ram Nath Kovind leads the nation in reading the Preamble to the Constitution of India
26 नवंबर को संविधान दिवस के मौके पर राष्ट्रपति रामनाथ कोविंद ने देश की संविधान के प्रस्तावना को पढ़कर सुनाया। केंद्र सरकार ने वर्ष 2015 में 19 नवंबर को गजट नोटिफिकेशन द्वारा 26 नवंबर को संविधान दिवस के रूप में घोषित किया था।केवाडिया, एएनआइ। राष्ट्रपति रामनाथ कोविंद ने गुरुवार (26 नवंबर) को संविधान दिवस के मौके पर भारतीय संविधान की प्रस्तावना का पढ़ा। बता दें कि देश आज संविधान दिवस मना रहा है। इसकी शुरुआत वर्ष 2015 में की गई थी। भारत का संविधान 26 नवंबर 1949 को पारित किया गया था। इसके बाद 26 जनवरी 1950 से यह देभभर में लागू हुआ। संविधान निर्माता बाबासाहेब डॉ. भीम राव अंबेडकर संविधान मसौदा समिति के अध्यक्ष थे।26 नवंबर को भारत के संविधान के निर्माताओं के प्रयासों को स्वीकार करने के लिए संविधान दिवस के रूप में मनाया जाता है। केंद्र सरकार ने वर्ष 2015 में 19 नवंबर को गजट नोटिफिकेशन द्वारा 26 नवंबर को 'संविधान दिवस' के रूप में घोषित किया था। साथ ही, सुप्रीम कोर्ट बार एसोसिएशन द्वारा वर्ष 1979 में एक प्रस्ताव के बाद से इस दिन को 'राष्ट्रीय कानून दिवस' (National Law Day) के रूप में मनाया जाता है।इस मौके पर लोकसभा स्पीकर ओम बिरला (Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla) और रक्षा मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह (Rajnath Singh) ने देशवासियों को बधाई दी। भारतीय इतिहास के इस अहम मौके पर ओम बिरला ने कहा कि संविधान में जिन मूल्यों का जिक्र किया गया है वह लोगों के लिए प्रेरणादायी है। उन्होंने ट्वीट कर कहा, ' 71वें संविधान दिवस पर भारत के उन महान मनीषियों को नमन जिन्होंने देश को संविधान के रूप में अतुल्य मार्गदर्शक प्रदान किया। संविधान में प्रदत्त मूल्य हमें देश की उन्नति व देशवासियों के कल्याण के लिए सतत प्रयत्नशील बने रहने की प्रेरणा देते हैं।'भारतीय संविधान के प्रस्तावना का विचार अमेरिका के संविधान से लिया गया और इसकी भाषा ऑस्ट्रेलिया की संविधान का है। इसकी शुरुआत 'हम भारत के लोग' से की गई है और अंत '26 नवंबर 1949 अंगीकृत' के साथ की गई है। उल्लेखनीय है कि प्रस्तावना के तीन शब्द सम्पूर्ण प्रभुत्व संपन्न (Sovreign), लोकतांत्रिक (Democratic) गणराज्य (Republic) महत्वपूर्ण थे जिसमें 42वें संशोधन के तहत बदला गया और समाजवाद (Socialist) व धर्मनिरपेक्ष (Secular) शब्दों को जोड़ा गया।डाउनलोड करें जागरण एप और न्यूज़ जगत की सभी खबरों के साथ पायें जॉब अलर्ट, जोक्स, शायरी, रेडियो और अन्य सर्विस
Source:Dainik Jagran
November 26, 2020 06:08 UTC
Tesla plans to produce electric car chargers in China, document shows
The factory, which Tesla expects to complete in February, will have capacity to make 10,000 chargers a year, according to the document submitted by Tesla. Tesla Inc plans to start manufacturing electric vehicle (EV) chargers in China in 2021, according to a document submitted to the Shanghai authorities by the U.S. firm which is seeking to expand sales in the world's biggest car market. Also read | Tesla Model X’s keyless system can be hacked, and car stolen in minutesThe factory, which Tesla expects to complete in February, will have capacity to make 10,000 chargers a year, according to the document submitted by Tesla. It now imports the chargers, usually installed in charging stations or car parks, from the United States. The Shanghai car factory, central to Tesla's global growth strategy, aims to produce 150,000 Model 3 sedans this year and has started exporting some vehicles to Europe.
Source:The Hindu
November 26, 2020 06:06 UTC
Watch | Medha Patkar and farm leaders stopped by UP Police
Your support for our journalism is invaluable. It’s a support for truth and fairness in journalism. The Hindu has always stood for journalism that is in the public interest. As a subscriber, you are not only a beneficiary of our work but also its enabler. We also reiterate here the promise that our team of reporters, copy editors, fact-checkers, designers, and photographers will deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda.
Source:The Hindu
November 26, 2020 06:03 UTC