New Delhi, Several Congress MPs from Punjab continued to sit at the Jantar Mantar here for the second day on Tuesday to support farmers agitating to demand a repeal of the three farm laws.

These MPs have been sitting on the 'dharna' since Monday morning in support of farmers protesting on the Delhi-Haryana

Kolkata, The 'Bharat Bandh' called on Tuesday by the farmer unions to press for the repeal of the Central government's newly passed farm laws received partial response in West Bengal with protesters burning the effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, business honchos Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani on Jessore Road h

Kabul, At least 24 people were injured in a car bombimg outside a district police station in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Monday, police said.

"The car bomb was detonated outside the central police station of Daman district at around 10.30 a.m. Initial information found 24 people, including 13 civil

Beijing, Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday urged joint efforts between Beijing and the US to ensure "a stable transition" of bilateral relations against disruptions of all kinds, and striving to resume dialogue, bring ties back on track and rebuild mutual trust.

Wang ma

Kathmandu, The Nepal government on Tuesday will reveal the revised height of Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak, the media reported on Monday.

The announcement will be made by the Department of Survey on Tuesday afternoon during an event, The Himalayan Times newspaper reported.

The cur

Chandigarh, As thousands of farmers have descended on the national capital to protest against the farm laws for past 11 days, a prominent farmer union, a faction of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) that owns its mass base in Punjab's Malwa region which has seen the highest rates of farmer suicides, is the driving force behind

Patna, The Bihar Chamber of Commerce and Industries has urged the state's power ministry to reduce electricity tariff in order to create a conducive environment for industrial growth.

PK Agrawal, president of the body, has requested Bihar power minister, power secretary, power holding company, north and south

Chandigarh, Sensing the tone and tenor of its lawmakers, Haryana BJP coalition partner Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader Digvijay Chautala on Monday said party leader and Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala has been in constant talks with the Central leadership over the protest of farmers, saying "the party is of the fa

New Delhi,  The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) and All India Transport Welfare Association (AITWA) on Monday said that their members will not participate in the December 8 'Bharat Bandh', adding that the government should though look into the farmers' demands and resolve the issues at the earlies

Lucknow, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has written a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, saying that preventing him from exercising his democratic rights through peaceful protests amounted to a breach of privilege.  He said that he had been a Chief Minister, and is a Member of Parliament, but the Uttar Pra