LIVE: Railway Board issues order to resume serving cooked meals on trains

Discontinued due to Covid restrictions, Railways to resume serving cooked food in trains

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Farmers celebrate Guru Nanak Jayanti at Ghazipur

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FDA authorises Pfizer's Covid vaccine booster for US adults

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized booster doses of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine for all adults, a move aimed at addressing waning protection among fully vaccinated Americans in the face of Delta variant-driven breakthrough cases of the illness.

 

Earlier in the day, Moderna said the FDA extended the emergency use authorization of a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine to all adults aged 18 and older.

 

A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel is expected to meet later in the day to discuss whether to recommend the booster doses for the broader population.

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Railways to resume serving cooked food in trains

The Railway Board has issued an order to resume serving cooked meals to passengers on trains, a service that was discontinued due to COVID-19 restrictions.

 

The Railway Board, in a letter on Friday, asked the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to resume the service.

 

Ready-to-eat meals will also continue to be served to passengers, the Railway board also said.

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Do it in Parliament, guarantee MSP: Tikait on PM's farm laws repeal promise

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday said the ongoing anti-farm laws protest will be withdrawn only after the three contentious legislations are repealed in Parliament and legal guarantee on minimum support price (MSP) for crops made.

 

The influential farmer leader from western Uttar Pradesh also asked supporters not to engage in celebrations as their "struggle" will continue.

 

Tikait, who was in Maharashtra's Palghar for an event on Friday, took to Twitter soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced repealing the three farm laws, which were at the centre of the farmers' protest since November 26 last year.

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Delhi Metro update

Patel Chowk Metro station will remain closed till resumption of train services in the section. Connectivity between Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat stations will be provided through Free Feeder Bus service during this period.

— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation I कृपया मास्क पहनें

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The government woke up after our 750 people died: Tikait

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On Guru Nanak Jayanti, PM accepted his mistake: Sidhu

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What's the use of sitting now: Amarinder to farmers

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Farmers happy at Gurpurab surprise but wait for more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a rollback of the three agri laws at the centre of protests by farmers for the past year, a surprise concession warily welcomed by farmers, happy but holding out for an MSP guarantee, and also politicians across divides.

 

Welcoming the announcement of the repeal of the laws, which had pitted farmers and the government against each other through 12 months of dogged protests and 11 rounds of talks, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha said their agitation was not just against the repeal of the “three black laws” but also also for a statutory guarantee to remunerative prices for all agricultural produce and for all farmers.

 

“This important demand of farmers is still pending," the umbrella body of 40 farm unions said in a statement. READ MORE.

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Sweets distributed at farmers' protest sites

Sweets were distributed on Friday morning by several people at farmers' protest sites near Delhi's border areas on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws.

 

The day of announcement, coincided with Guru Nanak Jayanti which marks the birth anniversary of the one of the most revered Sikh gurus.

 

Modi on Friday announced that the government has decided to repeal the three farm laws, which were at the centre of protests by farmers for the past year, and appealed to the protesting farmers to return home.

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SC-appointed panel will release report on farm laws: Member

With the Centre deciding to repeal the three farm laws, a member of the Supreme Court-appointed panel -- which has already submitted its report on these contentious legislations to the apex court -- on Friday said the purpose of the report is over now and will release the report in the public domain, if the apex court does not do so. Shetkari Sanghatana President Anil J Ghanwat said the panel's report was in "favour of farmers" and will decide next week on releasing the report in the public domain, according to PTI.

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Govt decision won't end farmer protests: SC-appointed panel

The govt's decision to repeal three farm laws is unfortunate and it unlikely to help end protests, PTI quotes a member of a panel appointed by the Supreme Court to find a resolution to the constroversy.

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Modi's decision not bowing, shows sensitivity: Karnataka CM

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Friday Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to repeal the three farms laws showed his sensitivity. ""It is not a question of bowing. This process of liberalisation and globalisation started in 1991-'92," he was quoted by PTI as saying, referring to years when the Congress party was in power at the centre.

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Protests took violent turn on Jan 26

Protests against the laws took a violent turn on January 26, India's Republic Day, when thousands of farmers overwhelmed police and went on to storm the historic Red Fort in New Delhi after tearing down barricades and driving tractors through roadblocks. One protester was killed and scores of farmers and policemen were injured.

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Rakesh Tikait says farmers protests will continue till Parliament repeals laws

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait says farmers will end protests after legislations are repealed in Parliament. "The protest will not be withdrawn immediately, we will wait for the day when the farm laws are repealed in Parliament. Along with MSP, the government should talk to farmers on other issues too," Tikait tweeted in Hindi.

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Govt had fear of elections: Chidambaram

The government’s decision to repeal three farm laws was a "great victory for the farmers ", said Congress leader P Chidambaram, adding that the move was not inspired by a change of heart but impelled by "fear of elections".

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Rahul Gandhi says farmers have won against arrogance

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Mamata Banerjee says farmers have been victorious against BJP

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Amarinder Singh supports Modi's decision

Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh thanks Prime Minister Narendra Modi for repealing the three contentious agricultural laws and says he looked forward to working closely with the BJP-led Centre for the development of farmers. More here

 

10:28 AM

Supreme Court panel member protests Modi decision

Anil Ghanwat, a member of the panel appointed by the Supreme Court-appointed, on Friday protested the Central government's decision to repeal the three farm laws which were at the centre of protests by farmers for the past year. “This is the most regressive step by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as he chose politics over farmers' betterment,” Ghanwat told PTI.