Amid reports of disquiet in ruling alliance partners in Bihar over the caste-based Census, sources have indicated that the two major ruling constituents of the NDA BJP and JD(U) have reached a consensus for the exercise that has become a focal point in the state s politics. Sources said that the BJP has assured Nitish Kumar that it will support his call for a caste-based Census. The development assumes significance as it comes in the backdrop of reports of differences in the alliance between
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Pfizer wants to make vaccine in India; seeks assurance on faster clearance, export freedom
Pfizer Inc has told the Indian government it wants to produce its coronavirus vaccine locally if assured of faster regulatory clearance and freedom on pricing and exports. The U.S. company pulled an application last month seeking emergency approval for its product in India after the drug regulator declined its request to skip a small local safety trial. That has kept its vaccine, developed with Germany s BioNTech SE, out of one of the world s biggest drug markets.
Farmer unions call for Bharat Bandh on March 26 as farm law protests complete 4 months
The protesting farmer unions have announced that they would observe a Bharat bandh on March 26. Farmers protesting at Delhi-UP border | Photo Credit: AP
New Delhi: Farmer unions protesting against the central government s three new farm laws have called for Bharat bandh on March 26 to mark four months of agitation. Hundreds of farmers have been protesting at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders since the last week of November 2020 against The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020, which were passed during the Monsoon session in September 2020.