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The major demand of the protesting farmers has been that the government guarantee in writing the MSP system, which assures them of a fixed price for their crops, 1.5 times of the cost of production.

Kaavan has left Pakistan for the Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary. On his journey, he was accompanied by wildlife veterinarians and over 200 kg of food.

The enzyme whose function is blocked is the ‘main protease’ (Mpro) in SARS-CoV-2. The virus requires this enzyme in order to replicate. If MPro is blocked or deactivated, the virus cannot survive.

There has been a long standing debate concerning Japan's succession laws and over the years it has developed into a political issue.

The Indian American Tanden was raised by a single mother who was on welfare for over two years. Tanden has said she is a living example of someone helped by government schemes.

Joe Biden's office claims this will be the first time the White House communications positions will be filled entirely by women. Four of the seven appointments are women of colour. 

Three articles of the bill concern enabling the police to organise ground and air mass surveillance, while restricting the filming of police officers.

Burnell discovered pulsars, which are rapidly rotating neutron stars that emit radio-frequency pulses, on November 28, 1967. Neutron stars are the result of a supernova explosion, which is when a star reaches the end of its life and dies.

Sometime in the 1990s, when Lotus Bakeries began spreading its branches internationally, the biscuit came to be marketed and sold as 'Biscoff', a name that continues to be used today.

According to media reports, Hossein Dehghan, who is the military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed to avenge Fakhrizadeh’s death.

If passed, the new law will make linguistic discrimination a criminal offence along with sexism, racism and other forms of outlawed bigotry.

The Brereton War Crimes Report alleges a group of 19 soldiers within the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) elite Special Air Services and commandos regiment had killed at least 39 Afghan civilians.

In reality, a civilisation-threatening risk from space objects is extremely rare – occurring once every few million years, according to NASA.

As prime minister, Jacinda Ardern has been vocal about climate change and last November, the parliament passed the Zero-Carbon Act, which commits New Zealand to zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner.

Over the past two days, the minimum temperature has risen by close to four degrees, up to 10.4 degrees Celsius, but a forecast from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) shows it is expected to fall again.

Permitting industrial houses to own and control banks would be a grievous error, one that could undermine both economic growth and democracy, write Shankar Acharya, Vijay Kelkar and Arvind Subramanian.

The pardon effectively ended Flynn’s prosecution in the Russian election interference probe, which shadowed the Trump administration for years.

On November 19, 2015, the government formally notified November 26 as Constitution Day. Before this, the day was observed as National Law Day.

The bill was introduced by lawmaker Monice Lennon in April 2019 with the aim of tackling “period poverty”, which is when some people who need period products struggle to afford them.

The Trump’s cabinet was more white and male than any other cabinet in the last four decades, according to the New York Times. Only about 25 per cent of his appointments to Senate-confirmed positions are women.

Public sector investments are likely to remain depressed as states cut back on spending, making recovery difficult, write Dharmakirti Joshi and Adhish Verma.

Thanksgiving Day 2020: The Thanksgiving harvest festival, chiefly observed in North America, falls on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the US every year (November 26 in 2020).

If confirmed by the Senate, Janet Yellen will be the first woman in US history to head the Treasury Department and will, in turn, helm Joe Biden’s economic response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Although Joe Biden has acquired more electoral college votes than he is required to win, this certification process would make his victory official and make it harder for Donald Trump to continue denying his failure.

Narendra Modi is currently Amit Shah’s boss. But if their party requires, are they capable of one day switching places, asks Vinay Sitapati.