BREAKING News HIGHLIGHTS | Lok Sabha Adjourned Till Monday As Oppn Continues Protest Against Agri Laws
Welcome to the ABP LIVE blog for Friday, February 5, 2021. Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday afternoon replied to farmers' issue in Rajya Sabha. "I have been asking farmer union leaders for many months on what is 'Black' in farm laws so that I can make corrections." The Supreme Court today granted interim bail to comic Munawar Faruqui in a case lodged at Indore in Madhya Pradesh for alleged objectionable remarks about Hindu deities. The RBI has decided to leave the benchmark interest rate unchanged for the fourth time in a row at 4 per cent even as it maintained an accommodative stance. However, the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) implied rate cuts in the future if there is a requirement to support the Indian economy that's been struck by the COVID-19 pandemic. Please refresh the page to get the latest news stories and updates from India and around the world.
LIVE
Background
Welcome to the ABP LIVE live blog for Friday, February 5, 2021: Congress Leader Priyanka Gandhi is on her way to Rampur to meet the family of Navreet Singh, a young farmer who died after his tractor overturned during the tractor rally at Farmer's protest.
Priyanka Gandhi's cavalcade went through a minor collision at Hapur road but no injuries have been reported.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the "Chauri Chaura" centenary celebrations at Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh via video conferencing on Thursday.
Prime Minister Modi will also release a postal stamp dedicated to the "Chauri Chaura" centenary during the event."
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, who supported the farmers' protest in India through a tweet, has landed herself in a controversy after her post was deleted on the micro-blogging platform leaving the netizens agitated. She has updated the 'toolkit' released for the people who do not know about the ongoing farmer's protest.
Opposition parties have reached the Ghazipur border to interact with the farmers. Heavy barricading has been done across the area where farmers have been protesting and forces have also been deployed.
In other news, Delhi and areas near Delhi witnessed rainfall on Thursday morning and an alert has been issued for slight to moderate rainfall till Saturday.
Stay Tuned to get the latest update of India and the world with ABP LIVE.
Punjab CM should ensure cases against innocent youths are withdrawn: Harsimrat Kaur
It's CM Amarinder Singh's responsibility to go to Delhi & ensure that cases registered against innocent youths of Punjab are withdrawn. They've been imprisoned without any FIR. It's Punjab govt's responsibility to help them, what're they doing?: Harsimrat Kaur Badal, SAD
50 Lakh Vaccinations In 21 Days: Health Ministry
Lok Sabha Adjourned
Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday as the Opposition MPs continued their protest in the House against the Farm Laws and raised slogans that the three laws be repealed.
Ind vs Eng, Day 1 Of Chennai Test: Root, Sibley's Hard-Fought Stand Put Visitors On Top
England skipper Joe Root scored a hard-fought ton and stitched a solid 200-run partnership with Dom Sibley to help his team dominate the Indian bowlers and score 263/3 on Day 1 of the first Test between India and England at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. English skipper, after scoring a century, is now the fifth captain ever and ninth batsman to get a hundred in 100th Test match! Just before the end of Day's play, Bumrah bowled a peach of a yorker to get Sibley out for 87!
West Bengal Budget Session
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs create ruckus in West Bengal Assembly over the government not inviting State Governor to the Assembly on the first day of the Session.
Trending News
Top Headlines
