Dignity of the House and its Chair is an important aspect of the parliamentary system, said Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla as he stressed that it is the duty of all members to respect the highest values that our democracy represents.
After Prime Minister Imran Khan raised the Kashmir issue in the 75th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday, India requested to exercise the Right to Reply in response to Pakistan's statements. 
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana on Friday took to the streets in protest against the contentious farm Bills passed by Parliament recently. In Punjab, where the "bandh" was near-total, the "rail roko" agitation was extended by three days till September 29. Earlier, a farmers' body had announced to block trains from September 24 to 26. Shops, commercial establishments, vegetables and grains markets remained shut at almost all places with farmers' bodies describing it as "unprecedented" support for their cause.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to deliver a virtual address at the annual UN General Assembly today. The UN General Assembly this year is largely being held online due to the coronavirus pandemic. The majority of world leaders are delivering pre-recorded speeches at the summit in New York.
The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, has administered the first dose of Oxford Covid-19 vaccine -- Covishield -- to three candidates on Friday, informed PGI Chandigarh Director, Prof Jagat Ram. The clinical trials of Oxford vaccine have started at PGI Chandigarh after the institute administered first dosage of the vaccine to three volunteers on Friday, Prof Jagat Ram, director, PGIMER said.
An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter Scale struck Ladakh in the wee hours on Saturday. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the tremors were felt at 02:14 am at a depth of 10 kilometres. "Earthquake of Magnitude:3.7, Occurred on 26-09-2020, 02:14:39 IST, Latitude: 34.80 and Longitude: 78.05, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Ladakh," the NCS tweeted.
PM Narendra Modi and 82-year-old Bilkis who was among many in the Shaheen Bagh protests in Delhi last year against CAA, NRC, made it to the TIME magazine 100 most influential people of 2020. However, now Bilkis has said that even PM Modi is "my son" and would be happy to meet him, if she is invited. On making into TIME 100 most influential people in 2020, the 82-year-old said she was happy to have been recognised by the TIME magazine, but would have been happier had her demand been met.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
