Category: NATIONAL NEWS

Around 40 cases of the Delta plus variant, classified as a variant of concern (VOC), have been detected sporadically in Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Delta variant as well as all Delta sub-lineages including Delta plus are classified as VOC, it said. “As of now among the samples sequenced (45000+) in India, Delta plus variant — AY.1 –has been observed sporadically in Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, with around 40 cases identified so far and no significant increase in prevalence,” the ministry said…

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The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) will attend the all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday, said alliance chairperson Farooq Abdullah The announcement came after PAGD leaders met at Abdullah’s Gupkar Road residence here on Tuesday to discuss the Centre’s invitation to leaders from Jammu and Kashmir “We have received the invitation from the prime minister and we are going to attend (the meeting),? Abdullah, who was flanked by other leaders of the alliance, told reporters after the meeting Fourteen leaders from Jammu…

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Yoga is a ray of hope and source of strength in the fight against Covid, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as tens of thousands of people across the globe touched their toes, stretched towards the skies and breathed in and out mindfully to mark the seventh International Day of Yoga. From mountains to beaches and town squares to neighbourhood parks, and in homes in distant corners of the world and country, people spread out their mats to perform asanas’ and pranayama’ breathing exercises, some as part of their…

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India recorded less than 60,000? new coronavirus infections after 81 days taking the?total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,98,81,965, while the active cases further reduced to?7,29,243,?according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday A total?of 58,419?fresh infections were reported?in a day The?death toll climbed to?3,86,713?with?1,576?fresh fatalities, the lowest in 63 days ?The active cases further declined to 7,29,243 comprising 2.44?per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate improved to 96.27 per cent,?the data updated at 8 am showed A net decline of?30,776?cases has been…

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Sonia Gandhi has taken both doses of the Covishield vaccine, the Congress said on Thursday following questions from the BJP and asked the government to follow the raj dharma’ of vaccinating all Indians instead of creating non-issues. The Congress president’s daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has taken her first dose of the vaccine and her son and Rahul Gandhi will take his shot post Covid recovery as advised by doctors, party chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said while hitting out at the BJP for raising doubts on whether the Gandhis had got…

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Drugs such as ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, favipiravir and antibiotics like doxycycline and azithromycin prescribed for adult COVID-19 patients have not been recommended for treating children, according to a government guideline issued on Wednesday. In anticipation of likely intermittent surges in the number of COVID-19 cases, the government has come out with guidelines for operationalising Covid-care services for children. The recommendations include augmenting existing Covid care facilities to provide care to children with acute coronavirus infection. According to it, once vaccines are approved for children, those with comorbid conditions having more severe…

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Five of the six Lok Janshakti Party MPs in the Lok Sabha have joined hands against their leader Chirag Paswan and elected his paternal uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras in his place, causing a big churn in Bihar politics. Paras on Monday lauded Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as a good leader and “vikas purush” (development-oriented man), highlighting the deep fault lines within the party as his nephew Chirag Paswan has been a strong critic of the JD(U) president. ” I have not broken the party but saved it,” Paras, MP…

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“Dil Bechara” is not just a film. It is that unseen side of life which goes ignored in the rat race of 21st century. It is the story of people whose lives are shattered; who are trying to survive by somehow joining those broken pieces of life together. They have dreams – big and small, and try to fulfill them, obviously not in a sophisticated manner but even in a simple haphazard manner to the best of their ability. And they try to remain happy. No need to mention the captivating…

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 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday cautioned that the chances of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic were quite real, while he asserted that his government was preparing on a “war-footing” to combat it. Indications are coming from the UK on the fear of the third wave. Cases are rising there, despite 45 per cent of vaccination. So, we cannot afford to sit idle, he said. Kejriwal was speaking at an online event during which he jointly inaugurated 22 new PSA oxygen plants at nine hospitals across Delhi.…

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