Category: NATIONAL NEWS

With 44,658 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases has increased to 3,26,03,188, while the active cases ?rose to 3,44,899, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday The death toll climbed to 4,36,861 with 496 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am The active cases comprise 1.03 per cent of the total infections while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.63 per cent, the ministry said An increase of 11,174 cases has been recorded…

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The government has forwarded nine names recommended by the Supreme Court collegium for appointment of judges in the top court to the President for final approval and a call is expected to be taken “shortly”, sources in the government said on Thursday. With a sanctioned strength of 34 judges, the Supreme Court as of now has ten vacancies. In a first, the Supreme Court Collegium had last week recommended for appointment to the apex court three women judges, including Justice B V Nagarathna who will be in line to be…

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said holistic steps are being taken for the value chain associated with automobile manufacturing so that the industry becomes more productive and sustainable In a message to the auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on its 61st Annual Convention, the Prime Minister also stated that India remained firmly committed to move forward with the goal of clean and modern mobility, while lauding the role of the industry in the country’s progress “The role of the automobile industry in India’s economy and…

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“Delhi government is making full preparations for the third corona wave. We are arranging 37,000 beds, preparing 12,000 oxygen beds etc. Separate preparations are also being made for children,” Satyendar Jain told reporters. As Covid-19 cases continue to decline in Delhi, its Health Minister Satyendar Jain assured that the national capital is preparing to tackle the third wave of Covid-19 if it arises. “Delhi government is making full preparations for the third corona wave. We are arranging 37,000 beds, preparing 12,000 oxygen beds etc. Separate preparations are also being made…

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The Devasthanam Board, which came into existence during the tenure of Trivendra Singh Rawat, controls the management of 51 temples, including Chardham. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said the Devasthanam Board will not be allowed to harm the interest of priests and ”hak-hakookdharis”, who have traditional rights on resources in and around the temples, at any cost. The Devasthanam Board, which came into existence during the tenure of Trivendra Singh Rawat, controls the management of 51 temples, including Chardham. Dhami gave the assurance to a delegation of…

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A fight broke out as Sena members marching towards Narayan Rane’s home in Mumbai, carrying flags and shouting slogans, were stopped by BJP workers. Workers of Maharashtra’s ruling Shiv Sena and the opposition BJP clashed on the streets in Mumbai today in a snowballing controversy over Union Minister Narayan Rane’s comment on slapping Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for his “ignorance of the year of India’s Independence”. Narayan Rane faces an arrest warrant after a case filed by Sena workers. The comments have sparked protests by outraged Shiv Sena leaders. A…

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A possible third wave of coronavirus may peak in November if a new variant, more virulent than the Delta, emerges and becomes fully active by September end, a scientist involved in the mathematical modelling of pandemic said on Monday. At the same time, the third wave may not see the number of new cases going as high as the second wave and is more likely to be on the lines of the first wave. However, there may not be a third wave if no new variant, more infectious than the…

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Till 1962, Tamil Nadu had 41 Lok Sabha members. The state’s Lok Sabha representation was reduced to 39 ahead of the 1967 general polls after it successfully controlled its population growth. Tamil Nadu has faced “unfair” political representation in the Lok Sabha since 1962 after the state managed to successfully bring down its population, the Madras high court said recently. In its order passed on August 17, the court asked the centre to see if the Lok Sabha representation of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh – the other state that…

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Afghanistan-Taliban Crisis: India has evacuated all embassy staff but an estimated 1,000 citizens remain in several Afghan cities. A special repatriation flight by the Indian Air Force – carrying 168 passengers, including 107 Indians – landed this morning at the Hindon air base near Delhi from Kabul. There were two Afghan senators and 24 Afghan sikhs among the evacuees. Here are top 10 updates on this big story: All evacuees will be moved to the Bangla Sahib Gurdwara next. Many of the evacuees are from a Gurdwara in Kabul, where…

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Kalyan Singh was a two-term Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh died today in Lucknow due to sepsis and multi-organ failure. He was 89. The senior BJP leader had been undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit of the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) in the Uttar Pradesh capital since July 4. On Friday, his condition deteriorated, following which he was placed on dialysis. Last month, Prime Minister Modi had tweeted saying “countless people across India are praying for the…

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