Category: NATIONAL NEWS

 India saw a single-day rise of 38,667 coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of cases to 3,21,56,493, while the death toll rose to 4,30,732 with 478 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Saturday. The ministry said the country has now reported less than 50,000 daily new cases for 48 consecutive days. The active cases have increased to 3,87,673 (1.21 per cent of the total infections), while the recovery rate was recorded at 97.45 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed. An increase of 2,446…

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Marmik gave birth to the Shiv Sena and later the Saamana, the party’s mouthpiece, Uddhav Thackeray said, adding that Saamana editorials are taken note of “the world-over”. Marmik, the weekly cartoon magazine started by Shiv Sena’s founder Balasaheb Thackeray in 1960 taught Maharashtrians “self-respect” and evolved into a movement, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said. Speaking at a virtual celebration to mark the 61st anniversary of Marmik, Uddhav Thackeray said he as well as the weekly have now transformed into a new “avatar“. “Marmik completed 61 years today and I completed…

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All documents for Emergency Use Listing have been submitted by Bharat Biotech for Covaxin to the WHO as of July 9 and the review process has commenced, the Rajya Sabha was told last month. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday met WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan and held discussions over the global health body’s approval for Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin. “Held a meeting with Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist of @WHO. We had a productive discussion on WHO’s approval of @BharatBiotech”s COVAXIN. @DoctorSoumya also appreciated India’s efforts…

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The Olympic Games medal winners and participants from Punjab were felicitated at a ceremony with cash awards and offered government jobs. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh honoured Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra and other Tokyo Games stars from Punjab at a grand ceremony in Chandigarh on Thursday and invited them to dinner, promising to cook for them himself. “I am not too fond of eating but I do like cooking quite a bit. I will cook for all of you… All medallists will also be offered jobs by the Punjab…

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At a high-level meeting with senior officials, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, however, stressed that the Covid protocols should be followed everywhere. With the COVID-19 situation improving in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials on Wednesday to consider a partial relaxation in the two-day weekly closure of shops and business establishments and asked the home department to present detailed guidelines in this regard. At a high-level meeting with senior officials, the chief minister, however, stressed that the Covid protocols should be followed everywhere and there should not…

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The Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC) has given its nod to a proposal to construct an entry gate at the Tikri Border. Soon, people coming to Delhi from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh by road will be able to witness the city’s cultural heritage and its glory when they enter the national capital. The Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC) has given its nod to a proposal to construct an entry gate at the Tikri Border – Delhi’s entry point from Haryana – and beautify a 200 metre stretch at the entry…

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“No one else except (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi will work for the SCs, STs and OBCs,” senior BJP leader Sushil Modi said. The ruling BJP tried to corner the Congress in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday for allegedly not doing enough for the SCs, STs and OBCs despite ruling the country for decades, and claimed that it was only the governments of which the Jan Sangh or the Bharatiya Janata Party was a part that actually worked for the uplift of the deprived sections of the society. The Upper House…

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The four-day monsoon session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly will begin here from Monday, an official said. Vaccination against COVID-19 will be mandatory for entry into the Assembly during the session, Vidhan Sabha secretariat’s principal secretary A P Singh said in a statement on Sunday. A total of four sittings will take place during the session, which will conclude on August 12, he said. Meanwhile, Assembly Speaker Girish Gautam convened an all-party meeting on Sunday to ensure smooth functioning of the session. Singh said the Assembly secretariat had received 1,184…

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Air India Express said it has made final compensation offers to all 165 passengers, who were injured and the next of kin of 19 flyers who died in the plane crash, in Kerala’s Kozhikode district last year. According to the airline, 80 out of the 165 injured flyers have taken up the offers as on August 6. The airline is awaiting acceptance of the offers from the remaining 85 injured flyers and the next of kin of the 19 deceased passengers. “We have not received any rejection on the offers…

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