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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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