Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Third Wave of Covid-19 & Children: Centre Releases Myths & Facts Amid Rising Concerns

The government in a release addressing concerns raised in the media regarding higher vulnerability of children by COVID-19 during the subsequent waves said experts have allayed these fears and apprehensions on several platforms.

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'Marna Hai Toh Maro…': MP Minister Tells Parents After they Complain of Overcharging by Schools

He made the insensitive remark with a delegation of parents’ association that had gone to meet him at his residence to complain against overcharging by private schools while physical classes are suspended.

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Word 'Farmer' Maligned: Khattar Alleges Rape, Murder During Movement Against Farm Laws

The word 'farmer' has been maligned by anti-social activities like sexual harassment and other crimes during the farmers' movement, he alleged.

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Now, Twitter Under Fire for Pornographic Content Targeting Women

The NCW has asked Twitter to take action against a few profiles sharing pornographic content within one week.

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Graded Lifting of Covid Curbs, Focus on Containment Measures: Centre to States

In a letter to states and union territories on June 28, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan shared a list of targeted actions that need to be implemented by the states.

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Tejashwi Yadav, Brother Tej Pratap Take Sputnik Shots In Patna's Medanta

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav and his brother Tej Pratap Yadav have finally taken COVID-19 vaccine a week after one of them said he would wait till at least 70 per cent of the population...

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Bengal Launches Student Credit Card For Loans Upto Rs 10 Lakh

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the launch of a credit card for students with a limit of Rs 10 lakh today, meeting one of her key pre-election promises.

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Andhra Pradesh: Man Dumps Wife’s Body In A Suitcase After Killing Her, Arrested

The Police had earlier received a missing report regarding Bhuvaneshwari, who was working as a software engineer in an MNC in Hyderabad.

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PM Modi to Address Medical Fraternity on National Doctors' Day

The Doctors' Day is observed in the honour of noted doctor and former West Bengal chief minister Bidhan Chandra Roy, whose birth and death anniversaries fall on July 1.

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Gwalior Boils At 44 Degrees Celsius As Monsoon Plays Hide And Seek In MP

Gwalior became the fourth hottest city in India on Tuesday.

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Centre Seeks Report from West Bengal Govt on Dubious Covid Vaccination Camps

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to Hari Krishna Dwivedi, Chief Secretary of West Bengal, seeking a factual report on the matter.

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In Aftermath of Jammu Airport Blast, Rajouri District Imposes a Ban on Use of Drones, Flying Toys by Public

The decision was taken after two explosions rocked the high-security technical area of Jammu airport in the early hours of Sunday.

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Ahead of Polls, UP Govt to Train 58,000 Women for Banking Correspondent Posts

The UP Government’s initiative has also made it convenient for people to withdraw and deposit their money in villages, saving them both time and money.

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What is Kerala's Strategy Behind Plateauing of Covid Cases?

Doctors have said, according to the sero prevalence survey, only 11% population of Kerala was infected with Covid, while 89% was still susceptible.

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Amid Drone Spotting & Misuse of Internet, Indian Army Personnel to be Trained in US in Cybersecurity Tech

The US, under the 2016 Cyber Framework and defence cooperation agreement, has offered to train up to 100 military personnel in Silicon Valley.

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NHRC Pannel on Bengal Violence Submits Report to Calcutta HC

The five-judge bench directed that the matter would be taken up for hearing again on July 2.

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Minor Dalit Girl Gang-raped in UP's Prayagraj, 2 Arrested

The girl is receiving treatment in the hospital and gave her statement to the police officials.

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Naxals Kill Man on Suspicion of Being Police Informer in Madhya Pradesh

The incident took place on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday in Bamhani villageunder Roopjhar police station area

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9th Anniversary of Sarkeguda Killings: Thousands Gather in Chhattisgarh to Demand Justice

Security personnel said the 17 killed in 2012 were Maoists who died in retaliatory firing, but a judicial inquiry rejected the claim.

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Love Affair Gone Awry? Bodies of Five Members of Tribal Family, Missing for Weeks, Exhumed from MP Farm

Six persons, including two brothers who own the farm and were the masterminds in the case, have been arrested for the crime.

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Hyundai Motor India Achieves 10 Million Production Milestone

The Hyundai Alcazar is the 10 millionth car to roll out of the production line at HMIL's plant in presence of M K Stalin- Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu who also signed on the car's hood to mark the...

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Tamil Nadu's PDS Data of Nearly 50 Lakh People Leaked: Cyber-Security Firm

Tamil Nadu's Public Distribution System (PDS) was allegedly breached and data that included personal information of close to 50 lakh users was uploaded on a hacker forum, according to Bengaluru-based...

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IAS Officer's Pic With Boyfriend Led To "Uncomfortable Conversations" At Home

In 2016, Chandni Chandran decided to take a walk with then-boyfriend, now-husband Arun Sudarsan . What followed is a hilarious story that anyone who has ever sneaked out with a boyfriend will find...

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With Moderna Added to List, How Many Covid Vaccines Does India Have Till Now? All You Need to Know

Moderna's vaccine will be the fourth COVID-19 jab to be available in India after Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik.

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Five Covid Patients at Delhi Hospital Suffered Rectal Bleeding Due to Cytomegalovirus, One Dies

These patients face the problem on an average 20-30 days after the diagnosis of Covid-19, doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said.

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EXPLAINED: Meet Kappa And Lambda, The Newest Novel Coronavirus Variants That Experts Are Tracking Closely

The novel coronavirus's penchant for changing has given rise to several variants that scientists are tracking closely. Here's a look at the latest ones

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​Forced Marriage, 'Corrective Rape' Keep Gay Conversion Therapy Alive in India

The Madras High Court this month banned the practice that seeks to 'cure' homosexuality.

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Why Confine AIMIM to Muslim Vote? We Have Support from Cross-Section of Society: Owaisi

After we lost the 2017 UP polls, we did well in municipal and Zila Parishad. We are confident our performance in the 2022 UP polls will be better, said Owaisi.

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Inspired by Didi's Indomitable Spirit During Bengal Polls, Couple Brands Rice 'Khela Hobe'

This slogan has now reached UP and is being used by the Samajwadi Party.

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‘Instead of Criticising Us…’ BJP Lashes Out at Mayawati After She Terms Ambedkar Memorial Event a ‘Drama’

In a series of tweets, Mayawati termed the ceremony a 'drama' ahead of the assembly elections in the state

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"PM, Uddhav Thackeray Share Strong Bond, Politics Separate": Sena Leader

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray still shares a very strong bond with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, politics apart, a top Shiv Sena leader said today, weeks after a one-on-one interaction...

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At G20 Meet, S Jaishanker Stresses on Cooperation To Battle Covid

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar addressed the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Italy today, where he said international cooperation is the answer to the challenge posed by the Covid pandemic, be it in...

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MP Weather: 15 Districts Receive Less Than Normal Rainfall; Residents Face Heat Wave

After heavy rainfall in many areas of the state including Bhopal, now the pace of monsoon has weakened.

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NITI Aayog Releases Report on 'Not-for-Profit' Hospital Model in India

The not-for-profit hospital sector provides not only curative but also preventive healthcare. It links healthcare with social reform, community engagement, and education.

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Woman Raped in UP Village, Video Goes Viral

It was alleged that on June 26, two women took the 19-year-old girl with them to collect fodder in the forest, where the accused youth raped her.

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J&J Scraps India Covid-19 Vaccine Trial, Aims to Accelerate Availability

J&J said in April it was in talks with India's government to begin a bridging clinical study of its Janssen COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the country.

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Bihar: 7 Illegal Gun Factories Busted In Munger, 4 Held

The Police teams of the district are regularly conducting raids against illegal gun manufacturers.

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Construction Commences on Unit 5 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant: Russian Company

The first concrete pouring into the foundation plate is a critical development in building of a nuclear plant.

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Low Cost Drones, Covid, Video Games: What India Said at UN on Jammu Air Base Attack

India said at UNGA that Covid-19 and resultant isolation has made people take to internet even more, making them vulnerable to terror propaganda.

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Parliament's Monsoon Session Likely from July 19 to Aug 13; Oppn May Corner Govt on Covid, Farm Laws

The government is likely to bring in a number of bills, including passing of a few ordinances in the upcoming session, which will be of a total 20 working days.

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Minor Gang Raped in UP, Given Abortion Pills by Asha Worker

Three of the four men who had allegedly raped the girl in a village and the health worker were arrested on Monday.

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Bihar: Lovebirds marry at police station in Gaya

Going to meet his girlfriend in the dark of the night proved expensive for a youth in Gaya district of Bihar.

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Monday, June 28, 2021

Mild Earthquake of 3.7 Magnitude Hits Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh

Mild tremors were felt in Pithoragarh, Kanda and Bageshwar at 12.19 pm, it said.

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2 JeM Militants, Including Foreigner, Involved in Killing of SPO, His Family

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said SPO Fayaz Ahmad's wife and daughter tried to save him but they were also fired upon by the militants.

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Kejriwal Promises Free Electricity in Punjab if AAP Wins

A day ahead of his visit to Chandigarh, the AAP leader also claimed that women in Punjab are very unhappy with inflation.

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LeT Commander Nadeem Abrar Arrested in Budgam, 'Big Success' for Security Forces

Nadeem Abrar was involved in several killings and attacks along the Srinagar-Baramulla Border. He has also been allegedly involved in attacks on security forces.

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Get Your Jabs to Avail Maximum Discounts at Bars and Restaurants

To increase sales, bars, clubs and restaurants are now giving heavy discounts of up to 50% for those who have vaccinated in Delhi NCR.

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Twitter Website Displays Distorted Map of India; J&K, Ladakh Shown as Separate Country

This is the second time Twitter has misrepresented India's map. Earlier it had shown Leh as part of China.

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"Can Send Lunch Too": Amarinder Singh's Retort To Arvind Kejriwal

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has refused permission for Arvind Kejriwal's press conference that was to be held tomorrow, the Aam Aadmi Party has said. The press conference is...

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Centre's Rs 23,220 Crore Public Health Push With Focus On Children

The government has allocated an additional budget of Rs 23,220 crore that will be spent on public health sector with a focus on children, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced today.

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On Foot, Mule, Vehicle: Arunachal Vaccine Drive At 13,000 Feet Near Tibet

State Chief Minister Pema Khandu shared a video showing COVID warriors travelling to remote areas near the Tibet (China) border

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First 5 Lakh Tourist Visas To Be Free: Boost For Covid-Hit Tourism Sector

Five lakh tourist visas will be issued free of cost - once the government resumes issuance - Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Monday evening as the government unveiled eight economic...

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Nirmala Sitharaman Announces 8 Major Economic Relief Measures: Highlights

FM Nirmala Sitharaman Live today: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is addressing a press conference today, and is expected to announce some economic relief measures

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J&K, Ladakh Outside India Map On Twitter Website, Action Likely: Sources

J&K and Ladakh shown outside India map on Twitter website, government may take tough action: Sources

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Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Rs 1.1 Lakh Crore Loan Guarantee Scheme

Nirmala Sitharaman says announcing new economic relief measures, steps to boost growth

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Credit Line, Loan Guarantee: Top Nirmala Sitharaman Announcements

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made several announcements to boost the economy hit by the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

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India's Vaccination Pace Unlikely To Pick Up In July, Centre's Data Shows

The government's latest numbers on Covid vaccine supply for July, suggest it may fall short of its daily vaccination targets.

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T20 World Cup To Be Shifted From India To UAE: BCCI Chief Sourav Ganguly

The T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in India is being shifted to the UAE owing to the health safety concerns posed by COVID-19.

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This Is Neetu Kapoor's "World" Yes, It Includes Alia Bhatt

Neetu Kapoor shared a new picture on Instagram

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Chennai Corporation Puts Covid-19 Vaccination On Hold Due to Short Supply 

The recently launched website to monitor city camps indicates that there would be no jabs in the city because of the shortage.

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Lashkar's Plan of Major Attack in J&K's Markets Averted, Terror Associates Detained in Kashmir's Shopian

CNN-News18 has learned that terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba was planning major attacks in busy market places of the valley. The Islamist group has chalked out IED strikes in Jammu.

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'Need Laws Like in UP, MP': Forced Conversion, Marriage of 2 Girls Riles Sikh Community in J&K

All Party Sikh Coordination Committee chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina said many such cases of forced conversion were coming to light and serious action needs to be taken in such cases.

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MP Man Who Earned Praise from PM Modi has 250 Rare Herbs in His Botanical Museum

The prime minister in his radio address had referred to the garden of Kushwaha, praising him for his nature-loving efforts.

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Govt Decides to Give One Year Extension to KK Venugopal as Attorney General

Venugopal took over as the Attorney General on July 1, 2017.

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