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President Ram Nath Kovind completed four years in office on Sunday
25 Jul

President Ram Nath Kovind completed four years in office on Sunday

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Kovind was sworn in as the 14th President of India on July 25, 2017. He gave assent to 43 Bills of the Union government and 20 Bills of the state governments.The President also appointed 94 judges to the Supreme Court and the high courts, Governors of 12 states, Controller and Auditor General of India, Chief Information Commissioner, three Chief Election Commissioners, UPSC Chairman and Vigilance Commissioner. All of his works as an appointed President is mentioned in details in an e-book — ‘President Kovind at Four’ — which has been released on this occasion.As the supreme commander of the armed…
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Army soldier from Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh killed in accidental mine blast
24 Jul

Army soldier from Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh killed in accidental mine blast

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According to sources Sepoy Kamal Dev Vaidya, aged 27 from the Village Ghumarwin of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh died in an accidental mine blast in the Krishna Ghati Sector along the Line of Control in the Poonch district. Giving details of the incident, defence spokesman Lt. Colonel Devender Anand said on Saturday that on the night of 23 July, Sepoy Kamal Dev Vaidya was on an operational duty in Krishna Ghati Sector, District Poonch (J&K). While moving during the duty, Sepoy Kamal Dev Vaidya was critically injured in an accidental mine blast. He was immediately evacuated to the nearest…
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Mirabai Chanu Won India’s 1st Medal In Tokyo Olympics 2020
24 Jul

Mirabai Chanu Won India’s 1st Medal In Tokyo Olympics 2020

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Hou Zhihui of China won the gold medal, setting a new Olympic record of 210kg. She set the record too in snatch with 94kg and 116kg in clean and jerk.  Mirabai started off with a lift of 84kg in her first attempt at snatch. She went better in her second attempt, lifting 87kg. In the final attempt, she couldn’t lift 89kg. But her second attempt, also her personal best in snatch, was good enough to be placed second, behind Zhihui. Mirabai started off with a lift of 84kg in her first attempt at snatch. She went better in her second…
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India’s first medal in the Olympics was won by Rupo Mirabai Chanur in weightlifting
24 Jul

India’s first medal in the Olympics was won by Rupo Mirabai Chanur in weightlifting

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There were huge expectations from weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in the Women’s 49 kg category and she didn’t disappoint as she clinched a Silver medal to open India’s medal tally at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Chanu lifted 115 kg in her second attempt and created a new Olympic record. However, when Chanu went for 117 kg, she could not lift the weight and settled for the Silver medal, to win her maiden Olympic medal. China’s Hou Zhihui clinched the gold medal. Cantik Windy Aisah of Indonesia won a Bronze medal in the same category. Could not have asked for a happier…
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Mamata Banerjee elected Trinamool Parliamentary Party chairperson
24 Jul

Mamata Banerjee elected Trinamool Parliamentary Party chairperson

editor0 CommentsIndia, Political, West Bengal,
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was unanimously chosen as the chairperson of its Parliamentary Party placing her in a pivotal position to coordinate with the other opposition parties. After TMC’s victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections in May this year, the party has been positioning itself as a unifier for all opposition parties, a role that the Congress as the single largest opposition party has been playing so far. The Congress often finds itself constrained since it is a political opponent to many of the regional parties in different States. Party’s Rajya Sabha leader MP Derek O'Brien at…
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The first meeting of the PC on July 30, both Shuvendu and Mukul can avoid the meeting! Why?
24 Jul

The first meeting of the PC on July 30, both Shuvendu and Mukul can avoid the meeting! Why?

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30th July, the first meeting of the PAC. According to sources, PCC chairman Mukul Roy may not be present at the meeting. Meanwhile, Shuvendur is also expected to be present at the meeting as a member of the PC. Like the political circles, Shuvendu also wants to avoid the meeting as he does not want to face Mukul. It may be mentioned that a case has also been filed in the High Court seeking dismissal of Mukul's MLA post before the first PC meeting on July 30. Until the case is decided, the BJP can make that demand in court, leaving Mukul Roy as…
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India logs 39K Covid cases, 546 deaths
24 Jul

India logs 39K Covid cases, 546 deaths

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India on Saturday recorded 39,097 cases of Covid and 546 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data showed. The country now has 4,08,977 active cases and has witnessed a total of 4,20,016 deaths so far. According to the government, a total of 35,087 people were discharged from hospitals and health centres in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cured to 3,05,03,166 till date as the virus continued to infect less than one lakh people over the last 45 days. According to the health ministry data, a total of 42,78,82,261 Covid vaccine doses have been administered…
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit India on July 27-28, to meet PM Modi, Jaishankar, Doval
24 Jul

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit India on July 27-28, to meet PM Modi, Jaishankar, Doval

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay a two-day visit to India for the first time as America's top diplomat beginning July 27 to discuss a range of issues including the evolving situation in Afghanistan, the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and engagement in the Indo-Pacific region. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), announcing the visit, said Blinken will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on July 28. A statement by the US State Department said Blinken will also meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “US Secretary of State, Antony J Blinken, will visit…
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Intelligence Bureau says my number tapped, claims Rahul; BJP dares him to allow probe
24 Jul

Intelligence Bureau says my number tapped, claims Rahul; BJP dares him to allow probe

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The BJP on Friday dared Rahul Gandhi to submit his phone for investigation if he believes it was tapped, and asserted that no one's phone has been tapped illegally by the Modi government. BJP spokesperson Rajyavardhan Rathore told reporters that the Congress is determined to stall Parliament for one reason or another after being rejected twice by people in Lok Sabha polls of 2014 and 2019. Amid a row over the suspected Pegasus snooping, Gandhi had said earlier that all his phones were tapped. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah allegedly used the Pegasus spyware against India…
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Pegasus spies: Ambani and former CBI chief also under surveillance
23 Jul

Pegasus spies: Ambani and former CBI chief also under surveillance

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In the new list of suspected targets of Pegasus spyware, the names of industrialist Anil Ambani and another senior Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (Reliance ADAG) official is included over suspicion of their phones having been hacked. A list of many more names was released on Thursday after it was reported that former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, poll strategist Prashant Kishor, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, and Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw were among the potential targets of Israeli spyware 'Pegasus'. As per the news website The Wire, the phone numbers used by Anil Ambani and another Reliance ADAG executive are included in the…
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