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01 Jul

Mere right to change ruler every few years no guard against tyranny: CJI NV Ramana

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Elections every few years to change the ruler need not be a guarantee against tyranny of those elected, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said at a function in New Delhi on Wednesday. The CJI underscored that "criticisms and voicing of protests is integral to the democratic process" and any law backed by a sovereign must be tempered by tenets of justice. "It has always been well recognised that the mere right to change the ruler, once every few years, by itself need not be a guarantee against tyranny," said the Chief Justice, delivering the Justice PD Desai Memorial Lecture…

01 Jul

Delta variant to become dominant strain of COVID-19 in coming months: WHO

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The World Health Organisation has said the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now present in nearly 100 countries as per conservative estimates, and warned that in the coming months the highly transmissible strain will become the dominant variant of the coronavirus globally. In its COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, the WHO said as of June 29, 2021, "96 countries have reported cases of the Delta variant, though this is likely an underestimate as sequencing capacities needed to identify variants are limited. A number of these countries are attributing surges in infections and hospitalisations to this variant." "A number of these countries…

01 Jul

India Logs 48,786 New COVID-19 Cases,Recorded Recovery Rate At 96.97%

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India on Thursday recorded 48,786 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Active cases are now below 8 lakh mark at 5,23,257. Active cases constitute 1.72% of total cases.In the last 24 hours, 61,588 patients recovered from the infection. The total tally of people who have recovered so far from the disease is 2,94,88,918.The recovery rate has increased to 96.97%.33.57 crore vaccine doses were administered so far under a nationwide vaccination drive. The weekly positivity rate remains below 5%, currently at 2.64%.Daily recoveries continue to outnumber the daily new cases for the 49th consecutive day.The daily positivity rate is…

01 Jul

Bengal Launches Credit Card for students; Loans Upto ₹ 10 Lakh

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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the launch of a credit card for students with a limit of ₹ 10 lakh. A student -- aged upto 40 -- who has lived in Bengal for 10 years will be eligible for the card, which will be applicable for getting a loan for highr studies.Ms Banerjee said at an online press conference,"No guarantor is needed for this loan. The state will stand guarantee." The Credit Card Cab be available for undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and post-doctoral study . It could also be available for students studying in coaching classes for competitive exams.Any student taking a ₹ 10…

01 Jul

Seven European Union countries have cleared India’s Covishield amid travel pass row.

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Several European Union countries have cleared the Serum Institute of India's Covid-19 vaccine, Covishield, amid travel pass row. According to a PTI report, nine European nations have agreed to accept Covishield for travel to their countries. Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland and Spain are among the countries that will allow travel by people who have taken Covishield shots. Besides, Switzerland has also included the drug in 'green pass' amid a row over travel pass to Indians. Separately, Estonia has also confirmed that it will recognise all vaccines authorised by India for the travel of Indians. This comes after India requested…

01 Jul

India logs 48,786 new COVID-19 cases, recovery rate at 96.97%

editor0 CommentsIndia, Covid19, HealthCovid 19, India

India on Thursday recorded 48,786 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Active cases are now below 8 lakh mark at 5,23,257. Active cases constitute 1.72% of total cases.In the last 24 hours, 61,588 patients recovered from the infection. The total tally of people who have recovered so far from the disease is 2,94,88,918.The recovery rate has increased to 96.97%.33.57 crore vaccine doses were administered so far under a nationwide vaccination drive. The weekly positivity rate remains below 5%, currently at 2.64%.Daily recoveries continue to outnumber the daily new cases for the 49th consecutive day.The daily positivity rate is…

30 Jun

Delhi Police had registered an FIR against Twitter

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Taking suo moto cognizance of pornographic content on Twitter, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought action within a week. The Delhi Police has also sent a notice to Twitter seeking details about steps taken by it against circulation of child pornographic content on its platform, officials said on Wednesday. Earlier, the police sought to know the steps taken by Twitter officials concerned against child sexual abuse content on their platform and sought details of the accounts circulating such material. The Delhi Police had registered an FIR against Twitter for allegedly allowing access to child pornography on its platform…

30 Jun

Unpardonable’: Supreme Court pulls up Centre over migrants’ issue

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Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the Centre for its "lackadaisical attitude" towards the welfare of migrants and issued a slew of directions to ensure relief for the unorganised workers. It was hearing a plea filed by three activists seeking welfare measures for migrant workers All states must implement "One Nation, One Ration" scheme for migrant workers by July 31, the Supreme Court said today, underlining that the states must also "run community kitchens to feed the migrants till the end of the pandemic". For registration of the migrant workers, the top court has told the central government…

29 Jun

HC warns Mumbai police: Don’t spare the ‘big fish’ in fake vaccine cases

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The Bombay High Court stated on Tuesday that the Mumbai police must find the "big fish" in cases of COVID-19 vaccination programmes in the city and should not spare them. A court-appointed panel of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni also ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to inform the court of any steps the civic body plans to take to test those duped by such camps for antibodies and any negative health effects caused by the fake vaccine. The court was hearing a number of public interest litigations (PILs) aimed at improving citizen access to COVID-19…

29 Jun

Thane woman claims she got 3 vaccine doses in 15 mins

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The incident allegedly took place on Friday in Thane , when a woman went to the Aanand Nagar vaccination center along with her husband to get the first dose of vaccine. The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) on Monday has formed an inquiry committee to probe into charges that at a vaccination center in Thane a woman was administered three vaccine doses within 10-15 minutes. The Mayor of Thane Municipal Corporation said that We have executed committee to conduct an inquiry into this matter and have also provided inevitable medicines and other help to the woman and her husband. I am…