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VACCINE IS THE KEY SOLUTION FOR 3RD WAVE : V K PAUL
22 Jun

VACCINE IS THE KEY SOLUTION FOR 3RD WAVE : V K PAUL

editor0 CommentsCovid19, Health, India, ,
NITI Aayog member Dr V. K. Paul on Tuesday said thwarting the third wave of Covid-19 pandemic is in the hands of the people as “it can be stopped if Covid appropriate behaviour is followed, and majority of the people get vaccinated”. Paul’s remarks came a day after a record 85 lakh Covid vaccination doses were administered across the country till Monday midnight with the beginning of the implementation of the revised Covid-19 vaccination policy, in which the Centre is procuring 75 per cent of domestically available vaccines for free jabs to the 18-plus population. He said the day one…
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Indian Olympic Association has ended its 60 million rupees deal with Li Ning
21 Jun

Indian Olympic Association has ended its 60 million rupees deal with Li Ning

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Earlier this month, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) ended its 60 million rupees deal with Li Ning two months before it was due to expire after the Tokyo Games. Chinese companies have faced a backlash in India since 20 Indian soldiers were killed in action with Chinese forces in Ladakh's Galway Valley. India's cricket board BCCI has offered $1.35 million in financial support to the country's National Olympic Committee, which dropped Chinese sportswear maker Li Ning as its official kit partner citing public sentiment ahead of the Tokyo Games. The BCCI said it hoped the "monetary gesture" would help Indian…
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Supreme Court said CBSE to conduct optional board exams between August 15 and September 15
21 Jun

Supreme Court said CBSE to conduct optional board exams between August 15 and September 15

editor0 CommentsEducation, Covid19, India,
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is planning to conduct optional board exams any time between August 15 and September 15, for students who are not satisfied with evaluation criteria.The board also said that results for Class 12 Board Examination 2021 will be declared by July 31. Earlier today, the apex court adjourned the hearing on CBSE class 12 evaluation criteria till tomorrow.The court said that in justice it has agreed with the evaluation scheme but will hear the petitioners before giving any suggestion for any changes needed. According to the board, the class 12 results will be decided…
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Covid-19: Skill India to train Frontline Workers
21 Jun

Covid-19: Skill India to train Frontline Workers

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the ‘Customized Crash Course programme for Covid 19 Frontline workers in Healthcare’ to skill and upskill over one-lakh COVID warriors. During the launch event, PM Modi stressed that with Coronavirus expected to evolve in future, the healthcare infrastructure needs to be strengthened and additional skilled manpower would be instrumental in tackling the virus to a large extent. The program aims to skill and upskill, over one-lakh healthcare professionals in job roles relevant and related to services required to fight Covid-19. Covid-19 has put existing healthcare system under unprecedented stress, and the requirement of skilled…
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Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood may be restored
21 Jun

Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood may be restored

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to discuss restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood on 24 June when he will meet mainstream political parties for a formal dialogue.Media quoted sources privy to the developments as saying that the region will be granted statehood soon as promised in the past by Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, however, there will be no talks on restoring its special constitutional position. The media report, which cited official sources, claimed that Modi would be discussing the roadmap for restoring J&K's statehood with the representatives of all political parties to be present at the…
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Ayodhya land deal row: 3 booked for post on temple trust gen secretary
21 Jun

Ayodhya land deal row: 3 booked for post on temple trust gen secretary

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Police in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district on Sunday filed an FIR against three persons, including an NRI woman, for allegedly trying to "tarnish" the image of the brother and family members of Ram Mandir trust general secretary Champat Rai. The three persons were booked under 15 sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC), some of them non-bailable, and under IT Act on the basis of a complaint filed by Rai's brother, Sanjay Bansal. Champat Rai and his brothers have been given a 'clean chit' by the Bijnor police chief. In his complaint, Bansal has accused one Vineet Narayan of posting objectionable…
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Yoga a ‘ray of hope’ amid COVID-19, says PM Modi on International Yoga Day
21 Jun

Yoga a ‘ray of hope’ amid COVID-19, says PM Modi on International Yoga Day

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday termed yoga a “ray of hope” and a source of strength in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. He was addressing a programme to mark the 7th International Yoga Day where he also announced the launch of the M-Yoga application, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO). The app will have videos of yoga training based on a Common Yoga Protocol and will be available in different languages. “This will help us in making the ‘One World, One Health’ motto successful,” he said. "At a time when the whole world is fighting the…
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Assam Police kills two miliants in shootout
20 Jun

Assam Police kills two miliants in shootout

editor0 CommentsIndia, North East, , ,
Gun fight with the police forces in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district killed two militants of United People’s Revolutionary Front (UPRF) on Sunday. The gun fight took place at Jolen village in Singhasan Hill under Manja police station in the hill district. Karbi Anglong district police jointly launched the operation in the remote hill terrain, says intelligence inputs in the area, https://twitter.com/DGPAssamPolice/status/1406538812432338945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1406538812432338945%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatoday.in%2Findia%2Fstory%2Fassam-urpf-militants-killed-police-ecnounter-1817238-2021-06-20 Assam's DGP further said the UPRF militants are actively working under the tutelage of poaching and drug cartels of Churachandpur in Manipur.
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Indian government speaks to United Nations about the new IT rules for social media companies
20 Jun

Indian government speaks to United Nations about the new IT rules for social media companies

editor0 CommentsIndia, International, Technology, ,
The Indian government addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council about the new IT rules for social media companies. The government told the Council that the formulation of the new rules was necessitated by the concerns over increased instances of abuse of new media platforms including inducement for recruitment of terrorists, obscene content, financial frauds and incitement of violence. The Permanent Mission of India to the UN in Geneva referred to communication by UN Special Rapporteurs in which concerns were raised over the new IT rules for social and digital media, in a letter to the secretariat of the council.…
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Class 10 and Class 12 result dates announced
20 Jun

Class 10 and Class 12 result dates announced

editor0 CommentsEducation, Covid19, India, West Bengal, ,
As per the covid - 19 situation is going on ,West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had cancelled the board exams of class 10 and 12 on June 7. After cancelling the exams of class 10th and 12th West Bengal has now released the result date. As per the updates West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) will declare the results of class 10th by July 20, while West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education will publish the result of class 12th in the last week of July. On June 18, the two boards had realeased the evaluation criteria for the…
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