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02 Aug

Fifth case of monkeypox reported from Kerala

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A 30-year-old man, who arrived in Kerala from the UAE last month, tested positive for monkeypox, making him the fifth case of the virus from the southern state. Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday said on July 27 the man had arrived at the Calicut airport and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Malappuram district. His physical condition is said to be stable. Including his parents, those who were in contact with him closely, are being closely monitored.

02 Aug

India, Maldives agreement to broad-base ties

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On Tuesday, India and the Maldives signed six agreements to expand cooperation in various key areas with Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressing that New Delhi is and will be the "first responder" to any need or crisis faced by the island nation. After visiting Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Modi announced a Line of Credit of USD 100 million (one million = 10 lakh)for the neighboring country for the completion of development projects in a time-bound manner. “We today reviewed projects of 4000 social housing units in Greater male for the construction. I am pleased to announce that we will…

01 Aug

Jharkhand: BJP after arrest of 3 Cong MLAs

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Jharkhand has become a "hotbed of corruption", the BJP alleged, hitting back at the Congress over the arrest of three of its MLAs in West Bengal with huge cash. The Congress on Sunday suspended three MLAs from Jharkhand, who were caught with huge cash in Howrah, and accused the BJP of trying to topple the coalition government in the state. In a recent investigation by the Enforcement Directorate, Islam said officials associated with Chief Minister Hemant Soren have been arrested for suspected corruption and now the entire country has seen three Congress MLAs traveling to Bengal with huge cash. “Congress…

01 Aug

797 fresh Covid-19 cases in Odisha

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In Odisha 797 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded and one death due to the infection. There are 6,732 active covid cases, including 1,546 in Sundargarh and 1,240 in Khurda. The test positivity rate was 4.31 percent with new cases detected among 18,475 samples. Among the new patients were 134 children. Sundargarh reported the highest number of infections at 176, followed by 113 in Khurda, where Bhubaneswar is located. The state had registered a total of 1,029 cases on Sunday.

01 Aug

Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned for 2nd time

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Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Monday amid widespread sloganeering and protests by the Congress and other opposition parties on various issues including price hike. Opposition parties started protesting again when the House reconvened at 12 noon for a question-and-answer session after the adjournment of the morning session. Some MPs from the opposition benches also came to the floor of the House and raised slogans. At 12:40 PM again the proceedings were adjourned till 2:00 PM. Before adjourning the proceedings, Kalita told the protesting members that the Leader of Opposition (Mallikarjun Kharge) had demanded a discussion on…

29 Jul

Lok Sabha proceeding s disrupted for the second day

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On Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah called on President Droupadi Murmu as ruling BJP.According to the reports, Parliament proceedings were disrupted for the second consecutive day on Friday due to protests and counter protests over Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary's terming President Droupadi Murmu as Rashtrapatni.'On Thursday, Union Minister Smriti Irani and Nirmala Sitharaman led the charge in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha respectively against Congress.Both houses could not function on Thursday and Friday properly due to the pandemonium.

29 Jul

Smriti Irani to met President Droupadi Murmu

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On Friday, Union Minister Smriti Irani met President Draupadi Murmu, a day after party leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury led the charge against the Congress for its ‘Rashtrapati’ remarks. A major political conflict started over Chowdhury's 'Rashtrapatni' comment. Chowdhury is the Congress leader in the Lok Sabha. The BJP launched an all-out attack on the Congress and accused Chaudhary of "intentionally sexist insults" to President Murmu. He never meant to disrespect the President and his 'Rastra Patni' comment was a "slip of the tongue". He later demanded an apology from Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.

28 Jul

Jihadi gets arrested in Assam

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An alleged jihadist with links to Bangladesh-based terror outfit Ansarul Islam has been arrested from Assam's Morigaon district where he runs a madrassa. Morigaon Superintendent of Police Aparna Notarjan said that on Wednesday, the police raided the madrasa of Sohria village under Moirabari police station and arrested Mustafa. It is alleged that Mustafa was involved in various financial transactions of terrorist organizations and anti-national activities. The investigation also revealed that he had sheltered a foreign 'wanted person' in the madrasa. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma said in Guwahati that the madrasa is a private one and has been closed.…

28 Jul

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih scheduled to visit India

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Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih will be on a four-day visit to India from August 1 with a view to further strengthen bilateral ties. According to the reports, the visit will provide an opportunity to review the relations and take the cooperation forward. Along with the visit, Solih will also meet President Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the matters.

28 Jul

Family court issues should be settled down demanded Lok Sabha MPs

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On Tuesday, Lok Sabha MPs flagged that over 11.4 lakh cases are pending in family courts across the country and called for their speedy disposal. The matter came up during the Lok Sabha debate on the Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which was moved for consideration by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju. Participating in the discussion, Janata Dals'(United) Kaushalendra Kumar said the number of pending cases in family courts is increasing and is more than 11.4 lakh. He called for speedy disposal of the cases. “There are 715 family courts in 26 states and union territories in the country…. Parliament is…