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11 Jun

India records more new COVID-19 cases

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After 103 days the country recorded a one-day increase of over 8,000 new COVID-19 cases. According to Union Health Ministry data, the number of infections in India stands at 4,32,13,435, while the number of active cases has reached 40,370. A total of 8,329 new coronavirus cases were reported in the span of 24 hours, while the death toll from the disease reached 5,24,757, with 10 deaths recorded, data updated at 8 am showed. Daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.41 percent and the weekly positivity rate at 1.75 percent.

11 Jun

Fire at hospital in Delhi

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A patient is feared dead due to the fire that broke out in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital in Delhi's Rohini area on the morning of Saturday. From reports, the patients were rescued safely except for one patient who was on ventilator support and is suspected to have died, Delhi Fire Services (DFS) Director Atul Garg said. Besides, the fire has been completely extinguished.

11 Jun

Desilting of drains to be complete soon

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The drain desilting work is in "war-phase" ahead of the onset of monsoon and is expected to be completed by June 15. So far, workers have removed 87,000 metric tonnes of silt from 688 drains, the Delhi Municipal Corporation said in a statement. “The MCD is working on war footing to meet the target of cleaning all drains under its jurisdiction before the onset of monsoon. "Taking steps forward, the corporation has successfully completed more than 96 per cent of the desilting work and is all set to complete the desilting work before June 15," the civic body said in…

11 Jun

Congress wins 3 Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan

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The ruling Congress on Friday won three of Rajasthan's four Rajya Sabha seats, overcoming challenges from BJP-backed independent candidate Subhash Chandra. BJP got one seat. Congress candidates Randeep Surjewala, Mukul Wasnik and Pramod Tiwari and BJP's Ghanshyam Tiwari were declared elected by the Election Commission late on Friday night. This will take the number of Congress Rajya Sabha MPs from Rajasthan to six out of a total of 10. BJP will have four members. Out of 200 votes, 199 were valid and one was void.

10 Jun

Crime detection rate highest in Goa

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Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday claimed that the crime detection rate in the state is high and no criminal is spared. Sawant was responding to a question from reporters on the recent alleged rape of a British woman near Arambol beach in the North Goa district. Sawant said the crime detection rate in Goa is "very high" and no criminal is allowed to go free. The chief minister also said that the accused in the case of raping the British woman was also immediately arrested and is currently in jail.

10 Jun

Senior Congress leader Chidambaram’s statement on Modi

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Veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday termed the NDA dispensation at the Center as a "no division allowed" government after rejecting the environmental performance indicators. He said the Modi government should understand that the world will not dance to the tune of BJP and RSS. Chidambaram Twitted, “NDA Government is well known as the ‘No Data Available’ Government. Now it is the ‘No Dissonance Allowed’ Government,”. This is why it rejected the environmental performance index that placed India last among 180 countries, the former Union minister added.

10 Jun

PM Modi greetings to Kashmiri Pandits

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Kashmiri Pandits on the occasion of Jayashta Ashtami on Wednesday. Kashmiri Pandits during prayers at Kheer Bhawani Temple He tweeted, “Greetings to everyone, especially my Kashmiri Pandit sisters and brothers on Jyeshtha Ashtami. We pray to Mata Kheer Bhawani for everyone’s well-being and prosperity,”.

10 Jun

India logs 7,584 Covid cases

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The number of COVID-19 cases in India rose by 7,584 in a day to 4,32,05,106 while the number of active cases rose to 36,267, according to Union Health Ministry updates. The death toll rose to 5,24,747 with 24 more deaths. The number of active cases has increased by 3,769 and now accounts for 0.08 percent of total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.70 percent, the health ministry said. The number of people who recovered from the disease rose to 4,26,44,092, while the death rate was recorded at 1.21 percent.

09 Jun

Odisha assembly speaker election on Jun 13

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The Odisha Assembly has issued a notification for the election of Speaker of the House on June 13 as BJD MLA SN Patro resigned from the post recently. In a notification issued on Wednesday, State Assembly OSD-cum-Secretary Dasharathi Satapathy said, "…the Governor is pleased to fix June 13, 2022 (Monday) at 10.30 am for the election of the Speaker." A meeting of all MLAs has been called for this purpose, he said in the circular. The polls will be held days after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reshuffled the Council of State Ministers on June 5, inducting 13 MLAs into the…

09 Jun

Sanjeev Kumar’s journey by Nephew

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A new biography of actor Sanjeev Kumar looks at his multi-faceted life and career and sheds light on many, first to his credit - the first to use artificial make-up in Hindi cinema, playing nine roles in one film and being a part of one banned in independent India. Written by his nephew Uday Jariwala and Rita Ramamurthy Gupta, "Sanjeev Kumar: The Actor We All Loved" will be published by HarperCollins India ahead of his birthday on July 9. It has an endorsement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and includes personal essays by Kumar's friend Gulzar, Randhir Kapoor and co-stars…