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10 Aug

Steady increase in lion population: PM Modi on World Lion Day

editor0 CommentsIndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi, World Lion Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of World Lion Day on Tuesday said the big cat population in the country has seen a steady increase in the last few years. “The lion is majestic and courageous. India is proud to be home to the Asiatic Lion. On World Lion Day, I convey my greetings to all those passionate about lion conservation. It would make you happy that the last few years have seen a steady increase in India’s lion population,” Modi said in a series of tweets. Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav also tweeted, “A…

10 Aug

5 civilians injured in grenade attack in Srinagar

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Five civilians were injured on Tuesday in the capital city Srinagar of Jammu and Kashmir in a militant grenade attack. Police said 5 civilians were injured when militants hurled a grenade at the security forces in Hari Singh High street market in Amira Kadal area of Srinagar city. Police said, “The grenade missed the target and exploded on the road injuring 5 civilians. The injured have been shifted to hospital and the area has been cordoned off for searches”.

10 Aug

Adani Group likely to take over Guwahati airport in October

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaAdanigroup

The Adani Group on Monday began its “Observation Period” at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport in Guwahati as part of its mandate to develop and modernise northeast India’s main airport, officials said. An Airport Authority of India (AAI) official said that a nine-member team of the Adani Airport Holding Ltd (AAHL) led by Chief Airport Officer Utpal Baruah, an aviation industry expert who also hails from Assam, on Monday formally started its “Observation Period” and is likely to take over charge in October. An AAI official on condition of anonymity said that as per the agreement with the…

10 Aug

BJP Member, 5 Others Arrested For Anti-Muslim Slogans At Delhi Rally

editor0 CommentsIndiaBJP, Delhi

BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay and five others have been arrested over violent anti-Muslim slogans raised at a protest held at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Sunday. "Five people including Ashwani Upadhyay to be examined in connection with inflammatory sloganeering near Jantar Mantar on Sunday," said Delhi Police. The matter will be handled as per the law and no attempts to spread communal disharmony will be tolerated, the Delhi Police said. A video showing anti-Muslim slogans being raised during a protest at Jantar Mantar here is being widely circulated on social media, following which the Delhi Police registered a case in connection…

09 Aug

Biopic can wait, want to focus on the game for now: Neeraj Chopra

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, India, SportsSPORTS

Neeraj Chopra, who made history on Saturday by winning India’s first-ever gold medal in athletics at the Olympics, is now setting sight on next year’s Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and the World Championships. Excerpts from an interview with the star Indian athlete: Q: What does it feel like to be India’s first-ever track & field medallist?Ans: Feeling great to win the first medal in track and field for India, that too gold. It has been a very fantastic start. Can’t express it in words. It was a very proud moment when our country’s national anthem was playing and I was…

09 Aug

BJP leader, wife shot dead by terrorists in Anantnag

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Kulgam district president of BJP Kisan Morcha, Ghulam Rasool Dar, and his wife Jawahira Bano were on Monday afternoon shot dead by terrorists in the busy Lal Chowk area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag. The critically injured couple was taken to the hospital where they succumbed. Security forces have cordoned the area and launched a search for the terrorists. Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the incident and said that the perpetrators of violence will be brought to justice very soon. He tweeted; “I strongly condemn brutal terrorist attack on the Sarpanch GH Rasool Dar and his wife Jawhara Banoo of Redwani…

09 Aug

Rupee snaps 5-day winning streak, drops 11 paise against US dollar

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India, InternationalECONOMY, INDIA

Halting its five-session winning run, the rupee on Monday declined by 11 paise to close at 74.26 (provisional) against the US dollar, tracking the firm American currency. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic currency opened at 74.21 against the American currency and slipped further to close at 74.26, registering a decline of 11 paise over its previous close. On Friday, the rupee had settled at 74.15 against the US dollar. During the session, the local unit touched an intra-day high of 74.21 and a low of 74.29 against the US currency. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s…

09 Aug

SC notice on plea seeking transparency in vaccine clinical data

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, IndiaSUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea seeking transparency in clinical trial data for the vaccines being administered in India under emergency use authorization and also a stay on the vaccine mandates, which is being issued by authorities in various parts of the country. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing petitioner Jacob Puliyel, vehemently argued that there is evidence in the medical literature that, vaccines that have not been adequately tested for safety or efficacy are now licensed under emergency use authorization without the data being disclosed to the public. Bhushan emphasized coercive mandates for use of these inadequately…

08 Aug

Threat to human rights is highest in police stations: CJI

editor0 CommentsIndiahuman rights, SUPREME COURT

Expressing concern over increasing cases of custodial torture and police atrocities in the country, Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana on Sunday said the threat to human rights and bodily integrity is the highest at the police stations despite constitutional declarations and guarantees. The threat to human rights and bodily integrity are the highest in the police station. Custodial torture and other police atrocities are problems that still prevail in our society, ANI quoted the Chief Justice of India as saying. Justice Ramana was delivering the keynote address at an event organised by the National Legal Services Authority of…

08 Aug

The Union government is likely to launch a digitized platform for migrant workers

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Workers in the informal economy are estimated to contribute nearly 50% to the country’s gross domestic product or GDP, a measure of incomes and output.The Union government is likely to launch by next week a digitized platform for migrant workers that will enable authorities to direct state-run benefits to them and intervene during crises.The platform will allow migrants to register themselves. Registered workers will get a unique ID. The CSCs are points of access to a host of government digital services across the country. According to the first official cited above, the portal is similar to a platform launched last…