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M C Josephine resigns as Kerala Women’s Commission chairperson after row over remarks
26 Jun

M C Josephine resigns as Kerala Women’s Commission chairperson after row over remarks

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A day after her alleged insensitive remarks sparked a row in Kerala, the Women's Commission chairperson MC Josephine resigned on Friday, as women activists of the opposition Congress and BJP took out protest marches against her comment. Josephine, a central committee member of the ruling CPI(M), had courted controversy when she spoke harshly to a woman complainant of domestic violence during a live television programme of a Malayalam channel on Wednesday, causing embarrassment to the Marxist party. The matter was discussed at the state secretariat, which met on Friday, and attended by top party leaders, including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.…
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Empty Syringe Used To Vaccinate Man in Bihar caught on camera
25 Jun

Empty Syringe Used To Vaccinate Man in Bihar caught on camera

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, India,
In the state of Bihar a man was injected with an "empty" syringe at a Covid vaccination centre . After this incident a video went viral on social media. The video - which was shot on a mobile - shows that the nurse taking out a new syringe and straightaway inoculating the man without drawing the vaccine from the vial.After that the nurse who was administrated the injection got fired . The man who got the vaccine he said that he realised what happend after geeting the vaccination only hoirs later. While he took another jab, the man refused saying…
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Air India plane flies from Amritsar to Dubai with just 1 passenger
25 Jun

Air India plane flies from Amritsar to Dubai with just 1 passenger

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India, International
UAE-based Indian businessman S P Singh Oberoi was pleasantly surprised to have the whole plane to himself when he boarded Air India's flight from Amritsar to Dubai with an economy-class ticket in hand. During the flight, he snapped pictures with the crew members and paced up and down the aircraft multiple times without any hindrance. Air India did not respond to PTI's request for a statement on this matter. Oberoi, who holds a golden visa that allows 10-year long residency in the UAE, was the sole passenger on the national carrier's Dubai-bound three-hour flight that departed from Amritsar around 3.45…
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India to get First ‘Made-In-India’ Aircraft Carrier Next Year
25 Jun

India to get First ‘Made-In-India’ Aircraft Carrier Next Year

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Indian Navy to get first ‘made in India’ aircraft, INS Vikrant next year. INS Vikrant will be commissioned to the Indian Navy after its final trial. In a statement at the southern naval command in Kochi today, Rajnath Singh described it as "India's pride and a shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat" and "Commissioning of this IAC next year would be a befitting tribute to the 75th year of India's independence" INS Vikrant is 262 meters long and 62 meters wide and displaces about 40,000 metric tons. It features a STOBAR configuration with a ski jump. The carrier has been designed by the Directorate of Naval Design…
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India logs 54,069 new COVID-19 cases, 1321 deaths
24 Jun

India logs 54,069 new COVID-19 cases, 1321 deaths

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, India,
India’s Covid-19 cases recorded 54,069 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. In the same time span, 1321 deaths were reported, according to data released by the Union health ministry on Thursday. India crossed the mark of over three crore caseload of Covid on Wednesday. This is the seventh consecutive day in the last two months when the toll has been below the 2,000-mark. The Covid-19 caseload in the country now stands at 3,00,82,778. Active cases are now below 8 lakh mark at 6,27,057. The death toll stands at 3,91,981. It is also the 17th consecutive day when India…
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Delta Plus Variant: Over 40 cases of the new Delta Plus strain
24 Jun

Delta Plus Variant: Over 40 cases of the new Delta Plus strain

editor0 CommentsHealth, India
Amid worries of a possible third Covid wave, along with the emergence of a Delta Plus variant in parts of the country, one of India's top doctors and genome sequencer has brushed aside concerns of this new mutant fuelling an upsurge in infections. Dr Anurag Agarwal, Director of the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), also advised caution against lowering the guard on the second wave itself. "At this point, there is no evidence to suggest that Delta Plus...has anything to do with a possible third wave," Dr Agarwal "My institute has sequenced more than 3,500 samples from Maharashtra…
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India Need To”bring in right people who have right mindset to perform” -Virat Kohli
24 Jun

India Need To”bring in right people who have right mindset to perform” -Virat Kohli

editor0 CommentsIndia, Sports
India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday indicated that he may bring in "right people with right mindset to perform" in the Test side just like their white ball set-up where they have multiple players ready to shoulder responsibility at the highest level. After his side lost the WTC Final, the Indian captain didn't name anyone but expressed his displeasure at some of the players not showing enough intent to score runs which put pressure on the batting outfit. Cheteshwar Pujara scored 8 runs off 54 balls in the first innings and consumed 35 balls for his first run. He then managed just 15…
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EURO 2020: We did what we had to do, says Portugal coach Santos after draw with France
24 Jun

EURO 2020: We did what we had to do, says Portugal coach Santos after draw with France

editor0 CommentsIndia, International,
Portugal coach Fernando Santos has described the dilemma he faced during his side's 2-2 draw Euro 2020 Group F with France on Wednesday but insisted his players went out looking for the win even though they risked being knocked out. The holders were facing a shock exit when Karim Benzema put France 2-1 up as outsiders Hungary were beating Germany. Even when Cristiano Ronaldo equalised with his second penalty, Portugal were one goal away from going out until Leon Goretzka's leveller in Munich, which meant the other game also ended 2-2. Portugal came third in the group to set up…
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AIIMS chief Randeep Guleria on talking about Covid vaccine for children likely by September-October
24 Jun

AIIMS chief Randeep Guleria on talking about Covid vaccine for children likely by September-October

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, India, ,
AIIMS Director, Dr Randeep Guleria said that we are hoping that by October India will have its own vaccine for children. It has been found that kids usually have mild symptoms of coronavirus. Guleria said that we are hopeful vaccine trial will be completed early and we will get the data by september. Hopefully, by that time, approvals will be there so that by September-October we'll have vaccines from our country. Bharat Biotech & other companies are doing trials at a very fast pace as parents have come forward with their children,while Pfizer has already got the FDA approval for…
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New Zealand beat India in final, become first world Test champs
24 Jun

New Zealand beat India in final, become first world Test champs

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New Zealand coasted to an unlikely eight-wicket win on the sixth, and reserve, day of the World Test Championship final against India here on Wednesday, after the rain-affected match ebbed and flowed over six days. This is an apt redemption for New Zealand, who had lost the final of the last two 50-over World Cups, in 2015 and 2019. Also, this is New Zealand’s second major international trophy, following their ICC Knock Out triumph in 2000. The match, in which two days were lost to rain, saw a strong performance from Kiwis on the reserve day as their bowlers ran…
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