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23 Jun

India, Bangladesh talks border management and intelligence sharing

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India and Bangladesh on Tuesday discussed effective border management and real-time intelligence sharing to foil cross-border crime and illegal trade. In the three-day Inspector General-level talks between India’s Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), the two countries will also take up issues to improve border domination. The conference, which started via video telecommunication mode on Tuesday, will conclude on June 24. Both sides will also focus on further strengthening the friendship between the two forces. The talks include joint efforts against trans-border crime, concurrence in connection with pending developmental works, and measures to check illegal cross-border movement.…

23 Jun

India records 50,848 new COVID-19 cases, 1358 deaths in last 24 hours

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India’s Covid-19 cases recorded 50,848 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. In the same time span, 1358 deaths were reported, according to data released by the Union health ministry on Tuesday. This is the sixth consecutive day in the last two months when the death toll is below the 2,000-mark and also the 16th consecutive day when India has reported less than one lakh new cases. The Covid-19 caseload in the country now stands at 3,00,28,709. Active cases are now below 8 lakh-mark at 6,43,194. The death toll stands at 3,90,660. According to the Union health ministry, a…

22 Jun

Mizoram Minister announces a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh for parents having the highest number of children

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To encourage population increase among the demographically small Mizo people, a Mizoram minister has proposed a financial reward of Rs 1 lakh for a living parent in his seat with the maximum number of children.The number of pupils required was not specified by Sports Minister Robert Romawia Royte. The announcement comes at a time when numerous Indian governments are pushing for population control policies. The announcement was made at a time when some Indian governments are pressing for population control. On Father's Day, Mr Royte stated that a live man or woman with the most number of offspring inside his…

22 Jun

3rd Covid wave is in our hands, vaccine key solution: VK Paul

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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…

22 Jun

Religious places to open during weekend lockdown in Uttar Pradesh

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The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to allow places of worship to remain open even during the weekend curfew. However, not more than five devotees can be present inside the religious places, at any given time. Earlier, the government had permitted religious places to function only from Monday to Friday. According to a government spokesperson, depending on the area of the premises of such places, a maximum of 50 persons were allowed inside. A government spokesperson said that industrial units would also be allowed to function over the weekend. “While the government has opened up most places from Monday, curfew…

21 Jun

No Amarnath Yatra this year due to Covid

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The annual Amarnath pilgrimage will not take place this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, "aarti" will be facilitated online for the devotees. The decision was announced by Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha after discussions with the shrine board. The 56-day yatra to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Lord Shiva, located in the upper reaches of the Himalayas, is scheduled to start from the twin routes of Pahalgam and Baltal on June 28 and culminate on August 22. The pilgrimage was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. Last week, Manoj Sinha attended a meeting called…

21 Jun

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

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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…

21 Jun

Yoga a ray of hope in Covid times: PM Modi in address on 7th International Day of Yoga

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said yoga remains a "ray of hope" as the world fights the coronavirus pandemic and asserted that in these difficult times it has become a source of inner strength. Addressing the 7th International Yoga Day programme, Modi also said that in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), India has taken another important step and now the world is going to get the power of M-Yoga application, which will have many videos of yoga training based on Common Yoga Protocol available in different languages of the world. This will help us in making the…

21 Jun

Ram Temple Row: Case Registered Against Journalist & Two Other For Accusing Ram Temple Trust Member

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After Sanjay Bansal registered a complaint against three persons for allegedly trying to 'tarnish' the image of the Ram Mandir trust general secretary, the Uttar Pradesh police has filed an FIR invoking 15 sections of the Indian Penal Code and three sections of the IT Act against a journalist and two others in Bijnor district over an alleged land grab case. 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 comments against Rai on Facebook. “On June 18, when the complainant…

21 Jun

Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood to be restored, PM Modi to share roadmap at June 24 all-party meeting

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The all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 24 is a major step towards the restoration of Jammu & Kashmir's statehood, a report said on June 20. Among those invited for the meeting include former J&K chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and Ghulam Nabi Azad. 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 meeting. Discussions, however, have been ruled out on restoring Article 370 - the now-abrogated law which granted J&K…