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Sourav Ganguly’s test positive for Covid-19
20 Jun

Sourav Ganguly’s test positive for Covid-19

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Family members of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) secretary Snehashish Ganguly tested positive for Covid-19, the state health department said on Friday. The wife of Snehasish, the elder brother of BCCI president Saurav Ganguly was found to be positive for the disease, a senior official said. The mother-in-law and father-in-law of Snehashish also tested positive for the disease last week, he said. Besides, a domestic help at Snehasish’s Mominpur home where he was living recently was also found to be positive, he added. They are all undergoing treatment at a private nursing home in the city and are stable. Snehashish,…
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Brazil’s cases top one million; South Korea reports 67 new cases
20 Jun

Brazil’s cases top one million; South Korea reports 67 new cases

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As the number of global coronavirus cases continue to rise, health experts fear a fresh Covid-19 surge as economies and states reopen more aggressively. The number of infections has topped 8.5 million with over 460,000 fatalities. The United States continues to be the worst affected with over 2.2 million cases and 119,112 fatalities. In hospitals where there are a surge in cases, health professionals have started prescribing dexamethasone, which was recently found to reduce the coronavirus death rate. Brazil’s cases, which are rapidly increasing, crossed the one million mark Saturday. It is the second-worst affected country.
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Pakistani drone was carrying weapons to be given to terrorists
20 Jun

Pakistani drone was carrying weapons to be given to terrorists

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A drone carrying weapons near Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir was shot down by the Border Security Forces today, the police said. An American-origin M4 rifle, two magazines and ammunition have been recovered after shooting down the drone. The police said it was another attempt by Pakistani forces to drop weapons for terrorists in the Union Territory. "This delivery was meant for a terrorist, Ali Bhai. The payload was carrying his name," a senior police officer said. "The drone is 8-feet wide from blade-to-blade and seems to have been controlled by a Pakistani picket opposite Panesar post of the BSF…
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Delhi becomes second city to cross 50,000-mark after Mumbai
20 Jun

Delhi becomes second city to cross 50,000-mark after Mumbai

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New Delhi: With a spike of 3,137 new cases in last 24 hours, the number of coronavirus in Delhi crossed the 50,000-mark, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare while adding that 66 fatalities were reported during the same period, taking the city’s fatality rate to 3.8 per cent. According to the Union Health Ministry, the national capital has reported 53,116 cases of the highly contagious coronavirus and 2,035 deaths due to the virus. With this, Delhi has also become the second city in India after Mumbai to report more than 50,000 cases of the novel coronavirus. The number of…
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PM Modi launches Rs 50,000 crore ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’
20 Jun

PM Modi launches Rs 50,000 crore ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, the Rs 50,000 crore mega scheme to provide jobs to the migrant workers who returned to their respective villages during the coronavirus-mandated lockdown. The mega job scheme will roll out 116 districts across the country, in which the maximum number of migrant workers have returned. Under the Garib Kalyan Rojgaar Yojana, 25 other existing schemes were brought together to provide livelihood for migrant workers for 125 days and create assets for these districts. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while unveiling the mega job scheme from Khagaria district in…
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26/11 attack plotter Tahawwur Rana arrested in Los Angeles
20 Jun

26/11 attack plotter Tahawwur Rana arrested in Los Angeles

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New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: In a major breakthrough for the Indian security agencies, Pakistan-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana has been rearrested in Los Angeles on an extradition request by India for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack in which 166 people were killed. Tahawwur Rana, 59, who was serving a 14-year sentence at a Los Angeles federal prison, was recently released from jail on compassionate ground after he told a US court that he has tested positive for the COVID-19. He was rearrested following an extradition request by India, where he is a declared fugitive. Rana was arrested…
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Jobs, Facilities For Transgenders At Noida Metro’s Special ”She-Man” Station
19 Jun

Jobs, Facilities For Transgenders At Noida Metro’s Special ”She-Man” Station

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The step is being taken by the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) for the "inclusion and meaningful participation" of the members of the transgender community, NMRC Managing Director Ritu Maheshwari said. In a special initiative, the Noida-Greater Noida Metro has decided to convert its Sector 50 station into a "She-Man" station, that will have special facilities, and provide employment for the transgender community. The step is being taken by the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) for the "inclusion and meaningful participation" of the members of the transgender community, NMRC Managing Director Ritu Maheshwari said. Earlier in 2017, the Kochi Metro…
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Union Minister Ramdas Athawale Calls For Ban On TikTok To Impact China Economically
19 Jun

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale Calls For Ban On TikTok To Impact China Economically

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His remark comes after 20 Indian Army personnel were killed in a violent clash with the Chinese Army in Ladakh's Galwan Valley. Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Friday called for a ban on TikTok to impact China economically, saying 15 crore Indians use the Chinese app due to which the neighbouring country makes crores in profit. His remark comes after 20 Indian Army personnel were killed in a violent clash with the Chinese Army in Ladakh's Galwan Valley. "Ban Chinese video app TikTok in India. 15 crore people of India use TikTok due to which China gets profit of crores.…
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India “Will Win”: Mamata Banerjee At All-Party Meet On Ladakh Clash
19 Jun

India “Will Win”: Mamata Banerjee At All-Party Meet On Ladakh Clash

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"We stand with the government in this hour of crisis. We will win. We will put up a united fight as one nation," Mamata Banerjee was quoted as having told the meeting by a source in the TMC. Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday said her party stands firmly behind the Union government in this hour of crisis after 20 army personnel were killed in action with Chinese troops along the LAC, and urged the Centre not to allow Chinese investments in strategically important infrastructure sectors, sources said. At an all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on…
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Education : CBSE may decide on Board exams by Monday.
19 Jun

Education : CBSE may decide on Board exams by Monday.

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The Central Board of Secondary Education will decide the fate of its pending Class 10 and 12 board examinations by June 23. The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has extended its deadline for students to decide whether to write examinations or not to June 24, and will specify its alternative assessment option by June 22. Ahead of the SC hearing, HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal had held a meeting with Anita Karwal, secretary, school education, Manoj Ahuja, chairperson, CBSE and Vineet Joshi, director general, National Testing Agency on Tuesday. However, the meeting remained inconclusive. According to a senior…
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