A Parliamentary panel on Information Technology led by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has summoned the officials of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Ministry of Home Affairs to appear before it at the Parliament over the alleged Pegasus snooping issue on Wednesday. As the controversy over the Pegasus […]
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Covid-19: JP Nadda to launch BJP’s ambitious health volunteers programme today
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national President JP Nadda will on Wednesday launch Swasthya Swayamsevak Abhiyan, an initiative to prepare health volunteers ahead of the likely third wave of COVID-19. Tarun Chugh, national General Secretary and in charge of health volunteers, informed that the party will launch the training programme for […]
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PM expresses grief over loss of lives in Barabanki accident, announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for victims’ kin
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condoled the loss of lives in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the kin of the injured. “PM @narendramodi announced an ex-gratia of […]
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Rajya Sabha: Naidu raises concern over disruptions of House
Amid the uproar by the Opposition, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday raised concerns about the continuous disruptions of the House. Addressing the House, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said, “I am concerned about the media reports that some sections of the House are determined not to allow the […]
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Rajnath Singh to leave for Tajikistan to participate in SCO Defence Ministers meet
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to leave for Dushanbe, Tajikistan to participate in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers meeting. Tajikistan is this year’s chair of the grouping and will be holding the SCO heads of state summit in the month of September. Rajnath Singh’s Chinese counterpart General Wei […]
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INS Talwar participates in Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 in Mombasa
Indian Naval ship Talwar is participating in exercise Cutlass Express 2021, being conducted from July 26 to August 6 along the East Coast of Africa, to improve combined maritime law enforcement capacity, promote national and regional security, the Ministry of Defence has said. An official release on Monday said the exercise is an […]
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PM Modi extends greetings to CRPF personnel on force’s 83rd Raising Day
On the 83rd Raising Day of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings to the force’s personnel and their families. In a tweet, the Prime Minister lauded the CRPF personnel for their valour and professionalism and said that their contributions to further national unity are […]
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Women protestors move to Jantar Mantar in protest against Farm Laws
The women protesters on Monday while moving towards Jantar Mantar to participate in a protest against the three farm laws, said that they will run all women independent Kisan Sansad. The women protesters said that they will run an all-women independent ‘Kisan Sansad’. “For the first time, women will independently […]
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Rahul Gandhi pays tributes to Kargil heroes on 22nd Vijay Diwas
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday while paying tributes to the soldiers on 22nd Vijay Diwas who laid down their lives in the Kargil War, said that the country would always remember their supreme sacrifice. “Heartfelt tribute to every fighter who laid down his life in the dignity of our tricolour. We will always remember […]
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India records 39,361 new Covid-19 cases, 416 deaths
With 39,361 new COVID-19 cases in India in the last 24 hours, the daily positivity rate jumps up to 3.41 percent from yesterday’s 2.31 percent. For 34 consecutive days till yesterday, the daily positivity rate in the country was less than 3 percent. Presently, the active caseload of India is […]
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Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu headed home after winning silver
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Monday left for India after winning a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics. The silver medallist is expected to arrive home later on Monday. Mirabai Chanu had opened India’s medals tally on Saturday as she bagged a silver in the Women’s 49kg category at Tokyo International […]
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Kargil Vijay Diwas: Father of Kargil hero recalls India’s triumph of ‘toughest war’
As India celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas on Monday, Gopichand Pandey, father of late Captain Manoj Pandey said that the Kargil War was one of the toughest wars in the world where the enemy has an advantage of the altitude, but Indian Army fought hard and reclaimed our peaks. Speaking to […]
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India reports 39,742 new Covid-19 cases, 535 deaths
India reported 39,742 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload of the country to 4,08,212 on Sunday. 39,972 recoveries and 535 deaths have also been reported in the last 24 hours. With this, the total recoveries of the country stand at 3,05,43,138, while the death toll stood at […]
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Indian embassy in Afghanistan issues security advisory for Indian nationals
The embassy of India in Afghanistan on Saturday reiterated the June 29 security advisory for Indian nationals in the country in view of escalating violence, amid the withdrawal of US military troops. The advisory asks Indians visiting, staying and working in Afghanistan to exercise the utmost caution with regard to […]
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Porn film case: ED likely to file PMLA, FEMA cases against Raj Kundra
Raj Kundra, husband of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty, will soon face money laundering and Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) cases against him as Enforcement Directorate (ED) is likely to register cases under these Acts against him. Sources said the Central agency, mandated to probe financial frauds related cases, may file […]