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MHA's 4-member team to look into Bengal post-poll violence
The MHA has also asked the West Bengal Governor to send a report on the law and order situation in the state. According to the ministry, the team will review the situation in West Bengal and submit a report on the ground situation. "The MHA team will submit its report on violence within 48 hours," an official said.
Rahul Gandhi takes jibe at government over fuel price hike
The Congress leader tweeted in Hindi, "Chunav khatam, loot phir shuru", followed by #PetrolDieselPriceHike. His remarks as after the fuel prices rose for the third consecutive day, after remaining unchanged for several days between April 6 to May 3. Petrol and diesel saw a 25 paise and 20 paise hike, respectively, in Delhi.
Sonia to hold meeting with Cong MPs on Covid situation
As the number of Covid cases and fatalities are increasing, Sonia Gandhi has called a virtual meeting at 11 a.m. on Friday with the party's Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs to discuss the situation, a party source told IANS. The call for the meeting comes in the backdrop of India on Thursday reporting over 4.12 lakh fresh cases of Covid and almost 4,000 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Sri Lanka bans all Indian travellers until further notice
In a statement, CAASL Additional Director General P. A. Jayakantha said the restrictions were applied until further notice following the guidelines received by the Health Ministry until the next evaluation, reports the Daily Mirror newspaper. He said the CAASL have directed all airlines to preventing disembarking Indian passengers.
Over 67K vaccinated in Delhi in a day: Govt
As per the data shared by the Delhi Government, 47,086 people in the age group of 18-44 got vaccinated till 9.30 p.m. on Wednesday. A total of 5,230 people in the 45-59 age group were vaccinated, while 1,629 people, aged above 60, received the first dose of vaccine. As many as 1,571 frontline workers and 591 healthcare workers were also given the first jab on Wednesday.
Regime of US anti-Iran sanctions shattered: Rouhani
"As the head of the (Iranian) government, I declare to the people that the sanctions have been broken and if we are united, the sanctions will be lifted soon," Rouhani was quoted as saying on Wednesday. The US knows that it has to return to law and assume its obligations pertaining to the 2015 nuclear deal, commonly referred to as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), he said.
Intruder shot dead on border in J&K's Samba sector
BSF sources said an intruder was found moving suspiciously near a BSF outpost on the Indian side of the international border in Samba sector during the night."The intruder was challenged, but he did not stop after which he was shot dead. "The dead body of the intruder is lying near our post. A search operation is going on in the area", a source said.
Ex-Union Minister Ajit Singh passes away due to Covid
Former Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Chief Ajit Singh died of Covid on Thursday morning. He was 82. Singh was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Gurugram after he tested positive for coronavirus. Prime Minister Naendra Modi, former Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi and BJP chief J.P. Nadda expressed condolences on the death of former Union Minister.
Covid-19 Update: New high of 4.12L cases, 3,980 deaths in India
Not only has it been 15 straight day with India recording more than three lakh cases but also the second time after May 1 records saw it breaching the four-lakh margin in a day. Casualties are now closer to the 4,000 mark after nine days straight of over 3,000 deaths everyday. On Wednesday India recorded 3,780 fatalities due to Covid infection. On May 1, India has recorded 4,01,993 cases of Covid in 24 hours.
3 terrorists killed, one surrenders in Shopian encounter
A group of four new recruits of Al-Badr terror outfit were trapped in Kulgam area amid a cordon and search operation. Acting on a specific input about the militant presence, police and army had started a joint operation on Wednesday night. Police said turning down the surrender offer, the trapped terrorists fired and lobbed grenade on the joint search party.
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