INDIA
New law to protect Yangtze River takes effect
The Yangtze River conservation law took effect on Monday amid China's intensified efforts to protect its "mother river". With 96 provisions in nine chapters, it is the country's first legislation on a specific river basin, reports Xinhua news agency.
Priyanka Gandhi begins poll campaign in Assam
Assam Congress Media Department Chairperson Bobbeeta Sharma said that during her Assam tour, Priyanka would hold interactions with party office bearers and diverse groups of people of the poll-bound Assam and address public meetings in Tezpur on Tuesday.
PM Modi receives his 1st Covid vaccine dose at AIIMS
"I appeal to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine. Together, let us make India COVID-19 free," Modi said. The ongoing vaccination drive will now reach to around 27 crore people who are on the list of priority for vaccination after the healthcare and frontline workers, starting Monday.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal blames Centre for R-Day violence
Addressing a 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' in Meerut, Kejriwal extended his support to the farmers and said, "The centre is behind the Red Fort violence, not the farmers. It misguided the farmers who did not know Delhi roads." The Delhi Chief Minister said that he was aware of what had happened on the day the farmers took out a tractor parade.
Indian rocket PSLV puts Brazil's Amazonia-1, 18 other satellites into orbit | Watch Video
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C51 (PSLV-C51) blasted off from the first launch pad at 10.24 a.m. laden with 19 satellites including Amazonia-1. Seventeen minutes into its flight the rocket slung its primary passenger the Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 - the first of the 19 satellites- into its intended Sun Synchronous Orbit.
Shot at by terrorists, son of Srinagar's Krishna Dhaba dies
25-year old Akash Mehra, son of Rajesh Mehra, the owner of Krishna Dhaba was attacked by assailants when he was at his eatery across the counter in the busy evening hours on February 17 when the entire security apparatus was busy with the visit of ambassadors of foreign countries to the Valley.
Covid-19 Vaccination: CoWIN to open for registration on March 1, walk-ins to likely supersede
Senior citizens and people above 45 with comorbidities will be allowed to self-register via the portal or app only on Monday. The government is upgrading the CoWIN which was being used in the initial two phases of the vaccination for immunisation of healthcare and frontline workers.
21% Indians to take Covid vax at pvt hospitals
In the upcoming round, citizens above 60 years of age, and people above 45 years of age with co-morbidities will be eligible for the vaccination. Meanwhile, the cumulative number of coronavirus vaccine doses administered to healthcare and frontline workers has crossed 1.42 crore in the country.
RSS has destroyed institutions and free press: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader and former AICC president Rahul Gandhi has charged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) has destroyed the free press and institutions in the country in a systematic manner over the past six years. He was addressing a meeting of advocates at VO Chidambaram college hall, Tuticorn, on Saturday.
NITI Aayog propose vax price between Rs 300-500
The proposed price has been floated after a five-hour long meeting held between Dr VK Paul, member (health), NITI Aayog and officials from Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech on Friday evening. As per reports, the government has been procuring SII's Covishield for around Rs 210 per dose while the cost of Covaxin is around Rs 290 for a shot.
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