INDIA
Prophet row: Protests erupt across several states
The said leaders had allegedly made controversial remarks against Prophet Mohammed. Protests were witnessed in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Ranchi, Ahmedabad, Navi Mumbai, Ludhiana, Hyderabad and Jammu & Kashmir. The protest turned violent in Prayagraj and police had to take action against many people. However the situation is under control.
Ayushman Bharat scheme has given benefits of 7,000 cr to needy: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Government's ambitious Ayushman Bharat scheme has provided Rs 7,000 crore benefit to the poor of the country. He was inaugurating MA Nayak Healthcare Campus and Nirali Multispecialty Cancer Hospital in Navsari. The hospital has been built in memory of Nirali, the granddaughter of L&T Group chairman Anil Nayak, who died of cancer at the age of two-and-a-half years.
For us power is an opportunity to serve people: Modi
Modi inaugurated projects worth over Rs 3,000 crore. He said, "It is an honour that I have worked as the Chief Minister for so many years, but never before has there been such a big event in the tribal area...Today, the duo of Bhupendra Bhai and CR (Gujarat BJP chief C.R. Patil), which inspires confidence in the people with enthusiasm, has resulted in more than 5 lakh people appearing in front of me today.
India reports 7,584 new Covid Cases, 24 deaths in last 24 hrs
Also in the same period, there were 24 new Covid fatalities which increased the nationwide death toll to 5,24,747. Meanwhile, the active caseload also rose to 36,267 cases, accounting for 0.08 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 3,791 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,26,44,092. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.70 per cent.
Prophet Row: Iran removes its version of meeting with NSA Doval
Iran has taken down an earlier press statement which mentioned that India has assured of taking action against those responsible for making derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said during a press conference on the issue, "Usually I don't like to comment on senior dignitaries and on the meeting between NSA and Iranian Foreign Minister.
Refuse treatment to abusive, violent patients, proposes NMC
"The RMP who attends to the patient will be fully accountable for his actions and entitled to the appropriate fees. In case of abusive, unruly, and violent patients or relatives, the RMP can document and report the behaviour and refuse to treat the patient. Such patients should be referred for further treatment elsewhere," the draft regulationsproposed.
India's bio-economy grew 8 times in last eight years from $10 bn to $80 bn: PM
The Prime Minister was speaking after inaugurating the Biotech Startup Expo 2022 at Pragati Maidan here. He also launched an e-portal for biotech products on the occasion. "India's bio-economy has grown eight times in the last eight years, from $10 billion to $80 billion. India is not too far from reaching the league of top-10 countries in biotech's global ecosystem," Modi said.
Election for next President on July 18, result on July 21
Announcing the poll schedule, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that the term of President Ram Nath Kovind is coming to end on July 24. As per the poll schedule, notification for the President election will be issued on June 15 and the last day of filing nomination will be June 29. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on June 30 and last day of withdrawal of nomination papers will be July 2.
Hate speech: FIRs against Nupur, Owaisi, Yati Narasimhananda & others
A senior police official said that those who have been named in the FIRs are former BJP leader Naveen Kumar Jindal and Nupur Sharma, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, Shadab Chauhan, Saba Naqvi, Maulana Mufti Nadeem, Abdur Rehman, Gulzar Ansari and Swami Yati Narasimhananda. The official said one of the FIRs was lodged under sections 153, 295, 505 of IPC. In this FIR various leaders were named.
With 7,240 new Covid Cases, India reports nearly 40% spike
In the same period, the country has reported eight new Covid fatalities, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,24,723. Meanwhile, the active caseload of the country has also increased to 32,498 cases, accounting for 0.08 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 3,591 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,26,40,301. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.71 per cent.
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