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India reports marginal rise in new Covid cases
India reported 1,938 fresh Covid cases, marginally higher than the previous day's count of 1,778, in a span of 24 hours. In the same period 67 deaths were also recorded taking the total number of deaths to 5,16,672, said the Union Health ministry on Thursday morning. Meanwhile, following a continuous downward trend, India's active caseload has further declined to 22,427 Thursday, constituting 0.05 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
Rape even by husband is rape: Karnataka HC
Equating sexual assault by a husband on his wife with rape, the Karnataka high court (HC) has refused to quash proceedings against a man accused of alleged rape by his wife. "A man is a man; an act is an act; rape is a rape, be it performed by a man, the 'husband', on the woman, 'wife'," said Justice M. Nagaprasanna on Wednesday.
China has no locus standi to comment on J&K: India
"Matters related to the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir are entirely the internal affairs of India. Other countries including China have no locus standi to comment. They should note that India refrains from public judgement of their internal issues." Attending the OIC meet - in China's first presence at the OIC, the Chinese Foreign Minister said that "on the Kashmir issue, we have once again heard the call of many Islamic friends. China shares the same aspirations".
Bhiwadi in Rajasthan becomes world' most polluted city
Bhiwadi, the industrial town of Alwar district in Rajasthan, has left behind Delhi in topping the air pollution charts on world index for the year 2021. IQAir, which monitors air pollution around the world, has released its 2021 Global Air Quality Report covering 6,475 cities in 117 countries. According to this report, Bhiwadi is the most polluted city.
'Never forgive', Modi's blistering attack on perpetrators of Birbhum violence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the people of Bengal to never forgive the perpetrators of incidents like Birbhum violence and those who encourage such criminals. Speaking after virtually inaugurating 'Biplobi Bharat Gallery' at Victoria Memorial Hall, the Prime Minister expressed condolences for the victims of violence in Birbhum and expressed hope that the state government will ensure punishment for the perpetrators of such a heinous crime.
'US is partner of choice for India': State Department after Joe Biden's 'shaky' remark for New Delhi
The US on Tuesday said that Washington has become India’s partner of choice as the two countries have a shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific. “… the fact is that we are a partner of India now. Historical relationships notwithstanding, we are a partner of choice for India now, as are many of our partners and allies around the World,” US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.
India reports 1,778 new Covid cases, 62 deaths
Following a continuous downward trend, India's active caseload further declined to 23,087 on Wednesday, constituting 0.05 per cent of the country's total positive cases. A total of 2,542 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic is now at 4,24,73,057. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.75 per cent.
All Indian nationals bound to reply to census queries: Govt
Every Indian national is legally bound to reply to the census questions and all requisite steps are being taken to carry out the census and compilation of the National Population Register (NPR) exercise smoothly, the Parliament
'India willing to offer vax manufacturing industry to other countries'
"India has one of the world's largest vaccine manufacturing industries which supplies vaccines to more than 150 countries and meets 65-70 per cent of the WHO's vaccine requirements," he said.
Mandaviya launched the BRICS Vaccine R&D Centre and Workshop on Vaccine Cooperation through video-conference here.
Bengal's Birbhum on boil as 10 found burnt alive after panchayat leader's murder
While 11 people have been arrested, both police and the ruling Trinamool Congress have denied political motives behind the incident. The state government has formed a special investigation team under ADG, CID, Gyanwant Singh, DIG, Western Range, Sanjay Singh and DIG, CID, Operations, Miraj Khalid to probe the Baguti incident. The events at Baguti in Rampurhat are unprecedented in the recent history of West Bengal, reliving the death of 14 people in Nandigram.
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