INDIA
Maoists killed 74, terrorists gunned down 28 in 2020: NCRB
According to the data, out of the 74 cases of murder by the Maoists, 62 were reported from Chhattisgarh. Similarly, out of the 41 registered cases of loot by the Maoists in 2020, 39 were reported from Chhattisgarh. A total of 533 cases were registered against Maoists in eight states in 2020, including 296 in Chhattisgarh, 133 in Jharkhand, and 32 in Maharashtra.
V-P, PM and LS Speaker jointly launch Sansad TV
Sansad TV was launched after merging the Lok Sabha TV and the Rajya Sabha TV channels. Talking about the centrality of content at the event, the Prime Minister said that while it is said that 'content is king', in his experience, 'content is connect'. "When one has better content, people automatically engage with it. As much as this applies to the media, it is equally applicable to our parliamentary system as there is not only politics in Parliament, there is also policy," the Prime Minister explained.
Covaxin may get WHO approval by month-end, says NITI Aayog
Data sharing and data evaluation are going on and a positive decision may come soon, he said. "The data sharing and data evaluation have been going on through multiple reviews and we are close to a decision point. "We must give time to WHO to make their decisions based on science. However, we hope that these decisions can be taken quickly because people who are receiving Covaxin have certain imperatives of travel. Most of us, who chose the concurrency, is important in terms of licensure. We are hoping for an early decision," Dr Paul said.
Outlook terminates services of Group Editor-in-Chief Ruben Banerjee
Indranil Roy, CEO, Outlook Group terminated Banerjee's services through an email. In the email, Roy said that Banerjee's abrupt absence from work left Outlook stressed. "As CEO I think it will not augur well for the discipline and the future of the organisation even as you choose to continue in this erratic manner. The correspondence exchanged and your conduct have completely vitiated the atmosphere", Roy said.
Modi to interact with Goans on 100% 1st Covid dose coverage
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 18 will congratulate them on 100 per cent completion of the first vaccination dose, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday. Sawant also said that the detailed programme about the event would be issued on Thursday. He tweeted congratulations to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and health workers in the state.
Delhi CM bans firecrackers on Diwali to fight pollution
"In view of the dangerous level of pollution during Diwali in Delhi witnessed in the last three years, we are again imposing a complete ban on the storage, sale and usage of any kind of firecracker to save people's lives," Kejriwal tweeted, appealing traders to avoid buying or keeping stocks of crackers this year.
Sputnik's single-dose vax gets DCGI nod for Phase-III trials in India
The nod comes after a recent study published in the medical journal The Lancet said that Sputnik Light showed 78.6 to 83.7 per cent efficacy against Covid-19, significantly higher than most two-shot vaccines. The Subject Expert Committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in July had refused to grant emergency-use authorisation to Sputnik-Light, ruling out the need for the conduct of the phase III trial of the Russian vaccine in the country.
EC to deploy 52 companies of central forces for Bengal bypolls
According to sources in the Chief Electoral Office of West Bengal, the Commission has decided to deploy 19 companies of central forces in Bhabanipur alone - the highest among the three constituencies that are going for the polls. Apart from that the rest of 33 companies of central forces will be divided between Jangipur and Samserganj in Murshidabad district.
Moderate to heavy rain likely in Delhi-NCR
Delhi may see another spell of heavy rainfall between September 16 and September 17, while light showers are predicted till September 20. According to IMD data, Delhi received 5 mm rain in the last 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday at Palam observatory, while the other parts of the city received no rain during the same period.
Cong asks ticket seekers in UP to deposit Rs 11K in party account
The circular issued on September 14 by State President Ajay Kumar Lallu says, for upcoming assembly polls 2022, the party has authorised district and city presidents to collect the application and in the state, two others have been given authorization to deposit the application along with the fees. The money along with the application has to be deposited till September 25.
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