INDIA
Sushant Singh Rajput was murdered, Disha Salian was raped and killed: Union Minister Rane
“I've done nothing wrong. They (Shiv Sena) enjoy power, so they arrested me. Maharashtra is no 1 in COVID. During COVID, they didn't take any action. Sushant Singh (Rajput) was murdered. Disha Salian was raped & killed, yet the perpetrators roam freely,” Rane said while talking to the media in Ratnagiri after resuming his ‘Jan Ashirwad yatra’
Centre extends Covid containment measures till Sep 30
In an order issued by the Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla Saturday, the Ministry said, "In the exercise of powers, conferred under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the undersigned hereby directs that the order of the Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure compliance to the containment measures for Covid-19, as conveyed vide Ministry of Health & Family Welfare will remain in force up to 30th September, 2021."
Covaxin single-dose to Covid infected equivalent to 2 doses for unaffected: ICMR
The ICMR in its recent study has found that the people already infected with Covid-19 while taking a dose of Covaxin have the same or increased antibody response as unaffected people taking two doses of Covaxin. The pilot study was undertaken to examine SARS-CoV-2 specific antibody responses after day 0 (baseline before vaccination), day 28A2 days post-first dose (month 1) and day 56A2 days post-first dose (month 2) of BBV152 in a group of healthcare professionals as well as frontline workers.
Rajnath urges industry to take advantage of global demand for military equipment
Speaking at an event to commission the Indian Coast Guard's ship 'ICGS Vigraha' here Singh said due to global security reasons, border disputes, and maritime dominance, countries around the world are moving towards modernising and strengthening their military power. He said the demand for military equipment is increasing continuously and as per reports by 2023, the expenditure on security around the world is going to reach $2.1 trillion and is expected to increase further.
Govt to further strengthen Jan-Dhan Yojana as it completes 7 years of implementation
In its eighth year of operation, the Union government is set to further enrich the scheme by bringing account holders under digital transaction platform by including RuPay debit card usage amongst PMJDY accountholders through creation of acceptance infrastructure across India. Also, improved access will be provided to PMJDY account holders to Micro-credit and micro investment such as flexi-recurring deposit, etc.
Curb 'crowded fests' to avoid Covid spike: Centre tells Maharashtra
The directive from the Centre came late on Friday through Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan -- barely five days after the Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced a near-total ban on the upcoming 'Dahi-Handi' celebrations starting Sunday. Referring to the Centre's earlier guidelines on 'focused containment measures', Bhushan advised the state government to consider imposing and enforcing local restrictions for the people.
Cong G-23 leader Manish Tewari upset over party's silence on Sidhu
Sources close to Tewari said that last year in August when the group of leaders wrote a letter for the betterment of the party, they were called traitors, but now no action was being taken against Sidhu. Tewari tweeted the video of Sidhu on Saturday, who is saying that if not allowed he will destroy it "eent se eent baja denge". Tewari, a former Union minister, says that if they utter a word they are being named. He used a Urdu couplet to describe the situation, "hum aah bhi bharte hai tau, ho jaate ha badnaam, wo qatal bhi karte hain tau charcha nahi hote."
India reports 46,759 new Covid cases, highest in nearly 2 months
A total of 509 deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours pushing the death toll to 4,37,370.
Of the 46,759, Kerala alone has reported 32,801 cases in the last 24 hours. The total active cases in the state now stand at 1,95,254, the highest in India. In a significant achievement, India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage crossed 62 crores on Friday and presently stands at 62,29,89,134 as per the provisional report provided by the Health Ministry.
As Kerala turns 'Covid's Own Country', govt to try full first jabs by Sep end
With Kerala now becoming 'Covid's Own Country', leading the country in all major indicators like daily cases, total active cases, and also in number of deaths, the Kerala government has gone on high alert and she said even though the mantra is testing, tracing and treatment, at the moment, vaccination is also of prime concern.
'India must adapt to changed maritime orientation precepts in Indo-Pacific'
Speaking on "Transforming the Indian Navy to be a key maritime force in the Indo-Pacific" at the United Service Institution of India (USI), he stressed that the most important element of the Indo-Pacific is an idea whose time has come -- a region that is the centre of gravity of global interactions.
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