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IAF Chief reviews Eastern Air Command amid threats from China
He also highlighted the increasing importance of the Eastern Air Command in the overall strategic perspective amid the emerging threats from China. He visited the Eastern Air Command from August 26-27 for the Commanders' Conference. The two-day conference reviewed the progress of operational goals set for the Command and highlighted discussions on ways and means to optimise full spectrum combat readiness.
In effort to save people from Covid, we kill them by fire: SC
A bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah noted that "in effort of saving people by pandemic we are killing people by fire!" Even with BU permission, if a 2-room place is converted to a hospital, one must take permission, it said, noting that the Gujarat government came out with notification suspending the general development control regulations (GDCR) and the town planning act.
All efforts being made to evacuate Indians from Af: Anurag Thakur
Talking to the media here, Thakur said that External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has also appraised the floor leaders of all political parties about the situation and how the government has been successfully evacuating Indians from Afghanistan after the Taliban took over the war-torn nation. He also said that three Swaroops of Shri Guru Granth Sahib have been flown back to Delhi safely.
Cannot waive off charges for CAPF deployment in states: MHA
The ministry said that as per the policy on fixation of charges for the deployment of CAPFs in the states and Union Territories (UTs), formulated on September 6, 2019, the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected states, North East States, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and UTs are to pay only 10 per cent of the deployment charges, while the rest of the states are required to pay the full charges.
Only Kerala has the full Covid data: Virologist
John is a winner of the Dr. B.C. Roy award and served in the Christian Medical College, Vellore as the chief of Virology services from 1967 to 1995 besides 15 years as chief of the Centre of Advanced Research in Virology. Speaking to IANS, John said that only Kerala has the full data and only the full data tells the tale. "In Kerala the infection per lakh of population is 11,141, while in Uttar Pradesh it is 759 and in Karnataka it's 4,473," said John.
Rane resumes 'Yatra' with a bang, slams Shiv Sena for his arrest
Simultaneously, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Bharatiya Janata Party's Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis were closeted in a private meeting in Mumbai, sparking off political speculation of a possible truce between the now-warring ex-allies. Continuing to breathe fire aggressively despite a soar throat, Rane said that the Disha Salian case has not yet ended and threatened to "expose" the Sena 'bit-by-bit' over the coming days.
SC refuses to interfere with bail granted to alleged IS member
Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, representing NIA, submitted before a bench comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and A.S. Bopanna that Majeed was a terrorist who went to Syria, and he initially went to Iraq in May, 2014 on a pilgrimage visa but left for Syria to join IS. Raju added that Majeed came back to the country to carry out blasts at police headquarters and he was also allegedly trying to recruit Indians as well as non-residents to join the terrorist organisation for carrying out activities.
BCI to SC: Proposing to frame rules to curb lawyers' strikes, court boycotts
Senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, chairman BCI, submitted before a bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah that they have convened a meeting of all state bar associations on September 4. Mishra informed the bench that BCI has convened a meeting with all bar associations. The top court recorded Mishra's submissions and appreciated the action taken by BCI.
Smriti Irani addresses 1st ever G20 ministerial conference on women's empowerment
Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Irani addressed the first ever G20 Ministerial Conference, which was held in Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy in a hybrid format. She reaffirmed India's commitment towards addressing gender and women centric issues through mutual cooperation. The minister highlighted the various initiatives undertaken in India by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government towards fostering gender equality, ensuring better healthcare and strengthening women's safety and security.
Delhi may not get respite from heat before Sunday
The minimum temperature has been predicted at 25 degrees Celsius. For the 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. on Friday, the maximum temperature recorded was 35.2 degrees Celsius and minimum was 25.4 degrees Celsius. With no possibility of rainfall on Friday, the relative humidity is likely to be 68 per cent against 54 per cent on Thursday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
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