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Union Minister Murugan's parents continue as farm labourers
That is Loganathan and Varudammal, the parents of L. Murugan, the newly sworn-in Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Information Broadcasting. The couple live in Konur village in Namakkal district (around 400 km from here) and are leading their lives independently, states a report.
India's Covid vaccination coverage crosses 40 cr
Cumulatively, 40,49,31,715 vaccine doses were administered through 50,46,387 sessions, reveals the provisional report of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) received till 7 a.m. on Sunday. More than 41.99 crore (41,99,68,590) vaccine doses have been provided to states and the Union Territories (UTs) so far through all sources and a further 15,75,140 doses are in the pipeline.
18 killed in Mumbai rain-related incidents
As Mumbai slept the skies opened up with torrential rains measuring between 150 mm to over 200 mm in some areas, submerging many areas and playing havoc with road and rail traffic. According to the BMC Disaster Cell and NDRF, at least 12 persons were killed when a wall collapsed after a tree fell at Vashi Naka in the Chembur area around 1 a.m.
Yogi to remain boss in UP as party gears up for assembly polls
A senior party functionary of Uttar Pradesh told IANS that now all the doubts among cadres about the party's face in next year's assembly polls have been removed. "Recent moves of the party have shown that the central leadership have full faith in the Yogi Adityanath government and the BJP will contest the assembly polls under his leadership," he said.
Sonia sets up parliament groups, Adhir to stay as floor leader
Sonia Gandhi, as Chairman of the Congress Parliamentary party, on July 15 issued a letter which said, "I have decided to reconstitute the following groups to facilitate and ensure effective functioning of our party in both houses of Parliament." In the Lok Sabha, the group has Adhir Ranjan Choudhury, Gaurav Gogoi, Manish Tewari, K. Suresh, Manickam Tagore, Shashi Tharoor and Ravneet Bittu.
10 killed in landslide as rains pound Mumbai, MMR
According to the NDRF and BMC, the landslide which occurred at around 1 a.m., crushed four to five hutments in the area. The NDRF and other teams which rushed there for rescue operations, have retrieved at least 10 bodies so far. Another six to seven people are feared trapped under the mounds of earth and efforts are underway to rescue them.
SP to reboot with 'Kaam Bolta Hai' slogan for 2022
SP President Akhilesh Yadav has been regularly tweeting about the achievements of his government and also pointing out that the majority of the incumbent Yogi Adityanath government's ‘achievements' had actually been initiated in his regime. The party will now compare and contrast the work done by the SP government with that done by the BJP government.
Bengal Guv goes to Delhi; state might move court against NHRC report
In its final report submitted to the Calcutta High Court, the NHRC not only criticised the state for its 'indifference' towards the post-poll violence and 'apathy' towards the victims, but also alleged that the state machinery played an important role in the violence. "The situation in the state of West Bengal is a manifestation of 'law of ruler', instead of 'Rule of Law'," the report said.
Nobody too young to effectuate big change, says Justice Chandrachud citing Greta Thunberg
Chandrachud said that Greta Thunberg, who is one of the strongest voices in the civil society against climate change, began her journey as a lone 15-year-old sitting outside the Swedish Parliament demanding government action against the imminent risks of global warming. He insisted that majoritarian tendencies must be questioned against the background of "our constitutive promise".
Culprits behind terror, intimidation website arrested in Kashmir
Police said in a J&K-wide operation, houses and properties at multiple locations including Sanat Nagar and Raj Bagh in Srinagar, Batpura in Hazratbal, Poonch, Jammu and Hawal in Pulwama belonging to five persons were searched. The five persons arrested have been identified as Nazish Yasrab Rehmani and Tabish Akbar Rehmani from Sanat Nagar, Sofi Md Akbar from Rajbagh, Peerzada Raqif Makhdoomi from Batpora Hazratbal and Javed Khalid from Poonch.
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