INDIA
Pushkar Singh Dhami sworn in as Uttarakhand's 11th Chief Minister
Governor Baby Rani Maurya administered the oath to him and 11 others ministers at a function in Raj Bhavan in Dehradun. The new ministers are Satpal Maharaj, Harak Singh Rawat, Bansidhar Bhagat, Yashpal Arya, Bishan Singh Chupal, Subodh Uniyal, Arvind Pandey, Ganesh Joshi, Dhan Singh Rawat, Rekha Arya, and Yatishwaranand. All were also part of the previous Tirath Singh Rawat government.
Mehbooba wants LG to stop eviction of PDP leaders from govt quarters
In a letter to the Lt governor, Mehbooba Mufti said, "I am deeply concerned by the manner in which the administration is selectively targeting PDP leaders and ex MLAs at a time when militancy is on the rise yet again.""What makes matters worse is that even after their repeated requests to grant them security in villages where they originally reside, these requests have been declined for reasons best known to you."
India's Covid vax coverage crosses 35 Cr-mark
The landmark was achieved on Saturday with a total of 35,12,21,306 vaccine doses that have been administered through 46,04,925 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 a.m. Sunday. A total of 63,87,849 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours. India has also been witnessing a continuous fall in the active caseload. The country's active caseload on Sunday stands at 4,85,350.
Why is PM silent after new revelations on Rafale: Congress
Addressing a press conference on Sunday, party spokesperson Pawan Khera said, "The country which gained due to deal has ordered probe, but the country which lost the taxpayers money, is silent." "Why did the Prime Minister not answer the questions raised in France and by the Congress?" Khera added. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi too taunted,
India-US strategic partnership has global significance: Modi
Modi took Twitter to send his message to the US President to express his gratitude towards the American people. "Warm felicitations and greetings to @POTUS @JoeBiden and the people of the USA on their 245th Independence Day. As vibrant democracies, India and USA share values of freedom and liberty. Our strategic partnership has a truly global significance," the Prime Minister tweeted.
Stranded in Iran for 18 months, 5 Indians move PM for 'ghar-wapasi'
Harbouring dreams of a better future for themselves, the five youngsters -- all holding valid qualifications and documents -- had flown to Iran to join merchant navy ships in 2019, through an Indian agent. They are: Aniket S. Yenpure, 29 and Mandar M. Worlikar, 26, (both Mumbai), Pranav A. Tiwari, 21, (Patna), Naveen M. Singh (New Delhi), and Thamizh R. Selvan, 31, (Chennai).
Coronavirus grounded Indian space sector in first half of 2021
The private sector players raised funds, got components manufactured overseas, designed rockets and satellites from home. "We began the year with the launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) that placed into orbit 19 satellites including Brazil's earth observation satellite Amazonia-1," K. Sivan, Secretary, Department of Space (DOS)
India records 43k cases of Covid, 955 deaths in 24 hrs
India on Friday crossed four lakh deaths due to Covid. With six lakh deaths, the US is at the top of the list followed by Brazil with 5.2 lakh deaths due to the coronavirus. The first death due to Covid-19 in the country was reported last year in March. On May 23, 2021, the country witnessed highest fatalities with 4,454 deaths in 24 hours.
Punjab still ISI's key destination for pushing drugs into India
As per the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) data collated from all frontiers on the 3,323 km India-Pakistan border, over 979 kg of heroin was seized from the Punjab frontier in the last two-and-a-half years from January 1, 2019 to May 31 this year. Smuggling of drugs from Pakistan was at its peak in 2020 during the last three years when 506.241 kg of heroin was seized at the Punjab border.
Victory in UP Zila Panchayat polls blessing for development: Modi
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "BJP's glorious victory in the Uttar Pradesh Zila Panchayat polls is the blessings of ‘Janta Janardan' for development, public service and rule of law. The credit for this goes to the policies of Chief Minister Yogi ji and the tireless hard work of the party workers. Hearty congratulations to the UP government and the BJP organisation for this."
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