INDIA
Rahul Gandhi says no meeting with Sidhu
Rahul Gandhi stepped outside his house to talk to reporters but when he was asked he denied any such meeting. He said, "No meeting." However there is no word from Sidhu's side. It was expected that Rahul will give a peace formula to the former cricketer on his ongoing tussle with Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh but there was no meeting.
Mafia dons, criminal gangs carried out post-poll violence in Bengal: Panel
Recognising the spectrum of the incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal, Call for Justice had constituted a fact-finding committee led by Justice Permod Kohli, former Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court, and comprising Anand Bose, IAS (retired), former Chief Secretary, Kerala; Nirmal Kaur, IPS (retired), former DGP, Jharkhand; Nisar Ahmed, ex-President, ICSI; and M. Madan Gopal, IAS (retired).
We have a proactive approach in combating sexual exploitation of minors: Twitter
The statement came regarding the FIR registered by Delhi Police's cyber cell in connection with 'child pornographic contents' on Twitter. A Twitter spokesperson said, "Twitter has a zero tolerance policy towards child sexual exploitation (CSE) and we have a proactive approach in combating sexual exploitation of minors on our service."
Delhi reports 100+ Covid cases after three days
It is after three days that Delhi's single-day Covid tally breached the 100-mark, a day after reporting the lowest tally of the year 59 on Monday. The national capital had reported 85 new cases on Sunday and 89 cases on Saturday. On Friday, the national capital had reported 115 Covid cases. Meanwhile, four persons succumbed to Covid-19 in Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the national capital's overall Covid death toll to 24,971.
Eyeing Punjab polls, Kejriwal promises 300 units of free power to all
Announcing a slew of pre-poll sops, he said here that his party will provide uninterrupted round-the-clock power supply and waiver of pending electricity bills, if his Aam Aadmi Party forms the next government in the state. "It will take three-four years for us to upgrade the infrastructure, and then we will be able to provide uninterrupted power supply," he said.
Modi discusses futuristic challenges in defence sector at high-level meet
Sources said the Prime Minister also held discussions on the "futuristic challenges in the defence sector and equipping the armed forces with modern equipment". The meeting took place two days after a drone was used in a bid to attack an Indian Air Force base in Jammu, which left two personnel injured. Such kind of threat is the beginning of a new security threat for the country.
For 70 years, Art 370 deprived J&K of everything, in 2 yrs UT saw massive change
Omar Abdullah candidly admitted that Article 370 won't be restored, while Mehbooba Mufti announced that she won't contest the Assembly elections till J&K gets its special status back. "It is foolish to demand the restoration of Article 370 of the Constitution from the Modi government. It took the BJP 70 years to fulfill its political agenda for (Article) 370. Our struggle has just started." Omar said.
Parl panel seeks explanation from Twitter for locking Prasad, Tharoor accounts
Sources said that the parliamentary committee has written to Twitter and asked to explain the provision under which accounts of Prasad and Tharoor were locked. The Committee has asked Twitter to file its reply within two days. Last week, Prasad and Tharoor were denied access to their Twitter accounts for some time which was later restored.
Moderna gets nod as 4th Covid vax in India, Pfizer next
Member of NITI Aayog, V.K. Paul, made the announcement at a press conference, saying that "new drug permission has been granted to Moderna, the first internationally developed Covid vaccine". Paul, however, made it clear that the new drug permission is for restricted use and that Moderna will be administered in two doses.
NITI Aayog releases report on 'not-for-profit' hospital model in India
The not-for-profit hospital sector provides not only curative but also preventive healthcare. It links healthcare with social reform, community engagement, and education. It uses government resources and grants to provide cost-effective healthcare to people without being concerned about profits. However, over the years, this sector has remained understudied.
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