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Over 48K Covid cases, 1,183 deaths in 24 hours in India
The total caseload rose to 3,01,83,143 cases as India crossed the mark of over three crore Covid cases on Wednesday. This is the ninth consecutive day in the last two months when the death toll has been below the 2,000-mark. India has become the second country after the US to record more than three crore cases of Covid. India added one crore cases in the last 50 days.
US pull out from Afghanistan may push some militants into Kashmir: Indian Army
"Some people who are fond of so-called Azadi must ponder over what is the situation across the LoC and in Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Whatever happened 30 year ago caused huge distress to the people of Kashmir. Yes, there is a possibility that US forces pull out from Afghanistan may push some militants into Kashmir, but the situation is not what it was 30 years ago," Lt. General Davendra Pratap Pandey said.
Indore, Surat win the Smart City Award, UP wins state award
Indore and Surat got the award jointly in the urban category, while Uttar Pradesh won the state award. The three urban missions were announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 25, 2015. According to the results, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu stood second and third respectively in the state category, while Chandigarh bagged the UT award.
India, US hold joint exercises to build 'high-calibre integration'
"Our nations share a common interest in a secure Indo-Pacific," Rear Admiral Will Pennington said. "Working collectively with like-minded nations to provide full spectrum awareness and defence of the vast Indian Ocean expanse ensures stability in the region," Pennington added. The joint drill was held on Wednesday and Thursday, when the USS Ronald Reagan, which is based in Japan, was on its way to the North Arabian Sea
Parliamentary panel to seek explanation from Twitter for locking accounts: Tharoor
"As Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, I can state that we will be seeking an explanation from @TwitterIndia for the locking of @rsprasad's & my accounts & the rules & procedures they follow while operating in India," Tharoor said in a tweet.
We respond to valid copyright complaints: Twitter on blocking IT Minister's account
A Twitter spokesperson said that the referenced tweet has been withheld. "We can confirm that the Honourable Minister's account access was temporarily restricted due to a DMCA notice only, and the referenced Tweet has been withheld. As per our copyright policy, we respond to valid copyright complaints sent to us by a copyright owner or their authorised representatives," the spokesperson said.
Civil servants must adjust to changing perspectives: Jitendra Singh
Singh was addressing the valedictory function of the IAS Professional Course Phase II (2019 batch) at the LBSNAA. On the occasion, Singh quoted the address of then Home Minister Vallabhbhai Patel on the occasion of the first Civil Services Day on April 21, 1947, wherein he had told young IAS officers, "Your predecessors were brought up in the tradition in which they kept themselves aloof from the common run of the people.
3 stations on Delhi Metro's Yellow Line shut on Saturday
DMRC officials said the decision to keep these three metro stations shut for this duration was taken "due to security reasons" but did not elaborate. "As advised by Delhi Police, in view of security reasons, three Metro stations of Yellow Line namely, Vishwavidyalaya, Civil Lines and Vidhan Sabha will remain closed for public from 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. tomorrow i.e, 26.06.2021 (Saturday)," DMRC wrote in its official Twitter site.
Delhi reports 115 new Covid cases, 4 deaths
With four more deaths reported in the last 24 hours, Delhi's total deaths due to Covid rose to 24,952. During the same time period, 198 people recovered from the disease, taking the national capital's total recoveries to 14,06,958. Delhi, presently, has 1,680 active cases, of which 503 are under home isolation.
Travelling in Delhi Metro's longest corridor to be reality soon
The DMRC informed that following the completion of civil works, the track laying process as well as overhead electrification has been initiated. "The track laying work is expected to be completed by the end of June. Preliminary trials are expected to start thereafter.
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