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Massive fire breaks out in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar Market
A massive fire broke out in a showroom in Lajpat Nagar market in Delhi on Saturday, a fire official said. More than 15 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to douse the blaze. "Fire is in a showroom. Thirty fire brigades have been rushed to the spot. Details are awaited," said a fire official.
Sachin Pilot in Delhi till weekend, tight-lipped on political move
Amid political slugfest, Congress leader Sachin Pilot reached here on Friday and plans to stay till Sunday. Sources said while there are no plans to meet Rahul Gandhi, a meeting is expected with Rajasthan In-charge Ajay Maken and General Secretary, Organisation KC Venugopal.
Covid 19 Update: India logs 84k fresh Covid cases, 4,002 deaths in 24 hrs
This is the fifth consecutive day when India has reported less than one lakh Covid cases and also the lowest in 73 days. On June 8, India recorded 86,498 cases, lowest since April 2 when the country logged 89,129 new cases. India's overall tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,93,59,155 with 10,80,690 active cases and 3,67,081 deaths so far.
Winds of change blowing strongly in Union Cabinet
On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Home Minister Amit Shah and party President J.P. Nadda to discuss the long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle. The meeting assumed even more significance after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's meetings with the same personages in the national capital.
India remembers Shaheed Ram Prasad Bismil on his birth anniversary
Pandit Bismil immortalised Bismil Azimabadi's poem Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna by adopting it as a war cry during the freedom movement. As part of the Mahotsav celebrations, the Ministry of Culture will hold a special ceremony at Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh where Bismil was born on June 11, 1897 to Murlidhar and Moolmati.
Modi Cabinet could see expansion, Sushil Modi, Scindia likely contenders
With no change in the ministries since the Modi government began its second term in 2019, and a string of key Assembly elections, including in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Goa, slated for next year, a reshuffle may be on the cards this month or in July and could see more berths for representatives from the poll-bound states.
Delhi reports 238 new Covid cases, 24 deaths
The daily positivity rate was at 0.31 per cent, according to the health bulletin. Delhi has a total of 3,922 active cases, out of which 1,238 are in home isolation. A total of 504 people recovered in the same period, taking the total so far to 14,01,977. With the new cases and fatalities, the cumulative tally has gone up to 14,30,671, while the toll has risen to 24,772.
Chorus for reform within Congress grows again after Jitin's exit
Kapil Sibal, one of the vocal members of the G-23 who last year wrote a letter for sweeping reforms in the party, and had criticised Prasada -- a fellow signatory for moving to the BJP as "prasada politics", reiterated that the issue which had been highlighted in the letter remains and the party should look into it, if it does not want to face the consequences.
27% succeeded in getting vax appointment on CoWIN in last 7 days: Survey
The survey sought to understand the magnitude of issues with the CoWIN portal that still persist. When people were asked about their experiences with the CoWIN site, 21 per cent said "was able to register and get an appointment easily", while 6 per cent said "was able to register after many attempts and get an appointment".
Ripples in Maharashtra as poll strategist PK meets Sharad Pawar
After the luncheon, both Pawar and Prashant Kishor, oft referred to as 'PK' in political circles, kept mum on their meeting, further fuelling speculation. However, senior NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar brushed aside all gossip, noting that Kishor has already made it clear he will not be designing poll strategies for political parties in future.
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