INDIA

Two killed by terrorists in Anantnag
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Sources said that the terrorists fired upon Shahnawaz Ahmad Bhat, 35, and Sanjeed Ahmad Parray, 20, at Jablipora Bijbehara in Anantnag. Both have succumbed to their injuries later. Police sources added that the area has been cordoned off and operation was launched to nab the terrorists.
On 7th anniversary of Modi govt, BJP to reach out to 1 lakh villages across the country
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As per the plan to mark the seventh anniversary of the Modi Government, the BJP will organise special Covid-relief activities in one lakh villages across the country. BJP Jammu and Kashmir co-in-charge Ashish Sood told IANS that several activities related to Covid-prevention and relief have been planned across the state including the Kashmir Valley
PM-CARES to support children orphaned owing to Covid
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting to discuss and deliberate on steps which can be taken to support children who have lost their parents due to Covid-19. The Prime Minister announced a number of benefits to children impacted by the current Covid pandemic. The Prime Minister emphasised that children represent the future of the country
Navneet Kalra case: Court says sentiments against accused can't be ground for denying bail
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Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg said: "the purpose of bail is neither preventive nor punitive but to secure the appearance of the accused person at his trial by reasonable amount of bail and the right to bail is not to be denied to the accused merely because sentiments of the community are against the accused."
Delhi issues first global tender for Covid vaccines
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"We have rolled out global tenders. All our efforts are on but other states that went for it so far did not receive encouraging results," Kejriwal said while inaugurating the drive-through vaccination centre in Chhatrasal Stadium at Model Town on Saturday. He added, "We have floated the tendering and are hopeful, it will be great if any company comes to us.
Mamata wants Centre to withdraw letter recalling Chief Secy`
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"What is his (Alapan Bandopadhyay) fault? Being the Chief Secretary, it is his duty to assist me. They might have a lot of grievances against me and they are insulting me in different ways. I have accepted that, but why is he (Bandopadhyay) being victimized? He is honest and is working round-the-clock.
Delhi logs 956 new Covid cases, positivity remains below 2%
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This is the first time since March 23, when 1,100 infections were recorded, that daily cases in Delhi have fallen below 1,000. The positivity rate, meanwhile, declined to 1.19 per cent against 1.59 per cent reported on Friday. Currently, there are as many as 13,035 active cases in the city. Delhi's total death toll rose to 24,073 on Saturday.
Over 60% feel India's foreign relations improved under Modi: Survey
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The ABP-C Voter survey found that 62.3 per cent of the respondents feel that the country's relations with different nations of the world have improved during the current tenure of the Modi-led government which is into its second term. The survey was carried out between May 23 and May 27 on 12,070 people across the country.
PMAY creates over 1.2 cr employment opportunities so far
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The report cited that these employment opportunities so far were created through forward and backward linkages across 21 sectors. Besides, the report said that these sectors include 250 auxiliary industries like steel, brick kilns, cement, paint, hardware and sanitary amongst others.
53.3% back Modi govt's decision to implement CAA: Survey
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The ABP-C Voter survey found that 53.3 per cent people believe that the Modi government has taken the right decision to implement CAA, while 21.8 per cent respondents said that no, it was a wrong decision. About 24.9 per cent of respondents didn't say anything about the Modi government's decision to implement CAA.
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