Month: August 2021

BULLETIN ON COVID-19

Posted On: 03 AUG 2021 7, Delhi Over 48 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive3,08,96,354 total recoveries across the country so farRecovery Rate currently at 97.38%38,887 patients recovered during last 24 hoursIndia reports 30,549 new cases in last 24 hoursIndia’s Active caseload currently 4,04,958Active […]

Wrestler murder case: Probe reveals victims beaten for 40 minutes by Sushil Kumar, others

New Delhi, Aug 3:  Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar and his associates beat up former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar and others with sticks, hockey and baseball bat for 30-40 minutes after bolting the gate of Chhatrasal Stadium from inside, according to the Delhi Police charge sheet […]

PM Modi lashes out at opposition members for their conduct in Parliament

New Delhi, Aug 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed opposition members for tearing papers in Parliament and making “derogatory” remarks on the way bills have been passed as he accused them of insulting the legislature and the Constitution with their conduct. Briefing reporters on Modi’s speech at […]

HC strikes down ban on online gaming of rummy, poker

Chennai, Aug 3 (PTI): The Madras High Court on Tuesday struck down a recent amendment made to the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act, passed in 1930, which imposed a ban on online gaming of rummy and poker with stakes. The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice […]

Par panel to visit Ladakh and J-K from Aug 17

New Delhi, Aug 3: A parliamentary panel chaired by Congress leader Anand Sharma will be on a five-day visit to the Union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir starting August 17 to examine the administration and development of the region and review the working conditions of central police […]

Oppn leaders meet over breakfast to chalk out joint strategy, Rahul Gandhi calls for unity

New Delhi, Aug 3: Leaders of several opposition parties attended a breakfast meeting hosted by former Congress President Rahul Gandhi at the Constitution Club here on Tuesday where stress was laid on opposition unity. Several opposition MPs led by Gandhi later cycled to Parliament to highlight the issue of […]

Turkey battles wildfires for 6th day; 10,000 are evacuated

BOZALAN, Turkey — Selcuk Sanli set his two cows lose, put his family’s most treasured belongings in a car and fled his home as a wildfire approached his village near Turkey’s beach resort of Bodrum, one of thousands fleeing flames that have coated the skies with a thick […]

Poland grants visa to Belarus Olympian who fears for safety

TOKYO — Poland granted a visa Monday to a Belarusian Olympic sprinter who said she feared for her safety after her team’s officials allegedly tried to force her to fly home, where the autocratic government was accused of diverting a flight to arrest a dissident journalist. An activist […]

Citing Taliban violence, US expands Afghan refugee program

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday expanded its efforts to evacuate at-risk Afghan citizens from Afghanistan as Taliban violence increases ahead there of the U.S. military pullout at the end of the month. The State Department said it is widening the scope of Afghans eligible for refugee status in […]

Nigeria hit by deadly cholera surge focused on north

KANO, Nigeria, Aug 2 – Nigeria has been hit by a surge in cholera cases in recent weeks, focused on the country’s north and adding to a public health crisis accompanied by a rise in COVID-19 cases. “In the last two weeks we had new and resurgence cases,” […]

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