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THIS I-DAY, PAKISTAN PLANS TO PUSH TERROR THROUGH SKIES

02 Aug 2021

After facing a series of setbacks at the hands of India’s security forces on the ground, especially in the year 2021, Pakistan is now trying to spread terror through the skies. A conspiracy is being hatched in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir to carry out a major attack on the occasion of 15...

KERALA COVID SPIKE RAISES CENTRAL CONCERN, HIGH-LEVEL TEAM SENT

30 Jul 2021

Even as the Maharashtra government on Thursday decided to ease Covid-19 related restrictions in 25 districts of the 36 districts as the state is witnessing a decline in fresh infection cases, the Centre dispatched a high-level team to Kerala in view of the rising cases in the southern state. Maharashtra...

Govt to offer 27% quota for OBCs, 10% for EWS in medical courses

30 Jul 2021

The Central government on Thursday announced a 27 per cent quota for OBCs and 10 per cent reservation for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category in the All-India Quota (AIQ) scheme for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses from the current academic year, 2021-22. “This decision would benefit every...

SNOOPING SAGA DISRUPTS PARLIAMENT, KNOCKS CJI DOORS

30 Jul 2021

The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said that the Opposition wants to discuss the Pegasus snooping row in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The day also saw 519...

BLINKEN HAILS INDIA-US TIES, SENDS MESSAGE TO CHINA, TALIBAN AND PAKISTAN

29 Jul 2021

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held detailed and extensive discussions on a wide range of issues including China, Afghanistan conflict, Taliban, the Indo-Pacific. Pakistan also figured during the discussion when both the leaders delved into regional security issues, with terror financing and terrorist activities emanating from...

No problem if someone else leads: Mamata meets Sonia, seeks Opposition unity

29 Jul 2021

On the third day of her five-day visit to the national capital, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday at the latter’s residence 10, Janpath. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi was also present in the meeting. This was the first meeting of these leaders...

CENTRE STEPS IN AFTER KERALA LOGS 50% OF NEW ALL-INDIA COVID CASES

29 Jul 2021

The Centre has a new headache as far as the battle against Covid-19 is concerned. Kerala on Wednesday recorded 22,056 new confirmed cases of infection, along with 131 more Covid-related deaths, which is more than 50 per cent of the total fresh cases in the country. India reported 43,654 fresh...

IMF cuts India’s GDP growth forecast to 9.5% from 12.5% for FY22

28 Jul 2021

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for India to 9.5 per cent for the fiscal year to 31 March 2022 as the onset of a severe second Covid-19 wave cut into recovery momentum. This forecast is lower than the 12.5 per cent growth in...

Karnataka gets new CM with BSY’s blessings

28 Jul 2021

Basavaraj Bommai, 61, a leader of the dominant Lingayat community and a close associate of B.S. Yediyurappa, was announced the new Chief Minister of Karnataka on Tuesday, following Yediyurappa’s resignation after two years at the helm. Chief Minister-designate Bommai on Tuesday said he would strive to offer relief to people...

AMID ANTIBODY ALARM, INDIA LOGS LOWEST COVID CASE IN 132 DAYS

28 Jul 2021

Even as India reported fewer than 30,000 daily Covid-19 cases for the first time in 132 days, a new study published in The Lancet has rekindled apprehensions over the efficacy of Covid vaccines. According to the study, the total antibody levels start to wane six weeks after complete immunisation with Pfizer...

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