Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:15:53
Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi is likely to be released from jail on Thursday as a special NIA court cleared him and his three associates of all charges under UAPA for their alleged role in the violent anti-CAA stir in Assam in December 2019.
Gogoi and his associates were accused in two cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:11:05
Nine European nations are accepting Covishield vaccines for travel to their countries, sources said on Thursday.
Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland and Spain are among the countries allowing travel by people who have taken Covishield vaccines, the sources said.
They said Switzerland is also accepting Covishield as a Schengen state.
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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:02:23
President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday noted that doctors have gone beyond their call of duty in Covid times, and said the nation is deeply indebted to these selfless angels.
He called for celebrating the National Doctor's Day as a tribute to the dedication of doctors.
Let's celebrate #NationalDoctorsDay as a tribute to dedication of doctors to treat the ill to the best of their ability. In C
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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:59:13
India saw a single day rise of 48,786 coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,04,11,634, while the national recovery rate improved to 96.97 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.
The COVID-19 death toll rose to 3,99,459 with 1,005 fresh fatalities.
According to the data published at 7 am, cumulatively 33.57 crore vaccine doses
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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:56:03
The World Health Organisation has said the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now present in nearly 100 countries as per conservative estimates, and warned that in the coming months the highly transmissible strain will become the dominant variant of the coronavirus globally.
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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:52:02
In a relief to savers, the government on Wednesday kept interest rates on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, unchanged for the second quarter of 2021-22 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) will continue to carry an annual interest rate of 7.1 per cent and 6.8 per cent, respectively, in the second quarter as well.
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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:47:23
Judiciary cannot be controlled, directly or indirectly, by the legislature or the executive, or else the 'rule of law' would become illusory, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana asserted on Wednesday and at the same time cautioned judges against being swayed by social media.
"The new media tools that have an enormous amplifying ability are incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong, good
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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:43:17
Five chief ministers and 20 deputy chief ministers during its five years tenure is the new social engineering formula for the coalition proposed by Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar.
Talking to ANI, Rajbhar gives insight into his formula and said the five Chief Ministers will be from five different communities in an effort to give equal representation to all partner
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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:37:49
NEW DELHI: As the European Union relaxes travel restrictions under its 'Green Pass' scheme, India has asked the members of the 27-nation grouping to individually consider allowing Indians who have taken Covishield and Covaxin vaccines and want to travel to Europe, sources said.
India has also conveyed to the EU member states that it will adopt a policy of reciprocity and exempt European nationa
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