"India salutes our doctors -- exceptional care givers who are at the forefront of a spirited fight against Covid-19," he wrote on Twitter to mark Doctors' Day. They are saving lives by putting themselves in danger, he said. Dr BC Roy's birth anniversary is celebrated as Doctors' Day.
18,653 Covid-19 cases have been reported in India in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally of coronavirus cases to 5,85,493, informed the Union health and family welfare ministry on Wednesday. As per the ministry, there are presently 2,20,114 active cases in the country. The number of patients cured/discharged and migrated stands at 3,47,979.
India celebrates July 1 as 'National Doctor's Day' commemorating the iconic and internationally renowned medical practitioner, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy who served as a physician, a freedom fighter, an educationist and a politician.
The terrorists opened firing on a naka party of security forces in Sopore, resulting in injuries to three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans and a civilian, the officials said. They said the injured were shifted to hospital while the area was cordoned off to track down the assailants.
On the occasion of Doctor's Day on Wednesday, Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday saluted doctors for their 'uttermost commitment to keep the nation safe and healthy.' He applauded the doctors for their efforts and service amidst the ongoing pandemic.
At a time when the threat of cyberattacks is growing, including those from China, the Union government has approved Rs 196 crore for a national technical centre at IIT Kanpur to counter such threats. Besides, in a first for the country, the institute will also roll out an MTech degree in cyber security from the next year.
More people received medical care before death in 2018 as compared to five years ago, the Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2018 said. The report showed in 2018, in nearly 48% deaths, the deceased had received medical attention either at a govt hospital or a private facility. In 2018, in nearly 48% deaths, the deceased had received medical attention either at a government hospital or a private hospital.
India experienced its wettest month of June in 12 years with 18% above-normal rainfall on the back of timely monsoon onset and its swift advance across the country. Central India, as well as east and northeast, have received the heaviest showers. India received 196.2mm of rain during the month, highest since 2008, when 202mm was recorded during the month, as per IMD.
Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli has come under immense pressure to resign from within the ruling Nepal Communist Party, including from former PM Prachanda. According to Nepal media reports, Prachanda, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhalanath Khanal and Bamdev Gautam demanded that Oli quit at a meeting on Tuesday. Oli has gone on record to say that India has been behind the effort to unseat him.
"Congress leaders and activists are committed to raising their voice on public issues. The BJP government can stop other parties from raising their voice, not our party, by making UP police a tool of oppression...Look at how the UP Police picked up the chairman of our minority cell in the dark of night," she tweeted (translated from Hindi).
Amid the growing demand to boycott Chinese products in the wake of India-China stand-off, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious programme -- Make in India, saying imports from China after 2014 have actually increased.
Indian-American Medha Raj has been named by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as his digital chief of staff, a key role in his election campaigns which are entirely going virtual due to the Covid-19 pandemic in the US. In this capacity, Raj will work across all facets of the digital department to streamline and coordinate how to maximise the impact of its digital outputs, the Biden campaign said.
"A tweet is circulating in the name of Union Home Minister mentioning fixed-line broadband and internet in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to be snapped. This tweet is fake. No such tweet has been done from Union Home Minister's twitter handle," tweeted the spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs.
Security tightened outside two Taj hotels in Mumbai on Tuesday after a call was received on an intervening night threatening to blow up the hotels with bombs. The call was traced to Karachi, Pakistan said Mumbai police, with the caller identifying as a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), tremors were felt at 8:56 am today. Earlier on Saturday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale hit 332 km northeast of Hanle in the Union Territory.
The third round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China to discuss and diffuse the tension over the ongoing dispute along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh is scheduled to be held at 10:30 am today in Chushul, Leh, informed government sources said on Monday.
Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Waghama area of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Tuesday.
Expressing solidarity with the people of India on the Ladakh face-off with China, a top US senator has said India had made it clear that it would not be bullied by Beijing. Republican Senator Marco Rubio spoke with India's ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, to "express our solidarity with the people of #India as they firmly confront unwarranted and lawless armed aggression by the Communist Party of China".
Google Doodle on Tuesday celebrated the widely popular US-based LGBTQ+ activist, performer, and self-identified drag queen Marsha P. Johnson, bidding farewell to the Pride month. On June 30 2019, Marsha was posthumously honoured as a grand marshal of the New York City Pride March. Johnson is credited as one of the key leaders of the 1969 Stonewall uprising.
KK Venugopal has been re-appointed as Attorney General of India for a period of one year. "KK Venugopal, Senior Advocate as Attorney General for India for a period of one year with effect from July 1," read the notification. It further read that Tushar Mehta has been re-appointed as the Solicitor General for a period of 3 years or until further orders.
The systems of India’s highway authority were hit by a severe ransom ware attack on Sunday resulting in all servers, email and IP phone system, which use internet protocol, going dead for nearly 24 hours. Sources said the virus attack could have compromised the NHAI’s data and information and a detailed diagnosis is being conducted to find out what happened, the source of attack and the consequences.
In the backdrop of Covid-19, the HRD ministry projected a requirement of Rs 2,306.4 crore for the development of online courses/ programmes over five years. The ministry also presented a requirement of Rs 55,840 crore for providing ICT facilities to 3.10 lakh government schools. The government also proposed providing digital devices to 40% of the students in higher education.
To ensure safe functioning of blood transfusion services, the National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) under the health ministry has issued the 2nd set of guidelines in the light of the pandemic. As per guidelines, blood can be collected from a person who tested positive and recovered after 28 days of discharge from a treating facility or 28 days after home isolation ends.
Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu governments on Monday extended the lockdown till July 31 to stop the surge of Covid-19 cases — with stricter norms in the Mumbai and Chennai regions. The Karnataka government has also indicated that it will bring back from July 7 harsher measures such as banning the entry and exit of people from high-risk districts
Though the Central government has announced relaxations in coronavirus-induced lockdown, there aren't many willing to venture out. As many as 67% of the people surveyed said they are unlikely to travel by metro/local trains if the services are resumed in the next 30 days. 93% of the respondents said that they will not plan any holiday hotel stay with family in the next three months.
An editorial in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' claimed that nearly 1.50 lakh migrant labourers, who went to their native places during the lockdown, have returned to Maharashtra as they "do not have any work" back home. "If you create smart cities like Mumbai and Pune in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the population density of Mumbai and Pune will come down naturally," he said.
Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir has become "militancy free" as the last of the surviving militants in the area was killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district on Monday, police said.
"The Central government has left people on their own during coronavirus pandemic and China situation. The Centre is looting people by increasing fuel prices for consecutive 21 days. Let us raise our voices to compel the government to withdraw increased prices. Post videos of people perturbed with fuel prices hike on your social media handles," says the voiceover in the video.
In today's meeting, the two senior leaders are likely to discuss the current political situation in Madhya Pradesh and the possible expansion of the state cabinet. Besides this, the Chief Minister is expected to brief the Prime Minister about the current COVID-19 situation in Madhya Pradesh.
A single-day spike of 19,459 Covid-19 cases took India's tally to 5,48,318 on Monday, while the death toll climbed to 16,475 with 380 new fatalities, according to the Union health ministry data. This is the sixth consecutive day that coronavirus infections have increased by more than 15,000. The country has seen a surge of 3,57,783 infections from June 1 till date.
The chief minister said that the government should tell the nation about the situation on LAC. It is the right of the countrymen. "Isn't it a moral responsibility of the Prime Minister to take the people of the country in confidence and clarify the status on the LAC," Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot said.
The security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Khul Chohar in the south Kashmir district following information about the presence of terrorists in the area, a police official said. Three terrorists have been killed in the encounter so far, he said.
Two village defense guards, Nazir Ahmed and Kuldeep Kumar, were found dead in a forest in Kishtwar district, Jammu, after being abducted and...
