India assumes UNSC presidency; focus on maritime security, peacekeeping, counterterrorism

The Ayush Ministry has collaborated with UK's London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to conduct a study on Ashwagandha for promoting recovery from Covid-19. The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Ayush, and LSHTM recently signed a memorandum of understanding to conduct clinical trials of Ashwagandha on 2,000 people in three UK cities -- Leicester, Birmingham and London (Southall and Wembley), the ministry said in a statement.

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India, UK to conduct clinical trials of Ashwagandha for promoting recovery from Covid-19

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India reports 41,831 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, says health ministry

India saw a single-day rise of 41,831 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 3,16,55,824, while the cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 47 crore, according to Union health ministry data updated on Sunday.

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‘Sorry Ma’: Boy spends Rs 40,000 on online game, kills self

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Holding minor’s hand not sexual harassment: Pocso court

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Danish’s body was mutilated in Taliban custody: Officials

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After losing cabinet berth, Babul says ‘Alvida politics’

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Change public’s poor perception of police: PM to IPS probationers

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Jharkhand CM recommends CBI probe into judge’s death

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J&K eyes Unesco tag with Mughal Gardens facelift

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‘Not even 5% of India’s grasslands protected’

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17 Maharashtra villages voluntarily opt for lockdown

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Cases top 40k for 5th day in a row, Kerala still driving surge

Kerala reported more than 20,000 fresh Covid-19 cases for the fifth day running while the rising trend in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka continued, as India logged more than 42,000 new cases of the virus on Saturday. For the fifth straight day, India’s daily count stayed over the 40,000-mark as 42,052 were recorded on Saturday. Kerala accounted for 20,624 new cases, while Maharashtra logged 6,959.

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Amid LAC row, Leh boosts oxygen infrastructure in forward areas

Amid continued stand-off with China, the Leh administration is augmenting oxygen supply in the forward areas by adding new plants, a move that will boost the fight against Covid-19 in ‘zero-mile’ villages and far-flung settlements along northern and eastern Ladakh.

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Districts hit by 2nd Covid wave may not see intense 3rd wave: ICMR

Districts that were severely impacted by the second Covid wave may not see an equally intense third wave, an analysis by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said. Experts from the top science body said states should conduct district-level heterogeneity assessments — that include variations in spread and population — to plan public health measures based on local data.

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Parliament worked for 18 hours out of 107 in 2 weeks

As the deadlock over the Pegasus controversy continues in Parliament, the two Houses are heading towards a less productive zone in terms of business with more than 85% of working hours being wasted in the first two weeks of the session. Of the possible 107 hours in the past two weeks, Parliament has functioned merely for 18 hours, wasting 89 hours because of ongoing disruptions due to the deadlock over the opposition demand for a discussion and inquiry into the Pegasus affair.

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Kharif sowing hits ‘normal’ level as rainfall deficit dips

As the cumulative monsoon rainfall over the country touches almost ‘normal’ level with the deficit reduced to less than 1% on Saturday, the overall acreage of Kharif (summer-sown) crops in India crossed the ‘normal’ sown area threshold by over 8 lakh hectares.

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Court backs CBI’s clean chit to Sengar in Unnao girl’s car crash

A Delhi court on Saturday said it had “no hesitation in holding the findings” of the CBI’s final report, which said there was no case against jailed former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar to proceed against him for the offence of murder in an accident case, as correct. Currently, Sengar is serving a life sentence for raping a minor girl in Unnao in 2017.

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HC pulls up NIA judge for not hearing bail plea for 6 months, sets date

A delay of six months in hearing the bail plea of a 60-year-old man jailed under the stringent UAPA law has prompted the Delhi high court to fix a date for the special judge to hear it. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup J Bhambhani took a dim view of the failure of the special NIA judge, Patiala House, to take up the bail plea filed in February this year, despite a direction by HC earlier to decide it expeditiously.

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Covid-19: Centre wants stricter containment in 10 states with high positivity

Concerns over dependence on home isolation and failure to impose micro-containment zones have prompted the Centre to advise that 46 districts in 10 states reporting above 10% positivity rate need to impose strict restrictions on movement of people and gathering of crowds.

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Pulwama attack key conspirator, aide killed in J&K encounter

Two Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists, including Lamboo, a Pakistani commander of the outfit and a key conspirator in the 2019 fidayeen attack in Pulwama’s Lethpora that left 40 CRPF troopers dead, were killed in an anti-terror operation in Pulwama’s Dachigam area on Saturday.

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NIA conducts raids across J&K in two terror cases

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PM Modi to launch digital payment solution e-RUPI

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Supreme Court to hear next week journos’ pleas on Pegasus row probe

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Opposition stalls Parliament; Pegasus ‘non-issue’, says minister

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Congress: Struggling to regain control

Congress: Struggling to regain control

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Covid-19: Over 2 lakh pregnant women take first dose in a month

In a major boost for the vaccination programme, over 2.3 lakh pregnant women have received first dose of anti-Covid jabs in less than a month since vaccination against the infection was allowed for them, the government said.

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Covid-19: Tamil Nadu cluster infections up, a cause for worry

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India’s 7-day average of Covid cases crosses 40,000 again

Kerala reported a slight drop in fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday but numbers rose for the second straight day in Tamil Nadu even as India’s daily case count dipped marginally but remained above 41,000 for the fourth day running. India reported 41,454 fresh cases of the virus on Friday, down from 44,681 on the previous day, breaking a three-day streak of rising infections in the country.

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Mizoram CM says no harm to anyone, but armed cops stay put

Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga has assured that there will be “no restrictions” and “no harm” to non-Mizos entering the state. However, the CM’s assurance on Friday coupled with his reiteration from his Twitter handle that “NorthEast India Will Always Be One” came even as his government refused to withdraw its armed policemen deployed at Vairengte town on the outskirts of Cachar (Assam) border.

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NSO has blocked Pegasus use by some governments: Reports

Israeli surveillance software company NSO Group has temporarily blocked several government clients around the world from using its Pegasus spyware as the company investigates its possible misuse, Washington-based non-profit media outlet NPR reported.

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Mizoram front still tense, Assam holds border talks with Nagaland

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Now, communists turn to Ram to counter Parivar

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China seizes maps showing Arunachal as part of India

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In U-turn, Goa health minister says no deaths due to oxygen shortage in state

In a major U-turn on the floor of the assembly, Goa health minister Vishwajit Rane, who was the first to announce that many Covid-19 patients were dying in the state due to oxygen interruption at the state’s premier hospital Goa Medical College (GMC) during the second wave, on Friday denied any oxygen shortage-related deaths.

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Only 31% of Delhi’s informal workers got rations, 54% still have no ration cards: CPM survey

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Days after hexacopter shot down by cops, UAVs spotted in Akhnoor and Samba

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Mizoram Boundary committee asks people for support in fight for 'forefather's land'

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Chhattisgarh Assembly disallows tabling of BJP MLA's anti-conversion Bill

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Now, CPI willing to support Mamata's Trinamool Congress to fight BJP

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Need to reinforce messages on Covid-appropriate behaviour, vaccine uptake: Centre

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Nearly 5 deaths daily in judicial custody in the last three years: MHA

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Govt responsible for disruption of Parliament proceedings, must discuss Pegasus issue: Congress

The Congress on Friday held the government responsible for disruption of proceedings in Parliament, saying this was happening as it is avoiding a discussion on the Pegasus snooping issue.

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Covid-19: Jharkhand allows schools to conduct 1X-XII classes; extends lockdown-like curbs

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9 killed as heavy rains last parts of north, east India, red alert issued for Rajasthan

Nine people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal where torrential rainfall for the last two days threw life out of gear, while heavy showers drenched many parts of north India.

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98 railway staff who succumbed to Covid had been vaccinated: Government

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Alleged killing of lawyer & judge attack on justice dispensation system, says HC

On Thursday, a division bench of Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad heard the matter of Anand’s death.

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BJP evasive on Pegasus, to blame for logjam: Congress

Congress on Thursday blamed BJP for the logjam in Parliament and said the government was “avoiding” discussion on the use of Pegasus spyware since it has “much to hide”.

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Celebs among 250 hit in sextortion racket

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Mamata asks Gadkari for more infra projects

Banerjee told reporters after the meeting, “I requested Gadkari-Ji that it will be good if we get a manufacturing unit in our state to make electric vehicles.”

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Senior ministers reach out to opposition, but no breakthrough in sight

He said the government had already agreed to hold a debate on all issues and wondered why the opposition parties were running away. “Government representatives have reached out to the opposition on several occasions as it wants Parliament to function smoothly,” the BJP leader said.

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BJP-led northeast alliance stays off border row

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Act against Moitra for her ‘unethical behaviour’: BJP MP

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday alleged in Lok Sabha that TMC member Mohua Moitra had used derogatory remarks against him during a parliamentary committee meeting on Wednesday. The MP from Godda raised the issue during Zero Hour, saying that the term used by the TMC MP was an insult inflicted on the entire Hindi-speaking people from UP, Bihar and Jharkhand.

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Covid surge prompts Centre to send team to Kerala

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Army chief Naravane and sr US commander Clarke talk to boost ties

The two generals also discussed “issues of mutual interests”, which is likely to have included the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan in wake of the rapid advances being made by the Taliban to grab territory there, said an official.

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Gods don't ask us to encroach upon roads & build temples: HC

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Eye on 2023 polls, Karnataka CM may have 5 deputies

With the 2023 assembly elections in focus, the new Karnataka chief minister, Basavaraj Bommai, is likely to opt for five deputy chief ministers and induct six to eight young new faces in his cabinet which can have a maximum of 34 members.

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PM Modi focuses on tech education in mother tongue in NEP speech

This emphasis on mother tongue as the medium of instruction will instil confidence in the students from poor, rural and tribal backgrounds.

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Mizoram bunkers, Assam build-up raise tensions on disputed border

Bunkers built by suspected Mizo trespassers just across the inter-state boundary in Barak Valley’s Karimganj district and an allegedly massive mobilisation of state forces by Assam to counter the move kept the border pot boiling for the fourth successive day since the violence in Cachar last Monday.

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Tamil Nadu withdraws 90 defamation cases targeting media outlets

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New normal? Parliament does business amid din

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Over 9 lakh kids, most from UP, acutely malnourished

Over 9.3 lakh severely acute malnourished children between six months and six years have been identified in the country till November. Out of this number, Uttar Pradesh accounted for over 4 lakh such children. This data was shared by the women and child development ministry in response to a question in Rajya Sabha.

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391 plaints of sex harassment from ministries, RS told

The ministry of women and child development informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday that out of these 391 complaints, about 150 were received since January 1, 2020.

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34 Metro, Rapid rail projects under implementation across country

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No manual scavenging deaths in last five years, govt tells House

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CDSCO expert panel recommends nod to study on mixing doses of Covaxin, Covishield

An expert panel of India's central drug authority on Thursday recommended granting permission to the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore for conducting a clinical trial of mixing of two Covid-19 vaccines -- Covaxin and Covishield -- official sources said.

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