Covid News Updates: Delhi records 917 COVID-19 cases, three deaths; positivity
The fresh cases came out of 4,775 tests, the health department said in its latest bulletin.
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Wrap Up: All you need to know
- Congress names senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad as J&K campaign committee chief, he declines offer
- Delhi records 917 COVID-19 cases, three deaths; positivity rate at 19.20 per cent
- 90 per cent of Covid patients at Delhi hospitals doubly vaccinated, only 10 per cent took precaution dose: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia
- CBI has questioned Congress leader KC Venugopal in Kerala’s solar scam related case: Officials
- White House says First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has “mild” symptoms, weeks after president’s recovery
- Bihar CM Nitish Kumar keeps home, general administration, cabinet secretariat in ‘Mahagathbandhan’ govt
- Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi gets health, road construction, urban development, housing & rural development
- Bengal all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed replaces injured Washington Sundar for India’s ODI tour of Zimbabwe
- Plan to reduce burden on students of appearing in multiple entrance exams: UGC Chief on plan to merge CUET with JEE, NEET
34-year-old woman is Iran”s first monkeypox case
Iranian authorities announced Tuesday the first case of monkeypox in the country, the official IRNA news agency reported. The report said health authorities quarantined a 34-year-old woman living in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.
Maharashtra | Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) price in Pune city decreased by Rs 4
Now it will cost Rs 87 per kg: Ali Daruwala, Spokesperson, All India Petrol Dealers Association
Ghulam Nabi Azad refuses to assume the post of Campaign Committee President of J&K due to health reasons
He has conveyed this to the Congress leadership & has also thanked the leadership for giving him the responsibility: Congress Sources
NHRC notice to Rajasthan govt, DGP over Dalit boy’s death
The National Human Rights Commission has sent notices to the Rajasthan government and the state’s police chief over the death of a Dalit boy after he was beaten up by his teacher for allegedly touching a drinking water pot. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that a class 3 student, belonging to the Scheduled Caste, studying in Sarasvati Vidyalaya in Surana area of district Jalore, Rajasthan was beaten up by the headmaster of the school on July 20 due to which he sustained grievous injuries and died in a hospital in Ahmedabad during the course of the medical treatment, it said in a statement.
Warning for heavy rain in isolated pockets of Rajasthan
Rains lashed Rajasthan on Tuesday with the weather department forecast showing isolated places in the state may receive heavy to very heavy showers on August 17. On Tuesday, Jaipur recorded rain almost throughout the day. Meanwhile, light to moderate rainfall occurred in most parts of the state.
Who is the real CM in this unconstitutional & illegal govt? It’s unfortunate that Mumbai, the financial powerhouse of India doesn’t have a voice in cabinet. There are no women in cabinet despite ruling party having a good no. of women MLAs
– Ex Maharashtra Min Aaditya Thackeray
Gujarat records 425 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death; active tally at 3,480
Gujarat on Tuesday reported 425 fresh COVID-19 cases, raising its overall tally to 12,66,168, while one more patient succumbed to the infection in the state, said the health department said.
Delhi records 917 COVID-19 cases, three deaths; positivity rate at 19.20 per cent: Authorities
PM Modi spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron & conveyed India’s solidarity with France in dealing with devastating wildfires
- “We discussed ongoing bilateral cooperation under India-France Strategic Partnership & other issues of global and regional significance,” PM tweets
- “President Emmanuel Macron and I also agreed to cooperate closely in responding to global challenges of food and energy security,” tweeted PM Modi
Maharashtra govt announces free travel by state buses for people above 75
People above 75 years of age can now travel free by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) buses, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced on Tuesday. The decision was taken at the state cabinet meeting. “As we are celebrating the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Maharashtra government has taken this decision,” Shinde said.
UP decides to do away with British-era jail manual
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday decided to do away with the British-era jail manual with obsolete provisions like transfer of prisoners to the Andamans and separate lock-ups for European inmates. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Prisons and Home Guards…
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