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Underlining that “the capital of the country cannot tolerate any recurrence” of the February 2020 riots, Supreme Court reprimanded Facebook, Observing that social media platforms have been instrumental in enabling free speech by giving voice to the voiceless and providing a means to evade state censorship, the court “cannot forget the fact that it simultaneously became a disruptive platform”. Messages, voices and ideologies”.
A day when India’s new Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnav clarified his stand on the ongoing confrontation between the government and Twitter over IT regulations, saying that whoever lives and works in India must follow its rules. Will have to do, Delhi High Court said, Central Government can initiate action against twitter In case of non-compliance as per the new IT rules, even if the micro-blogging site has submitted a timeline on the officers’ appointment process
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Between the last week of April and the end of May, when the base camp of Mount Everest is a . was turned into COVID-19 Hotspot, a senior medical officer and deputy commander of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, found a Himalayan task on his hands. One of only two qualified doctors in the base camp, Dr. Tarun Rana Will finish treatment of about 200 Kovid cases, A 10-litre medical is largely dependent on the oxygen cylinder.
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Britain’s Cairn Energy has received an order from a French court authorizing it Freezing 20 government properties in India Worth over 20 million euros in Paris. In May, Cairn initiated a process to confiscate Indian assets and brought a suit in the US against Air India to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award it won in a long-standing tax dispute against the Indian government last year. was to do.
Four days after Pakistan leveled serious allegations against India, the June 23 bombing near Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed’s house has been termed as “India-sponsored terrorism”. New Delhi breaks silence An official spokesman for the foreign ministry dismissed Islamabad’s allegations as “baseless propaganda”.
A few months before the assembly elections, the Congress has lost its tallest leader in Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh, The longest serving Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh passed away in Shimla after a prolonged illness. The six-time Chief Minister and nine-time member of the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh dominated the political scene of the state for nearly 50 years.
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While the national COVID-19 curve moves downward, Kerala is registering significant growth For almost a month now, 11,000-13,000 cases are being reported daily. This has led to an increase in active cases at the national level for the first time in two months. Part of the explanation for the higher numbers in Kerala lies in better reporting in the state. But this does not explain the continued high positivity rate in the state.
It will be no less than a test of fire Mansukh MandaviyaWho replaced former Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan coronavirus pandemic. The son of a farmer from Hanol village in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district, many see his rise as a move to build second-rate leaders from his home state along with PM Modi’s confidence in him.
From construction of Pediatric units in all 736 districts to installation of 1,050 Liquid Medical Oxygen Storage Tanks with Medical Gas Pipeline System – these are some of the key components Phase-II of the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Preparedness PackageRs 23,123 crore, approved by the new cabinet. The package is designed to enhance the state government’s response to the second wave and prepare in advance for a possible third wave.
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For the first time since the deadly coronavirus pandemic took the world by storm in more than a year, the global death toll rises Gambhir crosses 40 lakh mark. To put this number in perspective – it is more than four times the number of deaths in India in a typical year. With over six lakh deaths so far, the United States has the highest number of Covid-19 deaths, followed by Brazil (over five lakh) and India, which recently crossed four lakh.
Delhi Confidential: While the Congress leadership is weighing the pros and cons to resolve the crisis in its Punjab unit – where it has to find a way to suitably accommodate Navjot Singh Sidhu without opposing Chief Minister Amarinder Singh – there is talk in the party that Many veteran leaders have reached the party chief Sonia Gandhi In support of Amarinder
in today’s episode ‘3 things’In this article, we look at the biggest highlights of the cabinet reshuffle, how IIT-Guwahati made a PhD scholar pledge not to participate in any protests or agitations, and how Kerala first reported it zika Virus case.
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