Rumita Patel
NEW DELHI: “Have you recently been to a center in Anganwadi to see first-hand how it works?” Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked BJP officials and ministers during an interaction that lasted more than 5 hours. “What government scheme do you like the most? What do you like about him? Do you have any suggestions on…
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The 60-year-old Yamnaji Ghule is a worried man. The second-generation dabbawala isn’t sure what to make of his future coming out of a pandemic that dealt a blow to his decades-long vocation of delivering cooked lunches to Mumbai office goers. The world of lunchbox carriers has been very tough, constantly reinventing itself, English lessons, computer…
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AHMEDABAD: Anil Mehta, 48, a real estate broker had never shown high blood sugar levels at his biennial medical check-ups. He had no risk factors such as hypertension or obesity and had a healthy lifestyle. However, a severe Covid-19 illness that required hospitalization due to 80% lung involvement, saw him test positive for uncontrolled sugar…
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KOCHI: One day after 12 senior BJP members in LakshadweepIncluding the party’s secretary of state, Abdul Hameed, resigned in protest against the slap in a sedition case against filmmaker and activist Aisha Sultana, few other leaders of the saffron party on the island resigned on Saturday. Among those who resigned are senior leader Syed Mohammed…
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JAIPUR: The wiretapping charges have returned to haunt the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan. The Jaipur District Chaksu Headquarters MLA Congress, Ved Prakash Solanki, a vocal Sachin Pilot supporter, claimed on Saturday that some lawmakers had told him that their phones were tapped. Solanki, however, declined to name these MLAs. He also had no idea…
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NEW DELHI: The Center said Saturday that it has been transparent in handling Covid data and has been urging Union states and territories to maintain a robust reporting mechanism to monitor cases and deaths by district on a daily basis. Referring to an article published in the Economist that states that India has suffered an…
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NEW DELHI: West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra alleged on Saturday that his voice was “muzzled” during the GST Council meeting on Saturday and his opposition to taxing essential Covid items such as vaccines, masks , personal protective equipment and the antiviral drug Remdesivir, was not heard. However, State Finance Minister Anurag Singh Thakur responded…
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WASHINGTON: Fears in New Delhi that human rights and civil liberties issues will come to the fore in a Biden administration were vindicated this week when a senior US administration official expressed concern over recent actions by the US government. Modi that, according to him, do not conform to those of the country. democratic values….
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NEW DELHI: The military has finally started receiving initial deliveries of specialized ships for deployment to Pangong Tso, which comes amid the ongoing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh. The Army had signed two contracts for the specialized ships six or seven months ago. The first Rs 65 crore one was for 12 fast…
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NEW DELHI: The Home Office is likely to accept the informed request of West Bengal politician Mukul Roy, who left the BJP to return to the Trinamool Congress on Friday, to withdraw his central security coverage by the CRPF. Government sources indicated that security coverage was extended to Roy given the alleged threat he faced…
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