Rumita Patel
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat’s high court prevented the state government from issuing a notice on Wednesday implementing amendments to the controversial Disturbed Areas Law, in particular on reporting localities as disturbed in the community. The HC sought an explanation from the government and the attorney general after Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind claimed that the October 2020 amendment “is an…
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Countries like Brazil and Morocco may have to wait a few more days for Covid-19 vaccines “made in India” as India sharpens its vaccine diplomacy for geopolitical and strategic benefits. It is understood that the government has yet to approve landing rights for planes that are sent to pick up the vaccine shipment. As India…
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The National Examination Board (NBE) has responded to an article in TOI about two very low-ranking candidates receiving DNB seats in some of the most sought after institutions, stating that this is not a case of “back door entry. ”. According to NBE, after assigning these students to immunohematology and blood transfusion at Nayati Hospital…
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court told protesting farmers ‘unions on Wednesday that its committee, tasked with submitting a report to the court after colliding farmers’ views on controversial farm laws, would proceed with or without their participation and attempts of tarnishing the reputation of panel members by calling them biased. “If you don’t want to…
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NEW DELHI: With the insurance regulator planning a “traffic violation premium” to control errant drivers, a year-long pilot project will soon be launched in Delhi that will link vehicle insurance premiums to traffic violations committed in the last two years. For starters, vehicle owners in Delhi and adjacent areas in the NCR would be the…
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NEW DELHI: Several states and cities launched a awareness bomb on Wednesday to inject confidence in healthcare workers about Covid-19 vaccines and increase participation, which has been lower than expected in inoculation centers, and particularly low in some, since the first phase of the immunization campaign on January 16. Increasingly, vaccine recipients are recruited to…
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NEW DELHI: A court of five Supreme Court justices by a 4: 1 majority dismissed a petition seeking reexamination of its 2018 verdict in which the Aadhaar Act was declared valid and constitutional. The petitions for review were considered by a court of Justices AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan, S Abdul Nazeer and BR…
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NEW DELHI: India reported the lowest number of daily coronavirus infections in over seven months with 10,064 new cases, bringing the number of cases to 1.05.81,837, while recoveries rose to 1.02.28,753, according to updated data from the Union Ministry of Health. on Tuesday. The death toll in the country rose to 1,52,556 when 137 deaths…
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NEW DELHI: On January 16, India launched the world’s largest vaccination campaign against Covid-19, targeting frontline and healthcare workers in the first phase. According to the Ministry of Health, during the first two days of the campaign, a total of 447 adverse events have been reported after vaccination throughout the country. Side effects, adverse events,…
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NEW DELHI: The Shree Somnath Trust unanimously elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its next president on Monday, as the post was vacant after incumbent Keshubhai Patel recently passed away. Modi attended the trust meeting held via video conference in which the trustees paid tribute to Patel. After the trustees chose Modi, he expressed hope…
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