India’s Mira Bai Chanu won the country’s first silver medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games by lifting a total of 202 kg in the 49 kg weightlifting category. The gold medal was won by China’s Zhihui How and Indonesia’s Kantika Aysah won the bronze. Modi congratulated him on winning the silver medal in Tokyo 2020. In a tweet, the Prime Minister wished Mirabai Chanu for her best performance in the future. Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has also congratulated Meera Bai Chanu on her success. On the other hand, in tennis, India’s Sumit Nagpal has reached the next round of men’s singles. He…
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Torrential rains continue in Maharashtra. People living in the banks of rivers are facing a lot of trouble. Ratnagiri has received one thousand 781 decimal seven mm rainfall so far this month, which is a record for the last 40 years. Panch Ganga river has reached the danger mark in Kolhapur. In view of the gravity of the situation, 12 teams of National Disaster Response Force have been deployed to assist in the relief and rescue operations. These teams are helping the local officials and relief teams of the state. Indian Navy has also engaged in relief work in the most affected Khed…
So far, more than 42 crore 34 lakh Kovid vaccines have been administered in the country under the nationwide vaccination campaign. The Health Ministry said that 54 lakh 76 thousand Kovid vaccines have been administered during the last 24 hours. During the last 24 hours, 35 thousand 342 new patients of Kovid have been confirmed. The Health Ministry said that the active cases in the country have come down to around four lakh five thousand. Only one decimal three percent of the total Covid cases are active. The weekly infection rate is below five percent and now it is two decimal one percent…
A fortnight before the completion of two years of the announcement of Union Territory status to Ladakh, the Center has made two important announcements for the region. The Union Cabinet has approved setting up of a Central University in Ladakh and an Integrated Multipurpose Infrastructural Development Corporation for Ladakh.
All educational institutions above class X have opened in Bihar from today. At present, the attendance of fifty percent students has been allowed. Coaching institutes will remain closed. In higher education institutions including technical and vocational colleges, offline education has been started with 50% students. Young children will have to come to school on one day with 50% attendance. During the second wave of the Kovid epidemic, classes for offline studies were postponed from 15 April. All postgraduate departments and colleges have been directed to organize offline practical classes by calling students in small groups. The classrooms will have to be sanitized, thermal scanners and…
Cine star Rajinikanth has dissolved his party Rajini Makkal Mandram in Tamil Nadu today. He called a meeting of party members and discussed. He said that he cannot enter politics due to health reasons and wants to dissolve the party. His decision was accepted by the party functionaries. He later said that his supporters can continue the welfare activities. Last week he had gone to the US for a medical examination and came back two weeks later.
Anti-Terrorist Squad – ATS arrested two Al Qaeda terrorists in Lucknow today. Talking to the media, the state’s Additional Director General, Law and Order, Prashant Kumar told that Uttar Pradesh ATS has exposed a big terrorist network. The arrested terrorists have been identified as Minhaj Ahmed and Masiruddin, he said. He is associated with the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind faction of Al-Qaeda. A large number of weapons and explosives have also been recovered from them. Mr Kumar said that clues of terrorist activities were found from Peshawar in Quetta on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Minhaj and Masiruddin were playing a big role in these activities. His associates in…
Italy has won the title of Euro Cup Football-2020. Italy won the match after beating England 3-2 in a penalty shootout in the final last night. Earlier, both the teams were tied at the end of 90 minutes of play, after which the decision was made through a penalty shoot-out. Italy’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnaruma emerged as the hero of the penalty shoot-out. Earlier in 1976, the Euro Cup final match between Czechoslovakia and West Germany was decided by a penalty shootout. In which Czechoslovakia won the title. A large number of people celebrated the glorious life of Italy.
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar held a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow today. Later in a joint press conference, Dr. Jaishankar said that India-Russia relations have stood the test of time and are based on mutual trust which will continue to remain so. He expressed his gratitude for the help extended by Russia to India during the second wave of the Kovid epidemic. The Foreign Minister said that four consignments of help from Russia were immediately airlifted to India. Dr. Jaishankar said that India is partnering with Russia for the production and use of Sputnik vaccines. He said…
After 13 new cases of Zika virus were reported in Kerala, the state government has prepared a new action plan to control it. After the confirmation of new cases in the capital Thiruvananthapuram, all the districts of the state have been alerted. State Health Minister Veena George has said that all necessary precautionary measures will be taken at the places where the virus is likely to be found. Controlling mosquitoes is the most effective way to prevent this virus. This virus can infect more women who are four months pregnant. Symptoms of Zika virus include fever, headache, body aches and rash. Mrs George has said that people need to…