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NSAs Of India & Pak To Attend SCO Meet In Tajikistan Next Week
India's National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and Pakistani NSA Moeed Yusuf are expected to attend an in-person SCO meeting in Tajikistan, on June 23. In the presence of NSAs of other countries, Tajikistan will serve as group chair. Although there is no confirmation of a formal meeting between the Indian and Pakistani NSAs, the development has come at a time when New Delhi and Islamabad are being cautious in relations.
Tags: NSA, Ajit Doval, India, Pakistan
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5-Year-Old Girl Dies Of Dehydration In Rajasthan
Anjali, a 5-year-old child died due to “severe dehydration'' after walking for 9 km in Rajasthan. Reportedly, the kid and her grandmother, who is 60-years-old walked for 32 hours with an empty stomach and dry throats, under the soul-sucking hot sun. However, they had often used the same route but ''this time Anjali forgot her water bottle'' and died 1.5 km away from the nearest village.
Tags: thirst, Rajasthan, postmortem, Dehydration, died, Anjali
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Earthquake Of Magnitude 2.1 Jolts Delhi; No Casualties Reported
An earthquake of low intensity was reported in Delhi on June 20 at 12:02 pm. According to the National Centre of Seismology, the epicenter of the earthquake measuring the intensity of 2.1 on the Richter scale was Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh area. The quake hit at a depth of 7 km from the surface. Besides, there is no immediate report of any damage to life or property.
Tags: Earthquake, Richter Scale, Delhi, Punjabi Bagh, Seismology
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UP Police Brutalised An Ex-Army Man, Inserts Baton In His Rectum
In a very tragic incident at Pilibhit in UP, police have brutalised an ex-Army man, thrashed his mother and sisters for not having proper documents. The incident happened on May 3 when Resham Singh, the army man, was traveling to Lakhimpur to attend a funeral with his mother and sisters. Moreover, police are accused of inserting a baton in his rectum. Reportedly, Eight cops are accused of the brutalism
Tags: Police Brutality, Army, Elderly Woman, thrashed
Courtesy: The Times of India
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Assam Govt All Set To Implement Population Control Policy
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on June 19 that the Assam government will progressively adopt a two-child policy for receiving benefits under state-funded programs. Sarma talked about recent evictions in three districts and encouraged the minority community to adopt a “decent family planning policy” for population management in order to alleviate poverty, which leads to limited living space and subsequent land encroachment.
Tags: Assam, population control, government scheme, Chief Minister
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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CUCET Receives Backlash, Students Plead to Delhi University
Students aspiring to join Delhi University assembled on Telegram pleading against the common entrance exam as Delhi University took the decision of becoming a part of the Central University Common Entrance Test. Students resisted the change as it reduced their options of changing their stream and not having enough preparation time. The Union Education Ministry is expected to a take decision on CUCET, in the coming week.
Tags: Delhi university, common entrance test, students, Telegram
Courtesy: The Times of India
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Third Wave Likely To Hit India In 6 To 8 Weeks, Says AIIMS Chief
The COVID-19 third wave in India is inevitable and might hit in the next six to eight weeks according to AIIMS Chief, Dr Randeep Guleria. The unlock and the lack of COVID appropriate behaviour among people have caused a major concern including the newly emerged Delta-Plus variant. Vaccination of people is a major challenge in the country along with proper surveillance, he added.
Tags: 3rd wave, COVID-19 outbreak, AIIMS, Corona Virus Vaccine
Courtesy: NDTV
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Milkha Singh To Be Cremated With State Honours
Milkha Singh who passed away in the early hours of June 19 will be cremated in Chandigarh on the same day at 5 pm, stated a family spokesperson. The last rites of the "Flying Sikh" will be performed with state honours. He is survived by his son and three daughters. Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh paid his condolences through Twitter saying that "India and Punjab are poorer today".
Tags: milkha singh, Punjab, Chandigarh, state honours, Indian runner, CM Amrinder singh
Courtesy: Times of India
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Earthquake at magnitude 4.2 jolts Assam; No Casualties Reported
An earthquake of 4.2 magnitudes struck at Assam with its epicentre being near Tezpur at 1 AM, on June 19. In the last 24 hour, this was the fifth quake to hit the Northeast region. However, no casualties have been reported or any damage to property witnessed. Besides, following the tremor in Assam, Manipur and Meghalaya also recorded 3 & 2.6 magnitude on June 18, respectively.
Tags: Assam, Northeast, Earthquake, Manipur, Meghalaya
Courtesy: Hindustan times
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Twitter, IT Ministry Officials To Meet Indian Parliamentary Committee
After Twitter failed to comply with new IT rules, an Indian parliamentary panel headed by Shashi Tharoor met the Twitter officials and IT Ministry on June 18. However, safeguarding the citizens' rights, preventing misuse of e-news media platforms and Women's security were the issue of discussion. Twitter was provided "multiple opportunities to comply" but it chose the path of "deliberate defiance", said Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad… read-more
Tags: IT Rules, Indian government, Dr Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP, Twitter
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