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India To Develop New Strategy To Combat Monkeypox Virus
Indian government plans to devise a system that would immunize those who have had intimate contact with monkeypox-infected patients and healthcare staff instead of mass vaccinations. US and a few European countries have previously used "ring vaccination," which refers to the practice of vaccinating an infected person's close contacts. India has nine monkeypox cases so far, and Union government believes that mass immunization is not essential… read-more
Tags: India, Monkeypox, Vaccination, Ring Vaccination, Centre
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SC Sends Notice To Centre To Investigate Viability Of Introducing Strict Population Control Act
Supreme Court sent a notice to the Centre on August 8, demanding it investigates the viability of passing a strict population control law. The petition was submitted by spiritual guru Devkinandan Thakur, who said there is a need to regulate population growth in order to protect individuals' basic rights. The petition requested the Law Commission of India investigate the population control laws and make recommendations to guarantee basic… read-more
Tags: Supreme Court of India, population control, Centre, POPULATION CONTROL BILL, Plea
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'Ensure Adequate Testing, Increase Vaccination To Contain Surge,' Says, Centre Amid Rise In Covid Cases
Centre instructed states to ensure ample testing, encourage Covid-appropriate behavior, and speed-up vaccination in order to manage the Covid cases rise in India. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan sent a letter to Delhi, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana about the rise in COVID cases. He also stated that forthcoming festivals and… read-more
Tags: Covid-19, Centre, Covid testing, Covid Vaccination, India
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Haryana CM Criticises Congress In National Herald Case, Says, 'Centre Will Take Accounts Of Its Wrongdoing'
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar stated on August 4 that Congress has already plundered the state and that the Centre will investigate any allegations of misconduct by Congress. "Then, the Centre will take all accounts of Congress' wrongdoings," Khattar said. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) shut the Young India Limited office in New Delhi's… read-more
Tags: Centre, Congress, National Herald Case, Money laundering case, Enforcement Directorate
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AAP MP Raghav Chadha Criticises Centre For Fuel Price Hike
Raghav Chadha, an Aam Aadmi Party MP, stated that petrol and diesel costs had risen more than 75 times in the last year. As per Chadha, the Central government is attempting to silence opposition voices. According to the data provided by the Centre, cost of petrol in Delhi increased 78 times during previous fiscal year (April 2021 to April… read-more
Tags: AAP, Raghav Chadha, Centre, fuel prices hike, BJP
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Arvind Kejriwal Misses Delhi Govt 'Van Mahotsav' Event After 'Hijacked' By Centre
Arvind Kejriwal's seat remained vacant at Delhi government event at Asola Wildlife Sanctuary on July 24, which he was due to attend with Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena hours after Aam Aadmi Party alleged BJP-led Centre of hijacking the event. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai claimed that the Centre had hijacked "Van Mahotsav… read-more
Tags: Arvind Kejriwal, Centre, Delhi, Chief Minister, Asola Wildlife Sanctuary
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Centre Hosts High-Level Meeting As India's Monkeypox Total Rises To 4
Centre said on July 24 that a 34-year-old man from Delhi with no history of overseas travel had tested positive for monkeypox virus, making him the fourth instance of the disease identified in India. "A high-level review of the situation has been planned by the Directorate General of Health Sciences at 3 pm Sunday," the Ministry of Health said. Three cases of monkeypox have previously been documented in Kerala.
Tags: Monkeypox, India, meeting, Centre, Ministry of health
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SC Orders Govt To Provide Information On State's Anti-Hate Speech Laws
Supreme Court directed the Centre on July 21 to provide it with information on the preventative, corrective, and remedial actions taken by state governments thus far in accordance with its previous hate speech judgments within six weeks. A bench of Justices directed the Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs to collect the material into a pamphlet. SC was considering appeals against claimed hate speech directed at a certain population.
Tags: Supreme Court of India, hate speech, Centre, Government, Report
Courtesy: DNA INDIA
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SC Permits Centre to Retain Mukesh Ambani's Family's Security Cover In Mumbai
Supreme Court granted the Centre permission to continue providing protection to businessman Mukesh Ambani and his family in Mumbai on July 22. A bench accepted the Central Government's appeal against the Tripura High Court's decision on a PIL. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, stated that the PIL petitioner (Bikash Saha) in Tripura had nothing to do with Ambani's protection in Mumbai.
Tags: Supreme Court of India, Centre, Mukesh Ambani, security cover, Family
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BJP MP Varun Gandhi Criticises Govt For Charging GST On Packaged Food Products
BJP MP Varun Gandhi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposal to levy GST on packaged food goods including milk, curd, and rice, saying it will "hurt people." From July 18, 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) was levied on pre-packaged and labeled-food commodities such as cereals, lentils, and flour weighing less than 25 kg. "This decision taken amid record-breaking unemployment will put more financial burden on middle-class families,"… read-more
Tags: BJP, Varun Gandhi, GST, packaged food items, Centre
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