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Today’s top news:
> Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in clashes in Kandahar’s Spin Boldak district, say reports
> Supreme Court rejects Uttar Pradesh govt’s decision to allow Kanwar Yatra with limited devotees.
> Local train services in Mumbai hit due to heavy rainfall.
> PM Modi holds meeting with chief ministers of 6 states to review Covid-19 situation.
> Prominent actor Surekha Sikri dies of cardiac arrest at 75.
> More than 41.10 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine provided to states, says Centre.
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JUL 16, 2021 12:35 PM IST
Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in clashes in Kandahar’s Spin Boldak district, say reports
Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui has been killed in clashes in Kandahar’s Spin Boldak district, according to reports on Friday.
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JUL 16, 2021 12:25 PM IST
States with high Covid-19 cases must take proactive measures to stop potential third wave, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Modi on Friday chaired a Covid-19 review meeting with the chief ministers of six states including Maharashtra, Kerala, where he said that states which are reporting a high number of cases must take proactive measures to stop the potential third wave of the pandemic.
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JUL 16, 2021 12:15 PM IST
Over 41.10 crore vaccine doses provided to states, says Centre
The Union health ministry said on Friday that states and Union Territories (UTs) across the country have received over 41.10 crore vaccine doses, adding a further 52,90,640 doses are in the pipeline.
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JUL 16, 2021 11:54 AM IST
SC rejects UP’s decision to allow Kanwar Yatra with limited devotees
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision decision to allow Kanwar Yatra with limited kanwariyas. The apext court further asked the state to consider a compete ban on physical movement of kanwariyas. Read more
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JUL 16, 2021 11:28 AM IST
States mustn’t allow movement of Kanwariyas for bringing Ganga water from Haridwar: Centre tells Supreme Court
The Centre on Friday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court with regard to the upcoming Kanwar Yatra, where it said that states must not allow movement of Kanwariyas for bringing ‘Ganga Jal’ from Haridwar in view of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. “However, considering religious sentiments, State govts must develop system to make ‘Ganga Jal’ available via tankers at designated locations,” the Centre added.
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JUL 16, 2021 10:28 AM IST
MP CM announces ex-gratia for kin of deceased in Vidisha incident
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivaraj Singh Chouhan on Friday announced an ex-gratia of ₹5 lakh each of the families of the victims who lost their livesafter they fell into the well in Ganjbasoda area in Vidisha. According to an official statement, Chouhan added that a compensation of ₹50,000 will be given to those injured alo
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JUL 16, 2021 09:55 AM IST
Veteran actor Surekha Sikri dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 75
Actor Surekha Sikri has died at the age of 75 after suffering a cardiac arrest, her manager has said. Read more
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JUL 16, 2021 09:47 AM IST
Maharashtra’s Nashik adds 162 new Covid cases, 6 more deaths
Nashik district on Friday recorded 162 new cases and six more deaths due to the Covid-19 disease, taking the caseload and death toll to 396,878 and 8,450 respectively. As many as 157 patients recovered from the viral disease and the total recoveries have climbed to 386,767.
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JUL 16, 2021 09:16 AM IST
India logs 38,949 new Covid-19 cases, 542 more fatalities
India’s caseload of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) climbed to 31,026,829 on Friday after 38,949 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare. Read more
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JUL 16, 2021 08:25 AM IST
JP Nadda to chair UP BJP Working Committee meeting today. 2022 polls top agenda
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda will on Friday hold a meeting with the members of the Uttar Pradesh BJP working committee ahead of the high stakes assembly elections in the state next year. Read more
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JUL 16, 2021 08:22 AM IST
Srinagar encounter update: 2 LeT terrorists killed, say police
IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar told news agency ANI on Friday that two local terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba have been killed after an encounter broke out at Alamdar Colony, Danmar area of Srinagar. “With today’s op, Police along with security forces neutralized 78 terrorists in the valley so far this year,” Kumar added.
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JUL 16, 2021 08:06 AM IST
Fully vaccinated Americans may enter Canada in mid-August
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday that Americans who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 may enter Canada as of mid-August for non-essential travel, according to news agency AP. Trudeau also said that Canada should be in a position to welcome fully inoculated people from all countries by early September.
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JUL 16, 2021 07:02 AM IST
PM Modi to meet chief ministers of six states today, review Covid-19 situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday chair a virtual meeting with chief ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, and Maharashtra where coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases are on the rise, officials familiar with the development informed HT earlier this week. Read more
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JUL 16, 2021 06:36 AM IST
Thailand sees record jump in daily Covid-19 cases at 9,692; tally nearing 382,000
Thailand on Friday saw a record jump in its daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) after 9,692 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours, taking the caseload to 381,907. As many as 67 people succumbed to the viral disease, taking the death toll to 3,099.
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JUL 16, 2021 05:38 AM IST
Encounter breaks out between militants, security forces in Srinagar
An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city on Friday. A police official told news agency PTI that the security forces launched a a cordon and search operation in Danmar area, falling along Safakadal-Soura road in the early hours of Friday after they received the information about presence of militants. The official added that 2-3 militants are believed to be trapped inside the cordoned area and no casualties have been reported so far.
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