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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Centre will bear the cost of vaccinating three crore healthcare and frontline workers across the country, while asking states not to buy vaccines directly and make all purchases through the Union government. In his interaction with chief ministers of all states to discuss the pandemic situation and vaccination roll-out in the country, Modi further said it should be ensured that public representatives, a reference to politicians, do not jump queues and take vaccines ahead of other citizens. India is entering a decisive phase of vaccination in the fight against COVID-19, he said, pointing that the world's largest vaccination programme will start from January 16. Public representatives are not part of the three-crore corona warriors and frontline workers to be vaccinated first, Modi said. The PM said the Centre will be the single agency for all vaccine purchases . Sources said HLL Lifecare Limited, a public sector undertaking, will … [Read more...] about PM Says Centre to Bear Cost of Vaccines of Frontline Workers; No Out-of-turn Jabs for Politicians

From a scorching heat wave in North India to heavy rainfall in the Northeast and red alert in Kerala, India has been witnessing myriad weather conditions. However, the sizzling temperatures up North have been in the limelight for over a month now. In Delhi, the Safdarjung observatory recorded 45.6 degrees Celsius while two weather stations at Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi and Najafgarh in southwest Delhi reported 49.2 and 49.1 degrees Celsius, respectively, on Sunday. Banda district in Uttar Pradesh’s Bundelkhand region recorded the maximum day temperature of 49 degrees Celsius, the highest in the state. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, this was the highest-ever temperature recorded in Banda in May. The previous maximum temperature in the district was 48.8 deg Celsius on May 31, 1994. Churu and Pilani in Rajasthan reported maximum temperatures of 47.9 and 47.7 degrees Celsius, respectively, followed by Sri Ganganagar and Jhansi (47.6), Narnaul (47.5), … [Read more...] about As Heat Wave Roasts North India, A Look at IMD Warning, Saving Self from Heatstroke & Other Tips

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a virtual meeting on Tuesday, warned the chief ministers of eight states and union territories against letting their guards down in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. He called for reducing the positivity and fatality rates by focusing on curbing the virus transmission. Even as he underlined that India’s COVID-19 situation is more stable than other countries in terms of recovery and fatality rates, the prime minister called for more RT-PCR tests. Modi asked them to work towards bringing the positive rate to less than 5 per cent and the fatality rate to under 1 per cent and called for more RT-PCR tests. “We need to speed up our efforts to reduce transmission of the virus. Testing, confirmation, contact tracing and data must be given top priority,” he said. The meeting was also attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, while the chief ministers who participated in the virtual interaction include Delhi’s Arvind … [Read more...] about Guard Against Laxity in Covid-19 Fight, Bring Fatality Rate Under 1%: PM Modi Cautions States

Noting that the spread of COVID-19 is more in a few big states and cities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked chief ministers to make full use of their state's existing testing capacity and also work to augment health infrastructure. Speaking to chief ministers and representatives of 14 states and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Modi said big crowds, lack of physical-distancing, daily movement of large number of people and small houses in some cities have made the battle against the coronavirus "more challenging". This was the second day of Modi's sixth round of consultations with chief ministers on fighting COVID-19 pandemic. Saving lives should be the top priority, he said, and called for expanding health infrastructure, according to a statement. People's discipline during the nationwide lockdown has stopped the virus' exponential growth, the prime minister said, adding that India is now better placed than earlier vis-a-vis treating patients, health … [Read more...] about On Day 2 of Virtual Meet, PM Modi Asks CMs to Make Full Use of Covid-19 Testing Capacity, Health Infra

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday said it has approved the proposed acquisition of a 1.28 per cent stake by Google International in Bharti Airtel. Both the companies also intend to enter into certain other commercial arrangements in future, it said. “The Acquirer (Google International) and the Target (Bharti Airtel) have executed an Investment Agreement (IA) per which the Acquirer proposes to acquire a minority and non-controlling stake of 1.28 per cent of equity share capital in the Target. Along with the IA, the Acquirer and the Target through their affiliates have also entered into certain commercial deals. The Parties also intend to enter into certain other commercial arrangements in future,” the CCI said in a statement. It added that the CCI has approved the proposed combination on the basis of modifications offered by Google International. Google International is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Google. Google is a Delaware limited liability company and … [Read more...] about CCI Approves Google International’s 1.28% Stake Buy In Bharti Airtel

Eleven Afghan Sikhs will arrive in India on Thursday with the ashes of Sawinder Singh, who was killed in an attack on a gurdwara in Kabul , according to people coordinating with the Indian government for their transfer. The government had on June 19 granted emergency e-visas to 111 Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan, hours after a terrorist group attacked the Karte Parwan gurdwara in Afghanistan, killing two people, including Sawinder Singh.   Sawinder Singh ran a "paan" shop in Kabul and lived in the gurdwara. His family lives in Delhi.    The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has made arrangements for the transfer of the 11 Afghan Sikhs in coordination with the Indian World Forum and the Indian government. Comment | The Indian challenge in Afghanistan "Eleven Afghan Sikhs will arrive at the Delhi airport with the ashes of  Sawinder Singh. Raqbir Singh, who was injured in the attack, is also part of this group," a representative of the Indian World Forum said. … [Read more...] about Group of Afghan Sikhs to arrive in India with ashes of man killed in Kabul attack

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to India on a day-long visit on September 9 to meet his counterpart Narendra Modi, just eight days before unprecedented repeat polls in the Jewish state. Netanyahu, who created history on July 20 by becoming the longest-serving Israeli Prime Minister, surpassing Israel's first premier David Ben-Gurion, is facing a tough political challenge as opinion polls show flagging fortunes for his ruling Likud party. "The (Israeli) Prime Minister will be in India only for a few hours on September 9 during which he will be meeting Modi. No other significant meeting is yet on the cards but something may be worked out during the coming days, possibly a business meeting," informed sources told PTI here. Israeli lawmakers in May voted 74-45 in favour of dissolving the 21st Knesset (Parliament) and hold an unprecedented repeat general elections on September 17 after Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government. Some analysts … [Read more...] about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Visit India on September 9, to Hold Talks with PM Modi

To immediately control the burgeoning number of Covid-19 infections, India needs to take quick and decisive steps, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday while addressing the chief ministers in a virtual meeting. Authorities discussed the prevailing situation of covid-19 as the second wave shows no signs of ebbing. PM Modi’s last interaction with the CMs was in January before the vaccine roll-out. In today’s interaction, Chief Ministers of West Bengal and Chattisgarh were not present. Here are the highlights of the meeting: – The confidence we have achieved from battling covid-19 in the past year should not turn into over-confidence. We – “We need to continue the strategy of ‘test, track and treat’. We need to track the maximum number of contacts and – The Health Ministry proposed to open up vaccination for all above age of 45 on states’ request during the – Most of Covid affected countries have faced waves of Covid-19, now cases in India are increasing as well. – … [Read more...] about In Meeting With CMs, These States Earned PM Modi’s Ire Over Covid-19 Situation. All You Need to Know

Israel's parliament is expected to dissolve on Wednesday, ending Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's year-long tenure and triggering a fifth election in less than four years that could see ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu reclaim power. Barring an 11th-hour shock agreement to save the coalition or form a new government within the existing parliament, Mr. Bennett's eight-party alliance is due to end by midnight, installing Foreign Minister Yair Lapid as Prime Minister. The former television anchor is set to head a caretaker government, ahead of polls due in late October or early November. Mr. Bennett's motley alliance formed in 2021 offered a reprieve from an unprecedented era of political gridlock, ending Mr. Netanyahu's record 12 consecutive years in power and passing Israel's first state Budget since 2018. Mr. Netanyahu — a divisive hawk aligned with far-right nationalists and Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties — has promised victory in new elections but may again struggle to … [Read more...] about Israel headed for polls, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to be interim PM

India and Vietnam signed on Wednesday a Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030 and also inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Mutual Logistics Support to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries. While the Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030 is expected to significantly enhance the scope and scale of existing defence cooperation between the two countries, the logistics support agreement signed by Vietnam with any country is said to be a major step towards simplifying procedures for mutually beneficial logistic support. Defence minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a three-day tour to Vietnam, met his Vietnamese counterpart General Phan Van Giang in Hanoi during which they agreed on the early finalisation of the $500 million Defence Line of Credit extended to Vietnam. To this effect, the defence ministry said the implementation of the projects will add substantially to Vietnam’s … [Read more...] about India-Vietnam Defence Pacts Aim at Bolstering Maritime Security Amidst China’s Growing Presence in Region