List covid work done by all ministries: Central Information Commission to Health Ministry

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New Delhi: After a Right to Information applicant sought answers to 18 questions on India’s response to Covid-19, the Central Information Commission (CIC) asked the health ministry to “compile all the measures taken by various ministries and list them chronologically on its website.” The recent order issued by chief information commissioner Bimal Julka stated that … Read more

Gandhis back Ashok Gehlot; Congress launches campaign, to protest nationally today

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NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday launched a nationwide ‘Speak Up For democracy’ digital campaign against “BJP’s toppling bid in Rajasthan”. It will be followed by party activists holding dharna outside Raj Bhavans across states on Monday. All important Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, participated in the campaign. The Gandhi siblings rallying … Read more

Covid-19: Nearly 2,800 opt for home isolation in a week of Uttar Pradesh offering it as option

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Lucknow: Nearly 2,800 asymptomatic Covid positive patients have gone under home isolation in Uttar Pradesh since the state notified the rule on July 20 while it reported the highest single-day increase of 3,260 cases on Sunday. Health minister Jai Pratap Singh told ET that with 85% cases reported being asymptomatic, home isolation is also expected … Read more

Rajasthan Speaker mulls withdrawing SLP, filing fresh appeal in Supreme Court

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NEW DELHI: Whether the Rajasthan Speaker should withdraw the special leave petition (SLP) pending before the Supreme Court — against the state HC restricting him from issuing notices on the disqualification petitions against the Congress rebel MLAs — and file a fresh appeal against the HC ordering “status quo” is an option being discussed among … Read more

Sunni Central Waqf Board to set up a mosque construction trust in a week’s time

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NEW DELHI: As preparations intensify for the ground-breaking ceremony for the Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5, a trust could be announced around the same time for the construction of a mosque in the Dhannipur village of the city. The Supreme Court judgement of November 9 last year had directed that five acres of … Read more

How Black Lives Matter went from a hashtag to a global rallying cry

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It was July 2013 and George Zimmerman was on trial for murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old Black boy who had been walking in his father’s Florida neighborhood. The night the verdict was set to be announced, Alicia Garza and some friends gathered for drinks. That night Garza woke up in the … Read more

Next stimulus bill: The benefits you’ll get in addition to a second check

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Proposals under consideration in Washington could provide financial support though the pandemic. Angela Lang/CNET Congress is looking at a second stimulus check worth up to $1,200, as well as a package of other benefits aimed at keeping Americans afloat as the financial crisis continues, spurred by an intensifying coronavirus pandemic. Senate Republicans plan to unveil their plan for CARES … Read more