The Times Of India
Mansukh Mandaviya lauds ASHA workers for their role in Covid-19 management
Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister said, "Delighted that the entire team of ASHA workers have been conferred the WHO Director-General's Global Health Leaders' Award. Congratulations to all ASHA workers. They are at the forefront of ensuring a healthy India. Their dedication and determination is admirable."
Covid-19: Saudi Arabia bans travel to 16 countries, including India
The sixteen countries where the citizens of Saudi Arabia are banned to travel apart from India include Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Indonesia, Vietnam, Armenia, Belarus, and Venezuela, reported Gulf News.
India reports 2,022 fresh Coronavirus cases and 46 deaths
India's active caseload stands at 14,832, which is 0.03 per cent of total cases. With 2,099 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the recovery rate in the country has reached 98.75 per cent. The total number of patients who recovered from Covid is currently 4,25,99,102.
India-Japan key pillars of stable, secure Indo-Pacific region: PM Modi says in op-ed in Japanese newspaper
Japan's developmental strides have always been admirable, he said, adding that Japan is partnering with India in key sectors including infrastructure, technology, innovation, start-ups and more.
PM Modi arrives in Japan on 2-day visit to attend Quad summit, bilateral meetings; interacts with children outside hotel in Tokyo
PM Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in Japan on a two-day visit to attend a summit of the Quad leaders which is aimed at further bolstering cooperation among the member nations of the influential grouping and discussing developments in the strategic Indo-Pacific region. The Quad summit will also be attended by US President Joe Biden, Japanese PMr Fumio Kishida and Australian PM Anthony Albanese.
Covid, inequality, inflation could push 263m across nations into extreme poverty in 2022: Report
A new report by Oxfam International estimates that the combined crises of Covid-19, rising inequality and galloping food prices could push as many as 263 million people across countries into extreme poverty in 2022, reversing decades of progress. This is the equivalent of one million people every 33 hours, the report says.
PM Modi arrives in Japan to attend Quad summit, bilateral meetings
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived in Japan to attend Quad summit and bilateral meetings. The Prime Minister will also take part in various other programmes and interact with Japanese leaders and the Indian diaspora.
Assam bulldozes houses of 5 families as thana set ablaze
Authorities in central Assam’s Nagaon district bulldozed on Sunday houses of five families by charging them with encroaching upon government land with forged documents. But it was seen as the BJP-led state government’s counterstrike against mob violence, coming as it did after these families were accused of burning down a police station and thrashing cops on Saturday in reprisal for a local fish trader’s death allegedly in police custody.
How Shringar Gauri case took shape over 38 years
The genesis of the Shringar Gauri worship case that has spawned a welter of legal and other complexities goes back 38 years, long before the five women plaintiffs approached a Varanasi court in April last year seeking the right to unhindered worship of the goddess and other deities along the outer wall of the Gyanvapi mosque complex.
