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PM to unveil hologram statue on Sunday, Bose’s daughter says ‘nice gesture’
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The decision to ease the restrictions was taken in view of declining number of Covid cases in the city
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The government-owned Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has performed a test firing of an advanced prototype of the indigenous Man Portable Anti‐Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on 11 January, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in New Delhi announced. The ministry said the test evaluated the MPATGM in its “final deliverable configuration”, which validated performance […]
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‘Reservation is not at odds with merit, but furthers the social good of equality,’ said the Supreme Court
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Dhuri assembly constituency comes in Sangrur Lok Sabha and Bhagwant Mann is the MP from Sangrur
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The Congress had promised to reserve 40 per cent seats for women candidates in Uttar Pradesh, which is reflected in the second list
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The missile was test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch pad-III at Chandipur
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The youth went hunting with his friend Johnny Yaying in the last border village of Bising under Tuting
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On Wednesday, after the rollout of 5G wireless networks in the United States, India has cancelled eight Air India flights to and from the US
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The active cases comprise 5.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased to 93.09 per cent
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BJP president J.P. Nadda, addressing a press conference, said the National Democratic Alliance partners will fight the elections together
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The disputes in the remaining six areas, that are termed ‘complicated’, will be taken up for settlement in the next phase
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The virtual summit will be held with the participation of the five presidents
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is famous for scripted speeches. A recent teleprompter malfunctioning was exposed his inability and unprepared speech at an international platform of World Economic Forum-WEF.
It happened during PM Modi struck during all of a sudden while speaking with confidence and fluency at the World Economic Forum after a technology glitch. PM Modi was puzzled by this awkward situation looking here and there and started making comments confirming if he could be heard properly.
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In an unusual incident, a 44-year-old Jharkhand man, who was bedridden for the last five years after he met with an accident, has claimed that he started walking again after he was administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Dularchand Munda, a resident of Salgadih village in Uttasara panchayat area of Bokaro district, was bedridden after meeting with an accident five years back and was unable to walk and speak.
Photo Courtesy: BusinessTodayIn He received his first dose of Serum Institute of India’s anti-coronavirus vaccine Covishield on January 4, according to a report by news agency PTI.
“An Anganwadi worker administered Covishield vaccine to Munda on January 4 at his house. The next day, the family members were shocked when they saw Munda’s lifeless body not only started to move but he regained his speech too,” PTI quoted Peterwar Community Health Centre in-charge Dr Albela Kerketta as saying.
“We saw his reports. This is a matter of investigation,” Dr. Kerketta said.
Days after getting jabbed, Munda claimed that he could stand on his feet and got back his lost voice.
“Glad to have taken this vaccine. There is movement in my legs since taking the vaccine on January 4,” Dularchand told ANI.
Bokaro’s Civil Surgeon Dr. Jitendra Kumar said a three-member medical team has been constituted to examine the “miraculous recovery”. “This is a surprising incident. We will analyze his medical history,” Civil Surgeon Dr. Kumar said.
After receiving the first dose of Covishield, the anti-COVID vaccine Munda, the sole bread earner of his family, not only stood up and started walking but could also speak, much to the astonishment of his family.
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A total of 45 journalists died in 2021 while practicing their profession, with Mexico being the most dangerous country in the world for reporters, the International Press Institute (IPI) reported today in Vienna.
Seven Mexican journalists were assassinated this year for their work, with which the Latin American country once again leads the annual list of dead reporters. India and Afghanistan follow, each with six journalists killed, ahead of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with three.
In 2020, 55 journalists died around the world, eleven of them in Mexico. See also: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2020/05/04/world-press-freedom-day-2020-a-few-more-links/
According to the IPI, a global network of media owners and editors, the safety of journalists remains a global challenge. For this reason, the Institute “urges the authorities to end impunity for these crimes and to guarantee the protection of journalists, who must be able to carry out their work freely and safely.”
Of the 45 journalists killed, 40 were men and five were women, the IPI detailed. Twenty-eight of them were killed for their work, three died while working in a conflict zone and two when covering internal disturbances in a country.
In eleven cases the causes of the deaths are still being investigated, while a journalist drowned while covering the rescue of an elephant from a river in India, showing how dangerous the profession can be.
The number of journalists killed this year is the lowest recorded by the IPI since 1997. However, the IPI emphasizes that the decrease in the number of journalists killed and assassinated is not an indication of the good state of press freedom in the world.
“Waves of violence against the press can lead to self-censorship when journalists avoid certain topics that put their lives in danger,” says IPI.
“This is made even worse in a climate of impunity in which murderers must not answer for their actions. IPI stands in solidarity with the families and colleagues of all journalists killed for their work in 2021 and demands that those responsible be held accountable for their actions” the statement concludes.
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Due to the coronavirus pandemic, international passenger services have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020
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The top court said that it rejects the COVID-19 death toll given by Bihar, and said that these are not actual but government figures
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Aparna Yadav said she has always been impressed with Prime Minister Modi, and added that the nation’s interest has always been her priority
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Top party leaders, including Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, will hit the campaign trail after January 22
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There has been an 0.79 per cent increase in Omicron cases since Tuesday, the ministry said
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All eyes will now be on the mercurial Mr Sidhu, who has been coveting the top post
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The government has this time put a cap on the number of people who can attend the Republic Day parade physically
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Centre told the court that the intake of women candidates in the NDA depends on the requirement of three wings of the armed forces
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The ministry has also issued an updated set of guidelines for the care of Covid-19 treatment
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Vincent Raj Arokiasamy, founder of the organisation “Evidence” in India, has been awarded the Council of Europe’s Raoul Wallenberg Prize for his outstanding determination and persistence in bringing meaningful change to the lives of the Dalits, historically known as “untouchables”. For more on this award and its laureates, see: https://www.trueheroesfilms.org/thedigest/awards/730A3159-B93A-4782-830F-3C697B0EC7A0
“Vincent Raj Arokiasamy (better known as “Evidence” Kathir) has risked his life to help an exceptionally disadvantaged part of the Indian population whose plight is often ignored by national and international communities. In defending human rights with incredible commitment and resilience, his courageous actions for the so-called “untouchables” fully reflect the spirit and values of the Raoul Wallenberg prize”, said Marija Pejčinović Burić, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
Vincent Raj Arokiasamy has demonstrated enormous courage and taken grave risks regarding his own and his family’s lives. He has rescued some 25,000 victims in 3,000 incidents of human rights violations. As a result, he has to live apart from his family to protect them. He has devoted his life to the cause of promoting justice for Dalits and others whose voices are rarely heard.
The award ceremony will take place on Wednesday 19 January at 12h30 CET in a hybrid format. The event will be live streamed, and speakers include the Secretary General, the Chair of the Jury and the Laureate. A screening of József Sipos’s documentary on the life of Raoul Wallenberg “The Lost European” will follow the ceremony. The documentary can be streamed online, free of charge, until 23 January. The film streaming is made available with the support of the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the Council of Europe.
17 January marks the anniversary of Raoul Wallenberg’s arrest in Budapest in 1945. The Swedish diplomat used his status to save tens of thousands of Jews from the Holocaust. His actions show that one person’s courage and ability can really make a difference. Starting in 2014, at the initiative of the Swedish Government and the Hungarian Parliament, the Council of Europe has created the Raoul Wallenberg Prize to keep the memory of his achievements alive. The Prize, worth €10,000, is awarded every two years in recognition of extraordinary humanitarian achievements by a single individual, a group of individuals or an organisation.
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According to the experts, adolescents in the age group of 15-18 years are actively participating in the inoculation process
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AAP had last week released a phone number asking people to give names of their preferred Chief Ministerial candidate for the party in Punjab
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At least 10-12 locations in the state are being covered by the officials of the federal agency
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