Name: Ex-ISRO Chief Madhavan Nair joins Kerala BJP
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Description: Former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair was among five people who were inducted into the BJP in the presence of party chief Amit Shah. Nair headed ISRO from 2003 to 2009 and oversaw India’s first moon mission, the Chandrayan 1. He was also named as an accused by the CBI in the Antrix-Devas deal case, for allegedly causing a loss of Rs 578 crore to the exchequer.

Former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair was among five people who were inducted into the BJP in the presence of party chief Amit Shah. Nair headed ISRO from 2003 to 2009 and ov

Ex-ISRO Chief Madhavan Nair joins Kerala BJP

Former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair was among five people who were inducted into the BJP in the presence of party chief Amit Shah. Nair headed ISRO from 2003 to 2009 and oversaw India’s first moon mission, the Chandrayan 1. He was also named as an accused by the CBI in the Antrix-Devas deal case, for allegedly causing a loss of Rs 578 crore to the exchequer.

38 wives, 89 children, 33 grandchildren. Ziona Chana from Mizoram, who headed the world's largest family, has died at the age of 76. Moziram chief minister on Sunday b

38 wives, 89 children, 33 grandchildren. Ziona Chana from Mizoram, who headed the world's largest family, has died at the age of 76.
Moziram chief minister on Sunday bid farewell and said that Chana's house in Baktawng Tlangnuam house had become a major tourist attraction. He also tweeted a group picture of the huge family.
Ziona was the head of Chana pawl, a minor Christian sect formed in 1942 in Mizoram by his father. The sect follows the practice of polygamy. Born in 1945, Ziona married his first wife, who was three years older to him, at the age of 17. He married his last wife in 2004
Chana reportedly lived with his family in a large 100-room, four-storey building.

Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan, who is reeling under a humiliating defeat in Bihar, has more trouble at hands. His party's Lok Sabha MPs have now ganged up ag

Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan, who is reeling under a humiliating defeat in Bihar, has more trouble at hands.
His party's Lok Sabha MPs have now ganged up against him and have decided to remove him as their parliamentary party leader. According to news agency ANI, 5 of the 6 LJP MPs have met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and have informed him that they intend to replace Chirag Paswan with Hajipur MP Pashupati Kumar Paras as the new leader of the LJP in Lok Sabha. The LJP&nbsp;has six MPs&nbsp;in the Lok&nbsp;Sabha.
Chirag has been having tumultous time running party since his father Ram Vilas Paswan's death. The party MPs who have now rebelled against Chirag Paswan's leadership in the Lok Sabha are not happy with the working style of Chirag Paswan following the demise of his father, former Union minister and patron of LJP.

AAP and SP have accused the Ram Mandir Trust of buying a piece of land for the temple premises at an inflated price of 18.5 crore. were on Sunday accused by two opposi

AAP and SP have accused the Ram Mandir Trust of buying a piece of land for the temple premises at an inflated price of 18.5 crore.
AAP&rsquo;s Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh and a former minister in the Samajwadi government, Pawan Pandey. have alleged that Shriram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai purchased the land, measuring 1.208 hectares for a price of Rs 18.50 crore. They showed papers to prove that the land was purchased from one Sultan Ansari in March this year, who had bought it for just ₹2 crores a few minutes earlier.
Rai&nbsp;has refuted the allegations.
Terming it a case of money laundering, Singh and Pandey both sought a probe by the CBI and the ED into the land purchase for the temple premises.
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A massive jam was seen on the entry point to Himachal Pradesh as the state announced that Covid-19 RT-PCR negative tests are no longer required to enter. A video shared

A massive jam was seen on the entry point to Himachal Pradesh as the state announced that Covid-19 RT-PCR negative tests are no longer required to enter. A video shared by NDTV journalist Mohammad Ghazali showed thousands of cars lining up the hill state at Parwanoo in Solan district which is an entry point to Himachal. Shimla has seen a jump in the number tourists as around 5,000 vehicle reportedly entered the state capital in the last 2 days. Amid a fall in coronavirus cases in the state and across the country, the Himachal government on Friday announced relaxations in curfew, including allowing tourists to visit without a negative Covid test.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said that in Maharashtra's three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, the post of chief minister will remain with the Shiv S

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said that in Maharashtra's three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, the post of chief minister will remain with the Shiv Sena for the full five-year term, and it is "non-negotiable".&nbsp;
Talking to reporters in Nashik, Raut said that&nbsp;Shiv Sena's chief minister in the alliance will continue for five years. It is a commitment and there is no sharing of the post, he added.&nbsp;
Reacting to state Congress president Nana Patole's remarks that the Congress will be the largest party in the state after the 2024 assembly polls, Raut said there is a viral video on social media, in which it is said that Patole aspires to be a chief minister.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India is a natural ally for the G7 countries in defending the shared values from a host of threats stemming from authoritari

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India is a natural ally for the G7 countries in defending the shared values from a host of threats stemming from authoritarianism, terrorism and violent extremism, disinformation and economic coercion.
In a virtual address at a session on &lsquo;open societies and open economies&rsquo; at the G7 summit, the prime minister highlighted India&rsquo;s civilisational commitment to democracy, freedom of thought and liberty, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
Modi also highlighted the revolutionary impact of digital technologies on social inclusion and empowerment in India through application such as&nbsp;Aadhaar, Direct Benefit Transfer&nbsp;and Jan Dhan-Aadhaar.

In a match probably made in political heaven, Mamata Banerjee married Socialism with Communism, Leninism and Marxism in attendance. Confused? A man nam

In a match probably made in political heaven, Mamata&nbsp;Banerjee&nbsp;married Socialism with Communism, Leninism and Marxism in attendance.&nbsp;
Confused? A man named&nbsp;Socialism married a woman named P Mamata&nbsp;Banerjee&nbsp;in Tamil&nbsp;Nadu's&nbsp;Salem on Sunday. His brothers named&nbsp;Communism and Leninism were present at the wedding along with Communism's son, who is called Marxism.&nbsp;
A Mohan, the father of the three '-isms' is the district secretary of the CPI. He named his children after the Left ideologies after the fall of the Soviet Union led to claims of communism being a dead ideology. All three of his sons are CPI&nbsp;workers.
The bride, P Mamata&nbsp;Banerjee was named after TMC&nbsp;chief and Bengal&nbsp;CM Mamata&nbsp;Banerjee&nbsp;by her parents who are Congress supporters and were impressed by her work when she was in Congress.&nbsp;
The families have said that the fact that Mamata&nbsp;Banerjee&nbsp;was responsible for Left's&nbsp;rout in Bengal is not sticking point between them.&nbsp;

The Centre on Sunday said that there has been no cyber breach into the email system of the government, maintained by the National Informatics Centre. The Ministry

The Centre on Sunday said that there&nbsp;has been no cyber breach into the email system of the government, maintained by the National Informatics Centre.
The Ministry of Electronics and IT while dismissing a report claiming that data breaches in organisations such as Air India, Big Basket and Domino's had exposed email accounts and passwords of NIC emails to hackers, said the email system is "totally safe and secure".&nbsp;
It further noted that cyber security breach on external portals may not impact the users of Government email service, unless the Government users have registered on these portals using their official email address and used the same password as the one used in that email account.

Amid heavy monsoon rainfall over the past few days in commercial capital Mumbai, a video showing a parked car disappearing within seconds into a sinkhole at a resi

Amid heavy monsoon rainfall over the past few days in commercial capital Mumbai, a video showing a&nbsp;parked car disappearing within seconds into a sinkhole at a residential complex has emerged.&nbsp;
The video of the bizarre incident in Ghatkopar&nbsp;shows the car's bonnet and front wheels get sucked into the sinkhole first. The rear part of the car follows and soon the vehicle disappears whole under the water.
The other vehicles parked near the car, including one right next to it, were not affected.

With prices of petrol and diesel climbing steeply, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday agreed that the rates were a problem.But the BJP leader said said

With prices of petrol and diesel climbing steeply, Oil Minister&nbsp;Dharmendra Pradhan&nbsp;on Sunday agreed that the rates were a problem. But the BJP leader said that since government expenses are up due to Covid relief measures, &ldquo;the Centre is saving money to spend on welfare schemes&rdquo;.
&ldquo;I accept that fuel prices are pinching consumers, there&rsquo;s no doubt about this. But over Rs 35,000 crore has been spent on Covid vaccines in a year. Rs 1 lakh crore has been spent on Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana in order to provide eight months&rsquo; ration to the poor. A few thousand crores of rupees have also been transferred to farmers&rsquo; bank accounts under PM Kisan&hellip;In such dire times, we&rsquo;re saving money to spend on welfare schemes,&rdquo; Pradhan said, speaking to the media.

A controversy has erupted after Gujarati folk singer Geeta Rabari received her Covid-19 vaccine jab at home, prompting the administration to issue a show-caus

A controversy has erupted after Gujarati folk singer Geeta Rabari&nbsp;received her Covid-19 vaccine jab at home,&nbsp;prompting the administration to issue a show-cause notice to a woman health worker.
Rabari, who performed at the Trump event in Ahmedabad, had posted the picture of receiving the jab from a nurse at her home in Kutch&nbsp;but it has now been removed.&nbsp;
A complaint was filed with the district administration based on this picture alleging preferential treatment to the singer at a time when lakhs of people aren't getting slots at vaccination centres or are being sent back due to lack of doses.&nbsp;
Recently, cricketer Kuldeep&nbsp;Yadav&nbsp;too was criticised after he was administered the vaccine at home in Kanpur even though he had booked a slot at a health centre. The district magistrate has ordered an inquiry.
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Maharashtra's Covid-19 death toll has increased by 8,800 and reached 1.08 lakhs after the state carried out a reconciliation exercise in the past 12 days

Maharashtra's&nbsp;Covid-19 death toll has increased by 8,800 and reached 1.08 lakhs&nbsp;after the state carried out a reconciliation exercise&nbsp;in the past 12 days to reflect delayed numbers.&nbsp;
A statement issued by the state govt said that deaths were being reported with a delay from&nbsp;Pune, Thane, Nagpur, Nashik, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, and Yavatmal.
The statement added that Pune, Thane and Nagpur&nbsp;reported an increase of 1,368, 1,167, and 503 fatalities respectively
Lack of a proper system in districts to update real-time data and shortage of manpower have been cited as two reasons for the delay in numbers.&nbsp;
Earlier this week,&nbsp;Bihar's&nbsp;Covid&nbsp;death toll shot up by 3,951 after it revised its number to reflect delayed data and it led to India reporting 6,148 deaths - the highest number of daily fatalities since the pandemic started.&nbsp;

Congress veteran Kapil Sibal said on Sunday that his party must bring widespread reforms across all levels of the organisation to show it is no longer in a state o

Congress veteran Kapil Sibal said on Sunday that his party&nbsp;must bring widespread reforms across all levels of the organisation to show it is no longer in a state of inertia. Sibal, was among the G-23 leaders whose letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi last year demanding a meaningful overhaul of the party had triggered a storm. The noted lawyer&nbsp;hoped the organisational polls, which were&nbsp;recently postponed in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, will &ldquo;happen sooner than later&rdquo;.
In an exclusive interview to PTI, the former union minister acknowledged that at present there is no strong political alternative to the BJP but said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lost the moral authority to rule.

A purported video showing Shiv Sena MLA Dilip Lande, forcing a corporator to sit on a waterlogged street and asking his supporters to dump garbage on him surfaced

A purported video showing Shiv Sena&nbsp;MLA Dilip Lande, forcing a corporator to sit on a waterlogged street and asking his supporters to dump garbage on him surfaced on social media on Saturday.
The incident took place after areas like Sanjay Nagar and Sunder Baug in Kurla&nbsp;in Mumbai were flooded following heavy rainfall. In the video, Lande, who is a MLA&nbsp;from&nbsp;Chandivali,&nbsp;and his supporters can be seen forcing a contractor to sit on a waterlogged street and asking workers to dump garbage on him.
Lande&nbsp;in the video said he had been receiving numerous complaints from the local people so he decided teach a lesson to the contractor responsible for keeping the area clean.&nbsp;

It is now mandatory for tobacco sellers in Uttar Pradesh to take a license. The government has taken this decision keeping in mind the growing problem of tobacco and th

It is now mandatory for tobacco sellers in Uttar Pradesh to take a license. The government has taken this decision keeping in mind the growing problem of tobacco and the danger it poses to public health and also ensure effective enforcement of the rules and policies applicable for tobacco control.
According to the government spokesman, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had sent an advisory letter to all the state governments recommending the licensing of tobacco vendors to the municipal corporation. In view of the letter, this system has been implemented in UP.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has said in its affidavit filed in Dominica’s high court of justice that Mehul Choksi is a fugitive from justice, the chi

The Central Bureau of Investigation has said in its affidavit filed in Dominica&rsquo;s high court of justice that&nbsp;Mehul Choksi is a fugitive from justice, the chief conspirator and main beneficiary of the Punjab National Bank scam, and is yet to join investigations despite repeated summons. The central probe agency called Choksi&rsquo;s&nbsp;'gratuitous offer' of being interviewed at the place of his choice outside India meaningless, citing large evidence with which he needs to be confronted. The Hindustan Times reported that affidavit accuses Choksi of misleading courts in Dominica by claiming there are no proceedings against him in India. He is fully aware of proceedings in India and has even appointed lawyers there, says the affidavit.

Phone tapping charges have come back to haunt the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot led government in Rajasthan, with Congress MLA Ved Prakash Solanki alleging that some legi

Phone tapping charges have come back to haunt the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot led government in Rajasthan, with Congress MLA Ved Prakash Solanki alleging that some legislators have talked about their phones being tapped.&nbsp; Without naming any MLA who levelled the phone tapping charge, Solanki, a staunch supporter of Congress leader Sachin Pilot, said the legislators also fear of being trapped by various agencies. Reacting to the remarks, BJP state president Satish Poonia charged that the Congress is intimidating its MLAs.&nbsp;

Russian Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V is expected to be available in Delhi from next week at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. An Apollo Delhi spokesperson said that the

Russian Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V is expected to be available in Delhi from next week at Indraprastha&nbsp;Apollo Hospital. An Apollo Delhi spokesperson said that the vaccination programme will likely start from June 15. Hospital authorities however, said that the roll out can be finalised only if the&nbsp;consignment&nbsp;duly arrives on Monday evening.&nbsp;The first phase roll out of&nbsp;Sputnik V by Apollo Hospital and Dr.&nbsp;Reddy's Laboratories&nbsp;was done&nbsp;in Hyderabad on May 17 and in Vishakhapatnam&nbsp;on May 18. Govt has capped the price of each dose of vaccine at Rs. 1145 for private hospitals.&nbsp;

As fresh Covid cases continue to decline in the national capital, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal extended a few restrictions on Sunday. Restaurants allowed to open with

As fresh Covid cases continue to decline in the national capital, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal extended a few restrictions on Sunday. Restaurants allowed to open with 50 per cent seating capacity, while markets and shopping malls will not be regulated by the odd-even formula anymore, letting them operate at full capacity. Parks, entertainment activities, gyms, spas, theatres, and public parks will continue to remain shut. Social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural, religious festival gatherings will stay prohibited. The Delhi Metro will continue to operate with 50 per cent seating capacity, as will public buses. In case of autos, cabs, maximum two passengers per vehicle will be permitted. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the government was aiming to bring the city&rsquo;s economy on track while making robust arrangements to tackle a possible third wave of Covid-19.

Thousands of people came together online to save the life of a three-year-old Hyderabad boy, Ayaansh Gupta who was suffering from a rare spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) a

Thousands of people came together online to save the life of a three-year-old Hyderabad boy, Ayaansh Gupta who was suffering from a rare spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and required an injection that cost Rs 16 crore for his gene therapy treatment.
62,450 people contributed ₹ 14.84 crore through crowd-funding and the boy finally received the world's most expensive drug Zolgensma on Wednesday at Hyderabad&rsquo;s Rainbow Hospital.
The boy&rsquo;s parents were able to raise most of the money for his treatment through the crowd-funding platform ImpactGuru in around four months.
His father expressed gratitude to all the donors and ImpactGuru who gave Ayaansh a new lease of life.

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Maharashtra reconciles delayed data, Covid deaths increase by 8,800

PM lost moral authority to rule, high time for Cong overhaul: Sibal

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