Name: Mission 2023: Delhi govt sets 25% electric vehicles target
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This could be a gamechanger for Delhi. The state government has come out with its draft electric vehicles policy, which has set an ambitious target of 25% of all new ve

Mission 2023: Delhi govt sets 25% electric vehicles target

This could be a gamechanger for Delhi. The state government has come out with its draft electric vehicles policy, which has set an ambitious target of 25% of all new vehicle registrations to be electric by 2023. The govt plans to achieve this through subsidy for such autos, rickshaws and two wheelers among others. The policy also recommends strengthening infrastructure to provide battery charging access within 3 km range from anywhere in Delhi.

A police constable in Telangana saved a victim of road accident by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the unconscious man. The constable is winning heart

A police constable in Telangana saved a victim of road accident by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the unconscious man. The constable is winning hearts after the video showing him save the victim&rsquo;s life went viral.
After &nbsp;the victim MD Abdul Khan was hit by a speeding bike while crossing the road in Karimnagar district, police constable MA Khaleel rushed to the spot and performed CPR technique for a minute and also provided him first aid.
As the video went viral, MA Khaleel was also awarded by the Commissioner of Police for his life-saving act.

Viral: Telangana constable pumps life back into accident victim

A police constable in Telangana saved a victim of road accident by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the unconscious man. The constable is winning hearts after the video showing him save the victim&rsquo;s life went viral.
After the victim Md Abdul Khan was hit by a speeding bike while crossing the road in Karimnagar district, police constable MA Khaleel rushed to the spot and performed CPR technique for a minute and also provided him first aid.
As the video went viral, MA Khaleel was also awarded by the Commissioner of Police for his life-saving act.

The Supreme Court on Thursday posed some serious question to the Andhra Pradesh government that is insisting on holding Class XII exams physically amid the Covid pandem

The Supreme Court on Thursday posed some serious question to the Andhra Pradesh government that is insisting on holding Class XII exams physically amid the Covid pandemic.

'But how?': Supreme Court talks tough as Andhra govt insists on Class XII exams

The Supreme Court on Thursday posed some serious question to the Andhra Pradesh government that is insisting on holding Class XII exams physically amid the Covid pandemic.
Andhra govt informed the court that it "tentatively" planning to hold exams in last week of July.
"The state should have a decision and concrete plan. How can it play with the lives of students?" the top court asked.
"Going by your affidavit, you will need 34,634 rooms with 15 students per hall. Have you worked out a formula. Do you have so many rooms?" the court asked.
The court said that it will not permit the state govt ti hold exams unless it convinces the court on its strategy to conduct exams without a single fatality.
It asked the Andhra government to submit all details about logistics, staff and safety protocols by Friday.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Gujarat’s Surat city on Thursday to record his statement in a criminal defamation suit filed by a BJP MLA over his comme

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Gujarat&rsquo;s Surat city on Thursday&nbsp;to record his statement in a criminal defamation suit filed by a BJP MLA over his comments on the "Modi surname".
During the hearing, Rahul&nbsp;told the Surat court that he didn't mean to target any community and that it was just sarcasm.
BJP MLA from Surat, Purnesh Modi, had accused Rahul of "defaming the entire Modi community" with his comments at a rally ahead of the national election.
At a public meeting in Karnataka on April 13, 2019 the then Congress president named Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi, Narendra Modi&nbsp;and said he wonders how come &lsquo;all the thieves have Modi as a common surname&rsquo;.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday joined the virtual hearing of her petition challenging the election of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday joined the virtual hearing of her petition challenging the election of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari from the&nbsp;Nandigram constituency in the 2021 assembly elections.
The Bengal Chief Minister has filed a petition asking that Justice Kaushik Chanda exit the case over "conflict of interest"
However, the TMC supremo has been told that she &lsquo;can't seek administrative and legal intervention at the same time."
In a letter written to the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court on June 16, Mamata outlined that Justice Kaushik Chanda was associated with the BJP in the past, and therefore there was &lsquo;reasonable apprehension of bias&rsquo;. She also added the need to "sustain the confidence of the public in the judiciary"
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Class 12th Board results 2021: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all the state boards to declare Class XII results by July 31.

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all the state boards to declare Class XII results by July 31. The top court also told the state boards to notify the scheme for assessment within 10 days asking them to follow the&nbsp;timeline&nbsp;specified by it for CBSE and ICSE&nbsp;boards.
Last week, both <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/supreme-court-approves-cbse-cisce-s-marking-scheme-to-evaluate-students-1624362599130">CBSE&nbsp;and ICSE&nbsp;had&nbsp;submitted their evaluation criteria</a> last week which the top court approved and called "fair and reasonable".&nbsp;
So far, 21 states have cancelled and six have conducted Class 12 board exams.
Also Read | <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/cbse-submits-class-xii-marking-formula-result-out-by-july-31-1623910136342" target="_blank">Supreme Court accepts CBSE's Class XII marking formula, results out by July 31</a>

The tragic ‘dowry related’ death of a Kerala woman has wounded the collective conscience of the state with the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condemning th

The tragic &lsquo;dowry related&rsquo; death of a Kerala woman has wounded the collective conscience of the state with the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condemning the "barbaric system".
24-year-old woman Vismaya Nair, an Ayurveda medicine student who had sent WhatsApp messages to her family sharing photos of alleged torture over dowry, was found dead at her husband's home on Monday. In her messages she had alleged she was dragged by her hair and stamped on her face by her husband Kiran Kumar.
Vismaya's father claims that Kumar was pressuring the family to gift him with cash instead of the SUV they bought for him
Kiran Kumar has been suspended from his government job and has been taken into custody, Kerala Police chief informed.

After a Supermoon, Bloodmoon and Total Lunar Eclipse followed by the Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse last month, the Strawberry moon will grace the sky tonight. The Strawbe

After a Supermoon, Bloodmoon and Total Lunar Eclipse followed by the Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse last month, the Strawberry moon will grace the sky tonight.
Strawberry Moon, which will appear on Thursday, is the first full moon after the Summer solstice when it reaches its full phase.
&nbsp;While the Moon is bigger than its normal size due to its proximity to Earth in its orbit, the June full moon is not considered a supermoon, like the one observed in May.
The celestial phenomenon is known by different names like Rose Moon in Europe and Hot Moon in the northern hemisphere.
Normally, there are three full moons between the Summer Solstice and Equinox. However, in 2021 there are four such phases.
NASA says the full Moon will appear for about three days around this time. From India Standard Time eastward to Line Islands Time, and the International Dateline, the moon will appear on Friday morning.

Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday reported its first Covid-19 death linked to the Delta Plus variant of SARS-CoV-2.

Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday reported its first Covid-19 death linked to the <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-delta-plus-variant-of-coronavirus-1624008691604" target="_blank">Delta Plus variant</a> of SARS-CoV-2.
Genome sequencing of samples taken from a deceased Covid patient in Ujjain revealed that she had contracted the Delta Plus variant.
Ujjain's nodal Covid officer said that the woman died on May 23. He added that her husband had tested positive for Covid&nbsp;before the woman. The husband had received both doses of the vaccine while the woman was yet to receive the jab.
A total of five confirmed cases of the Delta Plus variant have come to light in the state so far. Three of those cases were reported from Bhopal and the remaining from Ujjain.Out of the five patients, four have recovered while one woman succumbed to the virus.
Also Read | <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/on-news-guru-with-delta-covid-variant-should-gap-between-vaccine-doses-be-reduced-1624376853214" target="_blank">With Delta Covid variant, should gap between vaccine doses be reduced?</a>

Bengali actor and TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty has said that she became a victim of a fraud Covid vaccination drive in Kolkata.

Bengali actor and TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty has said that she became a victim of a fraud&nbsp;Covid&nbsp;vaccination drive in Kolkata&nbsp;and took a shot that turned out to be fake.&nbsp;
The MP said that she took a <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/ask-the-doctor-gap-between-covishield-doses-extended-but-where-is-the-data-1620915134320" target="_blank">Covishield</a> shot at a camp organised for vaccination of transgenders in Kolkata by a man who pretended to be an IAS officer.
Chakraborty said that she got suspicious after she didn't get any confirmation from CoWIN platform after her vaccination.
Also Read | <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/covid-3rd-wave-women-with-young-kids-to-get-vaccine-on-priority-says-mamata-1624500070941" target="_blank">Covid 3rd wave: Women with young kids to get vaccine on priority, says Mamata</a>
The police arrested the accused after the MP's complaint. The fake vaccination camp is now turning into a bigger investigation amid questions about whether the jabs given to hundreds of people were genuine.&nbsp;Around 250 people were vaccinated at the camp, reports said.
Chakraborty said she took the Covid shot to encourage people to vaccinate themselves and help check the spread of the virus.&nbsp;
Also Read | <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/nusrat-jahan-should-quit-or-tmc-should-sack-her-bjp-targets-bengal-mp-again-1624463951778" target="_blank">Nusrat Jahan should quit or TMC should sack her: BJP targets Bengal MP again</a>

India has seen a slight uptick in fresh Covid-19 cases over the last two day after registering a big dip on Tuesday when the new cases fell below 50,000 after three mon

India has seen a slight uptick in fresh Covid-19 cases over the last two day after registering a big dip on Tuesday when the new cases fell below 50,000 after three months. The country reported 54,000 new infections in the last 24 hours, which is 6% higher than the Wednesday tally of 50,848. On Tuesday, India had recorded 42,000 new cases, which was the lowest spike in 3 months.
The country on Thursday also recorded 1,312 deaths taking total Covid fatalities to 3.91 lakh.
While the total caseload has gone over 3 crore, more than 2.9 crore people have so far recovered from the virus, the health ministry data showed. The daily recoveries continued to outnumber the new infections for the 42nd consecutive day.
,The active cases have come down to 627,057 and constitute 2.14 per cent of the caseload.

Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari will appear today before the UP police for questioning in the Ghaziabad assault video case. Reports said that police have prepare

Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari will appear today before the UP police for questioning in the Ghaziabad assault video case. 
Reports said that police have prepared a list of 11 questions for Maheshwari, including the one about failure to remove the controversial video. The police will also ask about the number of complaints against the video and what action the micro-blogging platform has taken.
Ghaziabad Police booked Twitter over the video of assault on an elderly Muslim man that went viral on social media. This is the first such case on the social media company since the new IT rules kicked in. 
Twitter has denied any role in the video going viral. Maheshwari had earlier offered to join the probe on video conference, but the cops denied the request and asked him to appear in person.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an all-party meeting on Jammu and Kashmir today. This is the Centre's first outreach to the mainstream parties from Jammu and Ka

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an all-party meeting on Jammu and Kashmir today. This is the Centre's first outreach to the mainstream parties from Jammu and Kashmir since the scrapping of Article 370 and the bifurcation of the state into two union territories in 2019.
Most of the 14 leaders, including some ex-chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir who have been invited for the meeting, arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday evening. These leaders have said that they will meet the Prime Minister with an open mind. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 3pm. The leaders have indicated that they will press for the restoration of Article 370 and full statehood.
Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad, Tara Chand and GA Mir; National Conference's Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah; PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti; J-K Apni Party's Altaf Bukhari; BJP's Ravinder Raina, Nirmal Singh and Kavinder Gupta; CPM's MY Tarigami; National Panthers Party's Prof Bheem Singh; and Peoples Conference's Sajad Gani Lone are expected to attend the meet.

Two days after Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala unveiled an 18-feet tall statue of Devi Lal in Sirsa, his cousin Karan Chautala on Wednesday washed it wi

Two days after Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala unveiled an 18-feet tall statue of Devi Lal in Sirsa, his cousin Karan Chautala on Wednesday washed it with holy Ganga water for "purification".
Hitting out at Dushyant, Karan said that those who had unveiled the statue had "misused" the former deputy prime minister's name.
Calling Devi Lal a "messiah of farmers", Karan also slammed Dushyant for not supporting the farmers' protests against new farm law.
Karan is the son of Indian National Lok Dal senior leader Abhay Singh Chautala. Dushyant is the son of Abhay's brother Ajay Chautala. They are both grandsons of INLD chief Om Prakash Chautala and great grandsons of former Dy PM Devi Lal.
Dushyant Chautala floated the Jannayak Janata Party in 2018 when the INLD split following a feud within the Chautala family, and joined the BJP govt.

Will the Delta Plus variant of Covid-19, which is spreading in India, trigger a third Covid wave? One of India's top doctors and genome sequencer has brushed aside con

Will the Delta Plus variant of Covid-19, which is spreading in India, trigger a third Covid wave?
One of India's top doctors and genome sequencer has brushed aside concerns of this new mutant fuelling an upsurge in infections.
Dr Anurag Agarwal, Director of the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), has told NDTV that "at this point, there is no evidence to suggest that Delta Plus...has anything to do with a possible third wave".
He also advised caution against lowering the guard on the second wave itself. Dr Agarwal, however, clarified that any Delta remains a variant of concern. Over 40 cases of the new Delta Plus strain, tagged as a "variant of concern", have been detected till now across the country.

Amid a warning that children might be infected during the possible third wave of coronavirus, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that priority

Amid a warning that children might be infected during the possible third wave of coronavirus, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that priority would be given to inoculate women having children aged up to 12 years.
She also said that the state would start inoculating at least four lakh people on an average daily from Thursday.
At least two crore people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in the state till now, Banerjee said.
The West Bengal government has decided to have at least 26,000 Covid-19 beds for women in state-run as well as private medical facilities.
Also Read | <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/setback-for-mamata-high-court-refuses-to-stay-nhrc-probe-into-post-poll-violence-1624272443739" target="_blank">Setback for Mamata: High Court refuses to stay NHRC probe into post-poll violence</a>

The big question o everyone's mind today is when will we have a vaccine against Covid-19 for children. AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria has now held out hope. Dr

The big question o everyone's mind today is when will we have a vaccine against Covid-19 for children. AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria has now held out hope. Dr Guleria has said that Bharat Biotech and other companies are doing trials at a very fast pace and hoped that a vaccine for children is likely by September-October.
In an interview with ANI, Dr Guleria said that Covaxin's data for children after completion of phase two or three trials is expected by September-October.
Dr Guleria said Bharat Biotech is conducting trials between the age group of 2 to 18 years and "this covers a wide spectrum".
"Children usually have the mild disease but we need to develop vaccines for children because if we have to control this pandemic everyone should be vaccinated," he added.

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Wednesday said that the first case of Delta Plus strain of Covid-19 has been reported in Mysuru and the infected person is

Karnataka Health Minister K&nbsp;Sudhakar on Wednesday said that the first case of Delta Plus strain of Covid-19 has been reported in Mysuru and the infected person is asymptomatic.
He told reporters that none of the patient's contacts have contracted the virus.
He added that the state government was cautious, keeping track of the emergence of new strains since Covid hit the state in March last year.
He said the government is planning to establish six more genomic sequencing labs in order to augment overall testing abilities across the state.
Sudhakar said that the government had not shown any laxity in testing as wherever there was a suspicion, it had conducted genomic sequencing and frequently carried out random checks too.

Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh has asked TMC to sack its MP Nusrat Jahan if she doesn't resign from the Lok Sabha following a contr

Bengal BJP&nbsp;President Dilip&nbsp;Ghosh has asked TMC&nbsp;to sack its MP Nusrat&nbsp;Jahan&nbsp;if she doesn't resign from the Lok&nbsp;Sabha&nbsp;following a controversy over her marital status. Ghosh&nbsp;said that the actor has shamed Indian culture by denying her marriage after addressing a man as her husband and also inviting the CM to her wedding reception.&nbsp;
Nusrat&nbsp;Jahan&nbsp;had recently issued a statement saying that her marriage with businessman Nikhil&nbsp;Jain was legally valid in India as they had got it registered after their traditional nuptials in Turkey in 2019.&nbsp;
Several BJP&nbsp;leaders have accused her of lying about her marital status in the Parliament and have sought her resignation over it.&nbsp;

'We won't ask for the stars, we will only ask for what is ours and should remain ours': The Centre may not have revealed the agenda for the meeting on June 24 with poli

From being dubbed as 'Gupkar Gang'-- political untouchables blamed for chaos in Jammu and Kashmir-- to being invited to a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to discuss the future of the conflict-torn region, the pro-Article 370 leadership is in the national capital and 'isn't asking for stars, but what they think' is theirs.

Political strategist Prashant Kishor met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar in New Delhi on Wednesday.The development comes

Political strategist&nbsp;Prashant Kishor&nbsp;met&nbsp;Nationalist Congress Party&nbsp;(NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar in New Delhi on Wednesday. The development&nbsp;comes a day after leaders of eight opposition parties gathered at Pawar&rsquo;s residence and discussed various issues facing the country.
This was their third meeting within a fortnight.
According to PTI sources, the closed-door discussions between Kishor and Pawar, held at the latter&rsquo;s residence in Delhi, lasted for about an hour.
Kishor, who was instrumental in the thumping victory of the Trinamool Congress in the West Bengal Assembly polls,&nbsp;had met Pawar over lunch at his residence in Mumbai&nbsp;on June 11. He again called on the NCP chief at his residence in Delhi on Monday.

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