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National Herald case: ED grills Sonia for 3 hrs
During her interrogation, she was accompanied by her son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. A few minutes later, Rahul left the ED's headquarters while Priyanka stayed backed with her mother's medicine box. Priyanka had requested to be present at ED's headquarters with her mother. Taking Sonia's health into considering, the ED allowed Priyanka to stay back but in a separate room.
60 pilots, 150 cabin crew failed breath analyzer test
During the period from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022, as per the provision of Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) Section-5, Series-F, Part-III, no license has been cancelled. However, a total of 210 pilots and crew members have been suspended.
'Can't deny abortion if woman is unmarried', SC allows plea to terminate 24-week pregnancy
A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said letting an unmarried woman suffer an unwanted pregnancy will be contrary to the object and spirit of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act. The top court noted that after the 2021 amendment, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act uses the word "partner" instead of "husband" in the explanation to Section 3.
Presidential Poll Results 2022: Draupadi Murmu leading against Yashwant Sinha after first round of counting
The number of votes in favour of Murmu was 540 and for Yashwant Sinha it was 208 out of a total 748 valid votes. Total value of valid votes stands at 5,23,600. Counting of votes for the Presidential poll started on Thursday at Parliament House in New Delhi and it is likely to be concluded by evening. If elected, Murmu will be the first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post in the country.
Over 9 lakhs vacancies in central govt as on March 1, 2021
In a written reply, MoS PMO Jitendra Singh said: "As per Annual Report of Pay Research Unit of Department of Expenditure, total 9,79,327 posts were lying vacant in Central Government Ministries as on 01.03.2021." However, no such data is maintained centrally in respect of PSUs, Central Universities, he added.
India logs 21,566 Covid cases, 45 deaths in last 24 hrs
In the same period, 45 more Covid deaths were reported taking the nationwide death toll to 5,25,870. Meanwhile, the active caseload has marginally increased to 1,48,881 cases, accounting for 0.34 per cent of the total positive cases. The recovery of 18,294 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,31,50,434. Consequently, the recovery rate stands at 98.46 per cent.
National Herald case: Sonia at ED office, questioning underway
Sonia Gandhi wrote her name and signed the ED's register. She reached the ED headquarters accompanied by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. A few minutes later Rahul Gandhi left the ED office while Priyanka remained at the headquarters and had a medicine box for her mother. Her questioning, which was scheduled to take place on June 23, was postponed on her request as she was not keeping well.
Over 5K Kashmiri Pandits provided govt jobs in Kashmir Valley: Minister
"Under the Prime Minister's Development Package (PMDP), 5,502 Kashmiri Pandits have been provided government jobs in different departments of Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir in the valley," said Rai in a written reply.
Fire on-board INS Vikramaditya, no casualties
The incident occurred during a planned sortie for conducting sea trials of the aircraft carrier. Upon noticing the blaze, the ship crew immediately launched fire fighting operation using the ship's fire-fighting systems and the conflagration was brought under control. No casualties were reported in the incident. The Indian Navy has set up a board of enquiry to probe the incident.
Sonia Gandhi to appear before ED by 11 a.m.
ED sources have suggested that she will be asked the same set of questions which were asked to Rahul Gandhi during his five days questioning. Her questioning, which was scheduled to take place on June 23, was postponed on her request as she was not well. As per the sources, the ED would ask Sonia Gandhi about her role in the deal between Young India (YI) and Associated Journal Ltd (ALJ).
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