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India, China to hold 16th Corps Commanders talks on July 17
The meeting will be held in continuation with the discussion of the disengagement from friction points along the Line of Control (LAC) in the region. "In continuation with the talks on disengagement along the LAC in eastern Ladakh, the 16th round of talks will be held on the Indian side at Chushul-Moldo Meeting Point on July 17," the source added.
Health Ministry issues guidelines for monkeypox management
The first laboratory confirmed case of monkeypox was reported from Kerala's Kollam district after which the Union Health Ministry had rushed a multi-disciplinary team of experts on Thursday. Surveillance and rapid identification of new cases is critical for outbreak containment, the guidelines said, adding that during human monkeypox outbreaks, close contact with infected persons is the most significant risk factor for monkeypox virus infection.
Delhi Court grants bail to Alt News co-founder Zubair in 2018 tweet case
Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangala of Patiala House Courts granted bail to Zubair on the condition to furnish Rs 50,000 bond with one surety and not to leave the country without the permission of Court. A detailed order in the matter is expected to be made available later in the day. The same bench had reserved the pronouncement of the judgement on Thursday.
Justice Lalit: 'If children can go to school at 7 am, SC can begin hearing cases at 9 am
During hearing on a matter, Justice Lalit remarked that if children can go to school at 7 a.m. everyday, then why can't judges and lawyers come to court at 9 a.m. Justice Lalit said, "Ideally, we should sit at 9 in the morning. I have always said that if our children can go to school at 7 in the morning, why can't we come to court at 9?"
India reports 20,038 new Covid cases, 47 deaths
The active caseload in the country presently stands at 1,39,073, accounting for 0.32 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 16,994 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,30,45,350. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.48 per cent. Meanwhile, India's daily positivity rate has also declined to 4.44 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate currently stands at 4.30 per cent.
PM invites ideas for 'Mann Ki Baat'
The ideas can be shared on MyGov, Namo App. People can also record their message by dialing the number 1800-11-7800. Sharing MyGov invitation, Prime Minister Modi tweeted, "Do you have inputs for this month's #MannKiBaat, which will take place on the 31st? I look forward to hearing them... share them either on MyGov or the NaMo App. Record your message by dialling 1800-11-7800."
La Nina conditions likely to prevail up to end of year, not likely to impact Indian monsoon
The latest forecast by the Monsoon Mission Coupled Forecast System (MMCFS) of the IMD said that the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) conditions, which is at present neutral with negative DMI index over the Indian Ocean, is likely to develop negative conditions during the upcoming season. DMI Index or Dipole Mode Index (DMI) means the difference between sea surface temperature (SST).
'Jahangirpuri riot was continuation of CAA, NRC protests'
Delhi Police said, "From the investigation conducted so far and material on record, it is established that the present incident was in continuation of the protests against CAA and NRC of 2019 and 2020 in Shaheen Bagh and the north-east Delhi riots of February 2020, which got further aggravated after Ram Navami incidents on April 2022 in different parts of the country."
Naga Minister pitches for 'early solution', ex-Army chief Naravane visits Nagaland
However, bowing to public pressure and insistence from the Government of India to end 25-year-old peace talks, now a key minister in Nagaland Cabinet, Neiba Kronu said on Thursday that 'early solution' to the vexed Naga issue "will be good for all".
Not seeking separation, but more autonomy, says Dalai Lama
"People in China are increasingly realising that I am not seeking the independence of Tibet, but autonomy and preservation of its Buddhist culture," he told the media in Jammu. The Dalai Lama said only a few Chinese hardliners considered him to be a separatist.
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