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India reports 12,781 fresh Covid cases, 18 deaths
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In the same period, the country has reported 18 more Covid deaths, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,24,873. Meanwhile, the active caseload of the country has risen to 76,700 cases, accounting for 0.18 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 8,537 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,27,07,900. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.61 per cent.
India, Bangladesh should work together for crime-free border: Jaishankar
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Addressing the 7th Joint Consultative Commission meeting with Bangladesh, he said: "Today Bangladesh is our largest development partner, it is our largest trade partner in the region, it is our largest visa operation overseas. And that really underlines every aspect of our cooperation. And we in turn, are your largest export destination in Asia. I am glad to see that your exports have doubled to $2 billion this year."
No Agnipath rollback, govt says concessions not a reaction to protest
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Lt Gen Puri was addressing a Joint military briefing on Agnipath recruitment scheme with Air Marshal S.K. Jha, Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi and LG C. Bansi Ponnappa. Lt Gen Puri said that this reform was long pending. "We want to bring youthfulness and experience with this reform.
IAF releases details on Agnipath recruitment scheme
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The process for the recruitment will begin from June 24. The IAF document lists the eligibility, educational qualification, medical standards, assessment, leave, remuneration, life insurance cover, etc., among many other factors. As the recruitment process is also open to those below 18 years, the enrolment form will need to be signed by the parents for those aspirants who are below 18 years of age, the IAF notification said.
India logs 12,899 new Covid-19 cases, 15 deaths
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The active caseload rose to 72,474 cases, accounting for 0.17 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 8,518 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,26,99,363. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.62 per cent. While the daily positivity rate slightly jumped to 2.89 per cent, the weekly positivity rate stood at 2.50 per cent.
Centre approves 10% quota for Agniveers in Defence Ministry job
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"Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh has approved a proposal to reserve 10 per cent of the job vacancies in Ministry of Defence for 'Agniveers' meeting requisite eligibility criteria", said Defence Ministry Office in a tweet. The 10 per cent reservation will be implemented in the Indian Coast Guard and defence civilian posts, and all the 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings, Defence Ministry Office added further.
Modi pens emotional note on mother Heeraba's 100th birthday
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"Today, 18th June is the day my Mother Heeraba enters her 100th year. On this special day, I have penned a few thoughts expressing joy and gratitude," the Prime Minister said on Twitter, where he also posted several photos of him and his mother. In the note, Modi said: "If my father had been alive, he too would have celebrated his 100th birthday last week. 2022 is a special year as my mother's centenary year is starting, and my father would have completed his.
Policeman shot dead by militants in Kashmir
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In a tweet, the J&K Police said that Farooq Ahmed Mir's body was found in paddy fields near his home in Samboora village. "Preliminary investigation reveals that he had left his home for work in his paddy fields yesterday (Friday) in the evening, where he was shot dead by the militants using a pistol," said the tweet. Sources said that two pistol cartridges were also found at the incident spot.
India's new Covid cases rise to 13,216
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Also in the same period, there were 23 new fatalities which took the nationwide death toll to 5,24,840. The active caseload increased to 68,108, accounting for 0.16 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 8,148 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,26,90,845. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.63 per cent.
Covaxin safe for children aged 2-18 years, says Bharat Biotech
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The vaccine manufacturer had conducted the phase II/III open-label and multicentre study to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity and immunogenicity of Covaxin in healthy children and adolescents in 2-18 years of age group. "The clinical trial conducted in the paediatric population between June 2021 and September 2021 has shown safety, less reactogenic, and robust immunogenicity," Bharat Biotech said.
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