In focus, 26th Jun 2021, News & Stories from India

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26 Jun 2021

In focus, 26 Jun 2021

BJP National President JP Nadda at a meeting with party's National General Secretaries at party headquarters in New Delhi.(Photo: Twitter @BJP4India)

Top BJP leaders discuss preparations for assembly polls in 5 states in 2022

Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa are slated for early next year

26 Jun 2021 9:29 PM

Omar told reporters it was made clear to the Centre during the PM's meeting that the statehood should be restored to J&K before holding Assembly polls. (PTI Photo)

Statehood should be restored to J&K before holding Assembly poll, says Omar Abdullah

Farooq said even senior Cong leader Karan Singh has called for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir before holding elections

26 Jun 2021 6:13 PM

Farmers' protest had started on November 26 last year and has now completed seven months notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI Photo)

Tomar appeals farmers to end 7-month long protest, says ready to resume talks

Farmer groups have alleged that these laws will end the mandi and MSP procurement systems, leave the farmers at the mercy of big corporates

26 Jun 2021 6:09 PM

The increase took rates across the country to fresh highs with Tamil Nadu becoming the latest state to see petrol cross Rs 100-a-litre mark. (PTI Photo)

Petrol crosses Rs 100 in Tamil Nadu after steep hike in fuel rates

Fuel prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes such as value-added tax (VAT) and freight charges

26 Jun 2021 3:46 PM

Know more about Juan Wilson and his notable works

When we talk about Juan Wilson, the name of the Wilson Foundation will come automatically

26 Jun 2021 3:02 PM

Disha Publication is changing the landscape of UPSC Preparation

Disha is among the top three UPSC publishers and has produced more than 25 Bestsellers in the last 2 years

26 Jun 2021 2:54 PM

Making room for interactive, convenient, and dynamic banking experiences, IndusInd Bank delivers new-age products and savings account services for customers of today.

What Makes IndusInd Savings Account New Age and Innovative?

Here’s a glimpse at some of the innovative and top-of-the-line banking features for modern India

26 Jun 2021 2:48 PM

India has tested 40,18,11,892 samples across the country till Friday. (PTI file photo)

India achieves milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID-19 tests: ICMR

Prof Balram Bhargava said exponential increase in testing has led to early identification, prompt isolation and effective treatment

26 Jun 2021 1:03 PM

The 71-year-old NCP leader has been asked to depose before the investigating officer of the case at the agency office. (PTI file image)

ED summons ex-minister Anil Deshmukh for questioning day after arresting his 2 aides

Deshmukh, who had resigned from his post in April following the allegations, has denied any wrongdoing

26 Jun 2021 12:01 PM

People gather at the Hennepin County Government Center awaiting word of the prison sentence for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, Friday, June 25, 2021 in Minneapolis. (AP/Jim Mone)

US ex-cop sentenced to over 22 years for George Floyd murder

The sentencing was long awaited in Minnesota, with hundreds of people gathering near the courthouse into the evening

26 Jun 2021 11:48 AM

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (via AP)

Delta the 'most transmissible' of variants identified so far, spreading rapidly among unvaccinated populations: WHO chief

Delta, now reported in 85 countries globally, continues to be reported in new countries across all WHO Regions

26 Jun 2021 11:45 AM

Twitter has been in the eye of a storm over failure to comply with the new IT rules in India, which mandates, among other requirements, the appointment of three key personnel -- chief compliance officer, nodal officer and grievance officer by social media platforms with over 50 lakh users. (AP)

Twitter 'withholds' 35 tweets after legal request from India

The account holder is notified directly so that the user is aware that Twitter has received a legal order pertaining to the account

26 Jun 2021 11:04 AM

People rest after getting inoculated with a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, at Sree Cinema BMC Health centre, in Mumbai, June 22, 2021. (PTI)

India records 48,698 COVID-19 cases, 1,183 deaths in a day

The number of active cases has further declined to 5,95,565 and now accounts for 1.97 per cent of the total infections

26 Jun 2021 10:37 AM

Twitter blocks IT minister's account for flouting US rule

Prasad said that Twitter's action was a breach of the IT rules, as Twitter failed to give prior notice before denying access to his account

26 Jun 2021 1:14 AM

Shobhaa De | Do Indians and our govt really care about sports?

Milkha Singh titled his autobiography The Race of My Life, and the nation ran it with him

26 Jun 2021 12:15 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | Of ‘flat earth’ & science denial: New orthodoxy of intolerance

The story goes that, true to his beliefs, as he left the court, he muttered to himself, or perhaps to his God if he still believed in Him

26 Jun 2021 12:13 AM

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