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Breaking News LIVE, 26 August, 2021: The Government of India reportedly approved all the nine names recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for elevation as judges of the apex court.
According to reports, the Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana declined to concede the request made by the government to reconsider some names. The CJI insisted that all the recommended names should be cleared. With this, the number of apex court judges now stands at 33 including the CJI, against the sanctioned strength of 34. Only one vaccancy is left.
The nine names nominated by the Supreme Court Collegium include four High Court Chief Justices —Vikram Nath (Gujarat), A S Oka (Karnataka), Hima Kohli (Telangana) and J K Maheshwari (Sikkim) — four High Court judges Justices B V Nagarathna (Karnataka), M M Sundresh (Madras), C T Ravikumar (Kerala) and Bela M Trivedi (Gujarat), and Senior Advocate P S Narasimha.
India on the second straight day witnessed a significant surge in number of fresh Covid cases. According to the Union Health Ministry, India reported 46,164 new COVID19 cases, 34,159 recoveries and 607 deaths in the last 24 hours. Of 46,164 new COVID19 cases and 607 deaths reported in India in the last 24 hours, Kerala recorded 31,445 COVID positive cases and 215 deaths yesterday.
In a significant achievement, India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage has crossed the 60-crore landmark on Wednesday. The country's total vaccination count under the mass vaccination drive now stands at 60,24,25,271. An official said that more than 66 lakh vaccines doses were administered since Tuesday.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on social media posted: "Under PM Narendra Modi ji's 'Sabko Vaccine Muft Vaccine' initiative, India crossed the 60 crore vaccination mark. Congratulations everyone!"
CRPF To Provide Security To CBI Teams Probing Bengal Post-Poll Violence
The Centre has provided security cover by CRPF to the CBI teams probing cases of post-poll violence in West Bengal, sources in the security set up told news agency IANS on Thursday. Four companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been deployed for providing security to the CBI teams probing the matter.
IMD Issues Orange, Yellow Alerts For Several Districts In Kerala
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert (moderate rain) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alapuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Malappuram and Wayanad districts for tomorrow.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert (heavy to very heavy rain) in Ernakulam, Idukki, Malappuram and Wayanad districts & yellow alert in all other districts of Kerala on August 28
Covishield Doses Gap May Be Reduced Soon: Sources
Reduction in the gap between two doses of Covishield is being considered and it will be further discussed in NTAGI (National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in India): Government sources to ANI
Kerala Contributes To 51% Of Covid Cases In Country, Maharashtra 16%, Says Govt
46,000 new cases were reported in the country in the last 24 hours. 58% of these cases were reported from Kerala. Rest of the states are still showing a declining trend: Govt
Kerala has more than 1 lakh active cases. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh have 10,000 to 1 lakh active cases. Kerala contributes to 51%, Maharastra 16% & rest of the three states contribute to 4-5% of the cases in the country: Union Health Secy Rajesh Bhushan
Youth Congress workers detained during protest against National Monetisation Pipeline plan
Youth Congress workers protest against Centre's National Monetisation Pipeline plan
Delhi | Youth Congress workers protest against Centre's National Monetisation Pipeline plan outside Shastri Bhawan. Several workers detained by police. pic.twitter.com/xii3mKqw4U
— ANI (@ANI) August 26, 2021
Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hits west-southwest of Jodhpur
Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale occurred 106 km west-southwest of Jodhpur, Rajasthan at 1115 hours: National Center for Seismology
Rahul Gandhi Slams GOI Over Ignoring Rising Covid Cases In India
Japan Suspends 1.6 Mn Doses Of Moderna Covid Vaccine Over Contamination Fears
Japan has suspended the use of about 1.63 million doses of the Moderna vaccine due to contamination. The health ministry said "foreign materials" were found in some doses of a batch of roughly 560,000 vials.
Moderna said no safety or efficacy issues had been identified. "To date, no safety or efficacy issues have been identified," Moderna said, adding that it would work with regulators and Takeda to investigate the matter further.
India reports 46,164 new COVID19 cases and 607 deaths in the last 24 hours
India reports 46,164 new COVID19 cases, 34,159 recoveries and 607 deaths in the last 24 hrs, as per Health Ministry.
Total cases: 3,25,58,530
Total recoveries: 3,17,88,440
Active cases: 3,33,725
Death toll: 436365
Total vaccinated: 60,38,46,475 (80,40,407) in last 24 hrs
Poet Munawar Rana's Son Arrested For Faking Attack
Poet Munawar Rana's son has been arrested for allegedly faking an attack on himself to implicate his uncles.
Tabrez Rana, who is embroiled in an ancestral property dispute with his uncle, was arrested by the Rae Bareli police from Lalkuan locality in Lucknow, late on Wednesday night.
Rana, who wanted to contest the state assembly elections from Tiloi in Rae Bareli, had staged the attack on himself to get security and media coverage, besides implicating his uncles, the police official said.
He had lodged a complaint with the Rae Bareli police alleging that he was attacked by two bike-borne men at a petrol pump in the Hindola Ratapur area on June 28.
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