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Over 1.2 crore people aged 60 years and above yet to receive first dose of Covid vaccine: Govt

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Sonia Gandhi admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital due to Covid-19 issues

Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital on Sunday owing to Covid-related issues. She is being examined by doctors and her current condition is stable, according to reports. “She is stable and will be kept at the hospital for observation," senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala has said.Congress President, Smt.

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COVID-19: Lok Sabha speaker to chair meet on April 19

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Illegal trade of cigarettes skyrockets during pandemic

cigarette trade in India shot up in the pandemic year FY21 with the value of illegal cigarettes seized set to record highest level in last five years, according to data presented in Lok Sabha on Wednesday by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).As per data provided by Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs (CBIC), till 21 February of FY21, ₹1772 crore worth cigarettes were seized. This is almost ten times higher than the seizure in FY20 worth ₹188 crore.

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22 countries have requested India for supply of COVID-19 vaccines: Harsh Vardhan

COVID-19 vaccines from 22 countries so far these have already been supplied to 15 countries, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday.Replying to queries during question hour in Lok Sabha, the minister said the vaccines have been supplied both as grant assistance and contract doses."We have received requests for vaccine supply from 22 nations so far. Out of these, supply has already been made to 15 nations as grant assistance as well as contract doses.

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Lok Sabha Monsoon Session: Get COVID-19 test done 72 hrs prior to attending, says Speaker to MPs

COVID-19 at least 72 hours before the start of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday.The Monsoon Session is likely to start from September 14 and conclude on October 1.Besides MPs, all those who are expected to enter the Parliament premises, including officials from ministries, representatives from the media and staff of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats, will get tested for the coronavirus before the start of the session, Birla said.The Lok Sabha speaker on Friday held a long meeting with officials from the health ministry, ICMR, AIIMS, DRDO and Delhi government to finalise the arrangements for the session in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.Birla said arrangements have also been made for zero-touch

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Parliamentary panels have started scrutinising handling of Covid-19 in India: Naidu

New Delhi: Parliamentary panels have started scrutinising the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country a little over three months after Parliament was adjourned ahead of its schedule due to the virus and a shorter timeframe to hold the standing committee meetings would not have been possible given the present situation, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday.In a Facebook post hailing the media's role during the pandemic, the vice president also said Parliament is "on course" for holding the Monsoon session.The Rajya Sabha chairman said he has held several rounds of discussions with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on enabling the meetings of the parliamentary committees and the Monsoon session of Parliament."Given the

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BJP MP Pragya Thakur faints at party event in Bhopal

Bhopal: BJP's Lok Sabha member from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur fainted during an event organised at party office here on Tuesday to pay tributes to Bharatiya Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookherjee on his death anniversary.The incident occurred when Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other senior BJP leaders were paying tributes to Mookherjee at the event held at the party's state headquarters here.Former Bhopal MP Alok Sanjar told PTI that Thakur has been undergoing treatment for her ailments and was taking heavy doses of medicines, which could have caused dizziness.Following the incident, Thakur (50) was taken to her home, where she is currently recuperating, he said.Earlier on Sunday, Thakur had attributed her

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Facing health issues due to 'torture' by Congress: Pragya Thakur

Bhopal: BJP's Lok Sabha member from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur on Sunday attributed her health issues, including alleged loss of vision, to "torture" she suffered under the Congress regime.Thakur, who participated in the International Yoga Day event at the state BJP headquarters here, told reporters that she had "swelling and pus from retina to brain", adding she lost vision from one eye."I sustained several injuries due to torture by the Congress for nine years. Many injuries resurface due to this torture.

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Row as returned Kerala diaspora now asked to pay for quarantine

According to the quarantine rules, all those who return from abroad have to go for institutional quarantine for a week and then remain at their home for another week.

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Tussle over confidentiality clause derails panel meeting proposal

NEW DELHI : Efforts by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats to hold parliamentary committee meetings via videoconferencing have not yielded results so far with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition failing to reach a consensus over the confidentiality clause.

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Vice-President, Speaker visit Parliament on 68th anniversary of first sitting

Venkaiah Naidu said that the opposition parties dominated the Upper House in the 39 out of 68 years of its existence but pointed out how numbers have never impacted legislation

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Speaker hopes monsoon session will be on time

On whether social distancing would be maintained in the House during the session, Birla says a way will be worked out

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