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• NEW DELHI

During the Coronavirus pandemic, health was the centre of all decision making, and the pandemic reminded all that health should be at the core of all decision making process.

The total assets of the 225 sitting Rajya Sabha MPs is worth Rs 18,210 crore, with the BRS MP Bandi Partha Saradhi being the richest with assets worth Rs 5,300 crore, a report revealed on Friday.

In his virtual address to a Panchayati Raj function in Daman and Diu, Modi said that zila panchayat members should resolve people's problems and contribute towards development of districts and improve standard of living of people.

Veteran leader and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has dubbed the three Bills to completely overhaul the British-era Indian laws as a throwback to "medieval times", and also said that the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita has absolutely no rationale for giving such enormous powers to the government.

On matter pertaining to the Mohalla Clinic, a petition was moved by one Dharmender Kumar, a resident of Begampur, highlighting the unavailability of medicines and failure to pay the renumeration to the workers and doctors at the clinic.

However, it seems to be an uphill task though, as the production of fertilisers has only marginally increased from 434 lakh metric tonnes in 2020- 21 to 436 lakh metric tonnes in 2021-22, according to official data.

An IndiGo pilot scheduled for a flight from Nagpur to Pune lost consciousness and collapsed at the boarding gate on Thursday, said the airline official, adding that unfortunately, he was declared dead after being taken to a hospital.

Senior advocate Dushyant Dave on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the exercise of abrogating Article 370 suffers from "fraud" on the Constitution and was done "completely contrary" to the provisions of the Constitution.

A heated exchange occurred between BJP leaders and AAP MLAs in Delhi Legislative Assembly on the second day of the special session after BJP MLA Vijender Gupta said that when he speaks, the minister (Saurabh Bhardwaj) fears, hence he should sit quietly with his mouth taped shut.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that isolated heavy rainfall is likely to continue in Himachal Pradesh in the next two days, and in Uttarakhand and northeast in the next 4-5 days. 

During the meeting, which was held on the Indian side on August 13-14, both the sides had a positive, constructive and in-depth discussion on the resolution of the remaining issues along the LAC in the Western Sector, a government statement said on Tuesday. 

Addressing the Bangabandhu, as Mujib was popularly known, the citation read: "You've said you want to turn Dhaka University into the National  University. We want your kind sympathy, goodwill and consideration in this regard."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked the Supreme Court for its decision to provide the operative part of their judgements in regional languages and underlined that the government was taking several steps to promote the mother languages.

"For all our workers, artisans who mostly belong to the OBC community, we will launch the Vishwakarma Yojana on the occasion of the forthcoming Vishwakarma Diwas, where around Rs 15,000 crore would be provided to them," the Prime Minister said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that despite the world still struggling to recover from the ill effects of the Covid-19 pandemic which led to inflation, the Centre has tried to keep people of India insulated from it and will try to curb it completely.

Launching a scathing attack on the opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that in order to make India a developed nation by 2047, the three ills of corruption, dynasty politics and appeasement need to be abolished from the system.

Modi, with his eyes firmly focused on the slew of Assembly elections in the next few months as well as the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, said that he was giving a report card of the last 10 years under the shadow of the Tricolour.

Beyond merely showcasing tradition, his clothing carries symbolism -- which is mostly about nation-building and well-being. PM Modi's distinctive outfits during Independence Day events have consistently captured the nation's attention.

In his address to the nation on Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the country is with the people of Manipur and peace will be achieved in the violence-hit northeastern state via dialogue.

Earlier, the Prime Minister paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. He then went towards the Red Fort, from where the Prime Minister will address the nation after unfurling the national flag.

The Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) held the meeting, just ahead of the BRICS summit, at the Chushul-Moldo border point on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the region.

Addressing the nation on the eve of the 77th Independence Day, the President in her speech said that India has converted challenges into opportunities, and has recorded high GDP growth. 

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the bail plea of three convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case, who were engaged in stone pelting or robbing of gold ornaments as per the findings of trial court.

In a tweet in Hindi, the Prime Minister said: "Partition Remembrance Day is an occasion to reverently remember those Indians whose lives were sacrificed in the partition of the country.

Sources also revealed that Dalla hacked the Facebook ID of a Punjab-based girl, which he used to connect with Indian gangsters, namely Neeraj Bawana, Lawrence Bishnoi, the Bambiha gang, and their aides.