Latest News: Sushil Kumar arrested; B'desh lifts travel ban to Israel; cyclone Yaas update

Cyclone Yaas: PM Modi To Hold Meeting With HM, Top Officials To Review Preparedness

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold a review meeting on Cyclone Yaas with top ministers and senior government officials on Sunday. meeting will feature representatives from National Disaster Manment Authority (NDMA) along with Secretaries from Telecom, Power, Civil Aviation, Earth Sciences Ministries. Preparations to tackle cyclonic storm will be discussed in meeting. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and or Ministers from Cabinet are also expected to join PM Modi.

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Olympian Sushil Kumar Arrested By Delhi Police Special Cell In Chhatrasal Stium Case

Weeks after Sushil Kumar was reported absconding, Delhi Police on Sunday arrested  Olympic wrestler in  Chhatrasal Stium brawl case. As per Special CP-Special Cell Neeraj Thakur, Sushil Kumar was arrested in Delhi on Sunday morning along with his associate Ajay Kumar in murder of 23-year-old junior wrestler Sagar Rana. A team of Special Cell SR led by Inspector Shivkumar, inspector Karambir and supervised by ACP Attar Singh has arrested wrestler Sushil Kumar and Ajay from Mundka area of national capital. 

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Banglesh Lifts Air Travel Ban To Israel, Issues New Passport Amid Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

Joining or Muslim-majority countries by easing its stance towards Israel, Banglesh on Saturday, lifted its travel ban to Israel - hinting at a shift in Bangla-Israel relations. Bangleshi passports which earlier re 'This passport is valid for all countries for world except Israel' w res 'This passport is valid for all countries for world', as per Bangleshi news site 'Weekly blitz'. Banglesh which backs a sovereign Palestinian state is one of 26 countries which did t recognize Israel as a state over Israel-Palestine conflict.

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Bihar: IMA Forms 8-member Panel To Probe 96 Doctor Fatalities In State In 2nd COVID Wave

With doctor fatalities rising amid India's second COVID wave, Indian Medical Association (IMA)'s Bihar Branch has constituted an eight-member committee on Saturday, to probe reason of rise in deaths. committee which will be heed by Dr. Sahjanand Pras Singh - IMA President-elect - will ascertain as to why Bihar tops list of doctor deaths due to COVID in India. Bihar has seen 96 fatalities in doctors as per IMA.

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COVID-19: Family Members, Dependents w Covered Under Vaccination At Workplaces

Family members and dependents of workers can w also be covered under COVID-19 iculation drive at industrial and workplace vaccination centers, anunced by Health Ministry on Saturday.

In a letter to all chief secretaries, Health Ministry said, “ family members and dependents of workers, as defined by respective employers, can also be covered with COVID-19 vaccination at Industrial CVCS (COVID Vaccination Centers) and Workplace CVCS."

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