The Central Government has approved setting up of one hundred 57 new medical colleges in three phases. Apart from this, 70 medical colleges are running in the country so far. The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharti Pawar has said that the Ministry has launched the Central Assistance Scheme to link new medical colleges with District Hospitals and Referral Hospitals. He said that priority would be given to those aspirational districts where there is no government or private hospital.
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Maharashtra’s Minority Affairs Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik has tendered an unconditional apology before the Bombay High Court for his remarks against NCB Regional Director Sameer Wankhede and his family. Malik said he had no intention of disrespecting or humiliating him. The petition was presented before a division bench of SJ Kathawala and Milind Jadhav by Dhyandev Wankhede, father of Sameer Wankhede. Accepting the affidavit and the apology by the court, the Bench observed that Mr. Malik being a minister, proper forum should be used before speaking against any public official.
A special aircraft carrying 110 people stranded in Afghanistan reached Delhi airport from Kabul today. In this, Sri Guru Granth Sahib and Hindu scriptures have also been brought to India. Among these people who reached India are Afghan citizens of Hindu and Sikh community stranded there, including Indian citizens. Three Guru Granth Sahib and ancient Hindu scriptures including Ramayana, Mahabharata and Gita have also been brought to India from historical Gurudwaras in Afghanistan. Guru Granth Sahib Ji will be kept at Guru Gurdwara Arjun Devji in Mahavir Nagar and Hindu religious texts will be kept at Asmai Temple in Faridabad.…
Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has said that General Bipin Rawat was a true leader and a great friend of Israel. Israel has expressed condolences to the Government of India and the people on the tragic death of the country’s first Chief of Defense Staff, Bipin Rawat. Naftali Bennett said in a tweet that he expresses his condolences to the families of all those who died in a helicopter crash in India.
The United Kisan Morcha has announced suspension of its ongoing agitation over three agricultural laws and related issues. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni said that this decision has been taken in the meeting of farmer leaders. He said that the agitating farmers would start leaving the protest site from Saturday. He said that the farmer leaders will hold a review meeting on the 15th of next month and if the government does not fulfill its promises, they will start the agitation again. Farmers have been agitating on the borders of Delhi for almost a year. Parliament…
According to a new report by Reporters Without Borders-RSF, China is at the forefront of the arrest of journalists in the world. At least 127 reporters are currently in Chinese custody. In the ranking of RSF, he was ranked one hundred and 77th out of one hundred 80 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2021. At least ten journalists and online commenters were arrested in Wuhan in 2020 for the simple act of informing the public about the COVID-19 crisis. Two of them are still in custody. The report also said that Chinese authorities used the fight against extremism to arrest…
In view of the tension on Ukraine’s eastern border, US President Joe Biden held virtual talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin for two hours yesterday. The US has said that President Biden has expressed serious concern over the gathering of Russian troops near Ukraine. Earlier, Russia had said that talks were necessary given the level of tension. Russia has sent thousands of troops to the border but has said it has no plans to attack Ukraine. Russia wants Ukraine to give guarantees about not joining NATO, but Western countries say Ukraine’s sovereignty should be respected. In a statement issued from the White House…
The aircraft-launched supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was successfully test-fired from Sukhoi-30MK-1 fighter aircraft from the Integrated Test Range Chandipur off the coast of Odisha today. This test is an important link in the development of BrahMos missile. The test paved the way for the production system of aircraft-launched BrahMos missiles in the country. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh praised Defense Research and Development Organization-DRDO, BrahMos, Indian Air Force and industries related to defense sector on the successful test of BrahMos missile.
An Indian Air Force helicopter Mi-I17V-5 has crashed near Coonoor in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu today. It was attended by Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat, his staff and family members. Orders have been given to ascertain the cause of the accident. Preliminary reports suggested that the helicopter carrying senior army officers crashed due to thick clouds. The details are awaited. Rescue and relief operations are on. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will brief the Parliament about the helicopter crash.
Britain, Canada and Australia have joined the US in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. All these countries are boycotting the Beijing Olympics for human rights violations in China. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that no British government minister would attend the Winter Olympics. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that many countries of the world are concerned about the continuing human rights violations by the Chinese government. He told reporters that no diplomatic representative from Canada would go to the Beijing Olympics. Earlier yesterday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing…