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All of a sudden, the government has become science-oriented. They dramatically became advocates of vaccination. Distribution of 100 crores of vaccines became their precious campaign point. Even the mobile ringtones have been tuned in such a way to propagate the glory of 100 crores. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his typical style claimed that the war against Covid-19 has been successfully waged and India has become the centre of attraction for the rest of the world. A close watch of this vaccine celebration would spell out the propaganda skills of the parivar government. They try to project the self-proclaimed viswa guru image of Narendra Modi.

The updation of the National Population Register (NPR) is back on the agenda of the Census 2021 enumeration. According to a news report in The Hindu (dated October 27), the form for updation has been issued as part of the handbook for Census officers that has been given to all the states and was generated through an online system on August 18.

Hisar: World Championships silver medallist, Sonia Lather led the charge as the Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) with 12 medals, (five gold, six silver, and one bronze) extended their lease on the title by winning the Women’s National Boxing Championships here on Wednesday.

New Delhi: Nishant Dev, Deepak Bhoria, Sumit and Narender put up brilliant performances to progress into the second round of the AIBA Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Wednesday.

New Delhi: Top seeds Nikki Poonacha and Zeel Desai overpowered their spirited rivals to sail into the Men and Women's singles quarter-finals of the Fenesta Open National tennis championship at DLTA here on Wednesday.

Myanmar has been again in turmoil with the country’s democratically leader Aung San Suu Kyi was ousted in an army coup in February this year. Myanmar’s junta has said that it would not engage in talks with coup dissidents, including members of Aung Suu Kyi’s ousted government, after a loyalist said dialogue was necessary to save the country. The head lawyer representing Mynamar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said that authorities in the military ruled country had issued a gag order on him because they said his communications could cause instability.

The Emissions Gap Report 2021 released just a few days ahead of COP26 clearly shows the vagueness of promises by countries and lack of transparency, clearly defined rules and target for actual reductions in emissions. As the pressure on India is being increased by the developed countries of the world with too high an expectation despite its better performance of promises, India must push for bringing all to a level playing field.

On September 26, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) under which a citizen shall have the option to obtain a digital health ID. A digital health ID is a unique ID and will carry all health records of a person.

Amarinder Singh is stuck on a name for his newly launched nameless political party. There may be christening in another 48 hours after 12 noon October 27. At least that’s the impression the captain gave when he held forth on drones and BSF and BJP, the Home Minister and the farmers’ protests. And just then Navjot Singh Sidhu tweeted!

The Modi government has taken the honourable Supreme Court, the 1.3 billion people of this country and all lovers of democracy on a ride by refusing to answer one simple question: whether it used to spy on its own citizens in the name of national security. The Supreme Court, which delivered its long-awaited judgment on the controversial Pegasus snooping episode, has indicted the government on both counts.