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India crosses 100-crore COVID-19 vaccination doses milestone Special Correspondent

PM congratulates healthcare workers.

Form panel to fix accountability for the deaths due to COVID-19: Congress

Post-Puja, Bengal sees small but steady rise in COVID-19 cases

Supreme Court has physical hearing after 18 months

Gujarat to achieve universal vaccination by year end: Government

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National

Report on Personal Data Protection Bill to be out in November

Special Correspondent Contentious Clause that gives exemption to government agencies from provisions of law retained.

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Prison departments were told to update the details of any escape from the prison/custody on ‘ePrisons’ on a real time basis.

National

Update photos of prisoners released on parole, Centre tells States

S. Vijay Kumar Make use of ‘ePrisons’, ‘Interoperable Criminal Justice System’ database: Home Ministry

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International

UN unveils fund for ‘people’s economy’ in Afghanistan

Reuters Germany pledges $58 mn for direct cash transfer to Afghans

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International

Trump to launch new social media platform

Sriram Lakshman In a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, it is unacceptable that he has been silenced, the former President said.

Special Correspondent The Haryana government will identify land in Gurugram to set up a heli-hub and will send a proposal in this regard to the Central government. It has also been decided by the State to reduce the VAT on air turbine fuel from 20% to 1%.Chief Minister Manohar Lal met Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in New Delhi on Wednesday to discuss various civil aviation projects in Haryana. Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala also attended the meeting via videoconferencing.Discussions

DMK President MK Stalin addresses during an election campaign rally in support of his alliance candidates, ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly polls, in Tirunelveli, Saturday, March 20, 2021

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Data | How election fund was spent during 2021 State polls

Jasmin Nihalani The AIADMK spent the highest share in spreading the party’s propaganda (99.5%) and relied only on media and advertisements

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Hyderabad

Cyient Foundation commits ₹ 2 crore grant to AHF

Special Correspondent The Cyient Foundation, which is the CSR wing of IT firm Cyient, on Thursday announced a ₹2 crore contribution to the Asian Healthcare Foundation (AHF). AHF will be using the grant, to be disbursed over four years, to develop innovative healthcare solutions through its basic science and research facility associated with The Asian Institute of Gastroenterology. AHF is recognised as a scientific and industrial research organisation by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government

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Superintendent of Police V. Sasi Mohan paying homage to police personnel who died in the line of duty during the National Police Commemoration Day at the Armed Reserve Ground in Erode on Thursday.

Coimbatore

Police Commemoration Day observed

Staff Reporter Police Commemoration Day was observed at the Salem City Armed Reserve police grounds on Thursday.City Police Commissioner Najmul Hoda, DIG-Salem Range C. Mageshwari, Superintendent of Police M. Sree Abhinav, Deputy Police Commissioners M. Mohanraj, M. Madasamy, and C.R. Boopathirajan, Assistant Commissioner (Intelligence) and other senior officials took part in the event. The officers paid tributes at the memorial pillar. A team of Armed Reserve police personnel led by Assistant Commissioner