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Under attack from several quarters for strict lockdown restrictions even as daily Covid cases continue to be high, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday announced easing of curbs. ....

Delhi University (DU) has announced the dates for starting the admission process for students seeking admissions in various colleges affiliated to it. The application forms can be filled from July 26 to August 21 for postgraduate programmes, July 26 to August 21 for M.Phil and Ph.D programmes and August 2 to August 31 for undergraduate programmes. The admission wing of the university has announced the commencement of admissions for the academic year 2021-22. ....

Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday said that his property, seized by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), is worth over ₹4.20 crore and not over ₹300 crore, as claimed in a few media reports. He said that the property was bought by his son Salil Deshmukh back in 2006.....

AIADMK's Joint Coordinator and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Monday claimed that the state's people feel cheated by the ruling DMK over the NEET issue. ....

After it emerged that former party President Rahul Gandhi, among others, was one of the potential targets of snooping using the Pegasus spyware developed by Israel's NSO Group, the Congress has planned nationwide agitation and has decided to raise the issue in Parliament. ....

Hitting out at the opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said political rivals are spreading lies about Covid-19 and shortage of vaccine. The Prime Minister Modi asked BJP MPs to counter lies spread by the opposition parties. ....

Assam is readying a ‘team’ of youth who would visit the lower parts of the state to create ‘awareness’ on measures to control population and supply contraceptives, after chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday termed population explosion as the “root cause of economic disparities and poverty among minority Muslims” in the state.....

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday slammed the opposition for questioning the government on the alleged Pegasus phone hack controversy and for disrupting the Parliament. ....

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said it is not correct to say that the third Covid wave will affect children as in the two waves till now children were relatively less infected. ....

Bakrid is one of the most important festivals of Islam religion and is celebrated with great pomp across the country. On this occasion people are seen congratulating each other. Meanwhile, Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistani Rangers shared happiness with each other by giving sweets to each other on the India and Pakistan International Border in Barmer district of Rajasthan. During this, the soldiers of both countries were seen following the Covid-19 rules. ....