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- India has reported 42,982 new COVID-19 cases and 533 deaths in the last 24 hours. Kerala accounted for over 52% of the new cases in India as the state reported 22,414 cases
- PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said that since the abrogation of Article 370, there has been unprecedented peace and progress in J&K. August 5 marks the second anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370.
- Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the target set to vaccinate the entire adult population against COVID-19 by December 31 was unlikely to be met.
- A Delhi court has framed charges against a man who was allegedly a part of a mob that set a Muslim woman’s house on fire in the 2020 Delhi riots.
- All healthcare and frontline workers will be given COVID-19 vaccines by August 15 in Gurugram, district civil surgeon Dr Virender Yadav said.
- Over 51,600 cases of rape and POCSO offences have been disposed through 660 fast track special courts (FTSCs) in 26 states, Union Minister Smriti Irani said
- 2,300 people have been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in J&K since 2019 and nearly half of them are still in jail, police data revealed.
- A labour died while 11 others were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in was blown up by Maoists with an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district police said.
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