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- India has reported 36,401 new COVID-19 cases and 530 deaths in the last 24 hours.
- PM Narendra Modi will on Friday inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for several projects, including the Somnath Promenade, in Gujarat’s Somnath through video conferencing.
- Four Indian teachers in Afghanistan’s Kabul have appealed for immediate evacuation so they can return to their families back home.
- Uttar Pradesh government has decided to reopen schools for students of Classes 6 to 8 from August 23 and Classes 1 to 5 from September 1.
- The COVID-19 vaccination drive will remain suspended on August 19 and 20 at all government and civic body-run centres in Mumbai due to a shortage of doses, the BMC has announced.
- Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant has announced that prohibitory orders issued under Section 144 (1) of Code of Criminal Procedure have been extended till August 30 amid a gradual increase in COVID-19 cases.
- All India Muslim Personal Law Board member Maulana Sajjad Nomani has released a video praising Taliban after it seized control over Afghanistan, saying, “This Hindi Muslim salutes you
- Kerala on Wednesday reported 21,427 new COVID-19 cases, according to the state government’s data, taking the infection count to 37,45,457.
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