Latest News, Live Updates Today July 20, 2024: Health ministry reviews Chandipura virus, Encephalitis cases in 3 states

• The experts concluded that infectious agents contribute to only a small proportion of the AES cases across the country.

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• Addressing BJP workers at the meeting of the extended state executive committee at Prabhat Tara ground, Shah criticised the Hemant Soren government for alleged scams worth several hundred crores and changing demographics and dwindling tribal population in the state due to the influx of illegal migrants from Bangladesh.

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• The Indian embassy said it was in communication with Cambodian officials to expedite the completion of formalities so that the victims can return home.

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• Officials determined his self-defence to be a “surprise defensive encounter”

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• The notice has been sent to Bollywood legendry actor Amitabh Bachchan and South film industry fame, Prabhas along with others.

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• ‘Pass The Torch Joe’ shared a video on X, showing seven people, each praising President Biden, but appealing to him to withdraw from the White House race.

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• Eyewitnesses privy to Thomas Crooks’ high school days claimed that he was a bad shot and failed to make it to rifle team.

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• Union home minister Amit Shah was addressing party workers at the Jharkhand BJP working committee meeting in Ranchi.

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• Bansuri Swaraj defeated Somnath Bharti by 78,370 votes from the New Delhi parliamentary constituency.

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• Albin Shinto, a student from Kerala, is feared to have drowned in Jugla Canal in Latvia’s Riga on July 18. Rescue operations paused due to resource crunch.

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• Donald Trump has earlier stated that in the 2024 battle against Biden “either the deep state destroys America or we destroy the deep state.”

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• Mafioso-politician who used an AK 47 to kill an MLA, set to move out of jail for “good conduct”. The court had sentenced him and his two brothers to life terms in November 2019

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• NEET-UG case: CBI arrests ‘mastermind’, 2 MBBS students who acted as ‘solvers’

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• Alexis Smith explained that her “vision as the next Miss Kansas is to eliminate unhealthy and abusive relationships” before calling out her own abuser

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• Seven bodies have been recovered so far and rescue operations continue to locate three missing people, including a lorry driver from neighbouring Kerala.

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• A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items that you should check out.

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• The Shiv Sena (UBT) has raised serious objections to alleged additional concessions being sought by the Adani Group, the project’s designated developer

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• The Kerala governmentgiven additional charge of the matters connected with the external cooperation to its Labour and Skills Department Secretary K Vasuki.

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• 12 states have been impacted by the outbreak, with the highest number of sick people in New York.

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• The Tamil Nadu minister is likely to be elevated as deputy chief minister in the state government, headed by his father MK Stalin.

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• Aam Aadmi Party announces ‘Kejriwal Ki 5 Guarantee’ for Haryana, including 24×7 power, free healthcare and education, ₹1,000 a month for women

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• The flight had made a precautionary landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Krai after the cockpit crew detected a potential issue in the cargo hold area

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• Protesing students call to scrap a government job quota system that reserves 30 per cent of jobs for children of veterans from 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war.

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• The Indian high commission in Dhaka and the assistant high commissions in Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet are in “regular touch with more than 4,000 students remaining in various universities in Bangladesh and are providing necessary assistance”

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• The Bhutanese side presented “Project Tied Assistance” proposals and the first tranche of such projects to be implemented during the 13th five-year plan. Following this, the two sides approved 61 projects worth Rs.4,958 crore

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• Amit Shah alleged that illegal immigrants marrying tribal women and buying land in Jharkhand will reduce the tribal population in the future.

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• JD Vance, who once described Donald Trump as “America’s Hitler” and “unfit” for the highest office, was picked as his running mate in a surprising move.

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• Modi thanked Luxon for looking after the interests of the Indian diaspora in New Zealand. Luxon assured Modi of continued efforts towards their security and well-being, according to the readout

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• Sunday’s outing marks the second time Kate made a public appearance amid her cancer treatment.

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• The woman had accused Dinesh Kumar Saraogi of sexual assault during a flight from Kolkata to Abu Dhabi on July 19.

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• Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said on Friday that four persons have been arrested and around ₹85 crores and 25 lakhs have been seized and recovered by SIT.

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• Senior IAS officer K Vasuki has been appointed by the Kerala government as the state’s ‘secretary in charge of matters concerning external cooperation.’

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• Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will be on the same team just this once as they face off against Team USA on Saturday.

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• According to the KSU, over 2,500 migrant workers were deported in the past 12 days after being found without valid documents

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• The Union health ministry commented on the findings of a paper published in an academic journal on life expectancy during the Covid-19 pandemic in India.

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• Jairam Ramesh alleged PM Modi had brought one of his favorites as a member of the UPSC in 2017, but had to be ‘nudged’ out in view of the controversy.

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• Eminent educationist Manoj Soni joined the UPSC in June 2017. He became the UPSC chairman on May 16, 2023, with his term set to end on May 15, 2029.

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• Joe Biden is reportedly “fed up” and “irritated” with Democratic allies, including Barack Obama, for attempting to force him to step down from the race.

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• The statement by Jitan Ram Manjhi, an ally of the BJP which governs Uttar Pradesh, comes a day after other allies opposed the directive.

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• Jake Paul claimed someone is ‘trying to assassinate him’. “I’m… a servant of God to save this sport.”

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• Bengaluru police have arrested two seasoned criminals for running a large-scale theft ring specializing in stealing branded shoes from apartments and temples.

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• Police and protesters clashed in the streets and at university campuses in Dhaka and other cities across Bangladesh.

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• Amitabh Kant called for a review of existing reservations for the physically and mentally handicapped and the proposed 1% reservation for the third gender in top civil services

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• Air India had diverted its flight AI183 from New Delhi to San Francisco towards Russia after a technical glitch on Thursday.

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• As heavy rain continues in Mumbai, an old building’s balcony crashed in the city, resulting in one death and three injuries on Saturday.

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• Prince Harry’s memoir details his father’s nickname for him and his resentment towards it.

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• Structural failure occurred around 11am, with debris from the balcony and floors cascading onto the street below. The building was left in a precarious state

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• Opposing the sops being offered for Dharavi redevelopment project, Uddhav Thackeray, while addressing a press conference, said, “We won’t let it happen.”

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• At least 10 kanwariyas were left injured after a truck overturned near a village in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.

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