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President Droupadi Murmu (ANI File Photo)
President Droupadi Murmu will address the nation on Sunday on the eve of 76th Independence Day. Droupadi Murmu was elected President last month. The address will be broadcast from 7 pm on the entire national network of All India Radio (AIR) and telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by the English version. The broadcast of the address in Hindi and English on Doordarshan will be followed by a broadcast in regional languages by regional channels of Doordarshan.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time in a year. As per the doctors 'advice, the Congress leader has isolated himself and started the related treatment.
President of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Farooq Abdullah tested positive for Covid-19, the party said here on Saturday. As per Abdullah's party, he is recovering well and has self-isolated and his doctors have advised rest while he recovers.
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People live on the roadside as overflowing water from the Yamuna river inundates low-lying areas
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Six booked for taking out Tiranga Yatra during VIP carcade rehearsal
BJP leader Kuljeet Singh Chahal and the director of the Delhi Gymkhana club are among six persons booked for taking out a 'Tiranga Yatra' without permission when there was a security deployment drill for VIP movement, officials said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Amrutha Guguloth said on Saturday that, "They had taken out the march without permission when the deployment of VIP carcade rehearsal is in place."
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Eight injured as gunman opens fire at Jerusalem bus
A week after violence flared up between Israel and militants in Gaza, atleast eight people were injured early Sunday when a gunman opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem's Old City, media reports said citing police and medics.
Following the attack, the victims were taken to the hospital. The Israeli health officials treating the wounded people informed that two of the victims are in serious condition.
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Salman Rushdie off ventilator, talking: President of Chautauqua Institution
Salman Rushdie is off the ventilator and is talking, the president of Chautauqua Institution, where the Mumbai-born author was stabbed at an event onstage, said.
Rushdie, 75, was on a ventilator after he was stabbed by 24-year-old Hadi Matar onstage at a event on Friday at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York State. Rushdie was in surgery several hours after the attack and his agent Andrew Wylie told The New York Times (NYT) that the author was on a ventilator and could not speak.
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First Published: Aug 14 2022 | 8:17 AM IST
