Topic: PM Modi
Every second of present times is proof that Modi govt has failed its people
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Former Union minister Jagmohan dies at 92, PM Modi says ‘monumental loss for our nation’
A former bureaucrat, Jagmohan served as the governor of J&K and also the lieutenant governor of Delhi. He later joined the BJP and represented the party as an MP in the Lok Sabha.
Why India needs Modi to work with his rivals
Modi's personal popularity may keep in him power but it will never completely overcome India’s federal pressures. Regionalism and sub-nationalism need to be accommodated, not denied.
PM Modi thanks EU for support in Covid fight during talks with European Commission president
The two leaders spoke ahead of India-EU Leaders' virtual meeting on 8 May. PM Modi said he was confident the meeting will provide new momentum to India-EU strategic partnership.
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Release epidemiological data: Vaccine experts, scientists ask Modi, say it could help curb Covid
Experts including Gagandeep Kang and Gautam Menon say ICMR's granular data on residents who’ve been tested so far needs to be opened to outside experts who could study & predict Covid spread.
PM Modi chairs meeting of Union Council of Ministers amid Covid crisis
The meeting of the council of ministers is the first in the aftermath of the second wave of Covid in the country.
US President Biden says he intends to send Covid vaccines to India, doesn’t specify time
Biden said he discussed the matter with PM Modi. The US is meanwhile sending remdisivir and machinery for vaccine manufacturing to India.
UK Carrier Strike Group ready to sail to India to conduct joint military exercises
Led by the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier — the largest ship ever built by UK Royal Navy — the strike group will sail to India later this year during autumn.
Modi, Biden talk ‘importance’ of supply chains as US extends India support to tackle Covid
The phone call comes a day after President Joe Biden tweeted that the US was 'determined' to help India as the latter did when America was in need.
Waiving patents isn’t enough to vaccinate the world
The pharmaceutical industry should be compensated for creativity and risk-taking, of course, and protected from theft.
Tens of millions have plunged into poverty as Covid ravages India
The government estimates India’s gross domestic product shrank 8% in the year ended March, its biggest contraction since 1952.
Defence
Armed forces plan to hire 400 retired military doctors to assist in fight against Covid
The forces are looking to hire, on a contractual basis for about a year, medical officers who retired in the last four to five years.
Modi govt is in denial & India is back to being a flailing state
Modi government didn’t strengthen the foundations of basic governance in the last 7 years. Now, the PM has retreated and ministers are failing, adding to the Covid disaster.