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Top national news from this week at a glimpse.

PM Modi mourns August 14 as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ 

PM Modi mourns August 14 as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ [Courtesy: Screenshot from Rajya Sabha TV]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday mourned August 14 as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ to acknowledge the endeavour shared by Indians due to the partition of India in 1947. “Partition’s pains can never be forgotten. Millions of our sisters and brothers were displaced, and many lost their lives due to mindless hate and violence. In memory of the struggles and sacrifices of our people, 14th August will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day”, PM tweeted.

Mixing Covaxin, Covishield Elicits Better Immune Response 

Mixing Covaxin, Covishield Elicits Better Immune Response [Courtesy: CDC]

A study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found that mixing the doses of Covaxin and Covishield produced a better immune response. It had also proved the mixing of two vaccines is also safe. The study is the first scientific evidence from India on superior immunogenicity profile demonstrated in mixed-vaccine doses. 

Schools bombed on Assam-Mizoram border 

Schools bombed on Assam-Mizoram border[Courtesy: AP]

Violent miscreants bombed a lower primary school, Paka Punjee School. The unfortunate event came just hours after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced to the State Assembly that Mizoram had consented to the “1932 boundary”. The Paka Punjee school was the fourth Assam-run school bombed on the border since October 2020. 

Hindu Fanatics ensure no Muslim applies mehndi to Hindu women on Teej 

Hindu Fanatics ensure no Muslim applies mehndi to Hindu women on Teej [Courtesy: Mehandi Training Centre]

Hindu outfit Kranti Sena conducted an “awareness drive” in the markets of Muzaffarnagar and urged to stop Muslim men applying Mehendi at the hands of Hindu women as they indulge in Love Jihad. They also warned shopkeepers to not employ Muslims for giving haircuts. The outfit’s general secretary, Manoj Saini, said, On the guise of these odd jobs, Muslim youths lure Hindu girls and trap them in love jihad.” 

India Ranks 122nd in Global Youth Development Index 

India Ranks 122nd in Global Youth Development Index [Courtesy: Studio Art Smile]

India ranked at 122nd spot in the 2020 Global Youth Development Index (GYDI). The report had prepared by the Commonwealth Secretariat Youth Division index. It provides a ranking of youth development in 181 based on various parameters. Singapore topped for the first time, followed by Slovenia. Afghanistan, India, Russia, Ethiopia and Burkina Faso were the top five improvers, improving their score on an average by 15.74 per cent.

Author:

Abhishek Bhattachrya