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This meeting was a Responding to a question major interaction of the US on Opposition unity, Mamata ndia and the US on with the Tibetans in exile since said, “The country will lead the IWednesday reaffirmed that the Dalai Lama met the then Opposition, we are the follow- they are committed to strength- President Barack Obama in ! 56(-6*." ers. ening democratic institutions Washington in 2016. Opposition unity will hap- with visiting US Secretary of Blinken met briefly with s part of her exercise to pen naturally, automatically.” State Antony Blinken saying Ngodup Dongchung, who Abring together the Mamata said the elections are shared values — freedom and serves as a representative of Opposition parties to take on far away but planning for it has equality — are key to the rela- P+ , ' "-" Central Tibetan the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha to be done in advance. tionship between the two ' $ # $! Administration (CTA), also polls, West Bengal Chief She added she will meet all nations. known as the Tibetan govern- Minister Mamata Banerjee met Opposition members after the Stressing this point here than the one between the US Thompson’s comments, ment in exile. Congress president Sonia Parliament session is over and after talks between the US and India. sources had said India is proud A US State Department Gandhi at her residence on the coronavirus situation nor- Secretary of State and External At the same time, he said of its achievements in uphold- spokesperson said, “Secretary Wednesday. Separately, 14 malises, indicating that anoth- Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, as the world’s leading democ- ing democratic values and Blinken had an opportunity to Opposition parties held a meet- er visit soon was on her agen- both the leaders also said they racies, “We take seriously our human rights and it is open to meet briefly this morning in ing in Parliament to corner the da. were focused on finding a responsibilities” towards free- engaging with those who New Delhi with a representa- Government on a range of The TMC supremo has peaceful solution to the ongo- dom, equality and opportuni- recognise diversity. tive of His Holiness the Dalai issues, clearly indicating that been reaching out to various ing Afghanistan conflict. ty to all of “our people.” He also Jaishankar said the talks Lama.” the “unity” move was not just Opposition leaders in a bid to The two Ministers held said both the democracies are took place at an important This meeting may irk a solo venture. after a 35-minute talk with controversy, Banerjee said, bring together the non-BJP wide-ranging parleys covering “work in progress.” juncture when key global and China as some days back US During Mamata’s “chai pe Sonia and Rahul. “Why is the Government not forces ahead of the 2024 Lok the situation in Afghanistan, His observations came regional challenges needed to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin charcha” with Sonia, former “Soniaji had invited me replying on the Pegasus issue? Sabha polls. Indo-Pacific engagements, days after US Acting Assistant be effectively addressed. “Our had said China was working Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for a cup of tea. We discussed If there is no discussion in the Meanwhile, the Covid-19 response mechanism Secretary for South and Central bilateral partnership enhanced against the shared principles too was present. the political situation in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha Opposition paralysed the and ways to strengthen region- Asian Affairs Dean Thompson to a level that it enables us to and interests of the US and its Describing the meeting as country. We also discussed the (on Pegasus), where will this Parliament on Wednesday for al security. Blinken also met said last week Blinken will deal collaboratively with larg- partners across the Indo- “positive”, Mamata said she issue of Opposition unity,” she discussion be held? Discussions the seventh day in a row and Prime Minister Narendra Modi raise issues of human rights er issues,” he said. Pacific. discussed the political situation said. are held in Parliament, not at closed ranks to plan a broad and National Security Adviser and democracy during his visit The issue of the coron- Meanwhile, the CTA and in the country as well as “To defeat the BJP, all of us tea stalls.” based strategy to corner the (NSA) Ajit Doval. to New Delhi. avirus pandemic was natural- Tibetan advocacy groups have Opposition unity with the have to come together and After Sonia, the TMC Modi Government on a range Addressing a joint media Reacting to this, India had ly a particular priority, received a boost in interna- Gandhis. work together,” Mamata said on leader also called on her Delhi of issues, including snooping, conference after extensive dis- said it is prepared to engage Jaishankar said adding the two tional support in recent months “It was a very good meet- Opposition unity. counterpart Arvind Kejriwal. unemployment, rising prices cussions, Blinken underlined with the US on issues relating leaders discussed travel chal- amid rising criticism of China’s ing,” the Trinamool Congress Taking on the Government Mamata was accompanied by and welfare of the farmers and there are few relationships in to human rights and democ- lenges resulting from human rights record, particu- (TMC) supremo told reporters over the Pegasus snooping her nephew and party MP the poor. the world that are more vital racy. Moreover, following Covid. larly from the United States. O P P O ! " # In a letter, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has '( The LDF Government’s ! asked all the additional chief move to withdraw the case was "#$ $ secretary/principal secre- !"!# " objected by trial court and the %& ' tary/secretary (Health) of all " # High Court. Dismissing the " States to conduct such a survey. Kerala Government plea, the The Union Health )! Supreme Court bench com- ! Ministry has referred to the prising Justices DY ( #) findings of the fourth round of " ! Chandrachud and MR Shah * ! 56(-6*." the National Sero-Prevalence said destruction of public prop- + Survey done by the ICMR and ! 56(-6*." erty within the House by mem- , ) t least two-thirds of the Seroprevalence in Assam is has asked the States to conduct bers to lodge their protest # Apopulation surveyed in 11 50.3 per cent and Maharashtra the seroprevalence studies. n a landmark judgment, the against presentation of budget ! "! ! " !#! States were found to have 58 per cent. It was 75.3 per cent The findings of such stud- ISupreme Court on cannot be regarded as “essen- % $ & " developed coronavirus anti- in Gujarat, 74.6 per cent in ies can be utilised by the Wednesday upheld prosecution tial for exercising their legisla- & & bodies, according to the find- Chhattisgarh, 73.1 per cent in respective States/UTs to guide of six Left party MLAs for cre- tive functions”. '')* ) 7889 the rescue teams comprising ings of a serosurvey by the Uttarakhand, 71 per cent in objective, transparent and evi- ating ruckus in the State “The actions of the mem- ' SDRF personnel along with Indian Council of Medical Uttar Pradesh, 70.2 per cent in dence-based public health Assembly in 2015. bers have trodden past the t least 16 people died and local policemen trekked for Research (ICMR) done Andhra Pradesh, 69.8 per cent response to coronavirus, The apex court said com- line of Constitutional means, - O Ascores are missing in three over 3 to 4 hours to reach the between June 14 and July 6. in Karnataka, 69.2 per cent in Bhushan said. mitting acts of destruction of and is thus not covered by the ! cases of cloudburst on affected area. Seropositivity signifies the pres- Tamil Nadu, and 68.1 per cent It has been noted that the public property cannot be privileges guaranteed under ( #) Wednesday in Jammu & Before the help arrived, ence of antibodies in the blood in Odisha. ICMR has conducted the equated with either freedom of the Constitution,” the SC ) # Kashmir, Ladakh, and the villagers who survived the serum. As the Covid-19 third wave recent national serosurvey in speech in the legislature or with said. Himachal Pradesh. fury of the cloudburst struggled Madhya Pradesh has the fear looms large, the Central 70 districts of India. forms of protest legitimately “Privileges and immunities +! In Kishtwar district of their way to rescue the injured highest seropositivity at 79 per Government has asked all The national serosurvey available to the members of the are not gateways to claim ! & J&K, seven people died and 17 with bare hands. cent, followed by Rajasthan States and UTs to conduct by the ICMR was designed to Opposition. exemptions from the general '')*) - . others were critically injured, Two columns of the Indian with 76.2 per cent, Bihar (75.9 seroprevalence surveys in con- capture the extent of the spread During the Congress-led law of the land, particularly as ( while 20 others could not be Army were deployed to assist per cent).