New Delhi: Sharing stories linked to each sportsperson, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished India’s Olympic-bound athletes luck ahead of their departure for the Games, saying the whole nation is backing them to shine at the sport’s biggest stage.
Among others, the PM spoke to iconic boxer M C Mary Kom, badminton ace PV Sindhu, talented shooters Saurabh Chaudhary, ElavenilValarivan and veteran table tennis player A Sharath Kamal during a virtual interactive session.
“Don’t be bogged down by expectations, just give your best,” Modi said in the interaction.
Offering his personal touch, Modi also spoke to the parents of Sindhu and lauded them for backing their daughter during her journey to success.
Gross violations of Covid-appropriate behaviour being seen in parts of country: GovtNew Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) The government on Tuesday expressed concern over the “gross violations” of Covid-appropriate behaviour in several parts of the country and said this can nullify the gains made so far.
Addressing a press conference on the pandemic situation in the country, Lav Agarwal, joint secretary in the health ministry, said people talk about the third wave as a “weather update” but fail to understand that adherence to Covid-appropriate behaviour or the lack of it is what will prevent or cause any future waves.
NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr V K Paul, who was also present at the press conference, said globally, a third wave of COVID-19 is being seen and called on people to make efforts to ensure that it does not happen in India.
Agarwal said approximately 73.4 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases reported so far in July were from Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha