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Saudi Arabia lifts Covid-19 restrictions, no social distancing and quarantine for vaccinated travellers visiting Mecca, Medina

Saudi Arabia, which is home to Islam’s two holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, will no longer need vaccinated visitors to show a negative PCR or rapid test before their arrival in the kingdom or to quarantine.

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Saudi Arabia lifts Covid-19 restrictions, no social distancing and quarantine for vaccinated travellers visiting Mecca, Medina

Saudi Arabia is the latest country to lift Covid-19 restrictions, including quarantine for vaccinated arrivals and social distancing in public spaces. A ministry source said to the Saudi Press Agency about the decision of suspending social distancing in public spots, including mosques to facilitate the arrival of Muslim pilgrims in the country.

Saudi Arabia, which is home to Islam’s two holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, will no longer need vaccinated visitors to show a negative PCR or rapid test before their arrival in the kingdom or to quarantine. According to the decision, masks will only be allowed in closed places.

The Covid-19 outbreak has wreaked havoc on Muslim pilgrimages, which are generally a major source of revenue for the country, bringing in USD 12 billion per year.

For Saudi leaders, hosting the pilgrimages is a matter of prestige, as the custodianship of Islam’s holiest shrines is their most important source of political legitimacy.

The hajj was drastically reduced for a second year in 2021 due to a coronavirus outbreak, with only 60,000 fully vaccinated nationals and residents of Saudi Arabia taking part.

The Covid-19 cases in Saudi Arabia have dropped by 47.30 percent in just one week. The country reported 283 new cases on Saturday, taking the total number of infections to 7,47,119, since the start of the pandemic.

In other news, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Saturday urged the governments of several countries including India, China and Nigeria to appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the ongoing war in Ukraine and demanded a fresh round of sanctions on Russia.

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Priyanka Gandhi says BJP seeks votes in the name of God instead of talking about inflation, jobs

Priyanka Gandhi said, Smriti Irani and BJP people come at the time of the elections but do not talk about how they will control inflation, improve farming or provide employment to people of Amethi.  She added BJP comes to people’s houses and ask for votes in the name of God.

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Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Friday alleged  BJP seeks votes in the name of God instead of talking about how it is going to control inflation or provide employment to people. Gandhi was addressing a number of nukkad sabhas in support of Congress candidate from Amethi Lok Sabha seat Kishori Lal Sharma where she said while the Prime Minister claims on national television that his government did in 10 years the work that was not done in the last 70 years, the situation on the ground level tells a different story.

Kishori Lal Sharma is contesting against sitting Amethi MP Smriti Irani. The BJP leader had wrested the seat, which was considered a Gandhi family stronghold, from Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.  Priyanka Gandhi targeted Smriti Irani and said her sole intention was to beat Rahul Gandhi.

She said, the Amethi MP and BJP people come at the time of the elections but do not talk about how they will control inflation, improve farming or provide employment to people of Amethi.  She added BJP comes to people’s houses and ask for votes in the name of God.

Did they not do this?  She said they are misleading the people. She asked why the BJP is not seeking votes in the name of work done in the past 10 years? She said everybody is religious and God and religion are very dear to all of them, but using religion for politics is wrong.

Gandhi recalled her family’s association with Amethi and said the tradition of politics here was such that it was a leader’s dharma to serve people and it was followed by all members of her family. She said the tradition was followed and so the people of Amethi always supported them and strengthened them. She said the relationship was such that they strengthened each other.

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Pooja Bhatt reunites with Suniel Shetty after 27 years for Lionsgate India’s new project

Pooja Bhatt recently took to Instagram to announce about her upcoming project.

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After a 27-year break, border actors Suniel Shetty and Pooja Bhatt are getting back together. Pooja excited fans who were hoping to see them on screen together again. The actor, who made a comeback with Bombay Begum was recently seen in Bigg Boss 17, where she came to support Priyanka Chopra’s cousin Mannara Chopra.

Pooja Bhatt informed her fans of the news on social media while releasing the first picture from the project. The Title of this project is yet to announce.

Sharing the first image from the project, Pooja said a glimpse from her next project with Lionsgate India. Looking forward to working with you again Suniel Shetty, she added.

Suniel Shetty responded to her post in the comment section as soon as she shared it. The Dhadkan actor complimented her as he said looking good, Pooja. The pleasure is entirely his. Looking  forward, he added.

Fans were excited when Pooja Bhatt posted the project’s first image on Instagram. In the picture, which she shared, the actor can be seen wearing a black full-neck blouse and a basic black saree with a wide golden border. The picture seems to show her in a serious mood. The Sadak actor was spotted holding a white towel and had a shoulder-length haircut.

Meanwhile, for this project, Pooja and Suniel Shetty are working together again after 27 years. Their first joint venture was in the popular film Border, which was helmed by J.P. Dutta. The events of the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War serve as the backdrop for this classic film. In addition to Pooja Bhatt and Sunil Shelly, the film also stars Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Akshaye Khanna, Sudesh Berry, and Puneet Issar in key roles. While, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Tabu, Raakhee, Pooja Bhatta, and Sharbani Mukherjee were in supporting roles in the film.

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PM Modi says Congress is engaged in the conspiracy to eliminate Hindu faith

PM Modi accused the Congress for calling the Ram temple as anti-national. He pointed out that the people who organise sarkari iftari, beautify the graves of terrorists for appeasement are calling lord Ram, his temple and his followers, who go to Ram temple, as anti-national,

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the Congress on the issues of Ayodhya Ram Mandir and reservation. He was speaking at an election rally in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar where he said that the Congress is engaged in the conspiracy to eliminate Hindu faith. The Prime Minister took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the remarks of Sam Pitroda and said, Guru of Shehzada has told US that Ram temple construction is against the idea of India.

The Prime Minister also took a dig at the Uddhav Thackeray Shiv Sena faction and called the Uddhav camp duplicate Shiv Sena. He said those from duplicate Shiv Sena are speaking about burying him alive. He asked the people of Nandurbar to have a look at the mindset of Congress. He accused the grand old party for calling the Ram temple as anti-national. He pointed out that the people who organise sarkari iftari, beautify the graves of terrorists for appeasement are calling lord Ram, his temple and his followers, who go to Ram temple, as anti-national, he said.

While addressing the rally in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar, the prime minister said, he wanted to say it with utmost responsibility, be it SC, ST or OBC, vanchit ka jo adhikaar hai, Modi uska chowkidar hai. Jab Modi jaisa chowkidaar ho, kisne apni maa ka doodh piya hai jo aapka hak chheen sakta hai.

Speaking at the rally, PM Modi attacked Congress on the issue of reservation and said that he has asked the grand old party to give in writing that they will not finish the reservation of SC, ST and OBC. He further added that Congress’s silence shows they have a hidden agenda.

PM Modi said that he does not belong to a royal family like the family of the Congress and that he has grown up facing poverty. The prime minister added that for him, serving and helping the tribal community is like serving a member of his own family.

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