Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:31:16
Highlighting that the nation is close to administering a billion Covid vaccine doses, the Centre has urged states and Union Territories to focus on increasing the coverage of the second dose in light of adequate availability of shots.
The cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 inoculation drive has exceeded 99 crore.
The countrywide COVID-1
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Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:26:58
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had a "fruitful" first quadrilateral meeting with his counterparts from the US, Israel and the UAE on ways to expand economic and political cooperation in the Middle East and Asia, including through trade, infrastructure and enhancing maritime security.
Jaishankar, who is currently on a five-day visit to Israel, was accompanied by the home nation's Foreign
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Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:23:49
AAP has begun reaching out to voters in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh ahead of the upcoming state Assembly polls, promising them free electricity up to 300 units, party office-bearers said on Tuesday.
Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Gautam Buddh Nagar unit president Bhupendra Jadaun said the "free electricity" campaign was launched by the party's Uttar Pradesh in-charge, Sanjay Singh, fr
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Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:20:42
The Central Board of Secondary Education's new format for first term board exams for classes 10 and 12, including 90 minutes long objective type tests, has been hailed by several school principals who believe the decision will help enhance critical thinking of students.
Bifurcating the academic session, holding two term-end exams and rationalising the syllabus were part of the special assessme
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Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:18:24
India's Global Hunger Index 2021 ranking at 101st position "unfortunately" reflects the reality of the country where hunger has accentuated since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, Oxfam India said.
India slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th, and is behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
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Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:16:51
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday said the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has not receded yet in the state but at the same time conditions are not favourable to immediately trigger the third wave.
Speaking to reporters in the Nashik district, Tope also said the COVID Task Force has cautioned about a third wave of the pandemic post the Diwali season.
"The second wave
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Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:15:00
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday said the cricket match between India and Pakistan at the T-20 World Cup should be cancelled in view of the recent killing of civilians by terrorists in Kashmir.
Addressing a press conference, AAP MLA Atishi said the match should not be held until Pakistan stops sponsoring terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
She also sought to know Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:13:19
Pakistan's military on Tuesday claimed that its navy blocked an Indian submarine from entering into the country's waters last week.
The incident occurred on October 16 when an Indian submarine was detected by a Pakistan Navy (PN) patrol aircraft, the military said in a statement.
The navy "detected and blocked the Indian submarine on 16 Oct 21 from entering into Pakistani waters," according
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Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:11:43
CHANDIGARH: Cases have been registered against several people in Haryana for squatting on railway tracks on Monday as part of the six-hour 'rail roko' protest of the farmers.
The cases have been registered by the Railway Protection Force against the protesters, the railway officials said on Tuesday.
The protesters have been booked under various provisions of the Railways Act, they said, addi
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