President Trump’s disastrous mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic likely cost him re-election. Yet it seems mind-boggling that he has still won more votes than any incumbent president in American history despite his abandonment of responsibility at a time of a once in a century health crisis and economic devastation. Why …
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CHENNAI: The government of Tamil Nadu announced on Monday the reopening of undergraduate final year courses in colleges / universities, including arts, science, technology, engineering, agriculture, fisheries and veterinary medicine starting on December 7. Hostels can also allow students. “The blockade runs until December 31,” Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami …
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An asteroid called (153201) 2000 WO107, which is over 800 meters high and over 500 meters wide, larger than the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, will pass Earth on November 29 and be closer to our planet at 10.38 am, according to scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa). Burj …
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Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba | Updated: November 29, 2020 8:05:49 am Farmers gathered in the camps in Burari as part of their Delhi Chalo protest against the Center’s new agricultural laws on Saturday, November 28, 2020 (Express photo by Amit Mehra). Jagmohan Singh, 64Secretary General, Union Bharti Kisan (Dakaunda) …
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PUNE / AHMEDABAD / HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited units of three vaccine Indian manufacturers to review the progress of the vaccine development and manufacturing process – Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad, Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad and Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune. Modi’s first stop was Ahmedabad, …
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Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas | Pune | November 29, 2020 4:43:29 am Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives briefing during a visit to the Bharat Biotech facility to review the development of Covaxin, indigenous COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Covaxin, outside Hyderabad, Saturday, November 28, 2020 (PTI Photo ). Shortly after Prime Minister …
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NEW DELHI: A few days ago some websites mistakenly posted a story that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had posted the tentative dates for the Class XII Board practical exams, Raman Verma and his classmates entered in a panic. The private school student was quick to verify the …
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The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a dry swab direct RT-PCR test method for COVID-19 virus developed by CSIR-Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). “This method developed by CSIR-CCMB is a simple variation of the existing gold standard RT-PCR method,” the science and technology ministry said …
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“The scientists expressed their joy that the prime minister was meeting with them face to face in order to boost their morale and help accelerate their efforts at this critical juncture in the vaccine development journey – such a rapid pace thus far. He spoke about how India is following …
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Nagaland has been in the news after photos and videos of diamonds found in Wanching, a village in the state’s Mon district, went viral on social media. Video clips and photographs showed villagers gathered in large numbers, digging dirt on a hill and displaying small crystalline finds on their palms. …
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