India and the Philippines agreed on Friday to enhance bilateral defense engagement and maritime cooperation, especially in training and procurement of military equipment, and increase information exchange to combat terrorism. The decisions were made during a virtual meeting of the joint bilateral cooperation commission that was co-chaired by Foreign Minister …
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The November 3 elections saw a record voter turnout of 66.9 percent. Washington: The 2020 US presidential election has seen the highest voter turnout in 120 years, said a leading election expert. According to preliminary estimates from the US Elections Project, a non-partisan site that tracks voting, an estimated 239 …
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Written by Abhishek Angad | Darbhanga | Updated: November 6, 2020 7:20:41 am Manu Indian Public School in Banke Bazaar de Gaya has 128 hostel beneficiaries. But it has no shelter. (Express photo: Abhishek Angad) From Ranchi in Jharkhand to Saharsa in Bihar to Nazira in Assam, the scholarship scam …
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On Wednesday night, as fog shrouded Delhi, it was clear that Thursday would be bad. Sure enough, the capital woke up to adequate smog on Thursday (the smog made things warmer due to the premature cold that set in on the northern plains). As this column, the 199th installment of …
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A serological survey conducted to estimate the prevalence of COVID-19 in Karnataka found that while 16.4% of the 15,624 samples studied have developed antibodies against COVID, 12.7% were found to have a current (active) infection. In a separate development, according to the latest governmental guidelines from the Government of Maharashtra, …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: November 5, 2020 2:30:22 pm Students participate in a climate protest on Capitol Hill. (The New York Times: Ting Shen, file) United States on Wednesday formally abandoned the Paris Climate Agreement, three years after President Donald Trump announced his intention to undo …
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Jim Sandoe, a Vietnam War veteran and a Pennsylvania Democrat, voted for Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee, weeks ago. On Election Day, he was admitted to a hospital for surgery. Daniele Delehanty, a retired flight attendant and Pennsylvania Republican, voted for President Donald Trump on Nov. 3 because voting on …
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Written by Ritika Chopra, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 5, 2020 10:43:43 pm The number of students attending classes on campus at any one time should not be more than half of the total student strength. (Image for representation) Universities across the country have been …
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The University Scholarship Commission (UGC) notified on Thursday guidelines for the reopening of universities and colleges across the country that have been closed since March in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the case of central universities and other centrally funded institutions of higher education, the decision to reopen campuses …
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Tribune news serviceChandigarh, November 5 On Thursday, the Punjab government decided to reopen universities and colleges, in the areas outside the containment zones, starting on November 16. Revealing this, an official Punjab government spokesperson said that all institutions of higher education, medical education and research and technical education, including all …
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