NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing tensions with China, India is ready to showcase the enormous firepower of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile by the end of the month. The three defense forces would carry out multiple shots of the missile system developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in …
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By: Bloomberg | Updated: November 15, 2020 5:23:44 pm The container ship Maersk Eindhoven, operated by Maersk Line Ltd., is moored alongside gantry cranes at a shipping terminal in Yokohama, Japan, on Sunday, July 19, 2020. Japanese exports fell more than 20% for the third consecutive month. even as key …
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The Tamil Nadu government ordered an investigation against MK Surappa, Vice Chancellor of Anna University, here, for alleged wrongdoing and corruption. Surappa denied the charges and indicated that he was ready to face any investigation. The Department of Higher Education set up the investigative committee under retired Superior Court judge …
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China and 14 other countries agreed to form the world’s largest free trade bloc, which encompasses nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal that many in Asia hope will help accelerate recovery from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Association, or RCEP, was …
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HANOI: Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world’s largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a China-backed deal that excludes the United States, which had left a rival Asia-Pacific grouping under President Donald Trump. The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Association (RCEP) at a regional summit in Hanoi is one more …
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India recorded 41,100 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Sunday, according to the Union Ministry of Health, which raised the overall count to 88,14,579. There have been 447 new deaths in the last 24 hours and the death toll has reached 1,29,635, according to the update from the …
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The success of Pfizer Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine trial may help persuade more people to get vaccinated amid a surge in new coronavirus cases, according to Anthony Fauci, America’s leading infectious disease physician. The Pfizer vaccine, developed in collaboration with BioNTech SE of Germany, has “an extraordinarily high degree of efficacy: …
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The success of Pfizer Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine trial may help persuade more people to get vaccinated amid a surge in new coronavirus cases, according to Anthony Fauci, America’s leading infectious disease physician. The Pfizer vaccine, developed in collaboration with BioNTech SE of Germany, has “an extraordinarily high degree of efficacy: …
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Children’s Day: 5 healthy habits that every parent should teach their children | Photo credit: iStock Images Key points On November 14th, Children’s Day is celebrated in India. Children’s Day in India is celebrated in honor of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. Here are some tips you …
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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to take a historic step and select a woman to head the Pentagon for the first time, breaking one of the few remaining barriers for women in the department and the presidential cabinet. Michele Flournoy, a politically moderate Pentagon veteran, is viewed by US officials …
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