ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) won the majority of seats in the legislative assembly elections in Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan on Monday, keeping alive the tradition of success in the region by the party that governs the country. . India criticized Pakistan for its decision to hold …
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The number of daily cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India fell further to 30,548 on Monday, according to the Union Ministry of Health update at 8 a.m. The national count is 8,845,127. There have been 435 recent deaths, bringing the death toll to 130,070, data from the Health Ministry …
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In view of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, the Jharkhand government has decided to ban the organization of Chhath Puja celebrations on the shores of bodies of water. Chhat Puja, observed mainly by people from Bihar, Jharkhand and bordering areas in Uttar Pradesh, will be celebrated on November 20. “Chhath …
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CAPE CANAVERAL: SpaceX sent four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday in the first full taxi flight for NASA by a private company. The Falcon rocket thundered into the night from the Kennedy Space Center with three Americans and a Japanese, the second crew launched by SpaceX. The …
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Religious sites in Maharashtra reopened on Monday after nearly eight months of closure due to the blockade imposed in an attempt to control the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. The announcement of reopening of religious sites in Maharashtra was made by the Chief Minister’s Office (OCM) on Saturday. Also read: Maharashra …
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Written by Ralph Alex Arakal, edited by Explained Desk | Bangalore | Updated: November 16, 2020 8:12:24 am Those returning to the state from other countries, including Bengaluru, can apply for exemption from mandatory home quarantine by providing a negative Covid-19 certificate. (Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav) With Karnataka seeing …
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NEW DELHI: The new coronavirus has claimed nearly four lives in the capital every hour for the past week. On Sunday, 95 people succumbed to the infection, the third highest number in a single day to date. This month, 1,103 deaths have been reported in Delhi in the last fortnight, …
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Johnson & Johnson launched a new late-stage trial in Britain on Monday to test a two-dose regimen of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine among thousands of volunteers, as the US drugmaker broadens its trials by geography and type. The British arm of the study aims to recruit 6,000 participants from a …
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The temples of Maharashtra will reopen from tomorrow and the famous Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai will allow devotees to enter after undergoing mandatory checks. After several protests and criticism from the BJP opponent, Uddhav Thackeray has allowed the reopening of religious sites that had been closed for almost eight months. …
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The new Covid vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech would begin delivery “late this year, early next year” if everything continues to go well, one of its creators said Sunday. Last week, BioNTech and co-developers Pfizer said preliminary analysis showed that their vaccine could prevent more than 90 percent …
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