NEW DELHI: The Center on Monday released detailed guidelines for India’s mass vaccination campaign that will begin once the lead candidates, some of whom are under regulatory review, are available for emergency use. In phase one of the vaccination campaign, the government plans to vaccinate nearly 30 million people, including …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comments on the agitation of farmers in India were “unnecessary”, “disconnected from the realities on the ground” and “served simply to fan the flames,” a group of former Indian ambassadors said Monday in a rigorously worded open letter. condemning what they called “vote bank …
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NEW DELHI: Minister of Defense RajnathSingh on Monday he praised the courage of the armed forces deployed throughout LAC in standing up to the aggression of Chinese troops. He said that our troops fought the Chinese army with “the greatest courage”, forcing it to retreat. Rajnath was referring to the …
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NEW DELHI: Farmers protesting the recently enacted farm laws on Sunday were supported by RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on their demand for a legal guarantee to secure the purchase of food grains at a minimum support price (MSP). This is the second organism linked to RSS after BKS …
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As India prepares for mass vaccination against Covid once approvals are obtained, states with more people in the age group 50 and over and with comorbidities like diabetes and hypertension are expected to get larger allocations (plus, of course , frontline healthcare workers, essential personnel, and police and defense personnel). …
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BENGALURU: Overall global orders to secure vaccines fell by 19.2 million doses to 7.1 billion as of December 11, compared to 7.12 million as of November 30. India, which had deals for 1.6 billion doses at the end of last month, has 1.5 billion according to data from Duke University’s …
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JAIPUR: After a relatively poor result in the recently concluded panchayat and zila parishad polls, the ruling Congress responded by roaring when the results of elections 50 municipal agencies made themselves known on Sunday. While Congress won 619 of the 1,775 districts in 12 districts, the Independents came in second …
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NEW DELHI: Congressional Top Leader P Chidambaram criticized Sunday central government and alleged that some of his ministers had alluded to the presence of “separatist” elements in the farmers’ ongoing protest against the agricultural reforms. “Ministers have described protesters against Agricultural laws like Khalistanis; agents of Pakistan and China; Maoists; …
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BENGALURU: Senior Congress Leaders have said it is premature to comment on the late former president’s new book. Pranab Mukherjee who presented a critical point of view for the party without reading it in its entirety. Former Union Minister M Veerappa Moily, who was part of the UPA government headed …
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BENGALURU: Saturday violence to Wistronis Kolar plant, where it is assembled iPhones, has caused losses amounting to an estimated Rs 437 crore, the company stated in its complaint to the police and the labor department, reports Sandeep Moudgal. The losses are primarily due to the theft of thousands of iPhones, …
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