WASHINGTON DC: The situation on the Royal Line of Control will likely be discussed at some point during the 2 + 2 dialogue and the United States is closely watching the situation on the India-China border, said the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary. Dean thompson on Thursday (local time). Speaking to …
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NEW DELHI: India has crossed the Rs 10 crore mark in testing for Covid-19 as on Thursday with an average testing of more than Rs 10 lakhs of samples per day in the past 17 days, the Council Indian Medical Research (ICMR) said. So far, 74,000 tests have been carried …
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WASHINGTON (AP) – US President Donald Trump said Thursday that a Covid-19 vaccine is “ready” and will be announced “within weeks” to combat the deadly disease that has killed more than 223,000 Americans, including he debated with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden for the last time before the presidential election. …
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Written by Sweety Kumari | Kolkata | October 21, 2020 7:10:42 pm Md Ali Durga Puja pandal at Central Revenue in Kolkata. (Express Photo by Partha Paul) In an attempt to highlight the brave struggles of COVID-19 frontline warriors, a popular Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata has replaced the traditional …
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KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court Wednesday allowed up to 45 people to enter Puja pandals, softening their previous order by declaring the pandals as no-entry zones. On Monday, the superior court had ordered that all Durga Puja Pandals in the state were to be treated as buffer zones and no …
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BEIJING: Donald trump He has frustrated and enraged China during a tumultuous first term, but Beijing may welcome his re-election as he scans the horizon for the decline of its rival superpower. Relations are as cold as at any time since formal ties were established four decades ago, and China …
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NEW DELHI: Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Center again on Monday over handling the Covid-19 pandemic and the economy. “How to completely destroy an economy and infect the maximum number of people very quickly,” he said in a tweet, with an image showing the GDP growth rate projected for …
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NEW DELHI: India’s research and manufacturing will be critical to fighting Covid-19, especially to making vaccines on a large scale, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said Monday. Addressing the 2020 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting, Gates delved into difficulties in vaccine development and Covid-19 diagnosis. The American business mogul called India “very …
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NEW DELHI: No new closures should be imposed at the district or state level to contain the spread of Covid-19 unless there is an imminent danger that healthcare facilities will be overwhelmed, according to a government-appointed committee chaired by the Professor of IIT Hyderabad M Vidyasagar. The committee has also …
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NEW DELHI: Emphasizing the need to ensure rapid delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine even in the most remote areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered his government on Saturday to deliver and administer the injections on the lines of the elections held. in the country, involving all levels of government and …
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