NEW DELHI: Several countries have suspended or delayed the launch of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford-AstraZeneca following reports of blood clots in some people. Thailand is the latest country to delay use of the UK vaccine after health authorities in Denmark, Norway and Iceland suspended injections …
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China has started importing Indian rice for the first time in at least three decades due to tight supplies and an offer from India of deeply discounted prices, Indian industry officials told Reuters. India is the world’s largest rice exporter and China is the largest importer. Beijing imports about 4 …
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The Regional Comprehensive Economic Association (RCEP), a mega trading bloc comprising 15 countries led by China and that came into existence on Sunday, said India would have to write expressing its “intention” to join the organization. to restart membership negotiations. In a statement released after the initialization ceremony among member …
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Germany warned of “immediate consequences” if Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn broke the law on his territory, as thousands of protesters gathered outside his embassy in Bangkok on Monday, increasing pressure on his campaign for changes to the monarchy. The protesters presented a letter questioning the king’s legal status in the …
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Written by Mehr Gill | New Delhi | Updated: October 21, 2020 11:53:51 am In Bangkok on Tuesday. The three-finger salute has become one of the symbols of protest. (AP Photo: Sakchai Lalit) Over the past few months, Thailand has witnessed demonstrations in favor of democracy with protesters demanding the …
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[ad_1] Citing the growing cases of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami urged the Prime Minister on Monday not to resume regular air and rail transport services in the State until May 31. Referring to media reports on plans to resume regular train services to and from …
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[ad_1] The Indian Railways will gradually restart passenger train operations from May 12, initially with 15 pairs of trains, the national transporter said Sunday. These trains will be run as special trains from New Delhi station connecting Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Madgaon, Mumbai …
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[ad_1] With uncertainty over the 2020-2021 academic session of schools in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, former Minister of Human Resources Development Kapil Sibal said Sunday that all students who prevent those in class 12 are promoted or have an internal evaluation mechanism in place to save them from …
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[ad_1] Three thousand schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have been notified as assessment centers, and will soon begin work on the assessment of class 10 and 12 exams that have been interrupted by the closure, the minister said of Human Resources Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. …
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