The UK government has pledged £105 million ($141.7 million) in emergency aid to help vulnerable countries, particularly in Africa, fight the Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. “The UK is providing vital assistance to help tackle the spread of new variants around the world. This is key to securing our freedom and ending this […]
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Uttarakhand: PM Modi hits out at Opposition for ‘manufacturing, spreading rumours’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at hit out at the Opposition for “manufacturing and spreading rumours”. Addressing a public rally after the inauguration of various projects here, the Prime Minister said, “Due to the people who want to keep you from prosperity and happiness, Manaskhand that was the entry […]
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PM Modi reaches Haldwani, Uttarakhand, will lay the foundation stone of various development schemes shortly
Today again Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Uttarakhand before the Uttarakhand assembly elections. The Prime Minister has reached Haldwani. In a short while MB Inter College ground will address BJP’s election meeting in Haldwani. PM Narendra Modi arrives in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, to inaugurate & lay the […]
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Imran Khan govt’s popularity on wane after defeat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa polls
After being defeated in the local body elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the popularity of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government seems to be waning. Last week, PTI suffered a major setback after the Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) candidate won the seat for the post of Peshawar mayor in […]
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Manipur polls: BJP president JP Nadda arrives in Imphal
Ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections in Manipur, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda on Thursday arrived in the state. Upon his arrival, Nadda was received by Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh. The BJP National President will address Yuva Rally in Manipur’s Kakching town. BJP came to power in Manipur for the first time in 2017. […]
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Union Minister Kaushal Kishore demands probe into 2008 Malegaon blast witness statement
Union Minister Kaushal Kishore has demanded an investigation into the statement made by the witness of the 2008 Malegaon blast case who alleged that he was pressurised to name Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and five RSS leaders in the case. The Minister also demanded strict action against the culprits The witness in the case […]
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Chhattisgarh CM : Arrest of Kalicharan Maharaj as per procedure, no rules violated
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday said that the arrest of religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj was made as per procedure and no rules were violated by the state police. Earlier today, the Chhattisgarh Police arrested Kalicharan Maharaj from Khajuraho for his alleged derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi. Baghel said, […]
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Nirmala Sitharaman chairs pre-budget meeting with state finance ministers
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is chairing a pre-budget consultation meeting with finance ministers of states and union territories (UTs). The meeting is taking place at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital. Several chief ministers who hold finance portfolios are also attending the meeting Chief ministers who are present at the meeting include Chhattisgarh […]
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6 terrorists, 1 Army personnel killed in two separate encounters in J-K
As many as six terrorists and one Army personnel were killed in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag and Kulgam districts, said Vijay Kumar Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Kashmir on Friday. He added that three Jammu and Kashmir police personnel, who were injured in the Anantnag encounter, are […]
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Micron warns of chip delays due to China’s Xian lockdown
Micron Technology, one of the world’s biggest memory chip suppliers, on Wednesday said COVID-19 lockdown in the Chinese city of Xian would lead to delays in the supply of its chips, which are commonly used in data centres. China on Wednesday had locked down the entire 13 million residents of Xi’an after the COVID-19 cluster was found in the […]
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Mexico’s sanitary regulator approves use of Cuba’s Abdala vaccine
Mexican sanitary regulator Coferpis said it has approved the use of Cuba’s Abdala vaccine against COVID-19. “Cofepris has issued an emergency use authorization for the Abdala vaccine,” it said. Cuban scientists have developed four vaccines against coronavirus. In addition to two developments by the Finlay Institute (Soberana 01 and Soberana 02), two vaccines […]
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Woman vaccinated 4 times tests positive for Covid-19, stopped from flying out from Indore airport
A woman who had been vaccinated four times tested positive for COVID-19 at the Indore airport following which she was prevented from boarding a Dubai-bound flight, officials said on Wednesday. “A woman of around 30 years of age, who has been already vaccinated four times in different countries, tested COVID19 positive at the airport […]
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India reported 13,154 new Covid-19 cases, Omicron reported to 961
India has reported 13,154 new COVID-19 cases and 268 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. The tally of Omicron COVID-19 variant cases in the country has gone up to 961 with maximum cases were reported from Delhi (263) and Maharashtra (252) With this, […]
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US, UK, Germany, France express solidarity with Lithuania amid Chinese coercion
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a telephonic conversation with his counterparts from France, Germany and the UK, during which they highlighted their solidarity with Lithuania in the face of escalating political pressure and economic coercion by China. In a statement, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said: “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves […]
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Bihar: FIR against Tej Pratap Yadav for hiding details of property in election affidavit
A FIR has been registered against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav over allegedly hiding details of property in the affidavit filed during the Assembly elections in Bihar in 2020, the police said on Thursday. The FIR has been registered in Samastipur’s Rosera police station. The RJD leader has been charged under Section 125 (a) of […]