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INDIA WANTS LAC STATUS QUO RESTORED, CHINA NON-COMMITTAL

14 Jan 2022

India on Wednesday unequivocally asked China to “restore the status quote ante” of April 2020 on the LAC in Ladakh during the 14th round of Corps Commander level talks between Delhi and Beijing on 12 January. “At the meeting, which lasted for around 13 hours, the Indian delegation in a...

‘COVAXIN WORKS AGAINST BOTH DELTA AND OMICRON’

13 Jan 2022

Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Wednesday claimed that its Covid vaccine Covaxin can neutralise both Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus. In a statement, Bharat Biotech said, “Results from a study conducted at Emory University demonstrating that sera from subjects who received a booster dose of Covaxin (BBV152) six months after...

PM INAUGURATES NATIONAL YOUTH FESTIVAL

13 Jan 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the 25th National Youth Festival in Puducherry via video conferencing on the occasion of the 159th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. According to an official statement, the two-day event aims to enlighten and ignite young minds towards the act of nation-building by unleashing...

FUTURE BELONGS TO SOCIETIES THAT INVEST IN HEALTHCARE: PM

13 Jan 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India has everything needed to be a hub of medical tourism and that he envisions the country to be the go-to destination for quality and affordable care. “The future will belong to societies that invest in healthcare. The Government of India has...

U.S. CLOSELY MONITORING INDIA-CHINA BORDER DISPUTE: WHITE HOUSE

12 Jan 2022

President Joe Biden’s administration is closely monitoring the India-China border dispute, informed White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Monday (local time), adding that the US is “concerned” by China’s attempt to intimidate its neighbours. “Well, we continue to closely monitor the situation. We continue to support dialogue and peaceful...

U.P. MINISTER SWAMI MAURYA QUITS YOGI CABINET, MAY JOIN SP

12 Jan 2022

Prominent OBC face of the Yogi Adityanath government, Swami Prasad Maurya, resigned from the Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday, less than 30 days before the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections are held on 10 February. Maurya, who held the labour and employment ministry, in his resignation letter to...

PM MODI TO HOLD MEET WITH CMs OVER SURGE IN COVID-19 CASES

12 Jan 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting with chief ministers over the Covid-19 situation in the country on Thursday as the number of virus infections sees a huge surge due to the Omicron variant. India recorded 1,68,063 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health...

NCW seeks FIR against actor Siddharth for tweet on Saina

11 Jan 2022

The National Commission for Women on Monday said that it has written to Twitter to block the handle of actor Siddharth for a tweet on shuttler and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Saina Nehwal calling it “misogynist and outrageous”. The Commission has also asked the Maharashtra DGP to investigate the...

COVID CASES SKYROCKET, PRECAUTION DOSES STARTED

11 Jan 2022

Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant, India began administering “precaution doses” to healthcare, frontline workers and senior citizens with comorbidities on Monday. Beneficiaries have hailed the government’s decision and said that it is a good initiative. “I have got my precautionary booster dose. Everyone should...

EX-JUDGE TO PROBE PM SECURITY BREACH, OTHER INQUIRIES STAYED: SC

11 Jan 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would constitute an independent committee headed by a retired top court judge to investigate the security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab on 5 January. A Bench of Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice...

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