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529 Fresh COVID cases on Wednesday

December 27, 2023 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 27: Even as India recorded 529 fresh COVID-19 cases in a single day on Wednesday, the union health ministry reported a wide gap between the first and second vaccine doses compared to the booster doses administered to the eligible people across the country. According to the data released by the health ministry […]

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WHO Clears Second Malaria Vaccine Produced by SII

December 21, 2023 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 21: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday prequalified a second malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University and manufactured by Serum Institute of India (SII). In October, WHO had recommended the use of this R21 vaccine to prevent malaria in children following the advice of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts […]

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Covid-19 Cases on the Rise but No Need to Panic, Centre Holds Review Meeting

December 20, 2023 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 20: With the Covid-19 cases again on the rise, the union health ministry on Wednesday convened a review meeting of the health ministers of all the states and underscored the need for a “Whole Of Government” approach to effectively combat the emerging JN.1 coronavirus variant. Covid-19 cases are on the […]

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Additional spends: Parliament okays Rs. 58k crores, mainly for rural and farm sectors

December 19, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: During the ongoing Winter Session, Parliament on Tuesday approved a net additional spending of Rs 58,378 crore in the current fiscal ending March 2024, with a large chunk allocated to MGNREGA and fertilizer subsidies. The gross additional spending would now be more than Rs 1.29 lakh crore, out of which […]

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COVID-19: Centre Asks States to Monitor “Influenza-like Illness,” Karnataka Makes Masks Compulsory for Senior Citizens

December 18, 2023 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 18: The Centre on Monday issued an advisory to states urging them to monitor and report any influenza-like illness amid rising cases of Covid-19 in the country, the Karnataka government has asked the senior citizens with comorbidities, and symptoms of cough, phlegm and fever to mandatorily wear face masks. “As […]

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COVID-19 returns: Singapore records 56k cases in a week; 40 other countries report JN.1 subvariant

December 18, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With barely two weeks left for the New Year, 2024, and winter taking hold, Singapore has reported over 56,000 COVID-19 cases in the week, forcing many people to go back behind the mask, as some 40 countries, including the US, China, and India have also reported the latest subvariant, JN.1 […]

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Roving Periscope: His own digital double ‘shocks’ Russian President Vladimir Putin!

December 15, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: As the world grapples with Artificial Intelligence (AI)—arguably the digital ecosystem version of Dr.  Jackyll/Mr. Hide in our era—and rushes to regulate the technology monster, Russian President Vladimir Putin was ‘shocked’ as his own AI version, a Putin-double, confronted him on Thursday. Interacting with his digital double, President Putin was […]

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Growth: Nirmala junks Chidambaram’s claims of jobless growth as “whimsical calculations”

December 8, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Tearing into the Opposition’s claims of India witnessing a ‘jobless growth,’ Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday dubbed these claims as a result of “whimsical calculations” and said careful implementation of various welfare schemes by the Modi government has ensured that benefits reach the people. Slamming Congress for its claims […]

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New economy: India recognized nearly 1.15 lakh entities as startups until Oct

December 6, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said the government has recognized 114,902 startups in the country as of October 31, 2023. These eligible firms can seek fiscal incentives under the Startup India Action Plan, launched in January 2016, which includes income tax exemption for three years, […]

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Roving Periscope: Himalayas melting alarmingly, warns UN chief

December 2, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Warning the world that the Himalayas are melting at an alarming rate, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday insisted on urgent action to protect the world from climate challenges ahead. Nearly 240 million people depend on the glaciers and 10 major rivers, including the Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra which […]

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