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Roving Periscope: Russia retaliates against oil price-cap as war rages on in Ukraine

December 28, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: As its ongoing war in Ukraine entered the 10th month, Russia retaliated on Tuesday against a price cap on its oil imposed by western countries, while its rather reluctant armed forces got involved in heavy fighting around the bombed-out ghost town of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, the media reported on […]

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Covid Preparedness: Mock Drills Return Satisfactory Results

December 27, 2022 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 27: Amidst rising cases of Coronavirus, States and the union territories on Tuesday performed mock drills on Covid preparedness in keeping with the directive from the Union Health Ministry to assess the situation in case of a resurgence in coronavirus cases in the country. Several States reported success with their mock drills. […]

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Extreme weather: ‘Bomb cyclone’ kills 32 in the US as millions freeze in the darkness

December 26, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: A relentless and brutal winter storm that brought Christmas chaos to millions of Americans will dissipate only slowly, the US National Weather Service (NWS) said on Monday, after intense snow and frigid cold caused power outages, travel delays, and at least 32 deaths across the eastern part of the country. […]

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Roving Periscope: To divert attention from Covid failures, China sends ships and warplanes to Taiwan

December 26, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: During the Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020, Communist China saw an opportunity in a global crisis and attempted a military misadventure in East Ladakh, India, to divert the Chinese people’s attention from the Wuhan nursery and whip up patriotism. On Sunday the Dragon, now pulverized by a Covid tsunami itself, again […]

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China-Returnee Tests Positive in Agra, Centre Orders Covid Mock Drill to Focus on Preparedness

December 25, 2022 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 25: Even as a 40-year old man who works in China tested Covid positive on his return on leave, the Centre has asked all the states and union territories to hold a mock drills at health facilities on Tuesday to re-oil the machinery to ensure swift response if the Covid […]

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Mandatoy Tests for Passengers from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand

December 24, 2022 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 24: In addition to a random two per cent checking of passengers in all international flights coming to India, Centre has made mandatory checking of all passengers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand Saturday, the union health ministry announced on Saturday. All travellers coming from China, […]

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Roving Periscope: ‘Bomb cyclone’ forecast panics 200 mn people in the US, Canada

December 24, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: A record-breaking, once-in-a-generation snowstorm is freezing the USA and Canada on Christmas. A day ahead of Christmas, as millions of people packed bags to celebrate the world’s biggest festival and holiday season, a deep freeze gripped the United States and Canada, where the forecast of an arctic ‘bomb cyclone’ panicked […]

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CPEC: Baluch protesters warn Chinese to leave Gwadar port

December 23, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: While China is battling the Covid-19 tsunami at home, its dream project, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is facing a fresh challenge from a local Pakistani outfit in Baluchistan which warned the Chinese workers to return to their country. The Baluch people have for long been protesting against the Chinese […]

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Roving Periscope: The US offers vaccines to China as cautious India braces for uncertainties ahead

December 23, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: As China battled the Covid tsunami, its worst-ever health crisis threatening to snowball into a global challenge, the US on Friday offered effective vaccines to help control the coronavirus wave as India braced for uncertainties ahead, and added a nasal vaccine in its arsenal to meet the challenge. US Secretary […]

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Roving Periscope: Seeking support, Putin goes to Belarus, Zelensky to the US

December 22, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Frustrated over Russia’s failure to tame Ukraine despite shelling it relentlessly for 10 months, President Vladimir Putin asked his reluctant soldiers to do more and sought ally Belarus to open a second front, as his rival President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the US to bolster support to Kyiv to push back […]

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