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Roving Periscope: Amid protests, Wickremesinghe takes oath as SL President

July 21, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Six-time former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn-in as Sri Lanka’s 8th Executive President, until November 2024, amid protests against his unprecedented “election” not by the people but by Parliament. The protesters opposed his presidency as a proxy of his predecessor, the ousted and fugitive Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whose […]

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Roving Periscope: Presidential poll on Wednesday; Sri Lanka on edge, India worried

July 19, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day before Sri Lanka’s mid-term presidential election scheduled for Wednesday amid political stalemate, main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa withdrew from the race on Tuesday in favor of a ruling party dissident, Dullas Alahapperuma, as India braced for uncertainty in its neighborhood. A worried New Delhi has called for an […]

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Disaster: India delivers supplies to Nepal for flood relief

July 15, 2022 virendra pandit

New Delhi: India on Friday delivered flood and disaster relief material, including 10 motorized inflatable boats and 3,000 large/family tents, to Nepal. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava presented the disaster relief supplies to Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand during a ceremony held in Kathmandu, officials said here. (Venkatesh)

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Covid-19: China’s economy contracted 2.6% in Q2FY22

July 15, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With China thrusting a brutal zero-Covid policy and prolonged lockdowns, the country’s economy contracted in the three months ending in June, compared with the previous quarter, as Shanghai and other cities were completely shut down to fight fresh outbreaks of Covid-19, but the government claimed a “stable recovery” is underway. […]

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“Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav:” Free Covid Booster Dose for All Adults for 75 Days

July 13, 2022 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, July 13: Worried over very poor coverage of adult population with Covid booster doses, the centre has decided to provide free booster doze to all people above the age of 18 as part of the government’s ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence. Under the […]

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Gap for Booster Dose Reduced to 6 Months

July 6, 2022 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, July 6: the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday revised the duration between the second COVID vaccine dose and precautionary dose from the existing 9 months to 6 months. It said the decision had been taken keeping in view the evolving scientific evidence and global practices on Covid-19 vaccines. The Standing Technical Sub-Committee (STSC) […]

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Roving Periscope: Hong Kong ‘true democracy’ under China, ‘the world’s largest democracy’

July 2, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In December 2021, the self-styled People’s Republic of China claimed it was “the world’s largest democracy”. On Friday, Chinese President-for-Life Xi Jinping insisted that Hong Kong’s ‘true democracy’ started when it joined mainland China in 1997! On a two-day visit to Hong Kong, where Beijing has brutally crushed the pro-democracy […]

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Ayushman Bharat: WB approves loans worth USD 1 bn for India’s health sector

July 1, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved two complementary loans of USD 500 million each to support and enhance India’s health sector. Through this combined financing of USD 1 billion, the Bank will support India’s flagship Pradhan Mantri-Ayushmann Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), launched in October 2021, to […]

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Covid-19: The pandemic is returning in 110 countries says WHO

June 30, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Beware. The pandemic was only down, not out. And it is returning to 110 countries, the health global watchdog has warned. Only 58 countries could achieve the target of vaccinating 70 percent of people, which means the other countries are vulnerable to the next waves of Covid-19. “Covid-19 is only […]

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Another pandemic? WHO may declare monkeypox a ‘global emergency’

June 23, 2022 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As the planet is still climbing out of Covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) is considering declaring monkeypox as another ‘global health emergency,’ the media reported on Thursday. The global health watchdog convened an emergency committee meeting on Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox, caused by a […]