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60 percent of two billion vaccine doses gone to India, the US and China: WHO

June 5, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Senior adviser at the World Health Organisation (WHO) – Bruce Aylward on Friday declared the important information of the distribution of coronavirus vaccine doses. Aylward said that “Of the two billion COVID-19 vaccine doses distributed globally till now, about 60 percent have gone to just three countries – the US, India, and China.” […]

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Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till June 14

June 5, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday announced the extension of lockdown till June 14. Lockdown remained effective enough to bring down the number of covid-19 cases in the state. The state government in its new order announced only basic relaxations in the restrictions. Few districts of Tamil Nadu including Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Tiruppur reports noticeably […]

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INS Sandhayak to be decommissioned after 40 years of service

June 4, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s indigenously designed and built Hydrographic survey ship – INS Sandhayak will be decommissioned on June 4 after serving the nation for 40 years. The decommissioning ceremony of INS Sandhayak will be held at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam. In a special ceremony, only in-station officers and sailors will be allowed to […]

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Engineering students from Mumbai designed an UAV “TRIYAAN”, Secures the first position in IPASC-2021

June 4, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Mumbai: Engineering students from Mumbai-based Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi (DJS) College secured the first rank in Asia at the International Planetary Aerial Systems Challenge (IPASC) held in May 2021. Engineer students from DJS College of Engineering, Mumbai – designed an unmanned aerial vehicle “TRIYAAN”. DJS College was founded in January 2020 and has student members from […]

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IACC Gujarat Branch to hold a virtual program on leadership challenges in stretched Covid times

June 2, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Ahmedabad: The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) Gujarat Branch to hold an interactive virtual program on leadership challenges in stretched covid times on June 2. The virtual program on leadership challenges will begin at sharp 5.30 PM. Ajay Bhatt, President of Global Human Resource Intas Pharmaceuticals limited, Yatindra Sharma – Managing director of […]

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Patriotism: Following in grandpa and dad’s footsteps, she joins the Indian Army

May 31, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Vinayak Barot New Delhi: Some north Indian states, like Uttarakhand, Punjab, and Haryana, boast of having several ‘army families’ from which youngsters join the armed forces or police as a family tradition. One such a family is that of the Sethis from Dehradun who has motivated many people to join the Indian Army. Now its […]

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“India to be Fully Vaccinated by December, 2021:” Govt

May 28, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 28: The centre on Friday gave a firm assurance to the country that almost all the citizens in the country will be fully vaccinated by the end of the current year. The commitment came from the union information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar who quoted the health ministry’s roadmap for […]

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Walk-in Registration for 18-44 Age Group Allowed, Gujarat Says “No”

May 24, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 24: In a move to simplify the process of registration for vaccination among the 18 to 44 age group, the centre on Monday allowed walk-in registration and on-the-spot vaccination. The option, however, will be open only at the government-run Covid vaccination centres for now and not in the vaccination centres […]

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Present Vaccine Production Capacity in India is 8.5 Crores Doses a Month: Centre

May 24, 2021 Vinayak Barot

NEW DELHI, May 24: India is producing over 8.5 crore vaccine doses a month and only 57 per cent of this reaches the people, the Centre told the Kerala High Court on Monday. In an affidavit filed in the Kerala High Court, the centre said the average number of vaccines administered across the country in […]

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Times Group Chairperson Indu Jain Passes Away, PM Modi pays tributes

May 14, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Ahmedabad: The Chairperson of Times Group Indu Jain passed away at the age of 84 on May 13. She was facing covid-19 related complications. On the departure of her soul, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, and many other political leaders paid their tributes to Indu Jain. Indu Jain was a Vocal advocate […]