Month: June 2021

Centre issues SOPs for vaccination of persons undertaking international travel for educational purposes, or employment opportunities, or as part of India’s contingent for Tokyo Olympic games

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CoWIN certificates to be linked to Passport of such Travelers Mention of vaccine type as “Covishield” is sufficient; no other qualifying entries required in Vaccination Certificates DELHI, JUNE 7: Government of India has been supporting the efforts of States and UTs for an effective Vaccination drive under the […]

PM addresses the Nation

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Government of India to provide free vaccine to all Indian citizens above 18 years of age 25 per cent vaccination that was with states will now be undertaken by Government of India: PM Government of India will buy 75 per cent of the total production of the vaccine […]

Frequently Asked Questions on COVID-19 Vaccination

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Can people with allergies get vaccinated ? Can pregnant women take Covid 19 vaccine? What about lactating mothers ? Do I get enough antibodies after getting vaccinated ? Is blood clotting common after taking the vaccine shots ? If I have contracted Covid, after how many days can […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

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DELHI, JUNE 8: India reports less than 1 Lakh Daily New Cases after 63 days 86,498 new cases reported in last 24 hours; lowest in 66 days India’s Active Caseload further declines to 13,03,702 Active Cases decrease by 97,907in last 24 hours 2,73,41,462total Recoveries across the country so […]

Myanmar junta to start court case against Suu Kyi next week

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Naypyitaw (Myanmar), Jun 8: Myanmar’s military junta will begin presenting its case against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi in court next Monday, her lawyers said. The military arrested Suu Kyi in February when it overthrew her elected government. Public resistance to the coup remains strong and in recent […]

Journalist killed in bike collision in Rajasthan’s Kota

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Kota (Rajasthan) June 8:  A 45-year-old journalist died in a head-on collision between two motorcycles here on Tuesday, police said. Om Prakesh Sharma, a resident of Digod town in Kota district, worked for a Hindi newspaper. The accident took place near a petrol pump around 9.45 am, SHO […]

CET exam to be held on August 28, 29 in Karnataka

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Bengaluru, Jun 8: The Karnataka Common Entrance Test for various vocational courses, including engineering, is scheduled to be conducted on August 28 and 29. “The CET exam will take place on August 28 and 29. Each subject will carry 60 marks,” Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan […]

Twitter blocks JazzyB, three other accounts

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New Delhi, Jun 8: Microblogging platform Twitter has “withheld” the accounts of Punjabi singer JazzyB, hip-hop artist L-Fresh the Lion and two others in response to a legal demand in India, even as it draws flak over delay in complying with the new IT rules in the country. According […]

Harris targets corruption, immigration on Latin America trip

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GUATEMALA CITY — With Kamala Harris visiting Guatemala and Mexico on her first foreign trip as vice president, the Biden administration is expected to announce new measures to fight smuggling and trafficking, and hopes to announce additional anti-corruption efforts as well on Monday, a senior administration official said. […]

Indian PM Modi announces free COVID-19 vaccines for all adults

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the Indian federal government would provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge to all adults from later this month in an effort to turn the tide of a pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands in India. Modi said in a […]

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