Rumita Patel
NEW DELHI: In the midst of the ongoing fighting in the Ladakh sector, Indian and Chinese soldiers have clashed in Naku La, in the northern border area of Sikkim. The clash between the troops reportedly occurred three days ago and soldiers on both sides were injured. However, the situation is now under control. By the…
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KORAPUT: Reena Jani got up early, finished her chores in the cold of January, and walked up the hill to the road that runs alongside her remote tribal village of Pendajam in eastern India. Riding as a passenger on a neighbor’s motorcycle for 40 minutes through rice-dotted hillsides, the 34-year-old health worker headed to the…
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NEW DELHI: Tomorrow’s 72nd Republic Day celebrations will have several firsts and some long-standing traditions will also be lost for the first time. IAF draw to feature India’s first female fighter pilot Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth, who became one of the first three female fighter pilots in 2019, will be part of the IAF cadre…
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that National Voter Day was an occasion to appreciate the remarkable contribution of the Electoral Commission to strengthening the democratic fabric of the country and ensuring the smooth conduct of elections. National Voters’ Day is celebrated on January 25 to mark the founding day of the Electoral…
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NEW DELHI: As India’s vaccine diplomacy puts China on the defensive in South Asia, Chinese government spokesman Global Times has tried to mount a smear campaign to try to discredit the Indian initiative. India has already gifted the Covishield vaccine made locally by the Serum Institute of India to all Saarc countries except Sri Lanka,…
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged NCC cadets and NSS volunteers to help spread correct information about vaccines to the poor and the general public. He said that after Indian scientists have done their duty by developing the Covid-19 vaccine, there is now a need to fulfill the responsibility of beating the…
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PUNE: On-site vaccination of registered but unscheduled recipients has dramatically reduced vaccine waste in Maharashtra, and officials say they have been able to fully use the last opened vials of the day. Each vial of vaccine, containing approximately 10 doses, should be used within four hours of opening. But vaccinators, during the three days before…
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PANAJI: Denmark’s ‘Into the Darkness’, which portrays the dilemmas of the Danish population in the context of World War II, took home the coveted golden peacock in the 51st international film festival of India (Iffi). Kripal Kalita’s Assamese film ‘Bridge’ about the struggles of villagers living on the other side of a swollen river was…
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NEW DELHI: One hundred deserving students from schools and universities will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his box to witness the Republic Day parade together on Tuesday. According to Ramesh Pokhriyal, the Union’s education minister, the students will also have the opportunity to interact with him after the parade. “I am pleased to share…
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NEW DELHI: Nearly 11% of the 41,494 women aged 45 and over surveyed as part of Wave -1 of the Longitudinal Study of Aging of India (LASI) reported having undergone a hysterectomy, the surgical removal of the uterus. The proportion is higher among women aged 45 to 59 years (13% of 25,198) compared to women…
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