Rumita Patel
NEW DELHI: Maha Vir Chakra, the nation’s second highest wartime bravery medal, has been awarded posthumously to Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu, while four other soldiers who gave their lives fighting numerically superior Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley have received Vir Chakras. On this year’s Republic Day list of 455 gallantry medals and other decorations,…
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UNITED NATIONS: Globally recognized sponsors of terrorism states have used the Covid-19 pandemic to increase recruitment and infiltration activities to spread the ‘poison of terror’, while India and other nations launched vaccination campaigns and are helping others during the Global health crisis, India told the UN Security Council on Monday, in an evening reference to…
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NEW DELHI: Pfizer Inc will continue its request for India to approve its Covid-19 vaccine if the government agrees to buy injections, the US drugmaker told Reuters on Monday, even as global supplies dwindle. Pfizer was the first company to apply for emergency use authorization (USA) for a Covid-19 vaccine in India, but the government…
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NEW DELHI: The government announced the recipients of the Padma Awards on Monday on the eve of Republic Day. The Padma Awards, one of the largest civil awards in the country, are awarded in three categories, namely Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri. The awards are given in various disciplines / fields of activities,…
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TAIPEI: Chinese state media has stoked concerns about Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, despite rigorous testing indicating that it is safe. A government spokesman has raised the unsubstantiated theory that the coronavirus could have emerged from a US military laboratory, giving it more credibility in China. As the ruling Communist Party faces growing questioning about China’s vaccines…
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NEW DELHI: The Center told the Supreme Court on Monday that allowing an additional attempt at the UPSC civil service exam to those who were unable to appear on their last chance in 2020 due to the Covid-19 situation would create an “effect cascading “, detrimental to the overall operation and the level playing field…
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SUR 24 PARGANAS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Deputy Abhishek Banerjee, who is also the nephew of state Prime Minister Mamata Banerjee, challenged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday for dynastic politics and said he would happily resign if the latter presents a law that requires only one family member to remain in a particular political…
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NEW DELHI: In a major milestone in the ongoing surface-to-air missile (SAM) program, India successfully conducted the first test of ‘Akash-Next Generation’ (Akash-NG) from a defense facility off the Odisha coast on Monday. The missile was launched from the integrated test range. Akash-NG is a new generation surface-to-air missile designed to be used by the…
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NEW DELHI: The Center has called on states to take appropriate measures to counter the spread of unfounded and misleading rumors about the safety of the two Covid-19 vaccines being administered in the country, and recommended that they take criminal action against those who are found participating in the dissemination of misinformed news. In a…
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MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday, referring to the incident in which West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not deliver her speech “in protest” of Netaji Bose’s birthday in Kolkata after ‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogans will be raised, said that no one should feel ashamed of the slogans. “The secularism of the…
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