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Indian garment industry should aim for a double digit share of global fabric exports: M Venkaiah Naidu | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 21, 2021

NEW DELHI: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said Thursday that the country’s garment industry should aim to capture a double-digit share of world fabric exports from the current level of 5-6 percent. The vice president also called for improving the skills of textile and garment workers and adopting the latest technologies to gain export competitiveness…
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Fire at the Serum Institute plant; safe vaccine manufacturing unit | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 21, 2021

PUNE: On Thursday afternoon a major fire broke out at the Serum Institute of India (SII) vaccine manufacturing plant in Hadapsar in the city. However, the fire did not affect the institute’s Covid vaccine manufacturing facility, which remains safe. Adar Poonawalla, owner and CEO of SII, confirmed the incident at the vaccine manufacturing plant. “The…
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Before the budget session, the opposition decides to attend the all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Modi | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 21, 2021

NEW DELHI: Before Parliament’s next budget session, the opposition parties are likely to meet to decide whether they will attend the usual all-party meeting, called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 30, or not. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) senior leader and former MP Prem Singh Chandumajra said the parties that have extended their support for…
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BJP MP Gautam Gambhir contributes one crore of rupees to the construction of the Ram Temple | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 21, 2021

NEW DELHI: BJP MP Gautam Gambhir has donated one crore of rupees for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The cricketer-turned-politician said that he and his family made the donation for a “glorious” temple in Ayodhya that is the dream of every Indian. “A glorious Ram temple has been the dream of all…
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Harsh Vardhan Posts Posters to Address Covid-19 Vaccine Doubts | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 21, 2021

NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Thursday released posters prepared by the Ministry of Health to address issues related to Covid-19 vaccine vacillation. The Union Minister urged the people to make judicious use of these posters and turn it into a massive campaign. “This vaccination campaign acts as a mirror of the…
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Mercury Falls Below Freezing in Kashmir Valley | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 21, 2021

SRINAGAR: Intense cold snap conditions continued unabated in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, as the minimum temperature remained several degrees below freezing. The city of Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 7 degrees, down from minus 6 degrees Celsius the night before, a MeT official said. The minimum…
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India vs. China in Red Pandas; DNA Finds Chinese and Himalayan Subspecies Exist Here | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 21, 2021

NEW DELHI: Contrary to the earlier belief that only one species of red panda is found in India, Indian scientists have established that India is home to both the Himalayan red panda (HRP) and the Chinese red panda (CRP). In doing so, they have also responded to a Chinese study published in February 2020 that…
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Covid-19: PM Modi, CM likely to receive the vaccine in phase 2 of the inoculation campaign | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 21, 2021

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in the second round of India’s vaccination campaign, according to sources. All senior ministers will also receive the vaccines in the next phase of the vaccination campaign. Official sources said that those over 50 will be covered automatically in the second phase….
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CDS Gen Bipin Rawat to fly French Rafale fighter | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 21, 2021

JODHPUR: In the ongoing Indo-French war games, Desert Knight-21, the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, will undertake a sortie in the French Rafale fighters on Thursday. “The CDS would be informed about the war games and how the whole exercise it would improve interoperability between the air forces of the two countries,…
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PM Modi wishes the people of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura on their Day of Statehood | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 21, 2021

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to the people of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura on his Statehood Day. Under the Northeast Areas (Reorganization) Act of 1971, Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya obtained statehood on January 21, 1972. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his wishes to the people of Meghalaya, saying:…
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