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Chinese officials say it’s fine to go to work with COVID-19
Hong Kong: Chinese officials and companies are letting COVID-positive people return to work in a bid to keep the economy running, despite a massive COVID surge that could be as large as…
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More steps needed for Sweden’s NATO membership: Turkey
Ankara: Sweden has not taken enough “concrete steps” to extradite people that Ankara sees as terrorists and freeze their assets, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, as Sweden tries to…
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Delhi’s new COVID-19 case double to 10, one death reported
New Delhi: Delhi on Thursday reported 10 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, against five the previous day, while there was one more death, as per the government health bulletin.…
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Arab nations call on Taliban to reverse decision on women education
Arab countries called on the government run by the Taliban to reverse its decision to impose a ban on higher education for women in Afghanistan. The call came a day after the…
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India concerned over Taliban’s decision to ban women from university education
New Delhi: India on Thursday joined several other leading countries in criticising the Taliban’s decision to ban university education for women in Afghanistan and renewed its call for setting up of an…
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Random Covid testing for arriving international passengers from December 24
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said that a certain number of passengers arriving in international flights will be subject to random coronavirus test from December 24. The Union health ministry has…
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SC to pronounce judgment on Jan 2 on pleas challenging demonetisation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court would pronounce its judgment on January 2 on a clutch of petitions challenging the Centre’s 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500…
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CAG audit highlights inefficiencies in DRDO’s planning process
New Delhi: A CAG report has brought out “inefficiencies” in the planning process by the DRDO as well as raising issues of inadequate monitoring of the “mission mode” projects by it. Mission…
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Centre shaken by Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra: Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Thursday that the Centre is “shaken” by the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra. He said the journey started from Kanyakumari and has “got tremendous support…
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PM reviews Covid situation, cautions against complacency
New Delhi: Amid a spurt in Covid cases in some parts of the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday cautioned against complacency and directed officials to strengthen the ongoing surveillance measures,…
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Ukraine is alive and kicking, says President Zelensky
Washington: Ukraine is “alive and kicking” and will never surrender, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said here during his address to US lawmakers on his first foreign trip since the war between Ukraine…
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Calcutta HC gives last chance to illegally-appointed non-teaching staff
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday gave the last chance to the 1,698 non-teaching staff in different state-run schools, found to be illegally securing jobs by both the Central Bureau of…
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Delhi court grants bail to ex-MLA arrested for threatening to blow up Parliament
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to former Madhya Pradesh MLA Kishore Samrite who was arrested for allegedly sending explosive substances to the Supreme Court in September. The accused,…
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Don’t panic but be vigilant, Telangana Health Minister tells people
Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister T. Harish Rao on Thursday urged people not to panic in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases in other countries but advised them to be vigilant. He…
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BJP takes U-turn after announcing suspension of ‘Jan Aakrosh Yatra’ in Raj
Jaipur: In view of the alarming spike in the number of Covid cases and deaths in China, Rajasthan BJP had on Thursday afternoon postponed its ‘Jan Aakrosh Yatra’ in the state. However,…
