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New Delhi, December 23 The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday named Shelly Oberoi from East Patel Nagar (Ward 86) as mayoral candidate. The post of the mayor is reserved for a woman candidate for the first year. Mohammed Iqbal is the AAP candidate for the post of deputy mayor. He…

Geneva/Beijing,, December 23 The World Health Organization has received no data from China on new Covid hospitalisations since Beijing lifted its zero-Covid policy, prompting some health experts to question whether it might be hiding information on the extent of its outbreak. However, the WHO has said gaps in data might…

New Delhi, December 23 Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a meeting with the health ministers of the states and Union territories on Friday in the wake of a rising number of covid cases in some countries, including China. Mandaviya made a suo motu statement in the Rajya Sabha…

New Delhi, December 23 States and Union territories will undertake a mock drill across all health facilities on Tuesday to ensure the operational readiness of the covid-dedicated facilities, with a specific focus on oxygen plants, ventilators, logistics and human resources, according to official sources. An advisory in this regard will…

Moscow, December 23Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia was aiming for a speedy end to the conflict in Ukraine and that fighting should end as soon as possible, reported The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH).”Our goal is… to end this conflict. We are striving for this and will continue…

New Delhi, December 22Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Covid was not yet over and directed heightened surveillance, especially at international airports, for the timely detection of transmissible virus variants, if any.Mask up, Speaker advises MpsLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday advised all MPs to wear masks and…

New Delhi, December 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Covid was not yet over and directed heightened surveillance, especially at international airports, for the timely detection of transmissible virus variants, if any. Mask up, Speaker advises MPs Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday advised all…

New Delhi, December 22 India and China have not been able to come up with a resolution to end the military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. Two sides agree to maintain dialogue The two sides agreed to maintain stability on the ground….

New Delhi, December 22The health ministry on Thursday issued a fresh set of guidelines for international travellers saying children under 12 would be exempted from random testing at airports but would be tested for Covid if symptomatic.The guidelines to come into force from December 24, 10 am say international travellers…

Kulwinder Sandhu Tribune News Service Moga, December 22 Renowned poetess-translator-critic, Bhupinder Kaur Preet, has been nominated for the National Sahitya Akademi Award for for her book ‘Nagare Vaang Vajde Shabad’, which is a translation of collection of poems, originally written in Santali (Santhali) language ‘Nagare Ki Tarah Bajti Shabd’ by…

New Delhi, December 22 Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday wrote to his counterpart in the civil aviation ministry on the protocol to be followed for random testing of 2 per cent of the total passengers who arrive in India on international flights and said the arrangement would…

New Delhi, December 22 The defence ministry on Thursday approved the procurement of a number of military platforms and weapons, including light tanks, anti-ship missiles and long range guided bombs at a cost of Rs 84,328 crore to boost combat capabilities of the armed forces. The procurement proposals were cleared…

New Delhi, December 22 The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its judgment on January 2 on a batch of pleas challenging the government’s 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S A Nazeer, who will retire…

IANS New Delhi, December 22 Twenty-one years after the UK’s then foreign secretary Robin Cook declared Chicken Tikka Masala, popularly known by its initials CTM, as “a true British national dish”, and a decade after a survey found that it was the second most popular dish in Britain close on…

Aditi Tandon Tribune News Service New Delhi, December 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high level meeting to review the Covid situation in the country and consider policy action if needed. Home Minister Amit Shah, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia attended the meeting…