India need not panic given excellent covid vaccination coverage, says Serum Institute CEO Poonawala

Pune, December 21 Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday expressed concern over reports of a rising covid graph in China but said there is no need to panic as the vaccination coverage in India is excellent. Poonawalla’s tweet came a day after the Union Health Ministry…

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Audio clip featuring Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan in ‘phone sex’ goes viral; his party calls it ‘fake’

ANI Islamabad, December 21 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has landed in a fresh controversy after a ‘sex talk’ recording of him with a woman was leaked online. The two-part audio clip was shared by Pakistani journalist Syed Ali Haider on his YouTube channel. In the audio clip,…

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Health minister reviews covid situation; directs officials to be alert, strengthen surveillance

New Delhi, December 21 Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday reviewed the covid situation in the country in view of a sudden spurt in cases in some parts of the world, and directed officials to be alert and strengthen surveillance. “In view of the rising cases of Covid19…

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Govt reviews Covid situation; advises people to mask up, get vaccinated; no change in international air travel norms yet

New Delhi, December 21 In view of a sudden spurt in Covid cases in China and some other countries, the Union health minister on Wednesday reviewed the situation in the country and asked people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour, including wearing masks in crowded places, and get vaccinated. Official sources said…

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BSF shoots down drone near Amritsar, recovers 4.3 kg narcotics; another 25 suspicious packets seized near Fazilka

Vijay Mohan Tribune News Service Chandigarh, December 21 The International Border in the Punjab sector remained active during the intervening night of December 20-21, with the Border Security Force shooting down a drone near Amritsar and recovering 4.3 kg of narcotics in the vicinity. Another 25 suspicious packets were…

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BJP has been rattled by Bharat Jodo Yatra, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says on Mandaviya’s letter to Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, December 21 Sharply reacting to health ministry’s letter to Rahul Gandhi regarding observing covid protocols during the Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) led by him, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, said BJP is raising all kinds of issues as the response the BJY…

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Consider suspending Yatra if covid protocols cannot be followed, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tells Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, December 21 Citing concerns raised by three BJP MPs over spread of coronavirus, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to consider suspending the Bharat Jodo Yatra if adherence to covid protocols cannot be followed. In a letter addressed to Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief…

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Consider suspending Yatra if covid protocols cannot be followed, Mansukh Mandaviya tells Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, December 21 Citing concerns raised by three BJP MPs over spread of coronavirus, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to consider suspending the Bharat Jodo Yatra if adherence to covid protocols cannot be followed. In a letter addressed to Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief…

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Fight today is between two ideologies, says Rahul Gandhi as Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Haryana

Sumedha Sharma Nuh, December 21 Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ entered Haryana on Wednesday in the presence of senior party leaders from the state. The Yatra entered Haryana from Mundaka border in Nuh. While Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot accompanied it from his state, it was welcomed in Haryana…

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Fight today is between two ideologies, Rahul Gandhi says as Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Haryana

Sumedha Sharma Nuh, December 21 Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ entered Haryana on Wednesday in the presence of senior party leaders from the state. The Yatra entered Haryana from Mundaka border in Nuh. While Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot accompanied it from his state, it was welcomed in Haryana…

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Cold wave grips north India; fog to improve from Thursday night

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, December 21 For the third day in a row, a layer of very dense to dense fog engulfed North India with Bathinda in Punjab again reporting zero visibility at 0530 hours this morning. Punjab, Northwest Rajasthan to East Uttar Pradesh across Haryana remained blanketed, affecting road…

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Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Channi spends night with Sidhu Moosewala’s parents at their Mansa house

Mansa, December 21 Former Chief Minister Charanjit Channi on Tuesday spent a night with late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s parents at his house in Musa village in Mansa. Channi reached Moosewala’s house around 10.15 pm and met his parents. He was scheduled to reach at 9 pm, but due…

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Amid Covid upsurge in China, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya calls review meet today

New Delhi, December 20 Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will review India’s Covid-19 situation on Wednesday amid a sudden spurt of cases in China, US, Japan, South Korea and Brazil. Pandemic persists India is witnessing 1,200 cases, while 35 lakh cases are being recorded the world over on a…

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Amid covid upsurge in China, review meet by Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya gets under way

New Delhi, December 21 The meeting by Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to review India’s covid-19 situation began here on Wednesday. Pandemic persists India is witnessing 1,200 cases, while 35 lakh cases are being recorded the world over on a weekly basis. Beijing reports 5 more deaths Cities across China…

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Govt justifying Chinese hostilities citing differing LAC perceptions: Congress in Parliament

New Delhi, December 20 A day after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the Indian Army would not let China unilaterally change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Congress upped the ante on the issue asking the government when it would stop legitimising Chinese…

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