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NHRC issues notices to Centre, states over denial of benefits due to non-c
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday sent notices to the centre and states over the alleged denial of benefits to beneficiaries of various public schemes during the coronavirus pandemic due to "non-completion of biometric authentication".
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COVID-19 vaccination drive in Africa hampered by shortages, financing issu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brazzaville [Congo], May 21 (ANI): Africa's rollout of coronavirus vaccines is being undermined by supply shortages and financial difficulties, the African regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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Maharashtra places order for Amphotericin B injection, requests Centre to
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 20 (ANI): The Maharashtra government has requested the Centre to approve the allocation of Amphotericin B injection which is being used to cure Mucromysis (black fungus), informed Maharastra health minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday.
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Rahul Gandhi reiterates Sonia Gandhi's call to PM Modi on school support f
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New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday reiterated his mother and interim party president Sonia Gandhi's call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide free education to children who lost have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PSL 6: Captains ready to dazzle in remaining games
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Lahore [Pakistan], May 20 (ANI): After a COVID-19 enforced break, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is all set to resume with the remaining 20 matches of the tournament's sixth edition taking place at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
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'Stand with nation'; BKU spokesperson asks farmers to postpone protest ami
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Bhopal Singh on Thursday asked farmers protesting at the borders of the national capital to postpone the agitation against the Centre's farm laws, saying that they must stand with the nation during the ongoing COVID-19
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Mamata urges PM Modi to vaccinate Central, State govt employees on priorit
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 20 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting the vaccination of Central and State government employees working at frontline positions.
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India fights Coronavirus: Anantnag administration sets up Covid helpline t
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Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 20 (ANI): Owing to the increasing Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir, the Anantnag administration in South Kashmir has set up a Covid helpline named 'Pukaar' and established a Covid control room in the district.
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Medical institute in Kerala develops RT-PCR kit with higher COVID detectio
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New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) in Kerala, an institute under the Department of Science and Technology has developed a multiplex RT-PCR kit, where the validation shows the kit has 97.3 per cent sensitivity and 1
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25 oxygen concentrators to be given to districts with higher COVID-19 case
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Districts of Karnataka with higher numbers of COVID-19 cases will be provided with 25 oxygen concentrators each, the Health and Medical Education Minister, Dr K Sudhakar said on Thursday.
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'Hate has no place in America': President Biden to sign anti-Asian hate cr
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Washington [US], May 20 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has announced that he will sign the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act on Thursday, paving the way for the legislation to stop hate crimes against Asian Americans that have occurred since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Over 40 countries have supplied COVID-19 related equipment, material to In
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New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Over 40 countries have supplied COVID-19 related equipment and material to India through the Indian Red Cross Society amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the second wave of pandemic, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
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