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Japan: Life expectancy drops again in 2022 for second straight year
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Owing to the Covid pandemic, the average life expectancy of Japanese people has declined in 2022 for the second straight year, according to the health ministry, reported Kyodo News.
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Health Ministry eases COVID-19 guidelines for international travellers
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Centre has further eased the guidelines for international travelers in the context of COVID-19 and the earlier requirements for RT-PCR-based testing of a random two per cent subset of international travelers to India have been dropped
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Andhra: Chief of the Naval Staff felicitates student for designing game to
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar felicitated Master Veer Kashyap, a student of Naval Children School Visakhapatnam for receiving the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Purskar (PMRBP) - 2021 at Visakhapatnam.
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Fire at Kerala warehouse: Opposition suspects sabotage, demands thorough p
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Lokayukta is currently investigating corruption allegations by the Opposition that KMSCL had purchased medical equipment during Covid pandemic period at exorbitant prices.
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SC stays Allahabad HC decision on school fees during Covid pandemic
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice MM Sundresh issued the order while hearing a petition by a private school.
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Amid renovation row, BJP workers stage sit-in protest outside Delhi CM's r
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The BJP has accused the Delhi government of spending a whopping amount of Rs 45 crore on the renovation of Kejriwal's residence during the peak Covid pandemic.
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Food shortage hits Nepal villages bordering China
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Nepalese villagers living on the China border in Bhotkhola Rural Municipality and are dependent on Tibetan markets for daily supplies, are facing a shortage of food grain and other essentials after the border closed China since the Covid pandemic three years ago has yet to reopen, Kathmandu
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During Covid, India truly established itself as 'pharmacy' of the world: E
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
During the COVID pandemic, India truly established that it was the pharmacy of the world and it did so by supplying almost 100 countries with vaccines and at least 150 countries, including some from the developed world, with increased supply of relevant medicines, External Affairs Ministe
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WB: Sex workers in Sonagachi taking up other work as well, since difficult
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Many women, who were working as sex workers in brothels in Kolkata's Red Light area in Sonagachi have changed their profession as they faced severe hardships during and after the Covid pandemic.
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Could effective multilateralism be practised by defending charter making 5
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Ambassador Kamboj said, "Even as we debate this issue and would like 'effective multilateralism' to prevail, we are collectively aware of the inadequacies of the multilateral system that has failed to respond to contemporary challenges, whether it be the Covid pandemic or the ongoing conf
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Maharashtra Minister Gulabrao Patil involved in Rs 400 crore medical equip
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"Maharashtra minister Gulabrao Patil was involved in a Rs 400 crore scam during the Covid-19 crisis. I have evidence of corruption against him," Sanjay Raut alleged on Sunday.
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Siliguri: Locals express concern over Covid surge
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"It's a matter of concern that the number of covid cases is increasing day by day. although very few positive cases are in West Bengal. The state government has not issued any notification over the Covid protocols. We appeal to the government to issue the notification to avoid any pandemic s
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