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States/UTs roll out Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0, over 29,000 chil
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): The States/Union Territories (UTs) have rolled out the first phase of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 to cover children and pregnant women who missed the routine immunisation during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Japan PM appoints 'Loneliness' minister to cabinet
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 23 (ANI): Japan has appointed its first Minister for Loneliness this month after the country's suicide rate increased for the first time in 11 years during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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UK unemployment rate up to 5.1 pc in Q4 of 2020
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], February 23 (ANI): The UK unemployment rate rose to 5.1 per cent in the three months to December last year, while the number of workers on payroll has fallen by 726,000 since the COVID-19 pandemic began in February 2020, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported on Tuesd
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Tamil Nadu: RCC President Manisha Pramod Chordia nominated as State Women
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): RCC DIVA Foundation felicitated the frontline warriors who stood up to help common people during the pandemic in Chennai. The Chief Guest of the occasion was the Honourable Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thiru O. Paneerselvam.
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'The likelihood of a Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic boycott is increasing by
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 23 (ANI): Beijing is going to hold the 2022 Winter Olympics from February 4 - February 20, but shadow looms over its successful organisation due to global condemnation over its repressive policies on Tibetans, Uyghurs and coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance improves when efficacy increases beyond 70 pc:
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): According to a study by Robert M Kaplan and Arnold Milstein, COVID-19 vaccine acceptance has improved when the efficacy of the vaccine increased beyond 70 per cent.
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Italy extends travel ban between country's 20 regions till March 27 due to
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 23 (ANI): In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Monday extended the ban on travel between the country's 20 regions till March 27.
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Locals welcome resumption of train services in J-K after nearly 1 year
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 22 (ANI): Train services in Jammu and Kashmir resumed on Monday after remaining suspended for nearly a year due to Covid-19 pandemic.
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Top study tips for CBSE boards: How to crack CBSE 2021
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI/Mediawire): The CBSE board examinations are fast approaching and students are bound to be a bit anxious. Board examinations are considered an important stage for a successful future and students leave no stone unturned while preparing for it. However, the
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Frequency of bus travel to return to its pre-Covid levels: redBus
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 22 (ANI): People in India seem to have overcome the anxieties of the pandemic and are looking forward to a year of regularity, according to a randomised online survey of over 9,000 customers of online bus ticketing platform redBus.
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Study reveals stress was leading reason teachers quit before pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): Stress was the most common reason teachers cited for leaving the profession before and during the pandemic, according to a RAND Corporation survey.
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Average use of conferencing facility goes up to 35 min from 20 min before
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Indigenous video-conferencing application 'VideoMeet' has revealed that the average use of video conferencing facility on its platform has increased from 20 minutes before COVID to 35 minutes now. The company also came out with other fascinating
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