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UN expert on Myanmar says UNSC resolution not strong enough on 'gross righ
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In response to the adoption of the Security Council's first resolution on Myanmar since the military unleashed a brutal crackdown nearly two years ago, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Thursday that the "carnage" would only worsen without "strong, coordinated action"
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PM Modi cautions against complacency in fight against COVID-19; states hol
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In view of the increasing COVID-19 cases in some countries including China, Japan, South Korea, France, and the United States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to assess the COVID-19 situation in the country, preparedness of health infrastructure and t
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Study reveals chronic inflammation as cause for decline in breastfeeding
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Despite the fact that 80 percent of mothers nurse their newborns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that only 25 percent of women exclusively breastfeed their infants for the six months recommended by the United States Dietary Guidelines. Researchers found that social is
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Chennai's Srimathy Kesan becomes the first Indian woman to experience zero
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Srimathy Kesan, a renowned space educator hailing from the city of Chennai, has become the first Indian woman to experience zero gravity, through a celebrity space mission in the United States, which enabled her to become a one-day astronaut.
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Pakistan's classic trait of denying persecution of minorities
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This is not the first time that the United States has called out the role of Pakistan government and other institutions in suppressing the identity and curtailing the rights of minorities.
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Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin receives Hockey World Cup 2023 Trophy in Chennai
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In the lead up to the prestigious FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar - Rourkela which begins on 13th January 2023, the coveted trophy will travel across 13 states and one Union Territory before returning to Odisha on 25 December, thus giving the fans and public a chance to en
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Centre asks states to create hand washing facilities; train teachers to im
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Ministry of Education in a statement said that States/UTs have been asked to fast-track the provision of stand-alone piped water supply solutions and simple, sustainable solar solutions
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733 Fast Track Special Courts including 413 exclusive POCSO Courts operati
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A total of 733 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including 413 exclusive POCSO courts are operationalized in 28 States/UTs which have disposed of a total of more than 1,24,000 cases since the inception of the scheme and 1,93,814 cases are pending as on October 31, 2022, said nion Minister of
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Started random RT-PCR sampling of passengers at International airports: Ma
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
He also encouraged the states to increase awareness of precautionary doses against Coronavirus.
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Centre briefs states to ensure genome sequencing, step up surveillance ami
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid a fresh global surge in Covid-19 cases, the central government has briefed all states to conduct genome sequencing of samples, the additional chief secretary of Health informed on Wednesday.
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Subsidies, freebies should be contextualised, need to be provisioned accor
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Sitharaman said that private investment capex is happening in India because of favourable policies like PLI.
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Odisha government issues Covid advisory after new Omicron BF.7 strain dete
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Odisha government on Wednesday issued instructions for surveillance and whole genome sequencing (WGS) for Covid-19 management in view of the recent explosion of Covid cases in China, Japan, the US, South Korea and Brazil and detection of four confirmed cases of the new Omicron BF.7 strain in
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