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US President Biden Appoints 2 Indian Americans To Leadership Posts At US Mission To UN
President Joe Biden appointed two Indian Americans, Sohini Chatterjee and Aditi Gorur, to the leadership team of the US mission to the UN on Tuesday. ....
Pakistan To Commence Covid Vaccination Drive From Next Week
Pakistan will kick start its Covid-19 vaccination drive across the country from next week with the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) unveiling a comprehensive plan to administer the life saving jab. ....
National Centre For Performing Arts Reopens For Audience In Feb
Adding a dose of positivity and hope to the New Year, India's premier cultural institute, the National Centre for the Performing Arts is back with a fine array of live performances as the stage comes alive once again. The NCPA will be opening its doors to the public from 3rd February 2021 and art enthusiasts can now enjoy classical concerts, recitals, plays, stand-up shows and more, bringing back the good old days of live performances. ....
Union FM Announces Rs 65,000 Cr To Develop 1,100 Km Of National Highway Roads In Kerala
Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced Rs 65,000 crore support for the development of 1,100 km of National Highway (NH) roads in Kerala. ....
Nominations Begin For 3rd Phase Panchayat Polls In Andhra Pradesh
Nominations for the third phase of the four-phase panchayat elections in Andhra Pradesh started on Saturday. ....
States Asked To Complete 1st Round Vaccination Of Healthcare Staff By March 6
The Union Health Ministry has directed states and Union Territories to conclude the first dose administration of all healthcare workers by March 6, officials said on Tuesday. ....
France Reports Nearly 20,000 New Coronavirus Cases, 122 Deaths
France registered 19,952 new coronavirus infection cases and 122 related deaths in the past 24 hours, according to figures released by the Public Health Agency on Sunday. ....
Covid-19 Fatalities In Africa Surge Amid New Variants: WHO
The number of Covid-19 related deaths in Africa has spiked as the continent grapples with local transmission of highly contagious strains of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. ....
Sandeep, Rahul, Priyanka Qualify For Olympics Race Walking Event
Haryana's international athletes Sandeep Kumar and Rahul Kumar in the men's event and Uttar Pradesh's Priyanka Goswami in the women's category won the 2021 Olympic Games quota places in the 20km event of the eighth National Race Walking Championships held in Ranchi on Saturday. It was double joy for Priyanka, as she broke the national record with her best effort of the current season. ....
UK PM Boris Johnson Under Pressure To Lift All Covid-19 Lockdown Restrictions
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to lift all COVID-19 lockdowns in two and a half months as lockdown-sceptic Tories called on him to commit to a timetable for easing the restrictions with a complete end to controls by the end of April. ....
