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US Announces Additional $25 Million To Support India's Vaccination Program
US secretary of state Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced an additional $25 million in financial assistance from the US government to support India’s vaccination program. After delegation-level talks between the two sides, Blinken told a press briefing that the funding will help save lives by strengthening vaccine supply chains across India as the country is yet to reach a double-digit mark in the percentage of fully vaccinated individuals.....
President Ram Nath Kovind Arrives In Chennai; Over 5000 Police Personnel, Five-tier Security In Place
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind on Monday arrived in Chennai on a five-day visit to Tamil Nadu. He was received at the Chennai airport by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Tamil Nadu Chief secretary V. Irai Anbu, Director General of State Police Saylendra Babu, and other officials. ....
MoD Absolved Itself, What About Others: Chidambaram On Pegasus Snooping Row
A day after the Defence Ministry denied any transaction with the NSO group, Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Tuesday raised questions. ....
Blast In Assam Govt School Triggers Fresh Tension Along Assam-Mizoram Border
There was fresh tension along the disputed Assam-Mizoram border after some unidentified miscreants detonated a moderate intensity bomb in a government school in Assam on Friday midnight, police said on Saturday. ....
ED Files First Charge Sheet In Anil Deshmukh Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed first charge sheet in connection with the former Maharashtra Home Minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Anil Deskhmukh bribery case. ....
'Those Who Sold Off Country's Assets Levelling False Allegations'
Lashing out at Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and P. Chidambaram, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday said those who sold off the assets of the country and committed massive corruption are now levelling baseless and false allegations against the Central government. ....
Goa To Finally Get Its Own Bullet-proof Vehicles For VIP Movement
The Goa government will finally get its own bullet-proof vehicles for VIP movement, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday. ....
No Cash Doles To Poor In Pandemic Was Most Foolish: Chidambaram
Demonetisation was a foolish decision, the implementation of GST was flawed and foolish, but the most foolish decision of the central government yet was the refusal to give cash doles to the poorest 20-25 per cent of the country's population during the pandemic, former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Thursday. ....
EC Announces Crucial Bypoll For Mamata Banerjee On Sep 30
After much speculation, the Election Commission of India announced the date for the bye-elections in Bhabanipur and elections in two other assembly constituencies - Samsergunj and Jangipur in Murshidabad district on Saturday. The elections in these three constituencies will be held on September 30 and counting will be held on October 3. ....
Purging Nehru From Indian History Like Skipping Ronaldo From Football Records: Chidambaram
Wiping out the name of the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru from Indian history is akin to skipping Cristiano Ronaldo from the history of football or the Wright brothers from the history of aviation, former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Saturday. ....
