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In its bid to be ready for the COVID-19 vaccination drive as soon as vaccines are available, India is carrying out a nationwide vaccine dry run today (January 2). It can be seen as a trial run before the actual vaccination begins. Different states and union territories all over the country have prepared to test the operational feasibility required for vaccination through this drive. A trial run was earlier conducted in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, and Assam on December 28 and 29. The current exercise is being carried out in all states in a ....
France's Daily Covid-19 Cases Exceed 25K
A total of 25,379 people tested positive for Covid-19 in France in the past 24 hours, the highest daily tally in one week, while pressure on the country's hospitals continued to ease, the health authorities said on Wednesday. ....
Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, which houses the Congress, firing shots inside the building as the legislature was preparing to seal the election of Joe Biden as the next President and Kamala Harris as the Vice President. In a direct assault on the democratic process, the mobs rampaged through the Capitol, entering the Senate floor and breaking into offices of Congress members. The protesters, who had heard a stirring declaration from Trump that he would "never concede" his defeat to Biden, rushed to the Capitol waving....
This Year's Edition Of IFFI Is Special: Javadekar
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, in Goa to participate in the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), said the latest edition of the festival, beginning in the state capital from Saturday, is special. ....
India Has World's Largest Diaspora: United Nations
India has the world's largest diaspora with about 18 million people born there now living abroad, according to John Wilmoth, the director of India has world's largest diaspora: United Nations' Population Division at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. ....
Prince William: Social Media Awash With Misinformation About Covid Vaccine
Prince William and his wife Duchess Catherine are encouraging people to take Covid-19 vaccination. The two also requested people to ignore misinformation being circulated about the vaccine. ....
COVID: Concerns Grow Over Global Disparities In Vaccination
As an increasing number of countries started mass vaccination, gaps in access to Covid-19 vaccines, especially huge disparities between the developed world and developing world, have become glaringly evident. ....
No US Administration Can Ignore Pakistan: FM Qureshi
Ahead of a change in the US administration, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the country cannot be ignored and strongly believes that no administration can ignore the country. ....
Govt Formulating New Action Plan, Chinese Telecom Giants Could Be Out Of Game
Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE could be potentially out of the game in India with the government set to begin formulating an action plan on the implementation of 'National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector'on Thursday. ....
Irrfan Khan's Finish Line Came Too Soon, But We Are Proud Of Him: Wife Sutapa Sikdar
Irrfan Khan's wife, Sutapa Sikdar, got emotional talking about the late actor at the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI), and said his finish line came too soon. ....
