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1st Polio Vaccination Drive In Afghanistan Since Taliban Takeover
A country-wide polio vaccination drive will begin in Afghanistan on November 8 for the first time since the Taliban took over the country in August, the Unicef announced on Monday. ....
Australia Hits 70% Covid Vaccination Target
Australia's Covid-19 vaccine rollout has hit a major milestone, with 70 per cent of the adult population fully inoculated against the virus, Minister of Health Greg Hunt said. ....
National Sports Awards: Neeraj Chopra, 11 Others Get Khel Ratna; 39 Arjuna Awardees In Jumbo List
Tokyo Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, silver medal-winning wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, and Paralympic Games medallists Avani Lekhara, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Sumit Antil, and Manish Narwal were among a dozen awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by the government on Tuesday. ....
Shankaracharya Statue & Deepotsav At Ayodhya, Giant Strides Towards Cultural Rejuvenation: BJP
The BJP on Friday said that unveiling of the Adi Shankaracharya statue at Kedarnath by Prime Minister Narendra Modi or ongoing works at Varanasi and Deepotsav at Ayodhya are 'giant strides towards cultural rejuvenation'. ....
Puneeth Rajkumar's Eye Donation Creates A Sort Of Movement In Karnataka
Kannada super star Puneeth Rajkumar's noble gesture to donate his eyes has created a sort of movement of eye donation in Karnataka.....
'Eternals' Lebanese Actor Haaz Sleiman Slams Arab Nations That Banned Film
Lebanese-born Haaz Sleiman, who plays Ben, the husband of Marvel's first gay superhero Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), in 'Eternals', said he was close to tears when he learned of Disney's response to the film being banned in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar because of its LGBTQ+ content. ....
Matthew McConaughey Still Has Doubts On Vaccinating His Kids Against Covid
Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey has some lingering questions about Covid vaccines for children. ....
India Completes Reconstruction Of 50,000 Houses In Nepal
India has successfully reconstructed 50,000 houses in Nepal's Gorkha and Nuwakot districts in association with National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), UN Development Program, and UN Office for the Project Services. ....
Aimee Baruah's Journey To A Village, And Dialect, That Time Forgot
The Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) opened here on Sunday with Aimee Baruah's 'Semkhor', the first movie to be made in Dimasa, a dialect spoken by a tribal community spread across parts of Assam and Nagaland. ....
US Running Out Of Time To Limit Dangerous Covid Surge: Fauci
With the holiday season approaching in the US, the country is running out of time to prevent the "dangerous" new surge of Covid-19 cases, warned chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci, even as he asked the fully vaccinated to ditch masks. ....
