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Administration of Covid precaution dose for 18 plus gets underway
"Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government is taking various steps to defeat Covid. Taking one more step, administration of Covid precaution dose has started," Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya posted on twitter in Hindi. Those above the age of 18 years and who have completed nine months of their second dose of vaccine are eligible for the third dose.
Targeted by terror, Shias of Kashmir reject Pakistan
This is, however, not the first such terrorist attack on Shia Imambargahs of Pakistan. The country which was created in the name of Islam has been witnessing some of the deadliest sectarian attacks on Shia Muslims since last 40 years that has taken lives of anywhere between 40,000 to 70,000 Shia Muslim men, women and children in various incidents of massacres as well as targeted sectarian killings all over Pakistan by Sunni extremist forces.
Covaxin prices cut to Rs 225 before booster drive begins
Bharat Biotech co-founder Suchitra Ella said that we have decided to revise the price of Covaxin in consultation with the Central government. "We welcome the decision to make available precautionary dose for all adults. In consultation with the Central Government, we have decided to revise the price of #COVAXIN from Rs 1200 to Rs 225 per dose for private hospitals," she said in a tweet.
Top LeT terrorist gunned down in Anantnag encounter
Police said acting on specific information generated by police regarding presence of terrorists in village Sirhama, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by police and army. "As the search party proceeded towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorist fired indiscriminately upon the search party which was retaliated leading to an encounter," police said.
Private vax centres to charge Rs 150 service fee for precaution Covid dose
Under the chairmanship of Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), an orientation meeting of health secretaries of states and union territories was held on Saturday morning over the precaution dose which will be available for all adults above 18 years from Sunday onwards. He also said that the precaution dose will be the of the same vaccine that was administered as the first and second jabs.
Centre declares Hafiz Saeed's son terrorist
According to an order issued by the Centre, Talha Saeed has been actively visiting various Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) centres across Pakistan and during his sermons, he propagates jihad against India, Israel, the US and Indian interests in other western countries. "Hafiz Talha Saeed, the son of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, is a senior leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and is the head of the cleric wing of the LeT.
Can't ban promise of freebies by political parties, amount to overreach: EC to SC
In an affidavit, the EC said: "Offering/distribution of any freebies either before or after the election is a policy decision of the party concerned and whether such policies are financially viable or its adverse affect on the economic health of the state is a question that has to be considered and decided by the voters of the state. The EC clarified that it does not have power to deregister a political party.
India reports 1,150 new Covid cases, 83 deaths
Following a continuous downward trend, India's active caseload has declined to 11,365. Active cases now constitute 0.03 per cent of the country's total positive cases. A total of 1,194 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 4,25,01,196. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.76 per cent.
India, China in competition for Myanmar's affections
Myanmar serves as a land bridge between India, East Asia and Southeast Asia. It also acts as a buffer state between India and China, who are at odds over border disputes. Both the giants are at race, propelled by both economic and strategic security concerns, to enhance bilateral relationship with Myanmar.
It may not make news, but India-Nepal border disputes cast a shadow on ties
"The Prime Ministers of Nepal and India in 2014 had set up a mechanism at the Foreign Secretary-level to deal and address the boundary dispute. They were told to get feedback and inputs from the technical level in order to resolve the dispute. Now the time has come for Nepal and India to revive the Foreign Secretary-level mechanism to settle and address the boundary dispute," he said. Relations between Nepal and India started to deteriorate in November 2019 after Delhi published a new map including Kalapani within its territory.
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