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COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Patole calls for ending malnutrition, empowering women

7:30 pm January 29, 2020

Mumbai: Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Nana Patole on Wednesday made a pitch for bringing down malnutrition, infant and maternal mortality, and called for empowering women. He was speaking at the inauguration of a workshop organised to mark the silver jubilee of the United Nation’s World Conference of Women held in Beijing, China in 1995. “There […]

3 kept in isolation ward in Delhi-NCR for possible coronavirus exposure

7:59 pm January 28, 2020

New Delhi: Three Delhi-NCR residents with a travel history to China have been kept under observation in an isolation ward at RML Hospital for possible exposure to the deadly novel coronavirus, officials said. The three — all men aged between 24 and 48 — were admitted on Monday and their samples have been sent for […]

Mongolia closes border, China extends holiday to fight virus

5:12 am January 28, 2020

BEIJING: China expanded its sweeping efforts on Monday to contain a dangerous new virus, extending the Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading infection as the death toll rose to 81. Mongolia closed its vast border with China, and Hong Kong and Malaysia announced they were barring entry to […]

China allows non-residents of Wuhan to leave virus centre

Virus death toll in China rises as US prepares evacuation

11:31 pm January 26, 2020

BEIJING: A new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe accelerated its spread in China on Sunday with 56 deaths so far, while the US Consulate in the city at the epicenter announced it will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight. China’s health minister said the […]

Mary Kom Boxing Academy gets new infrastructure

After Padma Vibhushan, Mary Kom dreams of winning Bharat Ratna

7:47 pm January 26, 2020

New Delhi: The first woman sportsperson to be decorated with the Padma Vibhushan, celebrated boxer MC Mary Kom on Sunday said she hopes to win the Bharat Ratna by winning a gold at the Tokyo Olympics. “It is a dream to win the Bharat Ratna. With this award (Padma Vibhushan) I will now be inspired […]