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PM Modi takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS

1:33 pm March 1, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS here and appealed to all those who are eligible to get inoculated. Nurse P Niveda, who hails from Puducherry, administered Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN to the prime minister, sources said. ”Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine […]

Delhi records second highest mean max temp for Feb in last 120 years

10:22 pm February 28, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi has recorded mean maximum temperature of 27.9 degrees Celsius in February, the second-highest recorded for the month in the last 120 years, the Indian Meteorological Department said on Sunday. The highest mean maximum temperature recorded for February in Delhi was 29.7 degrees Celsius in 2006, the IMD officials said. On Sunday, a […]

Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

10:15 pm February 28, 2021

ORLANDO: Less than six weeks after leaving office, former President Donald Trump will deliver the closing speech at a conservative conference Sunday as he reasserts himself on the national stage and makes clear he intends to remain a dominant force within the Republican Party. Aides say Trump will use the speech at the Conservative Political […]

Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

10:09 pm February 28, 2021

Washington: When President Joe Biden made environmental protection a key element of his campaign, he promised to overhaul the federal office that investigates complaints from people in minority communities who believe they have been unfairly harmed by industrial pollution or waste disposal. Although the Environmental Protection Agency acknowledges that disadvantaged communities in America are disproportionately […]

TMC will return to power, WB people want its daughter back: Prashant Kishor

5:57 pm February 27, 2021

KOLKATA: With the stage set for high- octane assembly elections, poll strategist Prashant Kishor Saturday exuded confidence of TMC returning to power as the people of West Bengal are ready to bring back their rightful leader. Kishor, whose team I-PAC is working in planning TMC’s election campaign, in his latest tweet said that one of […]