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More data needed to initiate Covid-19 vaccination for children on large scale: Dr. Balaram Bhargava

With the increasing concern about the potential third wave to affect the children, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) DG Dr. Balram Bhargava revealed on Friday that till there is adequate data on the vaccination of children, “we would not be able to vaccinate children at large.” At a press conference, Bhargava said, “Whether very…

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India at UN: Will promote values of equality, social justice, democracy via inclusive education

India on Friday in an interactive discussion with Special Rapporteur over the subject of Right to Education amid the 47th session of UN Human Rights Council stated that it promotes the values of equality, social justice, and democracy via inclusive education. The Indian statement under Agenda item 3 said, “India is a diverse civilisation, which…

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Minister tells BBMP to keep teachers away from Covid-19 duty

The Karnataka state government has directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to keep teachers away from Covid-19 duty starting immediately. Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar submitted the letter to BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta after recording complaints from the teachers about being put on Covid duty when the academic year will…

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Centre closely following Covaxin’s attempt to receive WHO’s approval: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi revealed to the reporters in a briefing on Thursday that any updates pertaining to the Emergency Use Listing (EUL) authorization of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine by the World Health Organisation (WHO) are being closely monitored by the Centre. ANI cited Bagchi saying, “We are closely following…

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Jaishankar will visit Greece, Italy this week; plans to attend G20 ministerial in Rome

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be commencing on a two-day bilateral tour to Greece scheduled from Friday to have a dialogue with his Greek counterpart, as per the statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). After the visit to Greece, Jaishankar will proceed towards Italy to participate in the G20 Ministerial meeting,…

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SCO countries vow cooperation against terrorism, radicalism amid the NSA meeting

Amid the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meet held in Dushanbe on Wednesday, the National Security Advisors (NSAs) of the representative countries have together vowed to have cooperation in the mutual fight against international terrorism, extremism, and separatism. The NSAs had a dialogue over cooperation against rebellious radicalism along with the potential risk of increased transnational…

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