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Export businesses can commence operations from June 3: Yediyurappa

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa announced on Wednesday that all export-oriented businesses will be given the permission to operate starting from Thursday, June 3, although he indicated that stringent Covid-19 regulations will be continued post June 7, when the ongoing lockdown is supposed to end. Yediyurappa said, “The export-oriented businesses will be allowed from Thursday.”…

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Show full data on procurement of Covid-19 vaccines: SC to Centre

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to produce the complete data about the purchase history of the three Covid-19 vaccines, which are currently used in the vaccination drive throughout the country, as it proceeded with the suo-moto hearing about the Covid-19 crisis management in the country. The three vaccines are -Oxford University-AstraZeneca’s Covishield, Bharat…

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Covid-19 vaccination drive in Bengaluru: Mix-ups, technical errors, and negligence

The Karnataka state officials are experiencing a challenge to identify the total number of people vaccinated against Covid-19 with several loopholes of mobile number mix-ups, technical errors, and negligence. Several beneficiaries have raised a complaint of not receiving certificates post-vaccination, while some said they received erroneous certificates.  In a few instances, the registered number of…

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Resident doctors initiate black ribbon protest against Baba Ramdev’s remarks on Allopathy

The resident doctors in New Delhi and across different states of the country have initiated a day-long black ribbon protest against Baba Ramdev’s derogatory remarks on Allopathy. The Federation Of Resident Doctors’ Associations initiated the protest, which consists of 20,000 members from the government hospitals throughout New Delhi. The doctors will continue with their routine…

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Rajnath Singh discusses with Australian counterpart, reemphasizes on commitment to comprehensive strategic partnership

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday had a discussion with his Australian counterpart Peter Dutton, where they talked about the respective measures taken by the countries to resolve the Covid-19 crisis, while mutually agreeing mutually to convene the 2+2 Dialogue as soon as possible. In a number of tweets, Singh emphasized the strategic partnership…

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BRICS meet: Talks focus on Covid-19 pandemic, access to vaccines

The BRICS group of countries seeks an equitable multipolar international system that identifies the sovereign equality of all states and respects their territorial integrity, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar while addressing a virtual meeting on Monday which consisted of Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. During the meeting, Jaishankar along with the counterparts from the four…

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