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PM Modi to introduce customized crash for training Covid-19 frontline workers tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inauguratingg the Customized Crash Course programme for training the Covid-19 frontline workers as scheduled on June 18 at 11 AM through the mode of video conferencing. According to an official release from Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the launch will initiate the programe in as many as 111 training centres…

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3 Indians from a total of 20 missing in central Nepal’s flash floods

Around 20 people which includes three Indians have been reported to be missing in the flash floods caused by heavy rains in Sindhupalchok district in central Nepal, according to a government official. The District Administration Officer (DAO) of Sindhupalchok, Arun Pokhrel, confirmed the information that 3 Indians and equivalent Chinese residents are missing from Tuesday…

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DRDO’s drug 2-DG effective against all variants of Covid-19, curtails cell death: Study

According to a recent study conducted, anti-Covid-19 drug 2-DG developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has proven to be effective against all the strains of Covid-19 and simultaneously curtails the multiplicity of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. As per the abstract analyzed by the news agency ANI, the preliminary study depicted that 2-DG drug…

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India and Kyrgyzstan assess bilateral cooperation in domains of defence, capacity building

India and Kyrgyzstan conducted the 11th round of Foreign Office Consultants via video conferencing on Wednesday and assessed bilateral cooperation with particularly emphasizing the timely implementation of the decisions collectively taken along with the MOUs or agreements formalized amid the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kyrgyzstan in 2019. Vikas Swarup, Secretary (West) led…

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Bengal to establish 2 makeshift hospitals for Covid-19 treatment with Rs 41 cr from PM CARES Fund

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Wednesday declared that more than Rs 41 crore will be allotted from the PM CARES fund for creating a couple of 250- bed makeshift Covid-19 hospitals which will be built in Murshidabad and Kalyani in West Bengal. Although the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) will be establishing the…

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Twitter given various opportunities to comply with IT Rules, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union information and technology minister Ravishankar Prasad on Wednesday claimed that Twitter losing the legal protection in India is justified, iterating that Twitter has not adhered to the guidelines though the social media giant was given several opportunities. Prasad posted on Koo, lauded by several Indian Twitter users, saying, “There are numerous queries arising as…

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