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Expert panel clears Covaxin for emergency use in 2-18 age group Bindu Shajan Perappadan

Bharat Biotech says it has submitted the recommendations to the Drugs Controller General of India.

Doctors cautiously welcome booster dose plan

Bombay HC seeks Centre’s reply on Modi’s photo, name on PM CARES site

Vaccination of inmates at shelter home: SC directs charitable trust to approach Ghaziabad magistrate

No data on private vaccine procurement: Health Ministry

Bindu Shajan Perappadan “Is vaccination of crores of healthy children worth it just to prevent a few asymptomatic and mild infections for the first few months alone,” asks Rajeev Jayadevan, vice-chairman, research cell, IMA, Kerala.

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The visit by India’s Chief of Army Staff comes a week after Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s visit to Sri Lanka that focused largely on expediting bilateral development and connectivity projects.

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Army chief M.M. Naravane calls on Rajapaksas in Sri Lanka

Meera Srinivasan India “highly expects” the stability of neighbouring countries for regional security, says the General

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International

Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Pasang Dorjee Sona presents Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu an artwork depicting Mr. Naidu in Memba traditional attire during the Vice-President’s visit to the Assembly in Itanagar on October 9, 2021.

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India rejects China’s opposition to Venkaiah Naidu’s Arunachal trip

Ananth Krishnan Beijing asks New Delhi to ‘stop taking actions that would complicate and expand the boundary issue’

Washington and the European Union have said they are ready to back humanitarian initiatives in Afghanistan, but are wary of providing direct support to the Taliban.

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Taliban warn U.S., E.U. of refugee influx if the sanctions continue

Agence France-Presse Weakening the Afghan government is not in the interest of anyone, says Minister

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DMK President MK Stalin addresses during an election campaign rally in support of his alliance candidates, ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly polls, in Tirunelveli, Saturday, March 20, 2021

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Data | How election fund was spent during 2021 State polls

Jasmin Nihalani The AIADMK spent the highest share in spreading the party’s propaganda (99.5%) and relied only on media and advertisements

Morning haze envelops the skyline on the outskirts of New Delhi. File

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Data | Which major Indian cities exceed WHO's revised pollution limits?

Sumant Sen Vignesh Radhakrishnan Jasmin Nihalani As many as 95.6 deaths per one lakh people were recorded in India due to PM2.5 exposure in 2019

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Coimbatore

New equipment, free heart screening programme launched

Staff Reporter Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ma. Subramanian launched various lifesaving medical equipment at Sri Ramakrishna Hospital and a free heart screening programme for school children at K.G. Hospital on Wednesday. Patient monitors, syringe pumps, ventilators and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) were added to the COVID-19 ICU unit at Sri Ramakrishna Hospital. The equipment were sponsored by Robert Bosch Engineering Solutions as part of Bosch Cares programme and were procured by Aram Foundation