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Covaxin booster enhances vaccine effectiveness against Delta, Omicron variants: ICMR study
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Covaxin booster enhances vaccine effectiveness against Delta, Omicron variants:...

New Delhi, June 15: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found in a study that a Covaxin booster dose enhances the vaccine effectiveness against the Delta variant infection and gives protection against the Omicron variants BA.1.1 and BA.2. The protective efficacy of Covaxin following...
Children born outside wedlock are eligible to get family property: SC
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Children born outside wedlock are eligible to get family property: SC

New Delhi, June 15: Setting aside a Kerala High Court order, the Supreme Court has ruled that the illegitimate children of a couple living together for a long time without getting married can have a share of the family property. The apex court was dealing with a plea filed against the high court...
At 8,822, India sees uptick in Covid cases
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At 8,822, India sees uptick in Covid cases

New Delhi, June 15: India reported 8,822 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, a steep rise against 6,594 infections on the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. During the same period, 15 Covid deaths were recorded taking the nationwide toll to 5,24,792. Meanwhile, the...
ED summons Rahul Gandhi again on Wednesday for 3rd round of questioning
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ED summons Rahul Gandhi again on Wednesday for 3rd round of questioning

New Delhi, June 14: After the second round of questioning in connection with the National Herald matter on Tuesday, the Enforcement Directorate summoned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to join the investigation for the third consecutive day on Wednesday. Gandhi will have to appear again before the...
Cabinet clears Agnipath scheme for recruitment of youth in Armed Forces
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Cabinet clears 'Agnipath' scheme for recruitment of youth in Armed Forces

New Delhi, June 14: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday announced that the Union Cabinet has approved a recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the Armed Forces. The scheme is called 'Agnipath' and the youth selected under this scheme will be known as 'Agniveers'. About 46,000 of...
How long will jumle-baazi continue: Cong on announcement of recruitment of 10L people by govt
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How long will jumle-baazi continue: Cong on announcement of recruitment of 10L...

New Delhi, Jun 14: The Congress took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday over the announcement of recruitment of 10 lakh people in the next year and a half and asked till how long will "jumle-baazi" continue. Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said Modi had promised...
Air pollution reducing life expectancy by 5 yrs in India; people in Delhi stand to lose 10 yrs: Study
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Air pollution reducing life expectancy by 5 yrs in India; people in Delhi stand...

New Delhi, Jun 14: Air pollution is the greatest threat to human health in India and the average Indian resident is set to lose five years of life expectancy if the WHO guidelines are not followed, according to the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago's (EPIC) Air Quality Life Index...
Rahul questioned by ED: Cong leaders detained as protests continue for second day
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Rahul questioned by ED: Cong leaders detained as protests continue for second...

New Delhi, Jun 14: Several Congress leaders, including K C Venugopal and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, were detained for violating prohibitory orders outside the heavily barricaded party headquarters on Tuesday, day two of Rahul Gandhi being questioned by the ED. Ahead of his second day of...
Recruit 10 lakh people in 1.5 years: PM to all departments, ministries
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Recruit 10 lakh people in 1.5 years: PM to all departments, ministries

New Delhi, June 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday instructed to fill 10 lakh vacancies in all the departments and ministries in mission mode in next one-and-a-half years. Prime Minister Modi has issued the instruction after reviewing status of human resources in all departments and...
India sees 6,594 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
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India sees 6,594 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

New Delhi, Jun 14: India logged a single day rise of 6,594 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,32,36,695, while the active cases have increased to 50,548, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The active cases comprise 0.12 per cent...
Ujjain MP accepts Nitin Gadkaris weight loss funding dare, sheds 15 kg
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Ujjain MP accepts Nitin Gadkari's weight loss funding dare, sheds 15 kg

Spurred by Union minister Nitin Gadkari's promise that his ministry would allot ₹ 1,000 crore per kilogram of weight lost by Ujjain MP Anil Firojiya for development works, the latter has claimed that he is now lighter by 15 kgs and entitled to ask for ₹ 15,000 crore fund. The challenge to lose...
No ads promoting online betting, I&B Ministry to media
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No ads promoting online betting, I&B Ministry to media

New Delhi, June 13: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued an advisory to print, electronic and digital media to refrain from advertising online betting platforms. The advisory comes in light of instances of a number of advertisements of online betting websites and...
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