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Netaji's grand statue to be installed at India Gate:PM Modi

New Delhi, Jan 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that a grand statue of iconic freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be installed at India Gate as a symbol of India's indebtedness to him. Till the statue, made of granite, is completed, a hologram statue of his would...
Sputnik V Covid vaccine shows higher Omicron-specific antibodies than Pfizer: Study
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Sputnik V Covid vaccine shows higher Omicron-specific antibodies than Pfizer:...

Moscow, Jan 21: The levels of Omicron-neutralising antibodies of people vaccinated with two doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine did not decline as much as of those who had Pfizer shots, according to a small study. The joint Russian-Italian study -- funded by the Russian Direct Investment Fund...
Amar Jawan Jyotis eternal flame to be doused after 50 yrs; know why
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Amar Jawan Jyoti's eternal flame to be doused after 50 yrs; know why

Guwahati, Jan 21: With just a few days ahead of the Republic Day, the 50 years old eternal flame of Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate lawns will be merged with the National War Memorial's torch at a programme today. The ceremony will be commenced by Air Marshal Balabadra Radha Krishna, Chief of...
Isolation not mandatory for foreign arrivals testing COVID positive: Authorities
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'Isolation' not mandatory for foreign arrivals testing COVID positive:...

New Delhi, Jan 21: Travellers arriving in India from any country who will test positive for COVID-19 shall be treated/isolated as per the laid down standard protocol and will not mandatorily be managed at an isolation facility, authorities have said. According to the revised 'Guidelines for...
Active COVID-19 cases highest in 235 days
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Active COVID-19 cases highest in 235 days

New Delhi, Jan 21: India added 3,47,254 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,85,66,027 which includes 9,692 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The active cases have increased to 20,18,825, the highest...
50-year-old woman beheads husband
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50-year-old woman beheads husband

Tirupati, (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 20: A 53-year-old man was allegedly beheaded by his 50-year-old wife at Renigunta, near here, the reason for which is being investigated, said a police official on Thursday. ...
Job and income supporting measures to be watched in Union Budget
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Job and income supporting measures to be watched in Union Budget

New Delhi, Jan 20: The upcoming Union Budget will be tracked for announcements in self-liquidating temporary personal job/income supporting measures to boost private consumption in the immediate future. Some measures to support the rural economy, amid its weakening and the impending state...
Higher standard deduction for salaried may be part of tinkering
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Higher standard deduction for salaried may be part of tinkering

New Delhi, Jan 20: The Union Budget 2022 may include a higher standard deduction for salaried taxpayers and tax incentives related to affordable housing. Emkay Global Financial Services said in a report that on the revenue front, gross tax/GDP ratio is expected to increase to 10.7 per cent amid...
Covid vaccine booster provides effective antibody protection against Omicron: Lancet study
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Covid vaccine booster provides effective antibody protection against Omicron:...

London, Jan 20: A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine increases the level of antibodies that can effectively neutralise the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to a study published in The Lancet journal. Researchers from Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health Research...
India successfully test-fires Brahmos missile
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India successfully test-fires Brahmos missile

Balasore, Jan 20: India successfully test-fired supersonic cruise missile Brahmos off the Odisha coast here on Thursday, DRDO sources said.With the added technologies, including the control system, the missile was test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch pad-III at Chandipur around...
Indian Army seeks assistance from PLA to locate and return missing youth Miram Taron
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Indian Army seeks assistance from PLA to locate and return missing youth Miram...

New Delhi, Jan 20: The Indian Army has sought assistance from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) to locate missing boy Miram Taron on their side and return him as per established protocol, sources in defence establishment said on Thursday.Arunachal Pradesh's MP Tapir Gao said on Wednesday...
Covid-19: India crosses 3 lakh cases for the first time since Covid outbreak
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Covid-19: India crosses 3 lakh cases for the first time since Covid outbreak

New Delhi, Jan 20: India logged 3,17,532 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 249 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,82,18,773, which includes 9,287 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The active cases rose to...
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