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US welcomes India’s 8th tenure at UN Security Council

US welcomed India as newest UNSC member as Indian flag was installed in hall ahead of the country's two-year term. India started its tenure Monday for the eighth time as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),...

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Mumbai police gets cool electric scooters for patrolling

MUMBAI, JAN 2, 2021 Mumbai launched self-balancing electric scooters for police patrolling purposes. Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, Maharashtra state's Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, and the state's Tourism Minister Aditya Thackeray did the honors at Worli Sea-Face in the presence of...

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Sourav Ganguly recovering well after heart attack

OUR BUREAU Former Indian cricketer and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly, 48, suffered a mild heart attack on Saturday and was rushed to the hospital, where he is recovering well, doctors said. He is...

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India’s first Cultural Diplomat to the United States returns home

Moxraj was appointed by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and served a three-year tenure teaching Sanskrit, Hindi, Yoga, and other Indian traditional practices in several American states. Dr Moxraj, India’s first cultural diplomat to the United States, returned home...

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US and India team up against China, thanks to NDAA

The Senate voted 81-13, and the House 322-87 to override Trump's veto earlier last week. SHASHIDHAR NANJUNDAIAH As the US Congress overrode President Donald Trump’s veto on the defense bill of $740 billion, it implied a condemnation of China’s aggression...

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Kamala Harris receives vaccination, says she “trusts scientists”

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received  coronavirus vaccination on Tuesday at the United Medical Center in Washington, DC. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received the first dose of Moderna Covid-19 vaccination on Tuesday in Washington, joining President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President Mike...

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Britain emergency-approves Oxford vaccine, to be produced in India

Serum Institute of India, Pune, to manufacture Astra-Oxford vaccine. Britain today became the first country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca. Famous Pharmaceutical AstraZeneca today announced that the Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for emergence...

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SP Kothari to leave SEC by end January

Chief Economist and Director at SEC's DERA will leave after just under two years at the Commission. SP Kothari, Chief Economist and Director of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is...