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Peace-keeping: Indian, Sri Lankan soldiers win UN award

June 19, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: The United Nations has appreciated the role of 135 Indian and 103 Sri Lankan peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). They received medals of appreciation from Lieutenant-General Shailesh Tinaikar, the UN Force Commander in South Sudan, this week, demonstrating the camaraderie and close cooperation between the two neighbouring countries’ […]

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Covid-19: Now, a new variant, Lambda, found in 29 countries

June 19, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The coronavirus that sparked the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020 is fast mutating into variants and sub-variants. With the World Health Organization (WHO) identifying these mutants with Greek alphabets, the ancient language has suddenly attracted popular attention. The Greek alphabet has 24 letters, from Alpha to Omega. After Alpha, Beta, Gamma, […]

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India-Bhutan Signs MoU to develop cooperation in the area of environment

June 19, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The government of India steps forward to develop cooperation with Bhutan in the area of the environment. The New Delhi Government and The Thimphu government have signed MoU virtually. Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar from the Indian side and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairperson of the National Environment […]

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Covid-19: Delta variant causing 99% infections in the UK

June 18, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19, first identified in India, now makes up 99 percent of all pandemic cases in the United Kingdom, media reported on Friday. The number of Delta variant infections jumped by 33,630 in a week to hit a total of 75,953 in the UK, Public Health […]

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Technology: NASSCOM refutes BoA report, says Indian IT sector to hire 96,000 in Fy22

June 18, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Indian Information Technology companies are set to hire over 96,000 people in India by 2022. New jobs are being created with the evolution of technology and increasing automation, the changes in nature of traditional technology jobs and roles, industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) said. […]

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Foreign exchange: ‘India’s forex reserves of $600 bn not enough’, says RBI paper

June 17, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India has a record of over USD 600 billion worth of foreign exchange reserves but it is not enough: it falls short on some measures including import cover and liability outflows, according to new research from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). “While foreign exchange reserves provide cushions against unforeseen […]

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Tokyo Olympics’21: Citizens protest as IOC, Japan Govt go ahead

June 17, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: Even as the International Olympics Committee (IOC) and the Japan Government are forging ahead to kick off the Tokyo Olympics 2021 next month, the Japanese citizens are protesting against the world’s foremost sports festival, concerned as they are with the possible outbreak of the fourth wave of Covid-19. Japan is set to host […]

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Olympics: Japan Plans to lift Tokyo’s virus emergency

June 17, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Government on Japan on Thursday announced that Japan plans to lift Tokyo’s virus emergency on June 20, a month before the Olympics. Tokyo and several other parts of Japan have been under a virus emergency since April 25. According to the media report, only 10,000 spectators would be allowed at Games events. […]

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Roving Periscope: Ashamed, China still keeps Galwan losses under wraps

June 16, 2021 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: This is the difference between a democracy and a dictatorship. While a transparent India is solemnly observing the first anniversary of the Indian Army martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the Galwan Valley in East Ladakh, China has let the losses it suffered pass by almost uneventfully. The reason is […]

U.S. Vice President Biden meets NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg during the 51st Munich Security Conference in Munich

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China requests NATO to stop exaggerating ‘China threat theory’

June 16, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Beijing government on Tuesday urged the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to stop exaggerating the ‘China threat theory. NATO leaders on Monday had taken a forceful stance towards Beijing in a communique at the United States President Joe Biden’s first summit with the alliance. NATO leaders in the meeting said that “China’s […]

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