KOCHI (Kerala): The Customs department has registered two cases against the Kerala government for allegedly accepting consignments of Quran and 18,000 kg of dates imported by the UAE consulate officials for their personal use through diplomatic channels, officials informed on Friday. The Customs said that “some powerful persons” in the state government had accepted those…
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SynopsisHe said “brilliant” doctors and scientists of the US have been working around the clock to produce a COVID-19 vaccine and informed that three vaccines are in the final stage of clinical trials.APWashington: US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that his administration expects to have enough doses of coronavirus vaccines for every…
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MAPUTO [Mozambique]: India on Friday handed over 13 essential medicines including hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol worth approximately 22 million metric tonnes to Mozambique, as support to the African country’s fight against COVID-19. Rajeev Kumar, High Commissioner of India to Mozambique, handed over the consignment to Mozambique’s Foreign Minister Veronica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo. “High Commissioner Rajeev Kumar…
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SynopsisDuring a virtual meeting, Additional Chief Secretary, Health Department, Rajeev Arora, said that around 60 to 70 per cent of coronavirus infected persons are in home isolation. Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Friday issued new guidelines to strengthen the home isolation care of COVID-19 patients across the state, wherein emphasis is on in-person visits by…
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WASHINGTON: Six people, including an Indian national and an Indian-American, were indicted by a US grand jury on Friday with conspiring to pay over USD 100,000 in commercial bribes to employees and contractors of Amazon for unfair competitive advantage on its merchant platform. According to the indictment, all the six accused used bribery and fraud…
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Taking on critics, Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said a “simple woman finance minister saying Act of God is taken sarcastically” while Latin word ‘force majeure’ is well accepted. Speaking in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman — who is also the country’s first woman finance minister — said her remark is being also criticised because she “looks like…
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The Centre is giving the states Rs 107 against its earning of Rs 100 during the current fiscal, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. She said the GST Council will take a final decision on bridging the compensation shortfall. On her remarks about the pandemic being an Act of God, she said, it was…
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Dream11, the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League 2020, sees the IPL as an opportunity to capitalise on the “fever-pitch of excitement among the Indian sports community”, expand brand awareness and reach out to new audiences during this period, said Bhavit Sheth, COO and Co-Founder of Dream Sports and Dream11. Starting on September 19,…
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After roller-coaster rounds of uncertainty and promise, broadcasters, brands, businesses and even punters are all padded up for IPL 2020, which kicks off in Abu Dhabi at 7.-30 pm IST on Saturday.Despite a new pitch and a different ball game due to Covid-19 protocols, expectations are that the 13th edition will beat all viewership records.…
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Finally, a do-it-yourself (DIY) test for Covid-19 may be in the making. Researchers from many institutions in the US, including the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have come together to develop a diagnostic kit that, at least in principle, makes it possible for people test themselves for Covid-19 infection possibly every day.Participating in a…
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