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India’s COVID vaccination coverage crosses 179 crore landmark milestone

ION correspondentMarch 8, 2022March 8, 2022

India’s COVID vaccination coverage has crossed 179 crore landmark milestone. More than 18 lakh vaccine doses were administered today. Over 2.07 Crore precaution doses have been administered to the...

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PM Modi speaks to Russian Prez Vladimir Putin; urges to hold direct talks with Ukrainian President

ION correspondentMarch 8, 2022March 8, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke on the phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed the evolving situation in Ukraine. Sources said, President Putin briefed Prime Minister Modi...

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International Women’s Day being celebrated today

ION correspondentMarch 8, 2022March 8, 2022

International Women’s Day is being celebrated in India too today with President Ram Nath Kovind slated to confer the Nari Shakti Puraskars to 29 outstanding individuals for the years...

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Ukraine-Russia war: More than 100 people in Scotland ‘sign up to fight’ with Ukraine Army. [ Commencement of the Concrete Jungle Warfare? ]

ION correspondentMarch 7, 2022March 7, 2022

The BBC is reporting officials at the Ukrainian consulate in Edinburgh said their phones had been “ringing off the hook” with offers. It comes after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the creation...

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Indian student shot at trying to escape Ukraine’s Kyiv: Minister

ION correspondentMarch 4, 2022March 5, 2022

An Indian student has reportedly been shot at in Ukraine capital Kyiv, Union Minister VK Singh told news agency ANI on Thursday, days after another student died in Russian...

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97% of adult population in the country inoculated with first dose of Covid vaccine

ION correspondentMarch 4, 2022March 4, 2022

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said that 97 percent of the adult population have been inoculated with the first dose of COVID 19 vaccine. In a tweet, he said the...

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Prime Minister Modi interacts with students who returned from Ukraine

ION correspondentMarch 4, 2022March 5, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with students who have returned from the conflict-hit Ukraine in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi yesterday. Students shared their experiences with the Prime Minister. The...

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Quad must remain focused on promoting peace, stability and prosperity in Indo-Pacific region: Modi

ION correspondentMarch 4, 2022March 5, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a virtual summit of Quad leaders, along with US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida....

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No report of Indians being held hostage in Ukraine, says India after Russia’s claim

ION correspondentMarch 3, 2022March 5, 2022

Hours after Russia claimed that the Indian students have been taken hostage by Ukrainian security forces, India on Thursday (March 3, 2022) said that they have not received any...

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Quad leaders’ virtual meet today to discuss Indo-Pacific developments

ION correspondentMarch 3, 2022March 5, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join a virtual meeting of the Quad bloc today with US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Japan counterpart Fumio...