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India administers over 180.80 crore COVID vaccine doses; Recovery rate stands at 98.73 percent

ION correspondentMarch 17, 2022March 17, 2022

Over 180 crore 40 lakh vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. Health Ministry said, over 19 lakh 64 thousand doses were administered yesterday. The...

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ICJ asks Russia to immediately suspend its military operations in Ukraine

ION correspondentMarch 17, 2022March 17, 2022

International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Russia should suspend its military operations in Ukraine immediately. The ICJ in its order said that Russian Federation shall immediately suspend...

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New COVID-19 variant detected in Israel

ION correspondentMarch 17, 2022March 17, 2022

Israel said that it had recorded two cases of a new Covid variant. “This variant is still unknown around the world,” Israel’s ministry of health said in a statement....

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Bhagwant Mann to be sworn-in as 25th CM of Punjab in Khatar Kalan today

ION correspondentMarch 16, 2022March 16, 2022

Punjab Chief Minister-designate Bhagwant Mann will take oath as CM on Wednesday at Khatar Kalan, the birthplace of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. Through a video released on Twitter...

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India close to clinching oil deal with Russia: media report

ION correspondentMarch 16, 2022March 16, 2022

A recent media report has said that India is near clinching a cope with Russia for getting 3.5 million barrels of its crude at “deep reductions”. The report published...

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Karnataka Hijab ban challenged in Supreme Court

ION correspondentMarch 16, 2022March 16, 2022

The hijab is not an essential religious practice, the Karnataka High Court said as it backed a ban on hijabs in classrooms on Tuesday, weeks after violent protests in...

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No plans to introduce Cryptocurrency, says Govt

ION correspondentMarch 16, 2022March 16, 2022

The Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed the Rajya Sabha that there is no plan to introduce cryptocurrency by the government. Currently, cryptocurrencies are unregulated in India,...

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Congress fires 5 State chiefs over humiliating losses

ION correspondentMarch 16, 2022March 16, 2022

Congress Party on Tuesday sacked the party’s chiefs in the five states where it suffered massive defeats last week, taking what it called the first step towards “reorganisation”. Navjot...

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Vaccination of children of 12 to 14 years for Covid-19 to starts today

ION correspondentMarch 16, 2022March 16, 2022

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has urged the families of children and people in the age group of 60 above to get vaccinated. In a tweet yesterday, Mr. Mandaviya said,...

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Hinting on compromise Zelensky says no NATO for Ukraine

ION correspondentMarch 16, 2022March 16, 2022

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a hint of compromise, said his country should accept that it will not become a member of US-led NATO military alliance, which Russia opposes....