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Third Ashes test to resume as players cleared of COVID

After testing negative for COVID-19, England and Australia’s cricketers have been cleared to play on day three of the third…

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World stock markets rise as holiday sales grow in US

On Monday, global stock markets gained and oil prices fell as investors cheered for a good holiday season sales in…

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Sourav Ganguly tests positive for Covid-19, admitted to Kolkata hospital

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly tested positive for Covid-19 and has been admitted to the Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata. He developed a…

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India reports 6,358 new Covid cases: Omicron tally at 653

India recorded 6,358 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the total number of active cases to 75,456. The number of Omicron cases have…

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Govt panel recommends EUA for Covid vaccines Covovax, Corbevax and anti-Covid pill molnupiravir

On Monday, the Subject Expert Commitee of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) recommended granting permission to manufacture and market the anti-Covid…

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BJP chief Nadda to visit poll-bound Uttarkhand

BJP national president JP Nadda will begin his two-day visit to Uttarkhand today, his third to the hill state this…

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5 facts you should know about vitamins and minerals

Eating well is a delicate balancing act. While we are all aware of the importance of vitamins and minerals, few…

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Punjab ready for change: Kejriwal on Chandigarh civic poll results

The AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday that the success of the party in…

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Los Angeles police promise to release video from fatal shooting of teenager

On Monday, the Los Angeles Police Department promised to disclose video footage from the fatal shooting of a teenage girl…

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NEET-PG counselling crisis: Delhi doctors to continue protests, call for shutdown

An association of doctors representing government-run hospitals in Delhi said it will continue to protest against the delay in NEET-PG counselling until…

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Samantha and Naga Chaitanya spotted together post their separation? Read on

Samantha Akkineni and Naga Chaitanya’s split in October this year was difficult to accept for their fans. While they never…

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Iran resumes nuclear talks with US, with Tehran focusing on sanctions relief

Iran and the US started indirect negotiations on Monday to save the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, with Tehran focusing on…

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Dubai: Expat reunites with wife and daughter at airport after 10 years of separation

In the transit area of Dubai International Airport, emotional scenes unfolded when an Asian expat reunited with his family after…

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US welcomes Polish President’s move to veto media bill

Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda has vetoed a media bill that critics say is intended to silence a Discovery-owned news programme…

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4 days after the blast, alternative routes to Ludhiana court complex and other sensitive establishments sealed

On Monday, four days after a bomb blast exposed the lax security at Ludhiana district court, alternate routes to the complex and…

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Italy paralysed but quarantine restrictions: Health experts

On Monday, Italian health experts requested the government to loosen COVID-19 quarantine laws, claiming that if the extremely infectious Omicron…

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Greece tightens measures to curb the spread of the Omicron strain

Greece imposed new Covid-19 restrictions on Monday, effective from January 3 to 16, to combat an increase in COVID-19 infections,…

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US- Russia security talks to start after holidays, says Russian FM

Talks between Russia and the US on Moscow’s demand for Western guarantees precluding Nato’s expansion into Ukraine will begin immediately…

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Russian court extends years of sentence for Gulag historian to 15 years

In a sex abuse case against the Russian historian Yuri Dmitriev, that his supporters claim was fabricated to punish him…

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Kosovo records its first cases of Omicron variant

Kosovo’s health ministry announced on Sunday that the country had seen its first nine instances of the Omicron strain. Nine…

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PM Modi to inaugurate Kanpur Metro stretch, attend IIT convocation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and open the completed…

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Scientists find a hole in earth’s centre, through a secret duct under Panama

Researchers have uncovered a geological hidden channel beneath Panama that may explain why rocks from the Earth’s mantle have been…

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Biden signs 770-billion-dollar US defense bill

The US National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, was signed into law by US President Joe Biden on Monday, authorising…

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PM Modi upgrades to ?12-cr Mercedes-Maybach S650, can withstand blasts, bullets

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy now has a Mercedes-Maybach S650 armoured vehicle, upgraded from Range Rover Vogue and a Toyota Land Cruiser.…

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Vicky Kaushal, Sara Ali Khan’s look from upcoming film leaked

Sara Ali Khan and Vicky Kaushal were spotted departing a director’s office in the city together in November, and the…

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Omicron grounds US flights, Fauci proposes air travel vaccine mandate

On Monday, as the Omicron cases surge among the airline employees in the United States, hundreds of flights were cancelled,…

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US cuts isolation restrictions; shorter 5-day quarantine for Covid patients

US health officials cut isolation restrictions for Americans who get infected with Covid-19  from 10 to five days and also shortened the…

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No plans to vaccinate children below 15, says govt officials

India presently has no plans to vaccinate children under the age of 15, a government official said here on Monday, citing…

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Centre advises poll-bound states to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination and testing

  New Delhi: The Central Government on Monday advised the five poll-bound states of Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and…

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Earthquake of 4.8-magnitude hits Srinagar

  Srinagar: An earthquake of 4.8-magnitude on the Richter Scale hit Srinagar of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, informed the…

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Iran imposes travel bans on sections of Western Europe as Omicron surges

Iran has banned travellers from the United Kingdom, France, Denmark and Norway from entering the country for 15 days after…

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Punjab polls 2022: Former Mohali Mayor Kulwant Singh joins AAP

  Chandigarh: Former Mohali mayor and realtor Kulwant Singh on Monday joined the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the Punjab…

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Goa Polls 2022: CM Sawant slams AAP, TMC alleging ‘banner pollution’

  Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant took a jibe at the Aam Aadmi Party and Trinamool Congress, sharing photographs…

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12-yr-old girl raped by father in Haryana; accused absconding

  Gurugram: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father in Haryana’s Gurugram on Sunday night. The police officials…

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UAE intends to scrap monopolies of big merchant families

The government of the United Arab Emirates has informed several of the country’s most powerful business families that it intends…

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