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The first recipients of a “precautionary” dose of a COVID vaccine will likely be people over the age of 60, with associated concomitant diseases, and who received their second dose nine months earlier, The Indian Express has learned, The nine-month gap would mean that the initial dose of the precautionary vaccine would go to those who had received the second shot in the primary immunization schedule by April 10 this year.
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While most minority communities did not oppose raising the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21, they expressed concern over it. How the change will affect personal laws in country. According to the draft bill seeking to raise the age of marriage, the proposed law will apply to all communities and, once enacted, will replace existing marriage and personal laws.
in this version of idea exchange, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Parliament disruption, Hindu religion versus Hindutva discussion, whether Congress can be the center of a united opposition and why he advocates a presidential style of governance.
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The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is understood to have taken steps to resolve the dispute between the Ministries of Home and Water Resources. “Bad construction” of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) post on the west coast of pangong tso in Ladakh. Sources confirmed that a CVC team had visited Ladakh to inspect the project after the project was not delivered to the satisfaction of the Home Ministry despite spending over Rs 20 crore.
Three weeks after six civilians were killed in an army ambush on December 4 and eight more were killed in the violence that erupted in Nagaland’s Mon district, the central government appointed a secretary-level officer. A high-level committee was constituted under the chairmanship. Examine the possibility of withdrawal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, The committee will submit its report within 45 days.
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Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and other states in the first half of 2022, and in Gujarat later in the year, have the potential to shape a new political narrative and upset existing equations. We explain how the upcoming elections will test BJPof the election machinery and the position of the Congress as the center of the opposition.
Meanwhile in Goa, Congress has cut its work for this Before the upcoming assembly elections. This year, the party had to deal with repeated defections from its ranks and then the emergence of new contenders from the AAP and TMC in the electoral battleground of Goa. But despite the setbacks, the Congress is gearing up to counter the Pramod Sawant-led BJP government over its alleged mismanagement.
Soon after the tragic IAF chopper crash near Coonoor, in which the CDS was killed General Bipin Rawat And 13 others, employees of a department of the ministry, began receiving suspicious emails from a government domain email address claiming an “internal hand” in Rawat’s death. It asked recipients to click on a phishing link that claimed to be an internal report. it’s part of Phishing attempt against central government officials Through some compromised government domain email IDs, which are becoming increasingly more targeted and sophisticated.
Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) President K Srinath Reddy writes How booster shots will help the country in its fight against Kovid: “Restricting eligibility for a third dose at this stage to high-risk groups of adults and older children is a wise decision for two reasons. The supply chain of vaccines is still not wide enough to be able to reach all adults and children through the expanded program. Cover all children immediately. As production volumes increase, India must also meet international obligations.”
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As the year rolled and roared, Alphabets and Ajaz He not only lit up the typecasting around him, but enjoyed moments of glorious sunshine that weren’t enough for him to be forgotten by the game, albeit familiar to oblivion. Ejaz jumped towards the immortality of cricket by becoming the third bowler to take all ten wickets in an innings. Axar Patel Taking 36 wickets at 11.86 in five Tests, he took five wickets in every two innings. It’s unlikely either will ever repeat the exploits of 2021, but they are worth celebrating for what they did.
Delhi Confidential: To spread the message that the BJP government in UP has always worked for Brahmins, central leaders in a meeting with community leaders of the state formed a panel of Brahmin leaders to launch an outreach program in all 403 assembly constituencies.
in today’s episode ‘3 things’ Podcast, we talk about the disruption in the Gurugram Christmas program. We also discuss growth omicron Cases and Precautionary Doses and we go to Nagaland Murders Latest Updates
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