Twenty-five years after the Connaught Place shootout, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Centre to grant a compensation of Rs 15 lakh to the sole survivor of the incident."A sum of Rs 15 lakh is awarded as compensation, which .
COVID-19 vaccination drive: These people should not get the jab, says govt. Full list
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The central government prepared a list of people who should not be receiving COVID-19 vaccine dose during the programme
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The COVID-19 vaccination is allowed only for 18 years and above
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India will start nationwide COVID-19 vaccine drive, starting tomorrow. The healthcare workers and frontline workers will be vaccinated during the first phase of incolution drive. The states have received COVID-19 vaccines and necessary guidelines to start the procedure. India granted emergency approval for two coronavirus vaccine Covishield by the Serum Institute of India and Covaxin by Bharat Biotech. People will receive two dosage of the vaccine in a gap of 28 days, health secretary Rajesh Bhushan earlier explained.
Biden announces $1.9 trillion Covid rescue plan
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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris looks on during a televised speech on the current economic and health crises
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Unveiling the USD 1.9 trillion plan to revive the country s economy and combat the coronavirus, US President-elect Joe Biden said he knows it “does not come cheaply but America can’t afford to fail to pass the plan. We have no time to waste when it comes to getting this virus under control and building our economy back better, the incoming president said.
UN Human Rights Council picks Fiji in first-ever presidential vote
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. Updated: 15 Jan 2021, 05:57 PM IST AFP
Fiji s ambassador in Geneva, Nazhat Shameem Khan, who served as the council s vice president in 2020 and is considered a rights champion, won with 29 out of 47 votes
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The UN Human Rights Council elected Fiji s ambassador as its president in 2021, following an unprecedented secret ballot after a diplomatic stand-off blocked the usual consensus decision.
Fiji s ambassador in Geneva, Nazhat Shameem Khan, who served as the council s vice president in 2020 and is considered a rights champion, won with 29 out of 47 votes.