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October 22, 2021

Mt 100 cr scaled

TWO hundred and seventy-nine days after a massive nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive, the country on Thursday pulled off a remarkable feat by administering 100 crore jabs, largely supported by Covishield, which has remained the lynchpin of the exercise.

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NCB Drops In At Shah Rukh's House After Jail Visit; Questions Actor Ananya

HOURS after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan visited Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail to meet his son Aryan, some officials of the Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) landed up at the actor’s home called ‘Mannat’ in suburban Bandra. NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede later clarified that it was not a raid and that the officials visited SRK’s residence to collect certain documents related to the cruise ship drugs case.

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Gwalior's ‘Kejriwal' hopes Delhi CM can one day taste his chaat

WHILE Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is working hard to broaden the Aam Aadmi Party’s base in poll-bound Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Uttar Pradesh, his lookalike is tantalising the taste buds of foodies in Gwalior.

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Youngster thrilled after meeting PM at vax centre

Modi visits RML Hospital on occasion to mark 100cr vaccinations

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Mandaviya launches song and film on feat

NEW DELHI: As the cumulative vaccine doses administered in India surpassed the 100-crore mark, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday launched a song and a film describing the efforts that went behind the launch of the world’s largest Covid inoculation programme.

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CBSE date sheet for Class 10 & 12 exams out

THE Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday announced the date sheet for minor subjects in the first term board exams for Classes 10 and 12.

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Scooty & Smartphone Among Cong Poll Promises

Congress general secretary and party’s Uttar Pradesh incharge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has announced smartphones and electric scooties for girls if the grand old party comes to power in the state after 2022 Assembly elections.

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Sidhu, Captain trade barbs over farm laws

POLITICAL mudslinging in Punjab continues after former chief minister Amarinder Singh announcing to float his own party and hinting at possible pre-poll alliance with the BJP. State Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday termed Amarinder as the architect of the central farm laws.

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Nations lobbying the UN to weaken climate response

Watering down of key environmental targets suggested ahead of COP26 summit in Nov

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Trump To Launch His Own Social Media Site

Former US president Donald Trump has announced plans to launch his own social network, in the latest push to reclaim his internet dominance after he was banned from Twitter and Facebook in the wake of the Capitol insurrection.

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Pakistan FM, ISI Chief Meet Senior Taliban To Settle Trade, Border Issues

PAKISTAN Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met senior Taliban leaders in the Afghan capital Kabul, as the neighbours sought to resolve disputes over border closures.

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Ola bets big on used car market, to hire 10k people

AFTER an aggressive foray into the fast growing electric vehicle (EV) market, homegrown mobility firm Ola is eyeing a dominant position in the country’s fragmented used car market.

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Asian Paints' Q2 net profit declines 28% to ₹596 cr on higher input cost

OWING to steep rise in input cost, India’s leading paint company- Asian Paints- reported 28.2% year on year (YoY) decline in consolidated net profit to ₹595.96 crore in July-September quarter (Q2FY22). The company had posted a profit of ₹830.37 crore in the year-ago quarter. Its revenue grew to ₹7,096 crore in Q2FY22 against ₹5,350 crore a year ago.

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Zoom Working On Virtual Reality For Office Meetings

Beyond work from home

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