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Russia says some troops pulling back from Ukraine border
15 Feb

Russia says some troops pulling back from Ukraine border

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Moscow is starting to return some troops at the Ukrainian border to their bases, the Russian government announced Tuesday — but Ukraine's president and Western officials have urged caution over taking Russia's claims at face value. In a statement early Tuesday, Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, said troops that had recently been posted to Russia's southern and western military districts — which share a border with Ukraine — had completed their military drills and "have already begun loading onto rail and road transport and will begin moving to their military garrisons today." It came amid…
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Apex Medical body warns the Medical Aspirants
10 Feb

Apex Medical body warns the Medical Aspirants

editor0 CommentsEducation, Covid19, Health, India, International, World
The top medical education regulator of India NMC has issued its advisory for medical students after the Ministry of External Affairs warned against China universities that is offering admissions in medical colleges. The medical universities of China have informed that the courses will be conducted online because of Coronavirus expansion. The NMC has declared that the online medical courses will not be recognized by the commission. It has been said that, "It has come to the notice of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, that few universities in People's Republic of China have started issuing notices for admission…
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Winter Olympics Manager of Indian contingent tests positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Beijing
02 Feb

Winter Olympics Manager of Indian contingent tests positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Beijing

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Manager for India’s Winter Olympics, Mohammad Abbas Wani has been tested positive for COVID-19 after the team’s arrival at Beijing Airport. Abbas Wani is a part of the six-member Indian delegation at the Winter Olympics for which Kashmir skier Arif Khan is the only athlete from the country to have qualified this time. Arif will be competing in Slalom and Giant Slalom events during the Games. The contingent also includes Harjinder Singh, Ludar Chand Thakur, Puran Chand as technician and Rop Chand Negi as its chef de mission, as alpine coach and as team official respectively. Indian Olympic Association (IOA)…
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Asian Games 2022 will take place from September 10 to September 25, 2022
27 Jan

Asian Games 2022 will take place from September 10 to September 25, 2022

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The Asian Games 2022 will take place from September 10 to September 25, 2022, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China and there will be five co-host cities. The multi-sporting event will feature 40 sports with a total of 61 disciplines, including Olympic sports like swimming, archery, athletics, badminton, equestrian, fencing, football, hockey, judo, kabaddi, and much more. E-sports and breakdancing will debut in the 2022 Asian Games as full medal sports after being approved by the Olympic Council of Asia this year, while Cricket will be back at Asian Games in T20 format to raise the excitement of the viewers. India has…
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Pakistan’s new security policy seeks peace’ with India
19 Jan

Pakistan’s new security policy seeks peace’ with India

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On January 14, Pakistan PM Imran Khan unveiled the countrys first National Security Policy, which purportedly focuses on the ‘security of its citizens. It aims to define the country's security priorities between 2022 and 2026, including relations with India. Prepared by the National Security Division of the government, the original version of the NSP remains a classified document. But a shorter public version stresses on human security, geoeconomics, regional connectivity, prosperity, trade and investment. It makes all the right noises and gives an impression of fresh thinking from the Pakistani establishment. The policy appears to be an expanded form of…
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New variant detected in France
07 Jan

New variant detected in France

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The new Covid-19 variant, B.1.640, was detected by French researchers and is probably of Cameroonian origin, is not "circulating widely at the moment" and has so far been identified in less than 1 per cent of the samples sequenced in France, the World Health Organization said. The strain is known as the 'IHU' variant because it was first identified by academics at the IHU Mediterranee Infection Institute in Marseille, France, reports Xinhua news agency. At a press meet on Thursday, Maria van Kerkhove the technical lead for the WHO's Health Emergencies Program, said that it was first detected in September…
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Earthquake Hits Taiwan
03 Jan

Earthquake Hits Taiwan

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On Monday evening, a strong earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Taiwan, the Central Weather Bureau said, shaking felt in the capital Taipei but no immediate reports of damage. The epicentre was given in the sea 56 kilometres east of the coastal city of Hualien. The weather bureau said the quake measured 6.0 in magnitude and hit at the relatively shallow depth of 19 kilometers. The United States Geological Survey put the magnitude higher at 6.2. The weather bureau said no immediate reports of damage had come in. Taiwan is regularly hit by earthquakes as the island lies near…
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Biden has signed the National Defense Authorization Act
28 Dec

Biden has signed the National Defense Authorization Act

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US President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law on Monday, authorizing $768.2 billion in military spending, including a 2.7% pay raise for service members, for 2022. The Act provides vital benefits and enhances access to justice for military personnel and their families, and includes critical authorities to support our countrys national defense, Biden said in a statement. The $768.2 billion price tag marks $25 billion more than Biden initially requested from Congress, a prior proposal that was rejected by members of both parties out of concerns it would undermine U.S. efforts to keep pace militarily with…
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US waives in-person interviews for H-1B, other types of nonimmigrant visas
24 Dec

US waives in-person interviews for H-1B, other types of nonimmigrant visas

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US State Department has decided to temporarily do away with an in-person requirement for candidates applying for work-visas like the H-1B, L-1, and O-1 given coronavirus concerns. The State Department is temporarily dropping an in-person interview requirement for some work-visa categories in 2022 to ease visa issuances through December 31, 2022. Applicants for these visas will not have to go for an in-person interview at a US consulate and consular officers are temporarily authorised to waive in-person interviews for certain individual-based non-immigration work visas and their qualifying derivatives, as per the State Department release. “We are pleased to announce that…
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Over 50 feared dead in US as tornado hits state of Kentucky: Governor
11 Dec

Over 50 feared dead in US as tornado hits state of Kentucky: Governor

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At least 50 people are dead after four tornadoes tore through the southeastern US state of Kentucky, its governor told reporters early Saturday, as several storms ravaged swathes of the country. A number of counties in Kentucky were left devastated with the strongest tornado tearing through 200 miles of the state, Governor Andy Beshear said. On the same night a storm ripped through a massive Amazon warehouse in the state of Illinois where around 100 workers were left trapped inside, local media reported. "I fear that there are more than 50 dead … probably closer to somewhere between 70 and…
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