Thursday, December 10, 2020

Over 80 million people forcibly displaced globally as of mid-2020, COVID further worsened crisis, says UN

An estimated 30-34 million (38-43%) of the 79.5 million forcibly displaced persons are children below 18 years of age (end-2019).
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Ex-Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya’s health condition improves but critical, says doctor

Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has been suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other old age-related ailments for quite some time
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Explained: What do the UK allergic reaction cases mean for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Here are some questions and answers about the cases and what they might mean.
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Need to address challenges in region based on fundamentals of freedom: Rajnath

The Defence Minister was speaking at the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus)
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Coronavirus | UK issues anaphylaxis warning on Pfizer vaccine after adverse reactions

Pfizer, BioNTech say they support regulator's investigation
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Jaish militant held in J&K’s Budgam

Tariq Ahmad Bhat was arrested during a ‘naka’ checking late on Wednesday night
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Dance pioneer Astad Deboo dies in Mumbai at 73

Deboo is noted for creating a modern dance vocabulary that was uniquely Indian.
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Aadhaar enrolment at post offices resumed

27 centres identified under Hyderabad south-east division
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Facebook sued for 'predatory' conduct by U.S. govt., States

The lawsuit seeks remedies that could include a forced spinoff of the social network’s Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services.
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TTD seeks Central status for its Vedic university

Subba Reddy for increase in quota for Telugu, Tamil, Sanskrit courses at Delhi college
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Canada health regulator approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

The vaccine made by the U.S. drugmaker and Germany’s BioNTech vaccine already has been authorszed for use by the United Kingdom and Bahrain, and officials have said they expect the U.S. authorizstion within days.
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Man booked for forcibly converting teenage Christian girl in Pakistan

The minor’s family filed a case against 40-year-old Syed Ali Azhar and his family for kidnapping their daughter and her forcible conversion.
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Sagar bypoll: all eyes on Jana Reddy

The Congress leader is ‘kingmaker’ even before the election
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Aadhaar comes in handy for selection of 2BHK beneficiaries

It helps us in weeding out ineligible applicants: officials
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Over 8,100 join IIT Madras’ online B.Sc degree course

Students from various disciplines have evinced interest in the programme
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COVID-19 | UN chief warns ‘vaccine nationalism’

The UN chief reiterates his call for vaccines to be treated as a global public good
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Coronavirus updates | 'Need complete data': DCGI puts SII, Bharat Biotech vaccine approval requests on hold

Meanwhile, States are identifying high-priority groups who will be eligible for vaccination in the first round.
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South Africa declares second wave of coronavirus as cases surge

The deadly virus has so far infected 828,598 people and claimed 22,574 lives in the country
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Morning Digest: SII, Bharat Biotech emergency vaccine authorisation on hold; CAA rules are still ‘under preparation’, says Centre, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.
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Fauci, Kamala among famous names on mispronounced words list

The list released by the US Captioning Company on Wednesday identifies the words that proved most challenging for newsreaders and people on television to pronounce this year.
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COVID-19: 5,111 more recoveries, 4,981 new cases recorded in Maharashtra

State reports 75 deaths; active cases stand at 73,166; spike of 716 cases in Mumbai
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Google CEO says company will review AI scholar’s abrupt exit

Timnit Gebru, a top scholar in the field of AI ethics, said she was fired last week
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High Court orders probe into Dalit man’s murder in Bharatpur

The Rajasthan High Court (HC) has ordered a re-investigation by a special team of Crime Branch of the police into the alleged murder of a 31-year-old
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