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A security guard and a sanitation worker first to get Covid-19 vaccine in MP
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Bhopal
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 02:58 PM IST
- Yadav has shown through for his commitment while managing the crowd of patients and visitors at the hospital without taking a single leave since March 2020, said a hospital official
1,300 to get Covid-19 vaccination on the first day
By Ramesh Babu, Thiruvananthapuram
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 02:55 PM IST
Kerala has received 43,50,00 vials of the vaccine for the first phase of the vaccination.
Kimchi, kombucha demand on rise amid buyer's lockdown craze for fermented food
Bloomberg
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 02:54 PM IST
A sudden spike in demand for fermented health products like kombucha and kimchi has appeared as the behavioural side effects of the pandemic and the lockdowns it spawned
India women's hockey skipper Rani Rampal talks about Argenita tour
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 02:52 PM IST
The women's side will become the first of India's hockey teams to resume international matches as it plays the first of the eight games during the tour of Argentina, starting Sunday.
RBI policies helped ease severity of economic impact of Covid-19: RBI Guv
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 02:50 PM IST
With the principal objective during the pandemic to support economic activity, Das said, "looking back, it is evident that our policies have helped in easing the severity of the economic impact of the pandemic".
12 pro-govt militiamen killed by Taliban in Afghanistan insider attack
AFP, Herat, Afghanistan
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 02:50 PM IST
- Herat provincial council member Mohammad Sardar Bahaduri confirmed the attack and said it was carried out by two Taliban fighters who had infiltrated the base.
US carries out 13th and final execution under Donald Trump administration
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 02:48 PM IST
Dustin Higgs, 48, was pronounced dead at 1:23 a.m. EST (0623 GMT), the federal Bureau of Prisons said in a statement, after a late-night Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the execution to proceed.
Covid-19 effect: UN report finds global migrants fell by 2 million by mid-2020
AP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 02:43 PM IST
India topped the list of countries with the largest diasporas in 2020, with 18 million Indians living abroad.
Angela Merkel succession gets serious with vote for party leader
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 02:39 PM IST
Merkel called on her party to avoid infighting over its leadership in the buildup.
Launch of Covid-19 vaccine a revolutionary step: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray
PTI, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 02:37 PM IST
Appealing the people to not let their guard down even though vaccines are being made available, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said that "wearing a face mask is the best vaccine available".