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UK health minister admits virus rules breach with embrace

LONDON: Britain's health minister apologized Friday for breaching national restrictions after a newspaper ran pictures of him embracing a woman…

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UK’s Johnson stands by health secretary who broke Covid rules kissing aide

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected calls on Friday to fire his health secretary after pictures appeared of him…

5 years ago

Pressure builds on UK’s Johnson to fire health secretary

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under mounting pressure on Saturday to fire his health secretary after the admission…

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‘Alarming’ virus surge prompts new Bangladesh lockdown

DHAKA: Bangladesh has announced it will impose a tough new lockdown starting Monday, after a "dangerous and alarming" surge in…

5 years ago

Maharashtra: Level 3 is now base level, no further easing of curbs

MUMBAI: Bracing for a surge in Covid-19 cases brought on by the highly transmissible Delta-plus variant, Maharashtra has rolled back…

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Jharkhand Congress to demand 27% OBC quota

RANCHI: The Jharkhand Congress has decided to press for 27% reservation of government jobs for OBCs and a delegation of…

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Jharkhand: Steel City temples observe shahi snan, Rath Yatra likely to be low-key affair

JAMSHEDPUR: The festive enthusiasts on Thursday observed shahi snan (panchamrit bath) of lord Jagannath, lord Balabhadra and devi Subhadra in…

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Jharkhand liquor sellers seek excise transport duty waiver, cite lockdown losses

RANCHI: Retail liquor sellers of Jharkhand on Friday submitted a memorandum to Vinay Kumar Choubey, the secretary of the state…

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Saryu Rai seeks inquiry into Jharkhand’s Foundation Day ‘scam’

RANCHI: Jamshedpur (East) Independent MLA and former BJP leader Saryu Rai, who had vowed to make public the corrupt activities…

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New policy to pave way for quota in mining allocation

JAIPUR: Rajasthan is set to introduce a reservation system in mines allocation.Quotas will be reserved for SCs, STs, women, young…

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