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The Centre has earlier told the SC that India was unequivocally against forcing family planning on its people.

India and the EU also revived stalled free trade negotiations, while also seeking closer cooperation to combat climate change, as concerns about China bring Brussels and New Delhi closer.

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh rejected charges by the farmer groups that the state government was trying to 'sabotage' the farmers' agitation.

MVIRDC World Trade Center would conduct a six-month post-graduate diploma in foreign trade that would start from May 17.

Hindu Rao, run by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, is the largest civic hospital in the national capital.

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Indian rower Arjun Lal Jat said the Olympic buzz is distinctly missing in Tokyo as it battles the all-pervading COVID-19 threat.

The prime minister’s interaction with chief ministers is part of his exercise to deal with the pandemic situation.

The minister said the Centre got its priorities right, rejecting allegations that the ambitious project should be halted in view of Covid-19 second wave.

According to a report by SBI Research, accelerated vaccination is the only solution to contain the raging pandemic.

Those above 45 years of age will have to register themselves online prior to getting the first dose of the vaccine administered.

Osmania University in a circular issued on May 4, said that the colleges will reopen on June 1.

However, those who have been administered both doses of any COVID vaccine or carry a negative RTPCR test report not older than 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey, will be required to be home quarantined for seven days, it said.

Rao said the state government will take preventive measures such as setting up micro-level containment zones wherever the number of cases are high.

Built on 10 cargo containers, this state-of-the-art facility houses around 100 Covid-19 positive patients and the government plans to construct around 3,000 to 5,000 modular ICU beds across the State.

As many as 40,852 coronavirus patients were discharged after they recovered from the infection, taking the total number of recoveries to 11,22,669, it said.