Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said that the state has deployed marshals to enforce Covid-19 protocols, such as wearing face masks and maintain social distancing at public and religious places.
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will undertake a visit to the Maldives on February 20-21 and Mauritius on February 22-23, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
India is not participating in Iran-Russia Maritime exercise, clarifies Navy
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Indian Navy said on Thursday that it is not participating in the two-day naval exercise dubbed Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021 in the northern part of the Indian Ocean. The news reports regarding Indian Navy participating in Iran-Russia Maritime exercise is incorrect, the force clarified.
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Reports had earlier claimed that the Indian Navy has joined a drill alongside forces and vessels from the navy divisions of both the Iranian army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and the Russian Navy.
Jaishankar to visit Maldives and Mauritius next week
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On the second leg of his two-nation tour, Jaishankar will arrive in Mauritius on 22 Feb
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NEW DELHI: Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar will be visiting the two key Indian Ocean region countries Maldives and Mauritius from 20-23 February, the Indian foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Jaishankar’s first stop will be Maldives where he will arrive on 20 February on a two day visit. “During his visit to the Maldives, Jaishankar will call-on President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and have substantive discussions with the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Defence, Finance, Economic Development and Planning and Infrastructure, the Indian statement said. The Indian minister will also meet Maldives parliament speaker Mohamed Nasheed besides other political leaders. “During this visit, the minister will review the entire gamut of our bilateral ties as well as progress of ongoing bilateral pro
Share autos or COVID-19 super-spreaders?
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Covid-19 cases are on the rise and the possibility of a second wave is being discussed. In the current circumstances, public transit is a major factor, given that commuters are in rampant violation of Covid norms. For instance, the share autorickshaws and taxis are back in business in the city and the metropolitan region. These services are running without permission. We have not given permission. It s for the Disaster Management to decide, said Avinash Dhakne, Maharashtra Transport Commissioner.
The RTOs that are the primary agency under which these autos and taxis come haven t authorised them to ply on a shared basis. Yet, passengers intrepidly board shared rickshaws as though all is well. In public perception, social distancing, clearly, is only for the birds. Unflinchingly, two persons sit on either side of the driver, with three or more in the back during peak hours. This is the scene outside several suburba