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MP becomes 3rd BJP-ruled state to announce free Covid-19 vaccination for all adults MP becomes 3rd BJP-ruled state to announce free Covid-19 vaccination for all adults The Madhya Pradesh government will be providing free Covid-19 vaccines to all adults aged more than 18 years from May 1. Assam and Uttar Pradesh have already announced a similar move. advertisement UPDATED: April 21, 2021 17:12 IST From May 1, all adults aged more than 18 years would be eligible to get vaccinated against Covid-19. (Photo: AFP) The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday announced all adults above the age of 18 y...

Text Size: A+ The tragic loss of 22 policemen in a Naxalite ambush in the jungles of Chhattisgarh on 4 April invoked memories of earlier such incidents with the worst being the loss of 76 lives in Dantewada in 2010. As part of an old pattern, political and institutional homilies followed promises of revenge. One can be fairly certain that the matter will be officially investigated, and a politically patronised cover-up carried out, with only the lower-level officials facing the brunt. Life will continue as before, till another incident comes along, and the cycle will be repeated a...

Can India walk the talk on Quad? That’s what China wants to know India is seen as a vital element in Indo-Pacific strategy, but it is the only country, besides to a limited extent Japan, which militarily confronts China. Manoj Joshi 16 March, 2021 2:41 pm IST Text Size: A+ The Quad declaration, in the form of the joint statement issued after the first summit of the Quadrilateral Grouping (Quad) on Friday, is tantamount to the declaration of the New Cold War between the US and its allies and China. This is the first ever joint statement by a Quad meet...

Pakistan wants reset in ties with US but there’s no such thing as stand-alone geo-economics In the long run, Washington cannot leave Islamabad entirely dependent on China and useful only to Beijing’s strategic purposes. Touqir Hussain 14 March, 2021 9:37 am IST Text Size: A+ Pakistan-US relations in recent years have derived largely from Washington’s China and India policies, the Afghanistan war and US national security concerns related to international terrorism. And they have not performed well, leaving both sides unhappy. The Biden administ...

More private trains, higher spending, green energy focus — what Rail Budget could look like Ministry of Railways has sought a rise in its capital expenditure from the existing Rs 1.6 lakh crore to 1.8 lakh crore. But the actual increase could only be up to Rs 8,000 crore. Sanya Dhingra 30 January, 2021 9:09 am IST Text Size: A+ New Delhi: More private trains, new train sets for faster routes, expansion of Kisan Rail, better connectivity with the Northeast, and a focus on green energy — these are some of the areas on which the upcoming budget for th...