WORLD

GENEVA—Nearly 2,000 journalists have died of Covid-19 in 94 countries since the pandemic hit the world in March 2020, a report prepared by the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said on Friday. Last year, in 2021, at least 1,400 media workers…
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PARIS—During their annual meeting, held online from 13 to 18 December, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed four elements on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need…
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PATNA—A foreigner being part of 23-member delegation from Mongolia has tested positive for COVID-19 during his visit in Bodh Gaya, the land of Buddha in Bihar, triggering panic in the areas. The Mongolian tested positive after he…
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PATNA—Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) on Thursday announced its cumulative two-wheeler sales in Bihar have now crossed the 10 Lac (one million) units’ mark. In 2001, Honda two-Wheelers began operations with its maiden…
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PATNA—The Nepalese women getting Indian citizenship can’t get the benefits of reservation in panchayat elections in Bihar although they can contest elections, state election commission has ruled. According to the state election…
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NEW DELHI—The Government of India, the Central Water Commission, government representatives from 10 participating states and the World Bank have signed a $250 million project, to support the Government of India’s long-term dam safety…
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PATNA—Recent speed trials between Jayanagar and Kurtha on a 35 kilometer-long newly-gauge converted section of the Jayanagar-Bardiwas rail line was completed successfully at a speed of 110 km per hour during the first phase of the…
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A medical student from Kerala who was the first Indian to have contracted coronavirus has tested positive again. According to medical authorities, she tested positive during a COVID-19 tests which required her to fly to Delhi.…
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PATNA—Border security personnel have seized eight China-made drones and cameras from a car on Nepal border, hours after suspected drone attack on a military base in Jammu. The Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel also arrested three…
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NEW DELHI—A new study conducted by the Indian Council of medical Research in collaboration with the Imperial College of London says that the possible third wave of the COID-19 may not be as severe as the second wave. The study titled…
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