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IMF paper hails Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, says Aadhar-based distribution saved people from sliding into extreme poverty

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2022

The IMF paper titled ‘Pandemic, Poverty and Inequality: Evidence from India’, said the extreme poverty in the country stayed at less than 1% despite the pandemic.

News Reports

Provisions of Disaster Management Act to contain Covid-19 revoked after two years, requirement of face masks to stay

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2022

NDMA says now no longer needed to impose Disaster Management Act to contain the Covid-19 pandemic

World

Maldives lifts health emergency declared during COVID-19, President Solih thanks India for providing vaccines and monetary assistance

OpIndia Staff - 15 March, 2022

India provided Maldives with over 2 lakh doses of vaccines in early 2021 to boost their fight against COVID-19.

News Reports

Centre opposes full-reopening of Covid-19 epicentre Nizamuddin Markaz, says only a few will be allowed to offer prayers for Shab-e-Baraat: Read why

OpIndia Staff - 5 March, 2022

Union government opposed the full re-opening of the controversial Nizamuddin Markaz building in southeast Delhi

World

Are US-run biological labs in Ukraine one of the reasons behind Russia invasion? Read how Russian govt had raised ‘bioweapons’ alarm

OpIndia Staff - 24 February, 2022

Russia has accused US and Ukraine of developing bioweapons close to its borders.

News Reports

WHO slams hoarding of vaccines by rich nations amid ‘not so mild’ Omicron threat, says 70% people in every country should be jabbed by...

OpIndia Staff - 8 January, 2022

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus slammed rich nations for monopolising available Covid-19 vaccine doses

News Reports

Wuhan lab-leak the likely origin of Covid, virus most likey engineered: Biologist tells UK parliament

OpIndia Staff - 16 December, 2021

Dr. Alina Chan claimed that a leak from a laboratory in the Wuhan region of China was more likely the origin of this global pandemic.

Politics

‘Covid does not exist’, ‘BJP has brought the virus to India’: Samajwadi Party leader makes bizarre claims on India Today’s ‘Lallantop’

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2021

A Samajwadi Party youth leader said that Covid-19 does not exist and that it is a brainchild of the BJP.

News Reports

PM Modi congratulates India for achieving the milestone of 100 crore vaccine doses, encourages citizens to go local this festive season

OpIndia Staff - 22 October, 2021

PM Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on Friday, congratulated the country for administering 100 crore doses of the Covid-19 vaccine

News Reports

Gujarat govt increases cap on Eid celebrations after three Muslim MLAs point out other festivals had higher limit

OpIndia Staff - 19 October, 2021

Keeping in mind the controlled cases of coronavirus infection in the state, the state government had relaxed norms for celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi and Navratri in Gujarat.

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