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India waives customs duty on oxygen, vaccines

The government also exempted basic customs duty on import of Covid vaccines with immediate effect for a period of three months, reports Asian Lite News The Union government on Saturday decided to

April 24, 2021

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Imran calls in army to help contain Covid-19 spread

Pakistan Prime Minister referred to the Covid-19 situation in India while appealing to the public to follow SOPs. “I am appealing to you to follow SOPs so that we don’t have to

April 24, 2021

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Debris of missing Indonesian submarine found

The Indonesian navy chief informed that the submarine had suffered from cracks that caused several components of the submarine to separate from it, reports Asian Lite News The debris of the missing

April 24, 2021

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Justice NV Ramana sworn in as Chief Justice of India

Justice Ramana took over as Chief Justice after the retirement of Justice S.A. Bobde on April 23, reports Asian Lite News President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday administered oath of office to

April 24, 2021

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Uttarakhand avalanche: 8 dead, 384 rescued

A total of eight people have died after an avalanche hit Uttarakhand ‘s Chamoli Garhwal district near India-China border at 4 p.m. on Friday, the Indian Army said. The force said six

April 24, 2021

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US ‘working closely’ with India, but no response on export embargo

Neither Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki nor other officials would say if the US would lift the embargo on exporting vaccine raw materials, which India has requested, or share the unused stockpile

April 24, 2021

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Saudi bans Lebanese produce over drug smuggling

The ban effective from April 25 also covers consignments transit through Saudi territories, the Saudi Interior Ministry said, reports Asian Lite News Saudi Arabia has banned imports of Lebanese fruit and vegetable

April 24, 2021

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Biden to visit UK, Belgium in June

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said President Biden ’s trip will highlight his commitment to restoring alliances, revitalising the transatlantic relationship, and working with allies and multilateral partners to address global

April 24, 2021

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UK Parliament declares genocide in China’s Xinjiang

But the government has steered clear of declaring genocide over what it says are “industrial-scale” human rights abuses against the mainly Muslim Uyghur community in Xinjiang, reports Asian Lite News Britain’s parliament

April 23, 2021

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ISI ‘influenced’ FBI informer saves Dawood man

Prime witness Faridi’s complete U-turn in the London court embarrassed the FBI, which ultimately dropped the charges against Dawood aide., reports Deepak Sharma In a desperate bid to cover up the nexus

April 18, 2021

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