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Covid vaccine: India, 9 other countries call on WTO to exempt member countries from enforcing some patents

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TRIPS waiver proposal from India, South Africa and other members By Brajendra Navnit, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to WTO A proposal by India,

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Roll call: Indian names bloom in White House power circle

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by VeenaJanuary 18, 2021January 18, 20210359

New York, Jan 18 (IANS) Kamala Devi Harris, Vivek Murthy, Gautam Raghavan, Mala Adiga, Vinay Reddy, Bharat Ramamurti, Neera Tanden, Celine Gounder, Atul Gawande are some

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From Shyamala Gopalan to Kamala Devi Harris: A timeline of two audacious journeys

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New York, Jan 18 (IANS) When Kamala Harris takes oath as America’s Vice President, it will be a moment without equal in the country’s history. Harris

Movie Review

Tandav: Sporadic moments that genuinely engage

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by VeenaJanuary 17, 2021January 17, 20210154

Tandav (series on Amazon Prime); Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub, Sunil Grover, Kritika Kamra, Sarah Jane Dias, Gauahar Khan, Dino Morea,

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Indian-American Democrat running for Cincinnati Mayor

VeenaJanuary 16, 2021January 16, 2021

by VeenaJanuary 16, 2021January 16, 20210153

Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) Aftab Pureval, an Indian-American Democrat, has announced his candidature for the Mayor of the US city of Cincinnati in Ohio state. Taking

Movie Review

Tribhanga: Of mothers and daughters

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by VeenaJanuary 16, 2021January 16, 20210246

Tribhanga; Cast: Kajol, Tanvi Azmi, Mithila Palkar; Direction: Renuka Shahane BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY The great thing about Kajol is she can light up a scene

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Biden names Vidur Sharma Covid testing adviser

VeenaJanuary 16, 2021January 16, 2021

by VeenaJanuary 16, 2021January 16, 20210172

New York, Jan 15 (IANS) US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday named health policy expert Vidur Sharma as the testing adviser on his Covid-19 Response Team.

Business

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw new vice-chair of US-India Business Council

VeenaJanuary 15, 2021January 15, 2021

by VeenaJanuary 15, 2021January 15, 20210127

Washington/Bengaluru, Jan 14 (IANS) Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the new vice-chair of the US-India Business Council (USIBC) board for 2021, the apex trade body said

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Indian-American man kills daughter, mother-in-law, commits suicide

VeenaJanuary 15, 2021January 15, 2021

by VeenaJanuary 15, 2021January 15, 20210635

New York, Jan 15 (IANS) An Indian-origin man has killed his daughter and mother-in-law after which he committed suicide in a New York state village, according

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Sonia Aggarwal appointed Biden’s climate policy adviser

VeenaJanuary 14, 2021January 14, 2021

by VeenaJanuary 14, 2021January 14, 20210357

New York, Jan 14 (IANS) An expert on energy and climate change, Sonia Aggarwal, was named on Thursday by President-elect Joe Biden as the senior advisor