The second Sprinklr expert committee has been formed just a month after the first committee submitted its as yet unpublished report. This has given rise to suspicions that the government wants any blot that had fallen on the deal to be removed.

The government, headed by CM Pinarayi Vijayan, was forced to introduce the withdrawal government as it faced flak from different corners for the amendment.

It is directed to state and UT governments to take all necessary measures to promote COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and to ensure strict enforcement of wearing of face masks, hand hygiene and social distancing.

The Tamil Nadu government said people may contact the emergency call centres at 044-28888105 and 7338895011. In Puducherry, the control rooms with phone numbers 1070 and 1077 were in place in addition to emergency response teams.

AstraZeneca's vaccine was 70 per cent effective in pivotal trials and could be up to 90 per cent effective, giving the world's fight against the global pandemic a third new weapon that can be cheaper to make, easier to distribute and faster to scale-up than rivals.

Trump, a Republican, has alleged widespread voter fraud in the Nov. 3 election without providing evidence.

Though a central law is in force to deal with cybercrimes, there have been complaints emanating from various states including Kerala about its widespread misuse.

Those who manage to clear the preliminary exams are the ones who have excellent basic knowledge. But many fail to appreciate this simple factor.

The decision has been made in view of the public examinations for class 10 and 12 due in March.

The mop up allotment process to fill the vacant seats for engineering, pharmacy and architecture courses in government and aided colleges would be held soon.