Latest News: PM Modi visits B'desh; Biden's first press conference; Ship stuck in Suez

Cargo Ship With All Indian Crew Stuck In Suez Canal; All Safe & Accounted For: Company

Trade routes between Asia and Europe connected via Mediterranean Sea to Red Sea remain to be in a halted state as authorities in Egypt on Wednesday continued operations to dislodge Ever Green container that was grounded diagonally in Canal at around 7:35 am on Tuesday. Bernhard Schulte Shipmanment, company that mans container said that all Indian 25-member crew onboard container are safe. "All crew came from India and are safe. However, we are trying to resolve situation as soon as possible, but it proving to be extremely difficult," Bernhard Schulte Shipmanment stated, as reported by AP.

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Canada Health Regulators Issue Disclaimers For AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine

Canadian health regulators on Thursday, March 25, issued a disclaimer regarding blood clots that may form up in individuals who vaccinate with Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. In a statement, Health Canada said, “Today, Health Canada updated product mograph - or label - for AstraZeneca and COVISHIELD COVID-19 vaccines to provide information on very rare reports of blood clots associated with low levels of blood platelets (i.e., thrombocytopenia) following immunization with AstraZeneca vaccine”. This comes after various European health regulators issued similar disclaimers. Also, due to this, a number of European nations stopped vaccinations with AstraZeneca shot.

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PM Modi Visits Bangladesh In 1st Foreign Tour Since 2019: What Makes Event Significant?

A year after Janta Curfew, which signified onset of COVID-19 and one of first major steps taken by Government against pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sets off on his first foreign visit. leader is visiting Bangladesh on March 26-27 to bask in milestone golden jubilee National Day celebrations of neighbouring country. PM Modi asserted his commitment to partnership with Bangladesh and support to nation, hailing ‘dynamic leadership’ of PM Sheikh Hasina.

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TMC Leader Says, 'If India's 30% Muslims Unite, 4 Pakistans Can Be Created'; BJP Hits Out

Ahead of West Bengal assembly elections, ar Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader has courted controversy with his purported remarks that “four Pakistan” can be created if India’s “30% Muslim population comes toger.”

TMC leader Alam Sheikh, while addressing his supporters in Basa para, Naor, in Birbhum was reportedly head saying, "We mirities are 30%. rest is 70%. y (BJP) think y will come to power (in Bengal) with this 70%. y should be ashamed…if 30% of mirities unite…if India’s Muslims unite, four Pakistan can be created. Where will India’s 70% go?”

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Joe Biden Holds First Solo Press Conference, Talks About China And US-Mexico Border Issues

United States President Joe Biden held his first solo press conference on Thursday afteron at White House. President Biden took longer than his predecessors to formally address press, however, he did make news on several issues. His last four predecessors Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton have had ir first press briefings in first two months of ir Oval Office tenure. Biden, as opposed, has only limited conversational occasional briefings. 

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