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Omicron: Indonesia logs 1st local transmission case, Vietnam’s maiden
The patient in Hanoi came from Britain while the patient in Indonesia has no travel history
December 28, 2021 -
West Bengal ranks first among larger states in primary education
According to an official release, West Bengal topped the chart while Bihar languished at the bottom in the 'large states' category in the 'Index on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy' -- an indicator of literacy among children below 10 years. In the 'small states' category, Kerala grabbed the top spot and Jharkhand was adjudged the worst performer in the index.
December 18, 2021 -
Hyderabad man becomes India’s first dwarf to obtain driving license
The 42-year-old man with a height of about three feet has beaten all odds and has become the first to complete his degree as a handicapped in his district Karimnagar.
December 5, 2021 -
S. Korea fails to launch 1st homegrown rocket
The three-stage Nuri rocket uses a clustering of four 75-tonne liquid engines in its first stage, a 75-tonne liquid engine in the second stage and a 7-tonne liquid engine in the third stage.
October 21, 2021 -
Unicef announces 1st polio vax drive in Af since Taliban takeover
The campaign will be the first in over three years to reach all children in Afghanistan, including more than 3.3 million kids in parts of the country who have "previously remained inaccessible to vaccination campaigns"
October 18, 2021 -
In a first, Indian Railways transports chocolates in AC coaches
With the marketing efforts of the Business Development Unit (BDU) of the Hubballi Division, this new stream of traffic has been captured by the railways which was traditionally transported by road.
October 10, 2021 -
Court naming culprits behind drug trade will be first victory: Sidhu
The case was assigned to the division bench of Justices A.G. Masih and Ashok Kumar Verma. Earlier, the case was being heard by the bench of Justices Rajan Gupta and Ajay Tewari but the latter recused himself on 1 September.
October 5, 2021 -
Nilgiris: First district in TN to give 100% adults first dose
Health department officials said that special care was taken in vaccinating people of the nine districts of Tamil Nadu that share borders with Kerala
September 13, 2021 -
FBI releases first investigative record on Sept 11 attacks
“This document, together with the public evidence gathered to date, provides a blueprint for how (al-Qaida) operated inside the US with the active, knowing support of the Saudi government,” Jim Kreindler, a lawyer for the victims’ relatives said
September 12, 2021 -
SpaceX’s first all-civilian mission to launch on 15 Sept
Issacman, Arceneaux, Proctor and Sembrowski are set to arrive at Kennedy Space Center on September 9, ahead of their planned launch, the report said
September 5, 2021 -
Kathy Hochul becomes first woman to be New York’s governor
Big decisions lay ahead on whether to mandate masks or vaccines for certain groups, or whether to reinstate social distancing restrictions if the state’s latest wave of infections worsens
August 24, 2021 -
Finnish opposition party elects first female chairperson
The Finns Party was founded in 1995 and its predecessor was the Finnish Rural Party
August 15, 2021 -
S. Africa produces first Covid-19 test kit
"We will be able to assist the nation and Africa by alleviating our reliance on imports that are normally associated with high costs and long lead times," said Daniel Ndima, CapeBio CEO
August 15, 2021