US President Donald Trump presented the prestigious Legion of Merit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership in elevating strategic partnership of the two countries and emergence of India as a global power.
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The Education Ministry was earlier scheduled to make the announcement on December 17 but it was postponed to December 22, considering the overwhelming response. The CBSE is likely to announce the schedule for classes 10 and 12 on Tuesday.
Developers of the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V signed an agreement with British AstraZeneca.
This is the first time PM Modi will participate in a programme of the Aligarh Muslim University. He will be accompanied by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.
Biden has said he would make the fight against the coronavirus, which has killed more than 315,000 Americans and infected more than 17.5 million, his top priority when he takes office on Jan. 20. At age 78, he is in the high-risk group for the highly contagious respiratory disease.