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As the COVID-19 The case count in India rose to more than 90 lakh on Thursday, the executive director and owner of the Pune-based Serum Institute of India, Adar Poonawalla, said the country could look forward to a vaccine against the novel coronavirus by the end of the year or …

Today began the 18th edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS), which is being held virtually. The theme of this year’s edition is ‘Defining a new era’ as the world grapples with the new coronavirus pandemic. The virtual summit will bring together world leaders to map out what is …

Children in India may have to wait a bit longer to receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available in the country, as the deadly viral infection is less bothersome for them, the Serum Institute of India said, with headquarters in Pune. CEO and owner Adar …

The 70-page report claims that awareness has increased in the US, and in nations around the world, that the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has unleashed a new era of great-power competition. China perceives a rising India as a “rival” and wants to limit its strategic partnership with the United …

New Delhi: Serum Institute can sell Covishield covid-19 vaccine in approximately ₹500- ₹600 per dose in the private market, about double the $ 3 per injection it will cost the Indian government, as well as the COVAX facility, CEO Adar Poonawalla said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Thursday. …

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul on Thursday and the two leaders explored ways to deepen bilateral ties and discussed the Afghan reconciliation process, amid a rebound in the violence that has strained the momentum for peace in the country’s war. Khan was …

NEW DELHI: India will be hit hardest among the world’s major economies even after the pandemic subsides, with production 12% below pre-virus levels in the middle of the decade, according to Oxford Economics. The balance sheet stress that had been building up before the coronavirus outbreak is likely to worsen, …

South Australia began one of the world’s toughest lockdowns on Thursday. South Australia began one of the world’s toughest lockdowns on Thursday with even outdoor exercise and a dog-walking ban as the state tries to contain a bevy of Covid-19 infections. For six days, only one person in a household …

CANBERRA: Australia will not give in to pressure from China, Prime Minister Scott Morrison insisted on Thursday, after Beijing published a long list of complaints about the country. A Chinese official handed over a dossier to Australian media containing 14 complaints, highlighting the increasingly contentious relationship between the two nations. …

NEW DELHI: The global race to create vaccines against the novel coronavirus has entered a critical stretch, with Pfizer and Moderna releasing very promising final test data that has raised the hopes of nations struggling to combat the pandemic. Pfizer, which reported 95% efficiency, has now applied for early regulatory …