GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that a vaccine alone would not stop the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic is raging months after it broke out, with infections exceeding 54 million and claiming more than 1.3 million lives. “A vaccine will complement the other tools we …
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New Delhi: On Monday, the Ministry of Finance invited actuarial firms to submit offers to arrive at the implied value of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) before the sale of their stake. The government plans to sell a minority stake in the insurance giant and list it on the exchanges. It …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 16, 2020 5:29:38 pm People queue outside a Covid19 test van in New Delhi (Express Photo / Praveen Khanna) With the capital reeling from a further increase in cases, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain clarified on Monday that there are …
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In the presence of the Union Minister of the Interior, Amit Shah, and the head of the BJP, JP Nadda, the head of JD (U), Nitish Kumar, was sworn in on Monday as Prime Minister of Bihar for the fourth consecutive term. In addition to Kumar, several leaders of the …
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Obama confirmed his initial impression of Manmohan Singh as a man of “unusual wisdom and decency.” New Delhi: Barack Obama’s comments on Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi in their memoir “A Promised Land,” widely publicized last week, drew reactions from both sides of the spectrum with members of the ruling …
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LJP chief Chirag Paswan tweeted congratulations to Nitish Kumar (file) Patna: Shortly after Nitish Kumar took over as Chief Minister of Bihar for an unprecedented sixth time, LJP’s Chirag Paswan tweeted to offer his congratulations. However, hidden in the tweets, there was a hit to the head of JDU, a …
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For the second time this month, more positive news comes from another Covid vaccine candidate. Moderna Inc today announced that the NIH-appointed Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) for the Phase 3 study of mRNA-1273, its candidate vaccine against COVID-19, has shown that the company’s experimental vaccine is 94.5 % effective …
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Mr Tedros said that supplies of the vaccine would initially be restricted (Archive) The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that a vaccine alone would not stop the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic is raging months after it broke out, with infections exceeding 54 million and claiming more than …
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Donald Trump has failed to win the 2020 US presidential election, but the Republican leader is still in denial mode and has yet to come to terms with the fact that Democratic leader Joe Biden generously defeated him in the November 3 election. Trump tweeted Monday, saying ‘I WON THE …
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Supreme Court Justice UU Lalit recused himself on Monday from hearing separate writ petitions seeking action against the Andhra Pradesh government and Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy for bringing “false, vague and political accusations” against the court judge. Supreme Court, Justice NV Ramana and other justices of the court. The …
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