A safe and effective vaccine against the new coronavirus may be available in India by January 2021, says Adar Poonawalla, executive director (CEO) of the Serum Institute of India. The Pune-based drugmaker teamed up with major British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca to produce the coronavirus vaccine for low- and middle-income countries, developed …
Read More »Third wave of Covid-19 in Delhi? Yes, says Satyendar Jain as Capital records 6.7K new cases
The sharp rise in cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Delhi can be considered a “third wave,” Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Wednesday. However, the increase could also be attributed to aggressive contact tracing and increased testing, he added. “About 6,800 beds are occupied in Delhi due to Covid-19, …
Read More »Karva Chauth 2020: Tahira Kashyap’s self-applied mehendi reminds people of the coronavirus, Shilpa Shetty reacts – bollywood
Writer and filmmaker Tahira Kashyap, wife of actor Ayushmann Khurrana, got creative with her mehendi design for Karva Chauth this year. However, the design turned out to be very different from what he had imagined. Tahira shared a photo of her palm with henna and wrote that she tried to …
Read More »Test of Twitter and Facebook Face Tagging in Trump Election Posts
Facebook said it added tags to the social media posts of both US presidential candidates. London: Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc flagged some of President Donald Trump’s posts about the US elections while the votes were still being counted, in a real-time test of his rules on handling misinformation and …
Read More »What happens if the outcome is disputed
2020 US Elections – A news report of the US presidential election is seen on the television screen. Despite incomplete results from various states on the battlefield that could determine the outcome of the US presidential race, President Donald Trump proclaimed victory over Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Wednesday. The …
Read More »Proposals in works to increase the retirement age in the armed forces and cut pensions
The DMA proposes to increase the retirement age of Colonels from 54 to 57, of Brigadiers from 56 to 58 and of Major Generals from 58 to 59. The same applies to equivalent ranks in other Services In a significant reform of the armed forces, the Department of Military Affairs …
Read More »Trump falsely claims victory while votes are still being counted
Wilmington, Delaware / Washington: President Donald Trump falsely claimed victory over his Democratic rival Joe Biden on Wednesday with millions of votes still to be counted in a race for the White House that will not be decided until a handful of states complete the counting of votes in the …
Read More »Army Proposes Cutting Pensions and Raising Retirement Age for Armed Forces Officers: The Tribune India
Ajay banerjee Tribune news service New Delhi, November 4 In a groundbreaking move, the Department of Military Affairs has initiated a twofold move: one to ‘revise’ – cut – the pension for those officers opting for early retirement and the second to raise the retirement age for officers of the …
Read More »November 2020 ICAI CA Exam – Many May Skip CA Exams Out of Fear of Center Safety
MUMBAI: Many aspiring CPAs are likely to choose not to participate in the ICAI CA November 2020 exams due to Covid-19 fears. Some have alleged that their centers are in a deplorable state, raising questions about the sanitation of the site during the pandemic. Some of the students have been …
Read More »All four Indian-American Democratic lawmakers re-elected to the House of Representatives – US presidential election.
In an impressive spectacle, the four Indian-American Democratic legislators, Dr. Ami Bera, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna and Raja Krishnamoorthi, have been re-elected to the United States House of Representatives. The Indian-American community has emerged as a force to be reckoned with for the first time in the history of the …
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