By: PTI | New Delhi | Updated: December 3, 2020 9:30:06 pm On Wednesday, the UK became the first country to approve the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 with the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) granting a temporary authorization for its emergency use. (PTI) Leading global …
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New Delhi: The Executive Director and Council of the Secretary for School Certification Examinations of India (CISCE) has written to all senior ministers to allow schools to partially reopen from January especially for students in classes 10 and 12 who they will stand for board examinations. The council has also …
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India registered 35,551 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday, bringing the country’s overall tally to 95,34,964, according to the Union Health Ministry update at 8 a.m. The number of active cases stood at 4,22,943, while 89,73,373 patients have been cured or discharged from hospital. Data from the …
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In anticipation of getting vaccinated as soon as covid vaccine shipments start to be delivered, many Indians are raising questions about their plans to travel to the UK to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Travel agents have started receiving inquiries from Indians who want to travel to the UK, according to …
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“Do we really need a vaccine?” Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh asked on Twitter Thursday, after which the internet politely reminded the spinner exactly why the Indians (and the world) needed him. No concrete medication in sight to COVID-19, a ray of hope appeared when some companies such as Pfizer …
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On Thursday, the Supreme Court suspended the Dec. 2 order approved by Gujarat’s high court ordering social service at Covid care centers for those who did not wear masks in public. The court also sought suggestions from the Center and state governments on ways to ensure the mandatory use of …
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Rahul Gandhi asked what the prime minister thinks about inoculating everyone with the COVID-19 vaccine. Highlight The government never spoke of vaccinating the entire country: Secretary of Health During the Bihar survey, the finance minister promised “free Covid vaccine for all” Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently visited facilities working on …
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Chhattisgarh is the latest state to accept the Center’s loan option of Rs 1.1 lakh crore to cover the deficit of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in 2020-21, making Jharkhand the only dissident. “The Chhattisgarh government has communicated its acceptance of Option-1 to cover the revenue shortfall arising from …
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China’s attempts to change the status quo on the Royal Line of Control (LAC) and the Covid-19 pandemic complicated the security situation, with the Indian Navy deploying its P-8 Poseidon aircraft and Heron drones for surveillance in the northern borders, said the naval chief. Admiral Karambir Singh said Thursday. Singh …
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The former head of the Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, criticized the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday for the ambiguity in the country’s vaccine policy, seeking clarity on it. “PM – Everyone will get the vaccine. BJP in Bihar Elections: Everyone in Bihar will receive a free …
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