HYDERABAD: Covaxin, India’s first indigenous vaccine candidate for the Covid-19 vaccine, began phase III clinical trials on Monday in what is the country’s largest human trial of a vaccine for the dreaded coronavirus. Trials began in Hyderabad with the first doses of the candidate vaccine administered to volunteers at the …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra modi will participate in the 12th Brics summit organized by Russia on November 17, the Foreign Ministry said. The theme of this year’s Brics virtual summit is “Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth”. “At the invitation of the president Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Narendra …
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NEW DELHI: India, the US, Japan and Australia are ready to begin the energy-filled second phase of the top-tier naval exercise Malabar, with two carrier battle groups and other warships, in the Arabian Sea starting Tuesday. India is rolling out its lone carrier, the 44,500-ton INS Vikramaditya with its MiG-29K …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court On Monday he sought the response of the Uttar Pradesh government in a statement challenging Kerala’s arrest. journalist Siddique Kappan on the way to Hathras, where a young Dalit had died after allegedly being gang-raped. A bench of the Chief Justice SA Bobde and judges …
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NEW DELHI: Even as the city was dealing with an average of 90 Covid-related deaths per day over the past week, the Center alerted the Delhi government to the possibility of a further increase in Covid-19 cases in the wake of the markets overcrowded during the festive season and asked …
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NEW DELHI: The ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR went up in smoke Saturday and people mocked it with impunity. While the sound of cookies could be heard during the day, its intensity increased after 6 p.m. and continued until after midnight in some places. Track the level of pollution in …
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SINGAPORE: Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries, including China, signed the world’s largest trade agreement on Sunday, the Regional Integral Economic Association (RCEP), without India, in the hopes that it will help recover from the Covid-19 shocks. The RCEP was signed after eight years of negotiations at the conclusion of the annual summit …
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NEW DELHI: India continues to pressure China to act responsibly in the South China Sea (SCS), and the government expressed concern about the East Asia Summit on actions and incidents that “erode confidence in the region.” In participating in the summit, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar reiterated India’s position that the …
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NEW DELHI: After Pakistan claimed to have uncovered “irrefutable evidence” of India’s alleged involvement in terrorist activities, India responded on Sunday, saying fabricating documents and selling false narratives would not absolve Pakistan of sponsorship of terrorism. Calling on Islamabad to end its support for cross-border terrorism, the government said in …
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NEW DELHI: India recorded just over 30,000 Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the lowest single-day addition in 155 days, mostly due to a combination of low testing and Diwali holidays. The death toll from the virus in one day was 426, the lowest in 163 days. Covid-19 cases and deaths recorded …
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