NEW DELHI: India will consider clinical trial data for the two full-dose Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine candidates, which the firm says is 62% effective and not the “more complete half” dose regimen, which is claimed to be up to 90% effective, but has drawn criticism for dosing errors. the Indian governmentThe …
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MUMBAI: In a request for bail, the 83-year-old Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist, father Stan Swamy, arrested in the Elgar parishad In any case, you have told the NIA special court that working for sub-tests who may or may not have been Maoists does not make you a Maoist. …
Read More »One nation, one election is not a topic of debate but a necessity for India: Modi | India News
KEVADIA: Renewing his ‘one nation, one choice’ speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday that it was not a topic of debate but a necessity for the country as he sought support for the idea of pounding the Lok Sabha and the elections of the assembly to save resources and …
Read More »Ravi Shankar Prasad attacks the lobby trying to pressure SC | India News
NEW DELHI: “Lately, there has been a disturbing trend of some people campaigning through social media and newspaper articles insisting on what Supreme Court ruling or the order must be in a particular case. And when the SC does not stick to their course, they resort to radical criticism of …
Read More »Farmers Push Police In Haryana, Keep Marching Towards Town | India News
CHANDIGARH / NEW DELHI: They were hit by water cannons and tear gas. Iron barricades, concrete barriers, piles of sandbags, even trucks with flat tires, were placed in their way in Haryana as police detained several of their leaders. But thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana on Thursday overcame …
Read More »India and China are at a standstill due to the withdrawal of troops in eastern Ladakh | India News
NEW DELHI: India and China have yet to agree on modalities for proposed troop withdrawal in the east Ladakh, making it virtually certain that your soldiers will remain deployed to the forbidden heights during the long and harsh winter to come. The seven-month military standoff in eastern Ladakh “is frozen …
Read More »AstraZeneca-Oxford Vaccine Safe, Indian Trials Progress Smoothly: Serum Institute | India News
NEW DELHI: India’s leading Serum Institute for Vaccines said Thursday that the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford is safe and effective, and that Indian trials are progressing smoothly with strict adherence to all protocols. The comments came after AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford acknowledged …
Read More »India to offer incentives for solar modules: PM Modi | India News
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra modi On Thursday, it said production-linked incentives similar to those in electronics manufacturing will be offered for high-efficiency solar modules to boost electricity generation from renewable sources that has the potential to generate a annual business of $ 20 billion. Speaking at the RE-Invest 2020 …
Read More »Another attack similar to 11/26 in India almost impossible: Rajnath Singh | India News
NEW DELHI: A terrorist attack similar to that of 11/26 in India is almost impossible as the national security architecture has been significantly strengthened in recent years, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday on the 12th anniversary of the Deadly Mumbai attack in which 166 people, including 28 foreigners from …
Read More »Farmers Protest Water Cannons and Tear Gas Shells: Key Points | India News
NEW DELHI: With nightly rains and freezing winds, thousands of protesting farmers gathered Thursday at various locations along Punjab’s Haryana borders to demand the repeal of new farm laws passed by Parliament in September. Farmers encountered heavy security at various entry points into the capital, sparking fights with the police. …
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