NEW DELHI: Minister of Defense Rajnath singh On Wednesday he said it is regrettable that terms like “Khalistani” and “Naxal” have been used to describe farmers who are agitating against the new farm laws, saying that farming communities are “annadatas” (food donors) and deserve the greater respect. Singh’s comments in …
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NEW DELHI Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar, a highly decorated Army’s officer and a ‘death defier’ mountaineer which was instrumental in convincing Indian military leaders of the strategic importance of the Siachen Glacier and whose glacier reconnaissance expedition led the Indian Army to launch Operation Meghdoot in 1984 to secure the …
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) O Rajagopal who had told the media on Thursday that he “did not oppose the general consensus” on Kerala Assembly As for the agrarian laws, he issued a statement in which he later stated that he argued that the central government was …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday that preparations are underway to run the world’s largest vaccination program over the next year. He called on everyone to beware of rumors and, as responsible citizens, refrain from forwarding unverified social media messages. “The number of new Covid-19 cases is declining …
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Vehicles will not be allowed to use 43 overpasses in the city from 10 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday to avoid drunk driving and drag racing. Vehicles will also not be allowed to circulate between 8 p.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday on MG Road, Brigade Road, Church Street, …
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NEW DELHI: The Health Ministry said Thursday that it had secured the delivery of 36,433 ventilators to the country’s government hospitals and that the average cost now ranges from Rs 2 to 10 lakhs as the national industry began manufacturing the equipment. The ministry stressed that all public health facilities …
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NEW DELHI: India is likely to have a Covid-19 vaccine in the new year, India’s general drug controller VG Somani hinted on Thursday. Speaking at a webinar, Somani said most importantly, industry and research organizations have stood the test of time. He said that the vaccine candidates got the funding …
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NEW DELHI: India is likely to have the long-awaited Covid-19 vaccine in the New Year and the Center is preparing for the mass vaccination campaign. As part of the preparations, the Center has asked all states and administrations of the Union territory to conduct a trial for the vaccination campaign …
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NEW DELHI: On January 2, all state and territory administrations in the union will conduct a Covid-19 vaccination trial to test the links between planning and implementation and identify challenges, the Center said Thursday. The activity is proposed to take place in all state capitals at at least 3 session …
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NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Health released a communication strategy on Thursday to support the launch of the Covid-19 vaccine in India that seeks to disseminate accurate and transparent information by alleviating apprehensions and ensuring acceptance. The 88-page document details information to guide communication activities at the national, state …
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