NEW DELHI: The UK on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford-AstraZeneca. India is likely to follow suit soon. The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest producer of vaccines, has already produced almost 50 million doses …
Read More »Nepal: Prachanda faction toughens its stance to pursue a “policy of balance” with India and China | India News
NEW DELHI: As China seeks to hold communist alliance together, despite division in government Communist Party of Nepal (NCP), the party’s PK Dahal Prachanda-Madhav Nepal faction told TOI on Wednesday that the only way to restore unity was through the reinstatement of the House of Representatives by Prime Minister KP. …
Read More »Expert committee will consider the Serum Institute’s request for the use of emergency vaccines | India News
NEW DELHI: The Subject Matter Experts Committee (SEC) of the Indian Drug Controller will hold a meeting to consider the Serum Institute of India’s request for approval of the emergency use of its Covid-19 vaccine, said a government official . According to sources, only the Serum Institute application will be …
Read More »Consensus between farmers and the government on two points, two others will be discussed at the January 4 meeting: Take | India News
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Drink On Wednesday he said the government has agreed to resolve concerns of protesting farmers on the increase in the electricity rate and penalties for burning stubble. However, the stagnation of the main contentious issues of the repeal of three agricultural laws …
Read More »BJP Says May Seek Rajinikanth’s ‘Support’, Again Claims Leading Alliance in Tamil Nadu | India News
CHENNAI: The BJP on Wednesday he said he can seek the support of the superstar Rajinikanth for the 2021 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, a day after the star said he had abandoned his plan to make his political foray. Affirming that her alliance with him AIADMK was strong, BJP …
Read More »Maharashtra’s stable government, attempts to topple it will not succeed: Pawar | India News
NEW DELHI: Confident that any attempt by the BJP to overthrow the Maharashtra government will be unsuccessful, Supreme NCP Sharad Pawar has claimed that the Maha Vikas Aghadi dispensation led by Uddhav Thackeray is stable and will continue to rule the state. He also criticized the action of the Directorate …
Read More »China Wants to Control Tibetan Religious Institutions, Great Power Struggle Expected Following 14th Dalai Lama Disappearance: Report | India News
TAIPEI: China feels it must control the religious institution in Tibet and because of this a major crisis will arise with the eventual demise of the 14 Dalai Lama as there will be a major power struggle over who will elect Tibet’s religious leaders, according to a report in Taiwan …
Read More »14 more returnees from the UK test positive for a new strain of coronavirus; total 20 | India News
NEW DELHI: Twenty people who returned to India from the UK have tested positive for the new UK variant SARS-CoV-2 genome so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The count includes six people who tested positive for the new strain of the virus on Tuesday. The ministry said …
Read More »No Meaningful Results From Talks With China On LAC Showdown, Status Quo Remains: Rajnath Singh | India News
NEW DELHI: The Defense Minister said Wednesday that no “meaningful solution” has emerged from the diplomatic and military talks with China to resolve the standoff in the Real control line (LAC) in the east Ladakh and there is a “status quo”. In an exclusive interview with ANI, the Defense Minister …
Read More »Rajinikanth News: Rajinikanth scraps political plans after ‘God warning’ | India News
CHENNAI: At the climax of his 2002 flop ‘Baba’, Rajinikanth makes a last minute return from sanyaas to socio-political life. On Tuesday, the actor did a virtual replay of the theme, this time in reverse, returning to his promise to launch a political party. “I regret to announce that I …
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