MUMBAI: Sputnik V Covid-19 of Russia vaccine, which reported an efficiency of more than 95%, will be twice as cheap as Pfizer and Moderna with similar positive results. Sputnik V, developed by Gamaleya Institute Y RDIF (Russian Direct Investment Fund), will be priced at less than $ 20 per person …
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LUCKNOW: Giving legal force to your promise to crack down on forced conversions amid a spiraling dispute over “love jihad,” Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and his cabinet approved the UP ordinance on Tuesday Prohibiting Illegal Religious Conversion. The law makes forced religious conversion punishable in the state with …
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NEW DELHI: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court sought a response from the central government in a petition seeking instructions to cap the cost of RT-PCR testing to test suspected Covid-19 patients to Rs 400 across the country. A bench of three high court judges, led by Chief Justice of India …
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MUMBAI: BJP Senior Leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday he said Shiv Sena “softened” his position in ‘love jihad‘after he formed a government with the NCP and Congress in Maharashtra last year. He also took shots at Sena MP Sanjay Raut on his statement questioning the implementation of any “love jihad” …
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BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has indicated that the Covid-19 vaccine is likely to be ready soon and has called on states to prepare for its rapid and effective distribution, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said on Tuesday. “He (PM) spoke about it (vaccine) and there are indications that it …
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PUNE: Ambassadors and envoys from 100 countries will visit the Serum Institute of India and Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd here on December 4 amid the coronavirus outbreak and the race for vaccines to fight the infection, a senior official said Tuesday. Pune Divisional Commissioner Saurabh Rao said there is a possibility …
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NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Execution (ED) raided facilities linked to Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik, who had made a motion of privilege in the Maharashtra assembly against Republic TVchief editor Arnab goswami and had requested an action against Kangana Ranaut for defaming the image of the state through his …
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LUCK: The Uttar Pradesh The government approved Tuesday a drought ordinance to address religious conversion for the sake of marriage, which could land offenders in jail for up to 10 years. An official spokesman said the state cabinet gave its go-ahead to the ordinance at its meeting chaired here by …
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MUMBAI: Expressing concern about large gatherings amid the second wave of Covid-19, Maharashtra Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct politicians to refrain from organizing protests. Thackeray brought up the issue of political protests at a meeting of the Prime Minister with top ministers …
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MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena on Tuesday he said ‘Love Jihad’ must be legally defined first, and BJP Leaders must come out of the “illusion” “that they can disturb the Maharashtra Government insisting on the issue. Without giving any names, an editorial in Sena spokesman ‘Saamana’ said that the BJP Minister …
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