DELHI / LONDON: Weeks before the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, which was to be the main guestBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson canceled his visit to India on Tuesday citing a new lockdown in England and the rapid spread of the new Covid strain. Both sides downplayed the development …
Read More »India-wide vaccine launch scheduled for next week: Government | India News
NEW DELHI: The government will launch the Covid-19 vaccine next week, and Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said this would happen within 10 days after the emergency use authorization being granted. The Indian regulator granted the EUA on January 3. This is the first time the government has officially spoken of …
Read More »During the pandemic, restricted use of the vaccine was considered based on safety and immunogenicity data: Head of ICMR | India News
NEW DELHI: In a pandemic situation, emergency use of vaccinations is considered based on safety and immunogenicity data while phase three clinical trial It is underway, the head of the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), Balram Bhargava, said on Tuesday. Explaining the process followed to grant approval to the …
Read More »UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Cancels Visit to India, Citing Need to Monitor Virus Response | India News
NEW DELHI: UK Prime Minister Boris johnson on Tuesday he postponed his visit to India later this month, citing the need to monitor the response to the pandemic at home, Reuters reported. Johnson was invited to participate in the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 as the main guest. “The …
Read More »Congress did not recognize the end of his charismatic leadership: Pranab Mukherjee in the latest book | India News
NEW DELHI: Congress’s failure to recognize the end of its charismatic leadership was one of many reasons for its defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, according to the former president Pranab Mukherjee those who felt a lack of extraordinary leaders reduced the establishment to a “government of averages.” Mukherjee …
Read More »Government ready to launch the vaccine within 10 days of the approval date: Ministry of Health | India News
NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Health said Tuesday that the government is ready to implement a Covid-19 vaccine within 10 days of the approval date. The announcement means that the vaccination process in India could start no later than next week. On January 3, the Comptroller General of Drugs …
Read More »Benami Asset Case: IT Officials at Robert Vadra’s Residence to Record Statement | India News
NEW DELHI: A team of income tax department officials arrived Tuesday at the residence of Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, for the second consecutive day to record her statement regarding ‘benami’ property case. The team arrived at around 2:45 p.m. at Vadra’s Sukhdev Vihar residence in Delhi, …
Read More »BJP: From abroad, Rahul Gandhi directing the Cong rumors | India News
NEW DELHI: Escalating Attack on Congress for Questioning DCGI Approval of Covid Vaccines, BJP Said Monday Rahul gandhi, while on vacation abroad, he choreographed the rumor mill by enlisting his colleagues Jairam Ramesh and Shashi tharoor to create confusion among people. At a press conference, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said …
Read More »Jaishankar in Lanka as India’s eyes nod for their big projects | India News
NEW DELHI: Continuing Neighborhood Engagement, Chancellor S Jaishankar He will travel to Sri Lanka on an official visit on Tuesday. An official statement said: “He will hold talks with his counterpart and the Sri Lankan leadership on the full range of bilateral relations.” Jaishankar was one of the first to …
Read More »Bird flu outbreak in Himachal, Kerala, Rajasthan | India News
Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Rajasthan confirmed on Monday that bird flu is the cause of death for hundreds of birds even like various other states, including Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand, warned about the disease. Migratory bird deaths – 2,300 as of Monday – in the Pong Dam reservoir area …
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