NEW DELHI: The income tax department visited the facility on Monday Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, to record her statement regarding her Investigation against him under the benami estate law, official sources said. They said Vadra was asked to join the investigation at the tax authority’s office, …
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NEW DELHI / BATHINDA: The seventh round of talks between the Center and the farm unions Monday was unfinished. The latter insisted that the new farm laws should be scrapped, which has been at the top of his agenda, and nothing less was acceptable. The government responded and continued to …
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NEW DELHI: The seventh round of negotiations between farmers and the government remained unfinished on Monday, with the former maintaining its demand that the three central agricultural laws be repealed. However, both sides agreed to hold the eighth round of talks on January 7. These are the key developments of …
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NEW DELHI: Even when the chances of re-infection with Covid-19 are low, vaccination against Covid-19 is likely to protect people from severe symptoms if a new infection occurs after the immunity of the vaccine expires, says AIIMS director Dr. Randeep Guleria. Dr. Guleria said that long-term studies will be needed …
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KOLKATA: Hitting those led by BJP central government for abolishing the Planning commission conceptualized by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Prime Minister of West Bengal Mamata banerjee on Monday he said his government would create a similar body to advance the ideas and vision of the national hero. She urged the …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court It is scheduled to deliver its verdict on Tuesday on a series of allegations, which have questioned several aspects, including the environmental authorization granted to the ambitious Central Vista draft. The redevelopment of Central Vista, announced in September 2019, envisages a new triangular Parliament building, …
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HYDERABAD: Bharat Biotech founder and president Dr. Krishna Ella lashed out Monday at naysayers who criticized the speed at which emergency use authorization (EUA) was granted to Covaxin, the Covid-19 vaccine from the company. “We don’t deserve this backlash,” he said, urging people to stop politicizing the issue. Without naming …
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UNITED NATIONS: Five new countries – India, Mexico, Norway, Ireland and Kenya – formally joined the UN Security Council on Monday at a time of growing polarization in the body charged with maintaining world peace and security. They participated in a first meeting aimed at approving an agenda proposed by …
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UNITED NATIONS: India’s flag will be installed in the surveillance of the United Nations Security Council on Monday when the country begins its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the powerful UN body. The flags of the five new incoming non-permanent members will be installed on the stakeout during …
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Artists put the finishing touches on a graffiti on the wall in Kolkata, honoring frontline COVID-19 warriors. (Express photo: Partha Paul) Coronavirus India Live Updates: Amid questions raised by experts and opposition about the restricted-use approval granted to Covaxin despite no efficacy data from phase III trials, Bharat Biotech MD …
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