NEW DELHI: BJP on Saturday celebrated the firm approval of US-based data firm Morning Consult of Narendra Modi’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying it is a testament to the prime minister’s handling of the crisis. Broadcasting and Information Minister Prakash Javadekar emphasized that the prime minister’s approval rating of …
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NEW DELHI: For the first time, the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune isolated and cultured the new British variant of SARS-CoV2, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) said on Saturday, stressing that no other country has so far reported now isolation. and cultivation of the latest UK …
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NEW DELHI: The Indian army has completed the acquisition of 12 high-performance patrol boats to improve its surveillance of large bodies of water, including the Pangong lake in the East Ladakh where India and China have been locked in a bitter border confrontation since early May. The Army said it …
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NEW DELHI: Congress is scheduled to convene a meeting of senior leaders to discuss organizational reform and follow up on the discussion held in early December that was widely viewed as an outreach to “letter writers” as well as brainstorming. on the political crisis facing the party and the need …
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NEW DELHI: India has successfully isolated and cultivated the British variant of Sars-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19 disease, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said Saturday. It is worth mentioning that no other country has so far reported successful isolation and culture of the British variant of SARS-CoV-2, …
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NEW DELHI: The Covid 19 vaccine will be provided free of charge to most priority beneficiaries, including one crore from healthcare and two crore from frontline workers, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said while a trial was underway nationwide to test readiness for the vaccination campaign on Saturday. Vardhan said details …
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COIMBATORE: On Saturday, DMK Chairman MK Stalin promised to resign politics if you were unable to prove the corruption charges against Tamil nadu municipal administration minister SP Velumani. Responding to Velumani’s challenge to prove the charges, Stalin said: “I am ready to leave politics. Are you (Velumani) ready?” The head …
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NEW DELHI: An expert panel from India’s central drug authority on Saturday recommended granting permission for emergency use of the Covid-19 vaccine developed in the country Covaxin under certain conditions, a day after giving a similar address for the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine, the sources said. Covaxin has been developed indigenously …
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NEW DELHI: The number of new Covid-19 cases was recorded below 20,000 in India on Saturday, bringing the country’s number of cases to 1,03,05,788, while the number of people who have recovered from the disease exceeded 99 lakh, according to the health ministry. A total of 19,079 people tested positive …
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NEW DELHI: The launch of the vaccine in India will begin with the availability of two injections, Covishield from Oxford-Astra Zeneca and Covaxin homegrown from Bharat Biotech, and the Comptroller General of Drugs of India is expected to issue final approvals that they will probably be announced on Sunday. The …
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