NEW DELHI: Facebook’s fact-checking team has not found any content that requires a ban the Bajrang Dalsaid the social media giant’s India boss Ajit Mohan parliamentary panel on Wednesday, sources said. Mohan deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, chaired by Congress Leader Shashi Tharoor. The panel had …
Read More »Kerala Local Bodies Polls: LDF Looks Ready to Repeat its 2015 Performance | India News
NEW DELHI: In a big boost for Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the PCM-led Democratic Left Front (LDF), although it overcame a number of controversies, was able to outperform the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Frente United Democratic led by the BJP National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Kerala …
Read More »Farmers’ protest: SC expresses displeasure at repeated requests to allow Salve to discuss | India News
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court On Wednesday he expressed his displeasure at repeated requests that lead attorney Harish Salve be silenced and allowed to raise a legal issue during the hearing on pleadings seeking the removal of protesters. farmers camping in borders from the national capital. A bank headed by …
Read More »Suvendu sets the stage for the final showdown with Mamata; BJP hopes to benefit | India News
NEW DELHI: Suvendu Adhikari, a trusted helper of Mamata banerjee for a long time, now you are just one step away from parting with the TMC. Hinting at a major showdown with the party, Suvendu held a closed-door meeting with other disgruntled leaders hours after he resigned as the Trinamool …
Read More »Covid-19: India records 26,382 new infections, 387 more deaths | India News
NEW DELHI: India’s number of Covid-19 cases increased to 99.32 lakh with 26,382 infections reported in one day, while the number of people who have recovered from the disease increased to 94.56 lakh, according to data updated by the Union Ministry of Health on Wednesday. The total count of coronavirus …
Read More »Agriculture Reforms India’s Domestic Affair: UK Foreign Secretary | India News
NEW DELHI: Ongoing farmer protests outside the national capital were debated between the visiting UK Foreign Secretary. Dominic raab and Chancellor S. Jaishankar. The UK drew a clear line between agricultural reforms as an internal Indian affair and the politics of farmers’ protests that resonate in British domestic politics. Speaking …
Read More »SC Dismisses Allegation Against Allahabad HC’s Order That Conversion for Marriage Is Unacceptable | India News
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday he refused to admit a petition to challenge the Allahabad High Court order which had held that “conversion solely for the purpose of marriage is unacceptable.” The superior court said the division bench The Superior Court has subsequently disapproved and annulled the challenged …
Read More »India May Need to Spend $ 1.8 Billion on Covid-19 Vaccines in Phase One, Documents Show | India News
NEW DELHI: India will have to spend between $ 1.4 billion and $ 1.8 billion on the first phase of a coronavirus vaccination program, even after receiving support under the global Covax vaccine exchange scheme, according to estimates by the GAVI vaccine alliance. India, which has the world’s second-highest number …
Read More »Covaxin induced a robust immune response in phase 1 trials: Bharat Biotech | India News
HYDERABAD: India’s first indigenous vaccine, Covaxin, managed to induce a robust immune response without any serious adverse events during phase 1 trials that were conducted on 375 volunteers, Bharat Biotech said in a research article. The company said that most of the adverse events seen during the study were mild …
Read More »Covid-19 Vaccines: Vaccinating Billions Means Finding Ways to Avoid a Patent Stalemate | India News
Covid-19 vaccines appear poised to protect millions of citizens of the world’s richest countries in the coming months. But inoculating the rest of the planet’s population may mean finding a way to overcome a stalemate on intellectual property. Representatives of the 164 member states of the World Trade Organization met …
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