Written by Varinder Bhatia | Chandigarh | Updated: December 5, 2020 5:17:21 pm Haryana’s Health Minister Anil Vij received the Covaxin vaccine on November 20 (File photo). Just two weeks after he was given a test injection of Covaxin from Bharat Biotech, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij tested positive for …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 5, 2020 5:50:32 pm Farmers block a road near Ghazipur on December 4, 2020 (Express photo: Prem Nath Pandey) The protesting farmers have called Bharat Bandh on December 8 one day after the fourth round of talks between them and …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 5, 2020 2:25:51 pm Bharat Biotech is developing the vaccine in collaboration with the National Institute of Virology and the Indian Council for Medical Research. Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech said on Saturday that the efficacy of its vaccine, Covaxin, for the …
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By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Updated: December 5, 2020 11:09:26 am Head of NCP Sharad Pawar The chairman of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Sharad Pawar, said that the former head of Congress, Rahul Gandhi, appears to lack the “coherence” necessary to be accepted as leader by the …
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Written by Manoj CG | New Delhi | Updated: December 5, 2020 7:00:05 am Farmers protest at the Singhu border on Friday. (Express photo by Amit Mehra) It was an announced crisis. Farmers’ protests on the Delhi borders and their discussions with the government in Vigyan Bhavan – another round …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma, Manraj Grewal Sharma, Raakhi Jagga | Chandigarh, New Delhi | December 5, 2020 4:25:58 am Farmers at the Singhu border in New Delhi on Friday. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna) Having announced its intention to address key farmers’ concerns such as leveling the playing field between …
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Written by Asad Rehman | Lucknow | December 5, 2020 4:45:26 am Under UP’s Prohibition of Illegal Conversion of Religion Ordinance of 2020, anyone wishing to convert to another religion must request permission from the District Magistrate at least two months in advance. (Representative image) Muslim youth whose the wedding …
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Written by Janardhan Koushik | Chennai | Updated: December 4, 2020 2:43:04 pm Rajinikanth has confirmed on Thursday that his party will participate in the next elections in Tamil Nadu. AIADMK coordinator and Tamil Nadu Senior Deputy Minister O Panneerselvam has hinted at a possible alliance with actor Rajinikanth, who …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | December 4, 2020 11:26:45 am A quarantined woman greets from a bus. (AP Photo: Eugene Hoshiko, file) This week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shortened quarantine periods, from the previously recommended 14 days, for those who may have been …
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By: PTI | New Delhi | Updated: December 4, 2020 10:12:25 pm According to the analysis, India is the main buyer of the COVID-19 vaccine, followed by the European Union, which has confirmed 1.58 billion doses, and the US. India is the largest buyer of COVID-19 vaccines in the world …
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