BHUBANESWAR: Preparations are underway at a hospital here for the start of the second phase of the human clinical trial of ‘Covaxin’, the COVID-19 vaccine indigenous to India, authorities said. “The Phase I trial is still continuing as we are planning to start the Phase II trial shortly,” said Dr. …
Read More »Corona recap: Pandemic hits GDP, states ease lockdown restrictions and more | India News
NEW DELHI: The national lockdown imposed with the intention of containing the spread of the coronavirus in India has also had a drastic impact on the national economy, as gross internal figures released by the government on Monday showed. On the other hand, the number of coronavirus cases in India …
Read More »Indian Army Defeats Chinese Troops, Occupies Strategic Height Near South Shore of Pangong Lake: Sources | India News
LEH: In a strategically significant move, the Indian army has occupied the height on the south bank of Pangong Tso in Ladakh which will give you an advantage in the area. Sources said that on the night of August 29-30, a special operations battalion moved into the area and occupied …
Read More »Hope, the judges’ January 2018 presser was “the first and last time,” says SC | India News
Reuters file photo NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court On Monday, he said he hoped the January 12, 2018 press conference of the four highest-ranking Supreme Court judges would be the “first and last time” the justices have gone to the media. The four highest judges of the supreme court at …
Read More »India strengthens its military presence at all strategic points in the Pangong Lake area: Sources | India News
NEW DELHI: The Indian military has significantly improved the deployment of troops and weapons at all “strategic points” around Lake Pangong in eastern Ladakh following a failed attempt by the Chinese PLA to unilaterally change the status quo in the area, they said. Authorized sources on Monday. . The Army …
Read More »Will pay a fine to SC, reserves the right to present a plea for review against the judgment in the contempt case: Bhushan | India News
NEW DELHI: Activist Attorney Prashant Bhushan said Monday that it will present the symbolic Re 1 fine imposed by the Supreme Court in the contempt case for his tweets against him judicial, but he also indicated that he would present a request for review against the order. Bhushan said he …
Read More »India News from the China border: New clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in Pangong Tso | India News
NEW DELHI: In a further escalation of the ongoing military confrontation in eastern Ladakh since early May, new clashes broke out between Indian and Chinese troops on the southern bank of the Pangong Tso during the middle night of Saturday and Sunday. There was no immediate official word on whether …
Read More »We have a leader in Sonia, Rahul, so there is no urgency for the polls: Salman Khurshid | India News
NEW DELHI: Uncomfortable conversations have taken place between Congress leadership and the G-23 since both sides emerged from a stormy CWC meeting following the letter to the party chief Sonia Gandhi questioning absent leadership and organizational decline. In the meantime, senior member Salman Khurshid he questioned the demand of election …
Read More »Online Chess Olympiad: India and Russia joint winners | India News
NAGPUR: After a lost connection and two lost games, an appeal to the World Chess Federation was successful as India and Russia were declared joint winners of the Fide Online Chess Olympiad on Sunday. The long-awaited grand finale, followed by an audience of more than 64,000 people, ended on a …
Read More »India’s First Cardiologist Dies from Covid at 103 Years Old | India News
NEW DELHI: India’s first cardiologist, Dr. SI Padmavati, passed away on Saturday night due to Covid-19. She was 103 years old. Dr. OP Yadav, executive director of the National Heart Institute (NHI), where she was admitted 11 days ago, said Dr. Padmavati developed a serious infection in both lungs, which …
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