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White House Refuses To Comment On Lifting Ban On Vaccine Raw Materials Export To India
A reporter at White House asked, “And do you have any plans to address Serum’s concerns?” Washington: The White House on Monday did not respond to questions on the request by Serum Institute of India (SII) to lift export ban on certain raw materials needed for ramping up production...
India Added To UK Covid ‘Red List’: What It Means
All passengers entering Britain must have coronavirus-negative reports (File) New Delhi: Britain on Monday included India on the coronavirus ‘red list’ of nations, banning all arrivals from the country amid a huge spurt of cases. The decision was announced hours after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelled his visit...
Britain Adds India To Travel Red List After COVID-19 Surge
Britain on Monday imposed its strictest travel curbs on India after virus surge. (File) London: Britain on Monday imposed its strictest travel curbs on India after an explosion of coronavirus cases there, hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson called off a trip to New Delhi. Health Secretary Matt Hancock...
Vaccine For All Above 18 Starting May 1
So far, the government had allowed vaccinations only for frontline workers and those above 45. (File) New Delhi: Vaccinations will be opened to all above 18 from May 1, the government announced today after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of meetings over India’s response to record daily...
Delhi Schools On Summer Vacation From Tomorrow To June 9
Earlier the summer vacation was scheduled from May 11 to June 3 (Representational) New Delhi: The Delhi government today issued a circular advancing the summer vacation in all city schools as the national capital fights a massive battle against coronavirus. The vacation, earlier scheduled from May 11 to June...
Delhi Lockdown Long Queues At Delhi Liquor Stores As City Set To Shut Down For 6 Days
Delhi lockdown: Liquor stores saw long queues after the lockdown was announced New Delhi: Large queues were seen at several liquor stores in Delhi today moments after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a six-day lockdown from 10 pm tonight till 5 am next Monday to tackle the raging coronavirus...
CSK vs RR: Rajasthan Royals Suffer Collapse As Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja Spin Chennai Super Kings To Victory
Dwayne Bravo (20 not out off 8), Ambati Raydu (27 off 17) and Ali (26 off 20) helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) post 188 for nine after being put in to bat in Match 5 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Rajasthan Royals (RR) made a...
Johnson And Johnson Seeks India’s Permission For Phase 3 Trial Of 1-Shot Vaccine: Report
The J&J vaccine can be stored for up to three months in a temperature between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius. New Delhi: Multinational pharma giant Johnson & Johnson has applied to India’s drug regulator seeking permission to conduct phase-3 clinical trial of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in India as...
100% Advance Till July Given To Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech: Sources
Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and SII’s Covishield are the two Covid vaccines available in India (File) New Delhi: The centre has given 100 per cent advance to two of India’s Covid vaccine manufacturers till July, senior sources in the Finance Ministry told NDTV on Monday night. The advance – calculated...
IPL 2021 Live Cricket Score, CSK vs RR: Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja Effect Dramatic Collapse From Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings On Top
CSK vs RR Live Score: Ravindra Jadeja jolted the RR batting line-up with quick wickets.© BCCI/IPL Chennai Super Kings (CSK) rocked the Rajasthan Royals (RR) top-order with the wickets of Sanju Samson (one runs off five balls) and Manan Vohra (14 runs off 11 balls) early on to Sam Curran....
Arvind Kejriwal Says Main Hoon Na, But Migrant Workers Head Home
Earlier in the day, Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the migrant workers to not leave Delhi. New Delhi: Hundreds of migrant workers gathered at Anand Vihar ISBT in Delhi to catch a bus home, hours after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a week-long lockdown and appealed to them with folded...
TINA. We Need Lockdowns
What a mess we have made. All of our own making. Each one of us has at some point been derelict. Avoided a mask, didn’t observe social distance or worse, didn’t report or test when we had mild Covid symptoms. So, we are all at fault for where we...
Former PM Manmohan Singh Tests Positive, Hospitalised: Report
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week (File) New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 88, has tested positive for COVID-19 and been admitted to the Trauma Centre of Delhi’s AIIMS, according to news agency ANI. The veteran Congress leader, who was administered...
Centre Clarifies On Remdesivir, Says Not Life-Saving Drug
The Union Health Ministry said Remdesivir was only an “experimental investigational drug” (File) New Delhi: Remdesivir is not a life-saving drug and its “unnecessary or irrational” use on Covid patients is unethical, the centre tweeted on Monday, amid massive demand for the medicine triggered by an unprecedented surge in...
Remdesivir, Maharashtra: No Clue How BJP Got Involved In Remdesivir Issue
FDA sources said it had not given any political party permission to procure the medicine Mumbai: Sources in the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) have “no idea” how Maharashtra BJP leaders Devendra Fadnavis and Pravin Darekar became involved in efforts to procure Remdesivir for the state. The Mumbai police...
Child Saved By A Hair’s Breadth, Railway Employee’s Daring Act
Mayur Shelke managed to rescue the child and jump onto the platform just in time New Delhi: A railway official in Maharashtra risked his life to save a child who fell on the tracks as a train was approaching the platform. The incident took place in Vangani railway station...
Tina Ambani’s Birthday Post For Brother-In-Law Mukesh Ambani
A photograph shared by Tina Ambani on Instagram. Tina Ambani posted a message on Instagram to wish brother-in-law Mukesh Ambani on his birthday. She took to Instagram this morning to share two photos of Mukesh Ambani, describing him as a “loving son, brother and brother-in-law”. The first photo shows...
Boris Johnson’s India Visit Next Week Cancelled Due To COVID-19
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his April 25 visit to India due to current coronavirus situation. “In view of the prevailing current coronavirus situation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not be able to travel to India next week. Instead, Prime Ministers Modi and Johnson will speak later...
