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Bharat Biotech on Monday said it has submitted all documents required for the emergency use listing (EUL) of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to the World Health Organisation and expects a nod at the earliest.Last week, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan had said that...
23:20
Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party working committee member Ram Iqbal Singh on Monday attacked the Yogi Adityanath government over the violence in the recently held elections for block panchayat heads and said the BJP is no longer a party with a difference.Speaking to reporters in Ballia, Singh...
22:27
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rushed three teams to conduct rescue-and-search operations in the flash flood-affected regions in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Monday.The teams were sent after heavy rains hit many parts of the district and several people...
21:57
A senior physicist, who was pro-vice chancellor of University of Hyderabad and has thoroughly analysed the COVID-19 pattern in India, said on Monday that the third wave appeared to have set in on July 4.Dr VipinSrivastava, who has developed a method to observe the pattern of the number of cases...
21:11
Dominica Court grants interim bail to fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi on medical grounds to travel to Antigua & Barbuda.Bail granted strictly for medical treatment in Antigua.Interim bail granted till he's certified fit to travel, after that he has to return to Dominica. -- ANI
20:53
The National Investigation Agency has arrested three people from South Kashmir for allegedly being involved in a conspiracy of the banned terrorist organisation Islamic State (ISIS) to radicalise and recruit impressionable youths in India to wage violent jihad against the State.The NIA...
20:13
Around a dozen Bharatiya Janata Party leaders confined to a house in Patiala's Rajpura for nearly 12 hours allegedly by protesting farmers were rescued early Monday following a late night Punjab and Haryana high court order to the state police.Scores of farmers had Sunday laid siege to a BJP...
19:39
Sher Bahadur Deuba to take oath as the next Prime Minister of Nepal tomorrow.We are holding a discussion about the portfolio of ministers, says former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai. -- ANI
19:17
Medical entrance exam National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), which was earlier scheduled for August 1, will now be conducted on September 12, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced Monday.'The NEET-UG 2021, will be held on 12th September across the country following...
19:10
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the situation caused by heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh is being closely monitored with central authorities working in coordination with the state government.Flash floods triggered by heavy rains swept away buildings and cars at tourist spots in...
18:43
The Supreme Court on Monday deferred the hearing on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of section 124-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, which penalises the crime of 'sedition', to July 27.A bench of the top court, headed by Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, adjourned the matter...
18:10
India's industrial production grew 29.3 per cent in May, official data showed on Monday. According to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), manufacturing sector output surged 34.5 per cent in May 2021. Mining output climbed 23.3...
17:54
If you're heading for the hills, read this.The IMA expressed concern on Monday over governments and people being complacent and engaging in mass gatherings without following COVID-19 protocols, saying these events are potential super spreaders for a third wave of the...
17:42
Bharti Airtel was the top loser today.
17:35
Amid marked improvement in the coronavirus situation in Delhi, the number of people under home quarantine here has fallen to a low of 252 from over 54,000 on April 27 when the second wave was wreaking havoc in the capital. According to official figures, the number of active cases too has...
17:01
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains swept away buildings and cars at tourist spots as bad weather also led to the closure of the airport Dharamshala. A drain near Bhagsu Nag in upper Dharamsala adjoining Mecleodganj changed its course owing to heavy rains, sweeping away four cars and several...
16:22
Twenty-three people, including 12 in Jaipur, were killed and 27 injured in incidents of lightning strikes in Rajasthan, officials said on Monday. Besides Jaipur, the deaths were reported from six other six districts -- Kota, Jhalawar, Baran, Dholpur, Sawai Madhopur and Tonk -- according to the...
16:19
Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty closed on a flat note after a volatile session on Monday, following a mixed trend in global equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex ended 13.50 points or 0.03 per cent lower at 52,372.69, while the broader NSE Nifty inched 2.80 points or 0.02 per cent higher at...
16:00
World-renowned sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik works on a chariot (rath) on the occasion of Lord Jagannath's rath yatra which began today. Amidst beating of cymbals, blowing of conch shells and chanting of 'Hari Bol', Lord Jagannath and his celestial siblings' annual Ratha Jatra began in...
15:57
Adar Poonawalla with transgender activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi (standing)
SII CEO Adar Poonawalla says the vaccine manufacturing giant will be collaborating with a transgender activist to ensure the community is vaccinated. I've always believed that healthcare and dignity should be fundamental human rights. I look forward to collaborating with Laxmi Narayan Tripathi...
15:37
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Nepal on Monday received over 1.5 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine from the US at the time when the country is facing a severe shortage of the jabs. This is the first consignment of the single-shot vaccine Nepal has received. The US provided 1,534,850 doses to Nepal through the...
15:28
In 1999, Anthony Bourdain, then a chef at Les Halles brasserie, published Don't Eat Before Reading This,' an essay that chronicled his days and nights as a Manhattan cook. The piece, his first for The New Yorker, heralded the arrival of a singular new voice in food writing. With crackling...
15:16
Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner Ranvir Prasad on Monday informed that 41 people died due to lightning strikes across 16 districts in the state on Sunday night.As per the available information, 41 people have died due to lightning strikes across 16 districts in the state and 30 people have been...
15:03
Southwest Monsoon rains reached the desert district of Jaisalmer and Ganganagar, its last outposts, on Monday, but gave Delhi and parts of Haryana a miss. It rained in the periphery of Delhi -- Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh and Karnal in Haryana -- but clouds hovered over the national capital,...
14:58
Ahead of the monsoon session of the Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said that 311 members of the lower house have been fully vaccinated.The speaker further informed that all arrangements for conducting COVID-19 RT-PCR tests have been made. 23 members have not administered...
14:37
AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Monday brainstormed with senior Congress leaders from Uttar Pradesh on the preparations for the next year's assembly polls, as the party resolved to hit the streets against the BJP government over issues such as unemployment, price rise and law and...
14:22
Union Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development, Rajeev Chandrasekhar lost the blue verified badge on Twitter, which was restored later Twitter said the name change of his handle on the micro-blogging site could be the reason. Ominous beginnings,...
14:01
A decline in average daily vaccination against the coronavirus has been seen since June 21, when the new phase of universalisation of COVID-19 vaccination commenced, government data showed.According to data available on CoWIN platform, an average of 61.14 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine were...
13:42
The Monsoon Session of Parliament will take place from July 19 to August 13. Will have 19 business days, says Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. All members and media will be allowed in accordance with COVID rules. RTPCR test is not mandatory. We will request those who have not undergone...
13:36
Police use water cannon against Bharatiya Janata Party workers protesting against the government over the water crisis.Ah, the irony.
13:25
Mumbai's BKC Jumbo vaccination centre resumes inoculation after 2 days on hold. Low stocks force people to go back without vaccination. I have completed 84 days from my first dose. This centre is not receiving over 100 walk-ins asking to register online, says a senior citizen. Centres...
13:17
What is a Bengali's monsoon without ilish? Deep fried fish, roe et al floating in golden oil or steamed with a generous coating of mustard, the fish head and tail cooked with aubergine, or a light jhol speckled with kalo jeere and a green chilli or two thrown in. There is no disagreement, no...
12:50
Sushma Swaraj had been a people's minister going out of her way to help Indians stranded abroad
The late external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj is sorely missed. Five Indian sailors stranded in Iran have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help them get back to India and act against agents who duped them in the name of giving employment abroad, informed the Indian World Forum on...
12:36
Flipkart Group on Monday said it has raised USD 3.6 billion (about Rs 26,805.6 crore) in funding led by GIC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Walmart, valuing the e-commerce giant at USD 37.6 billion. The company, which competes with Amazon,...
12:32
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar on Monday said the Central government has already sent teams to the states where COVID-19 cases are rising.PM Narendra Modi will also review the Covid situation with Chief Ministers of North-East states at 11 am...
12:09
Maharashtra needs a minimum of three crore vaccine doses per month to inoculate the entire eligible population against coronavirus at the earliest, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Monday. Talking to PTI, Tope said the state's capacity is to vaccinate 15 lakh people daily,...
11:56
Actor-activist Deep Sidhu, who is accused of being the key conspirator of the violence that ensued at the Red Fort on Republic Day, appeared before a Delhi court on Monday. Sidhu and several other accused appeared before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gajender Singh Nagar through video...
11:35
And the decision is finally made. Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth says he does not have plans to enter politics in the future and dissolves his party Rajini Makkal Mandram.Rajinikanth, who disappointed several fans in 2020 by announcing he would stay away from politics, on Monday reignited...
11:10
Prithvi Apartments at South Mumbai
BMC has sealed 'Prithvi Apartments' building located at Altamount Road, South Mumbai as few people found COVID-19 positive. Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty resides in the building. Sunil Shetty's entire family is safe: BMC Assistant Commissioner Prashant Gaikwad.
10:51
India is vaccinating its adult population only
Emergency approval of Zydus Cadila's Covid-19 vaccine will take a few more days. The company has sought emergency use approval of ZyCoV-D, its DNA vaccine against Covid-19 for those aged 12 years and above, from DCGI.A vaccine against the coronavirus disease for children that is being...
10:33
Australia has brought back its supporting forces from Afghanistan amid the competition of US mission by end of August in the war-torn country, ending its 20-year presence.Australia's last supporting forces have been brought back to Australia, Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said, Khaama...
10:23
More than 1.54 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals to be administered, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. Over 38.86 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far through all sources...
10:04
Superstar Rajinikanth, who disappointed several fans in 2020 by announcing he would stay away from politics, on Monday reignited the political potboiler in Tamil Nadu by saying he would reconsider his decision.The actor said he would discuss with the district secretaries of Rajini Makkal Mandram...
09:37
India reported 37,154 fresh Covid-19 cases and 724 deaths in 24 hours on Monday. The nation's active caseload now stands at 4,50,899.
09:06
The 144th annual rath yatra of Lord Jagannath began in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city on Monday morning, but it was devoid of the usual festive fervour and crowds due to the curfew imposed on its route to bar people from taking part in it in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
08:48
England's Marcus Rashford looks dejected after missing a penalty during the penalty shootout
Three Black players who missed penalty kicks for England in the decisive European Championship shootout against Italy on Sunday night were subjected to racist abuse online, prompting the English Football Association to issue a statement condemning the language used against the players.Bukayo...
08:06
More than 84,000 Central Armed Police Forces personnel have tested positive for Covid-19 so far, and 331 have succumbed to the virus, data from the Union home ministry show.More than 35 per cent of infections and almost 40 per cent of deaths occurred in the period beginning from the third week of...
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