HYDERABAD, JULY 4 : A vaccine for COVID-19 cannot be expected before early next year as the process involves a lot of clinical trials and data testing, a top official of CSIR-CCMB said on Saturday, a day after ICMR said it aims to launch the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine by August 15. Rakesh K Mishra, […]Continue Reading
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MUMBAI, JULY 3 : The recommencement of commercial passenger flight services in a graded manner is unlikely to help the domestic aviation industry recover in the current financial year with domestic air traffic expected to shrink by 41- 46 per cent and international travel demand by a negative 67-72 per cent year-on-year owing to COVID-19, […]Continue Reading
Mumbai,JUL 3: Renowned choreographer Saroj Khan, the name behind some of the most famous songs in Bollywood such as Dhak Dhak and Ek Do Teen, died of cardiac arrest early on Friday morning. She was 71. The three-time National Award winner was not keeping well for some time. She was admitted to Guru Nanak Hospital […]Continue Reading
New Delhi, JUL 3: India’s COVID-19 cases soared by over 20,000 in a day for the first time taking the country’s total tally to 6,25,544 on Friday, while the death toll climbed to 18,213 with 379 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country recorded 20,903 coronavirus infections in the last 24 […]Continue Reading
New Delhi, JUL 3: Days after a violent face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in East Ladakh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reached Leh with Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat. Modi reached Leh around 9.30 am, sources said. The prime minister is presently at one of the forward locations in Nimu and […]Continue Reading
New Delhi,JUL 2: India and Chinese militaries have emphasised on the need for an expeditious, phased and step wise de-escalation as a priority at a nearly 12-hour corps commander-level meeting on Tuesday which was aimed at ending the seven-week bitter standoff in eastern Ladakh, military sources said. They said the discussions at the talks reflected […]Continue Reading
Srinagar,JUL 2 : The death of a 65-year-old bystander in the presence of his three-year-old grandson during a gunfight between security forces and militants cast a pall of gloom over the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday. A CRPF jawan too was killed in the gunfight and two others were injured in an attack carried out by […]Continue Reading
New Delhi, JUL: China on Tuesday evening opposed and expressed serious concern over India’s decision late on Monday to ban 59 Chinese Apps including the very popular TikTok on national security grounds, and asked New Delhi to stop the “discrimination”. The Chinese Embassy said it suspected the Indian move violates World Trade Organisation (WTO) guidelines, […]Continue Reading
In his sixth address to the nation since the coronavirus lockdown began in March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that India would move towards a “one nation, one ration card” system to help the poor across the country. The announcement comes at a time when the NDA-ruled Centre has been facing flak for […]Continue Reading
Mumbai (ANI): India regained its status of the world’s fastest-growing major economy in the October-December quarter, surpassing China’s growth after a gap of one year, driven by a pick-up in manufacturing and services sectors. India, Asia’s third largest economy, grew 7.2 per cent in the October-December quarter, its fastest pace in five quarters, Continue Reading
