On Request For Sputnik 5 Vaccine Approval, Panel Seeks More Data: Sources
India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday February 25, 2021
The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Indian drug regulator has asked pharma giant Dr Reddy's Laboratories, the Indian manufacturer of Sputnik V, the Russia-developed coronavirus vaccine, for more data regarding its application for emergency use approval for the vaccine, sources said.
Shantanu Muluk, Accused In "Toolkit" Case, Can't Be Arrested Till March 9
India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday February 25, 2021
Activist Shantanu Muluk, one of the three main accused in the case involving an online document, or a "toolkit", cannot be arrested till March 9. A Delhi court today granted him protection from arrest till March 9 after Delhi Police sought more time to file a detailed reply to Mr Muluk's petition for a pre-arrest bail.
"Marvel In Making": Piyush Goyal Updates On 'World's Highest' Rail Bridge
India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday February 25, 2021
The iconic main arch of what is set to the world's highest railway bridge, in Jammu and Kashmir, is almost ready, over three years after construction began.
Sputnik 5, Efficacy 91.6%, For India? Meeting Today To Review
India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday February 24, 2021
The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Indian drug regulator will meet today to take up an application by pharma giant Dr Reddy's Laboratories seeking emergency approval for Sputnik V, the Russia-developed coronavirus vaccine. The vaccine has an efficacy of 91.6 per cent.
President's Rule Recommended In Puducherry As BJP, Allies Don't Stake Claim
India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday February 24, 2021
The union cabinet today recommended President's rule in Puducherry after the BJP and its allies did not stake claim to form government in the union territory, days after the Congress government collapsed. The cabinet move comes soon after Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan recommended the same.
Drone Camera Captures Big Protest By Teachers, Staff On Bengaluru Flyover
Karnataka News | Reported by Shonakshi Chakravarty, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday February 23, 2021
At least 3,000 teachers and non-teaching staff of private schools across Karnataka hit the streets today to protest, among other issues, the government's decision to reduce the tuition fee.
Amid Mutant Strain Fears, Experts Call For Genome Tests On "War-Footing"
India News | Reported by Parimal Kumar, Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday February 23, 2021
800 to 900 samples from Maharashtra and Kerala - two of the five states that have seen a rise in coronavirus cases in the recent days - have been sent for genome sequencing in the last one month, top sources in the Union Health Ministry said. This comes amid fear of the mutant strains of the virus.
Amid Covid Surge, Mumbai Mayor Distributes Masks At Popular Vegetable Market
Mumbai News | Reported by Sunilkumar M Singh, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday February 23, 2021
Amid a worrying resurgence of coronavirus cases in several states, including Maharashtra, the mayor of Mumbai was seen distributing face masks to people at a famous market in the city this morning. Mayor Kishori Pednekar visited the Dadar vegetable market along with civic body officials and distributed masks to people. In a tweet in Marathi, she sa...
"Country Needs Explanation": Doctors' Body On Patanjali's 'Coronil' Row
India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday February 22, 2021
Yoga teacher Ramdev's claims on Patanjali's Coronil as the "first evidence-based medicine for COVID-19", made in the presence of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, has drawn blistering criticism from the Indian Medical Association (IMA). The medical body has questioned how the Health Minister could promote a "falsely fabricated, unscientific prod...
Poet-Activist Varavara Rao, 81, Granted Bail In Bhima Koregaon Case
India News | Reported by Sunilkumar M Singh, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday February 22, 2021
Varavara Rao, the 81-year-old poet-activist who has been in jail for over two years in the Koregaon-Bhima case, was granted bail for six months by the Bombay High Court today on medical grounds.
Supreme Court Allows Karti Chidambaram To Travel Abroad, With Condition
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday February 22, 2021
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, being probed in the INX Media money laundering case, has been allowed by the Supreme Court to travel abroad. He has also been asked to deposit Rs 2 crore with the court.
Girl Attacked With Acid In UP, Accused Arrested In 6 Hours
India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday February 22, 2021
A girl in western Uttar Pradesh's Hapur distruct, 86 km from Delhi, was attacked with acid inside her home. The incident took place last night. She is in a serious condition and is admitted to a government hospital in neighbouring Meerut district. Doctors said she has serious burn injuries.
Fact-Check: Viral Video Of Crowded Mumbai Station Is From Pre-Covid Times
Mumbai News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday February 19, 2021
A video of a train station in Mumbai, with false claims that it was from this month right after local trains reopened to the general public, has been widely circulated social media in the recent weeks. The 21-second clip shows huge crowds on the platform as well as the on the tracks, trying to get in and out of trains at the Borivali station in the...
Delhi Cop Attacked With Sword By Man Who Drove Away With Police Car
Delhi News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday February 17, 2021
A man who was at the farmers' protest site at the Delhi-Haryana border in Singhu attacked a Delhi Police official with a sword last night.
"Whatever Was Done Was A Sacred Duty": Kiran Bedi's Farewell Note
India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday February 17, 2021
Kiran Bedi thanked the government for a "life time experience" as the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry, after she was removed from the top post last night amid a crisis in the ruling Congress government in the union territory. The Congress government has slipped into a minority after four Congress leaders resigned from the Assembly since last mont...
On Request For Sputnik 5 Vaccine Approval, Panel Seeks More Data: Sources
India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday February 25, 2021
The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Indian drug regulator has asked pharma giant Dr Reddy's Laboratories, the Indian manufacturer of Sputnik V, the Russia-developed coronavirus vaccine, for more data regarding its application for emergency use approval for the vaccine, sources said.
Shantanu Muluk, Accused In "Toolkit" Case, Can't Be Arrested Till March 9
India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday February 25, 2021
Activist Shantanu Muluk, one of the three main accused in the case involving an online document, or a "toolkit", cannot be arrested till March 9. A Delhi court today granted him protection from arrest till March 9 after Delhi Police sought more time to file a detailed reply to Mr Muluk's petition for a pre-arrest bail.
"Marvel In Making": Piyush Goyal Updates On 'World's Highest' Rail Bridge
India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday February 25, 2021
The iconic main arch of what is set to the world's highest railway bridge, in Jammu and Kashmir, is almost ready, over three years after construction began.
Sputnik 5, Efficacy 91.6%, For India? Meeting Today To Review
India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday February 24, 2021
The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Indian drug regulator will meet today to take up an application by pharma giant Dr Reddy's Laboratories seeking emergency approval for Sputnik V, the Russia-developed coronavirus vaccine. The vaccine has an efficacy of 91.6 per cent.
President's Rule Recommended In Puducherry As BJP, Allies Don't Stake Claim
India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday February 24, 2021
The union cabinet today recommended President's rule in Puducherry after the BJP and its allies did not stake claim to form government in the union territory, days after the Congress government collapsed. The cabinet move comes soon after Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan recommended the same.
Drone Camera Captures Big Protest By Teachers, Staff On Bengaluru Flyover
Karnataka News | Reported by Shonakshi Chakravarty, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday February 23, 2021
At least 3,000 teachers and non-teaching staff of private schools across Karnataka hit the streets today to protest, among other issues, the government's decision to reduce the tuition fee.
Amid Mutant Strain Fears, Experts Call For Genome Tests On "War-Footing"
India News | Reported by Parimal Kumar, Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday February 23, 2021
800 to 900 samples from Maharashtra and Kerala - two of the five states that have seen a rise in coronavirus cases in the recent days - have been sent for genome sequencing in the last one month, top sources in the Union Health Ministry said. This comes amid fear of the mutant strains of the virus.
Amid Covid Surge, Mumbai Mayor Distributes Masks At Popular Vegetable Market
Mumbai News | Reported by Sunilkumar M Singh, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday February 23, 2021
Amid a worrying resurgence of coronavirus cases in several states, including Maharashtra, the mayor of Mumbai was seen distributing face masks to people at a famous market in the city this morning. Mayor Kishori Pednekar visited the Dadar vegetable market along with civic body officials and distributed masks to people. In a tweet in Marathi, she sa...
"Country Needs Explanation": Doctors' Body On Patanjali's 'Coronil' Row
India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday February 22, 2021
Yoga teacher Ramdev's claims on Patanjali's Coronil as the "first evidence-based medicine for COVID-19", made in the presence of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, has drawn blistering criticism from the Indian Medical Association (IMA). The medical body has questioned how the Health Minister could promote a "falsely fabricated, unscientific prod...
Poet-Activist Varavara Rao, 81, Granted Bail In Bhima Koregaon Case
India News | Reported by Sunilkumar M Singh, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday February 22, 2021
Varavara Rao, the 81-year-old poet-activist who has been in jail for over two years in the Koregaon-Bhima case, was granted bail for six months by the Bombay High Court today on medical grounds.
Supreme Court Allows Karti Chidambaram To Travel Abroad, With Condition
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday February 22, 2021
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, being probed in the INX Media money laundering case, has been allowed by the Supreme Court to travel abroad. He has also been asked to deposit Rs 2 crore with the court.
Girl Attacked With Acid In UP, Accused Arrested In 6 Hours
India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday February 22, 2021
A girl in western Uttar Pradesh's Hapur distruct, 86 km from Delhi, was attacked with acid inside her home. The incident took place last night. She is in a serious condition and is admitted to a government hospital in neighbouring Meerut district. Doctors said she has serious burn injuries.
Fact-Check: Viral Video Of Crowded Mumbai Station Is From Pre-Covid Times
Mumbai News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday February 19, 2021
A video of a train station in Mumbai, with false claims that it was from this month right after local trains reopened to the general public, has been widely circulated social media in the recent weeks. The 21-second clip shows huge crowds on the platform as well as the on the tracks, trying to get in and out of trains at the Borivali station in the...
Delhi Cop Attacked With Sword By Man Who Drove Away With Police Car
Delhi News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday February 17, 2021
A man who was at the farmers' protest site at the Delhi-Haryana border in Singhu attacked a Delhi Police official with a sword last night.
"Whatever Was Done Was A Sacred Duty": Kiran Bedi's Farewell Note
India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday February 17, 2021
Kiran Bedi thanked the government for a "life time experience" as the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry, after she was removed from the top post last night amid a crisis in the ruling Congress government in the union territory. The Congress government has slipped into a minority after four Congress leaders resigned from the Assembly since last mont...
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