Serum Institute to commence human trials for corona vaccine by Sept-Oct: Adar Poonawalla

New Delhi (IANS) In an exclusive interview with IANS, Adar Poonawalla, Chief Executive Officer, Serum Institute of India (SII), has said that SII has associated with US-based biotechnology firm Codagenix and developed a virus-vaccine candidate which…

Shivraj expands cabinet with 5 ministers, 2 from Scindia camp

Bhopal (IANS) Five ministers, including two from the Jyotiraditya Scindia camp, were sworn in by Governor Lalji Tandon on Tuesday noon at the Raj Bhavan in Bhopal. Social distancing was observed throughout the 20-minute ceremony.

Chief Minister…

China includes Arunachal in its updated map

New Delhi (IANS) China has included parts of Arunachal Pradesh within its international boundaries, an updated version issued by Sky Map has revealed.

Sky Map, China's authority on digital maps, is constructed and operated by a unit directly…

India-Canada relations frigid due to Pakistan

New Delhi/Ottawa (IANS) Ever since the diplomatically disastrous trip of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's to India two years ago, the New Delhi-Ottawa relations have been at an ebb. Reason: the increasing influence of Pakistan in Canada.

Bengal accuses NICED of giving defective corona test kits

Kolkata (IANS) The West Bengal government has accused the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) of supplying 'apparently defective' test kits resulting in delays in detecting the coronavirus infection, and urged the Indian…

Vijay Mallya loses appeal against extradition order to India

London (IANS) Fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya on Monday lost his appeal in an UK court against an extradition order to India on charges of fraud and money laundering to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore.

The High Court in London upheld a 2018 ruling…

Holistic handling of the pandemic taken forward

Prime Minister Narendra Modis expected announcement of an extension of the lockdown, till May 3 this time, reflected three important strands of the Centres policy of combating corona virus. First, it was rightly decided that the strategy of dealing…

Plea in SC: Let migrant workers return home after corona test

New Delhi (IANS) A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre to allow migrant workers' to return to their native places, after testing them for COVID-19, and the authorities concerned should ensure safe transportation.

These economic activities to begin from Monday

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Home Ministry has released a new list of services and activities which are being allowed to open from Monday.

The exemption will be applicable from April 20, in those areas of the country where the effect of coronavirus…

Screen Rohingya refugees who attended Tablighi meet: Govt to states

New Delhi (IANS) The government on Friday asked all the states and Union Territories to conduct coronavirus screening of Rohingya Muslim refugees who attended the religious congregations of the Tablighi Jamaat.

Official sources told IANS that…