Joe Biden celebrates 78th birthday today, will be oldest US President
President-elect Joe Biden turns 78 today on November 21, 2020 and after he takes over the reins of the country from Donald Trump he will be the oldest President in…
UP to bring ordinance, non-BJP state govts slam ‘love jihad’ law
Nearly a year after the amendment in the citizenship Act and talk of an all-India National Register of Citizens provoked several Chief Ministers to declare they would not implement the…
Mini Lockdown with 57-hour curfew in Ahmedabad from today, here’s what will remain open
In a move to check the alarming rise of novel coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad, authorities decided to impose a “complete curfew” from today (November 20). The curfew period begins from 9:00 pm…
First signs of ‘herd immunity’ in small population groups in Pune
In a first-of-its-kind finding for any Indian city, a new study conducted in Pune has revealed that close to 85 per cent of the people who had been found infected…
COVID-19: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start by this month, if ‘all goes well’
In a good news, BioNTech Chief Executive Ugur Sahin on Wednesday (November 18) said that deliveries of coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech-Pfizer could come as early as Christmas this year,…
PM Modi speaks with US President-elect Biden, discusses COVID-19, Indo-Pacific, climate change
US President-elect Joe Biden spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday night in their first phone conversation since the results of the US election was declared earlier this month.…
In a first, non-Muslim student Shubham Yadav tops all-India Islamic studies entrance exam
The common entrance test was held on September 20. The university that Alwar resident Shubham Yadav is the first non-Muslim candidate to top the exam. “This is the first time…
Bharat Biotech starts phase III trials for Covaxin; will it be world’s cheapest vaccine?
Bharat Biotech on Monday announced the commencement of phase III trials of the COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin. It is the largest clinical trial conducted for a COVID-19 vaccine in India. The…
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories to conduct an adaptive phase 2/3 human clinical trial for the vaccine in India.
The Russian Sputnik V vaccine has arrived in India following the nod to Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories to conduct an adaptive phase 2/3 human clinical trial for the…
ASEAN virtual summit today, PM Narendra Modi to co-chair virtual meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday will co-chair the ASEAN summit in which India participates with 10 other nations. The summit will be held vitually and is expected to focus…