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WITH FORCES KEEPING TIGHT VIGIL, ISI GOES ONLINE TO FILL TERROR VACANCIES

04 Jan 2021

With India’s security forces upping the ante against terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI and terror groups are now carrying out recruitment in the Valley through virtual mode. Direct physical interactions have become difficult due to the security forces’ hawk-eyed vigil, officials told news agency PTI on...

A DECISIVE TURNING POINT: PM MODI ON VACCINE APPROVAL

04 Jan 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded scientists of the country after the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) gave approval to Serum Institute of India’s ‘Covishield’ vaccine and Bharat Biotech’s ‘Covaxin’ for emergency use, paving the way for its roll-out and administration to millions. “A decisive turning point to...

INDIA’S WAIT OVER, DRUG REGULATOR CALLS COVID-19 VACCINES 110% SAFE

04 Jan 2021

India’s central drug authority, Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), on Sunday announced the formal approval for the Covid-19 vaccines of Oxford-AstraZeneca, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and Bharat Biotech, saying they would be administered in two dosages each. Drugs Controller General of India V.G. Somani said that the two...

Series of temples attacked in Andhra, CM Jagan assures stringent action

02 Jan 2021

Vandalism of temples and desecration of idols continue in Andhra Pradesh. Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy has said that perpetrators of attacks on temples will not be spared and directed police to take stringent action against the vandals. It has caused public outrage and Opposition parties are demanding stringent action....

Pakistan spies trying to call Indian jawans to gather sensitive information: Intel

02 Jan 2021

Pakistani spies are trying to call Indian jawans by introducing themselves as senior officers to gather sensitive information, intelligence agencies have warned. According to the senior official, intelligence input says that Pakistan officers may randomly call the control rooms, offices to gather information by introducing them as senior officers of...

COVISHIELD GETS EXPERT PANEL NOD, BUT BHARAT BIOTECH WILL HAVE TO WAIT

02 Jan 2021

Covishield, the novel coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and drug manufacturer AstraZeneca, has become the first vaccine to secure recommendation for emergency use approval in India. The recommendation was made by a government-appointed expert panel on Friday. However, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) will take...

Daily Covid recoveries outnumber new cases for 33 days in a row

01 Jan 2021

Daily recoveries of Covid-19 have outnumbered daily new cases in India for the last 33 days successively. The national recovery rate has now crossed 96 percent. India›s caseload currently stands at 10,281,229, with 21,957 fresh Covid-19 cases. The country›s death toll has mounted to 148,932. With 1,932,112 cases, Maharashtra has...

CBSE board exams from 4 May-10 June, results 15 July: Education Minister

01 Jan 2021

After a long wait, students can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Exams for Class 10 and Class 12 students in schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be held from 4 May to 10 June and results will be announced on 15 July, Union Education...

PM CAUTIONS PEOPLE AGAINST RUMOURS AS INDIA GETS READY FOR VACCINE DRY RUN

01 Jan 2021

Cautioning Indians against rumours about coronavirus vaccination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the country is preparing to undertake the world’s largest vaccination drive against the infection. Speaking after laying the foundation stone of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Gujarat’s Rajkot via videoconference,...

Amid farm protests, BJP-JJP suffer civic poll jolt in Haryana

31 Dec 2020

Following the debacle in the Baroda byelection held recently, the BJP-JJP alliance witnessed defeat in mayoral elections as it lost two out of three seats. Haryana Jan Chetna Party’s contestant Shakti Rani Sharma emerged as winner in the Ambala mayor election, defeating the BJP candidate with a huge margin of...

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