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BJP’S NATIONAL EXECUTIVE MEET WILL DISCUSS ELECTIONS, INFLATION, COVID

06 Nov 2021

Bharatiya Janata Party’s top leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Jagat Prakash Nadda will participate in a national executive meeting on Sunday to discuss the strategies for the upcoming Assembly elections in five states and the course correction needed, if any, in view of last week’s bypoll...

PM asks officials to widen vaccination coverage, go door to door

04 Nov 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday exhorted officials to ensure that the country widens its Covid-19 vaccination coverage by the end of the year and enters the new year with renewed self-belief and confidence. The Prime Minister urged health workers to take the vaccine to the doorstep of the people...

CENTRE CUTS EXCISE DUTY ON PETROL BY RS 5, DIESEL BY RS 10

04 Nov 2021

In a significant decision, the Centre on Wednesday reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel to bring down the prices of the two petroleum products which had been seeing an upward trend. The relief to consumers came on the eve of Diwali. The Finance Ministry said that excise duty on...

MADE IN INDIA COVAXIN GETS WHO NOD FOR EMERGENCY USE

04 Nov 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued emergency use listing (EUL) for India’s indigenous vaccine Covaxin, adding to a growing portfolio of vaccines validated by WHO for prevention of Covid-19. The WHO said in a tweet that the Technical Advisory Group, convened by World Health Organisation (WHO), has determined that...

Anil Deshmukh sent to ED custody till 6 November

03 Nov 2021

A special PMLA court in Mumbai on Tuesday sent former Home Minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh, who was arrested in a money laundering case on Monday night, to four days of Enforcement Directorate custody till 6 November. The court, however, allowed Anil Deshmukh’s application for homemade food and medicines during...

‘Bypoll results are a setback for BJP’

03 Nov 2021

The results for the bypolls held for 30 Assembly seats and three Lok Sabha seats, spread across 14 states and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, are likely to come as a wake-up call for the ruling BJP. Of these 30 seats, the BJP was contesting on 21 seats...

BYPOLLS: BJP-LED ALLIANCE SWEEPS ASSAM; CONG WINS BIG IN HIMACHAL

03 Nov 2021

The BJP, Congress and the Shiv Sena won one Lok Sabha seat each, while Assembly segments threw up a mixed bag with results favouring ruling parties in several states as votes were counted on Tuesday. The results for the bypolls held for 30 Assembly seats and three Lok Sabha seats,...

Australia adds Covaxin to list of ‘recognised’ Covid vaccines

02 Nov 2021

The Australian government on Monday gave recognition to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin Covid-19 vaccine for the purpose of establishing a traveller’s vaccination status in the country. “Today, the Therapeutic Goods Administration determined that Covaxin (manufactured by BharatBiotech) vaccine would be ‘recognised’ for the purpose of establishing a traveller’s vaccination status,” Australia’s...

House panel to discuss Delhi-NCR pollution after Diwali

02 Nov 2021

With air quality levels continuing to remain in the “Poor” category in the national capital and its adjoining areas in October, the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Urban Development (UD) will hold a special meeting with officials of the governments of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh along with those of other...

AT COP26, INDIA COMMITS TO NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2070

02 Nov 2021

Scaling up India’s ambitious agenda to combat climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced five steps, “amrit tatva” at the COP26 Summit including the target to attain net-zero emissions by 2070. Delivering the National Statement at the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, he said India will increase its capacity...

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