Day: March 17, 2020

Coronavirus: Exams till Class VIII cancelled in Goa

6:38 pm March 17, 2020

Panaji: Exams for students upto Class VIII were cancelled in Goa on Tuesday as a precautionary measure against the novel coronavirus outbreak. A circular issued by Goa Education Director Vandana Rao informed that exams for Classes IX to XII will be held as per schedule with schools asked to seat students one metre apart. She said the […]

COVID-19: Dr Reddy's gets DCGI nod to conduct phase 3 clinical trials for Sputnik V vaccine

Dr Reddy’s launches generic Ziprasidone Mesylate for injection in US

6:34 pm March 17, 2020

New Delhi: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories on Tuesday said it has launched in the US generic Ziprasidone Mesylate for injection used for treatment of acute agitation in schizophrenic patients. The company has launched Ziprasidonem Mesylate for injection 20 mg (base)/mL single-dose vials in the US after approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Dr […]

Indian-origin man jailed for sex assault in UK

6:30 pm March 17, 2020

London: An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison by a UK court for sexually assaulting a young girl. The Isleworth Crown Court in London on Monday sentenced Nikunjkumar Vaidh, 36, from Hounslow in west London after he was found guilty of two counts of sexually touching of a […]

Vishnu Saravanan becomes 2nd Indian sailor to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

Japan Olympic Committee deputy head has coronavirus: statement

6:26 pm March 17, 2020

Tokyo: Japan Olympic Committee’s deputy chief Kozo Tashima said Tuesday he had tested positive for the coronavirus, as doubts increase over whether Tokyo can safely host the Summer Games. “Today, my test result showed positive for the new coronavirus,” Tashima said in a statement, issued via the Japan Football Association, which he also heads. Tashima […]

SC stays Jim Corbett National Park decision to allow Pvt buses in core area of Tiger reserve

Coronavirus: Tourist activities at Corbett, Rajaji prohibited

6:23 pm March 17, 2020

Dehradun: Tourism activities in national parks and tiger reserves in Uttarakhand, including Corbett and Rajaji, were prohibited till March 31 on Tuesday as a precautionary measure against coronavirus, an official order said. Tourism activities in national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, zoos and tiger reserves are closed from March 17 to March 31, said Chief Wildlife Warden […]