Day: July 29, 2020

2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US ships out

Moderna’s vaccine protects monkeys against COVID-19, study finds

8:52 pm July 29, 2020

Washington: US biotechnology company Moderna’s experimental vaccine to prevent COVID-19 induced robust immune response and rapidly controlled the novel coronavirus in the upper and lower airways of monkeys exposed to SARS-CoV-2, according to a study published on Tuesday. The candidate vaccine, mRNA-1273, was co-developed by scientists at Moderna and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious […]

HM’s remark against custodial torture, a welcome move

Rafale touchdown historic day for IAF, jets will be game changer: Amit Shah

8:41 pm July 29, 2020

New Delhi: Describing the arrival of five Rafale fighter jets as a historic day for the Indian Air Force and a proud moment for India, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said they are the world’s most powerful machines capable of thwarting any challenge in the sky. In a series of tweets, Shah also said the Modi government is committed […]

Japan court recognizes atomic bomb ‘black rain’ victims

8:39 pm July 29, 2020

Tokyo: A Japanese court on Wednesday for the first time recognized people exposed to radioactive “black rain” that fell after the 1945 US atomic attack on Hiroshima as atomic bomb survivors, ordering the city and the prefecture to provide the same government medical benefits as given to other survivors. The Hiroshima District Court said all […]

Rhea Chakraborty moves SC, seeks transfer of probe from Patna to Mumbai

8:33 pm July 29, 2020

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of an FIR lodged against her in Patna to Mumbai, where probe in the death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput is going on. The move came a day after Rajput’s father K K Singh lodged a police complaint in Patna against Chakraborty and six others, including her family members, accusing them of […]

PM tweets in Sanskrit to welcome Rafale jets, says no virtue like protecting nation

7:49 pm July 29, 2020

New Delhi: There is no virtue like protecting the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday as welcomed the first batch of five Rafale jets which landed in Ambala with a tweet in Sanskrit. He also shared a brief video of a Rafale fighter aircraft landing at the Ambala Air Force station. Broadly translated, the prime minister said in his tweet that there is […]