Day: December 29, 2020

Delhi has less than a day’s stock of Covaxin for 45-plus age group: Atishi

Covaxin can work against mutated coronavirus: Bharat Biotech

10:52 pm December 29, 2020

Hyderabad: Covaxin, a vaccine candidate being developed by Bharat Biotech for COVID-19, can offer protection against mutations of coronavirus, Chairman and Managing Directorof the city-based vaccine maker Krishna Ella said on Tuesday. He also said the company has approached regulatory authorities seeking approval for an emergency license to use the vaccine, developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of […]

Militants open fire at security forces in Srinagar’s Parimpora

10:46 pm December 29, 2020

Srinagar: Militants opened fire at security forces during a cordon-and-search operation in the Parimpora area of the city on Tuesday but no casualties were reported, officials said The ultras fired on the security forces personnel conducting the search operation in the area, they added The cordon has been strengthened and the searches have been intensified […]

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Delhi shivers under cold wave; mercury drops below 3 deg C in some parts

10:42 pm December 29, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi reeled under a cold wave on Tuesday as icy winds sweeping through the city brought the minimum temperature down to 3.6 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a minimum of 3.6 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 18.1 degrees Celsius, […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

Delhi: Samples of 15 who came from UK sent to check new strain of virus

9:16 pm December 29, 2020

New Delhi: Coronavirus test samples of 15 persons who recently arrived here from the UK and tested positive for COVID-19 have been sent for genome sequencing to check if they have contracted the new variant of the virus, sources said on Tuesday. The results are expected in the next three-four days, they said. The new […]

Japan virus outbreaks, scandals sap public support for Suga

8:55 pm December 29, 2020

Tokyo: Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga came to office on a wave of popularity, pledging to combat the coronavirus and fix Japan‘s languishing economy. Three months after he took over from his former boss Shinzo Abe, a more charismatic leader from an influential political family, Suga seems to be struggling to find his feet. His support ratings have sunk amid flaring […]