Day: January 4, 2021

UK becomes world’s first to roll out Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine as cases surge

11:08 pm January 4, 2021

London : The UK on Monday began rolling out the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, becoming the first nation to inoculate people with the cheaper and easy-to-handle jab outside of trials. The Oxford vaccine, which also has a tie-up with the Serum Institute of India, was first administered to Brian Pinker, an 82-year-old Oxford-born dialysis patient. Pinker is […]

Woman jumps in front of train with nine-month-old son

Man jumps before train, survives with body severed below waist

10:49 pm January 4, 2021

Shahjahanpur : A young man was admitted to hospital after a train ran over him on Monday, severing his body from waist downwards, in an alleged suicide bid, police said. Hours later, doctors at the local government medical college hospital were trying to keep the 26-year-old taxi driver alive but were apprehensive about his chances. […]

BJP, AAP indulge in blame game over demolition of temple at Delhi’s Chandni Chowk

10:45 pm January 4, 2021

New Delhi: The BJP and the AAP blamed each other on Monday over the demolition of a temple at Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, with the saffron party saying its leaders will meet the lieutenant governor soon to demand reconstruction of the structure. At a press conference, Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta blamed the AAP government in the city for the demolition of the Hanuman temple […]

Man found hanging in industrial unit premises in Palghar

10:39 pm January 4, 2021

Palghar: The highly decomposed body of a man was found hanging in the premises of a company in Boisar area of Palghar district on Monday, police said. Lalsingh Bahura had gone missing after attending work in the unit on December 29, a Boisar police station official said. ”He was found hanging from a rod in the company’s water shed. […]

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

Bharat Biotech hits outs at critics, says carried out ‘200 pc honest’ trials of corona vaccine

10:36 pm January 4, 2021

Hyderabad : Amid questions raised by industry experts and opposition parties on the emergency approval to its coronavirus vaccine Covaxin without publication of efficacy data, Bharat Biotech’s chairman on Monday hit out at critics saying his firm had carried out ”200 per cent honest clinical trials”. Speaking to reporters at a virtual press conference, Krishna Ella said his firm has a […]