Day: February 5, 2021

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Lockheed Martin signs MoU with HAL to explore cooperation in India’s aerospace sector

10:17 pm February 5, 2021

New Delhi: US defence major Lockheed Martin on Friday said it signed an agreement with state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to explore potential industrial collaboration in India‘s aerospace sector. Lockheed Martin said it was strengthening its relationships with the Indian industry and was working towards integrating it into the company’s global aerospace and defence ecosystem. ”We are excited to explore potential opportunities with HAL, one […]

Indore girl wants permission to study law at age 13

10:14 pm February 5, 2021

Indore: Indore Lok Sabha MP Shankar Lalwani said on Friday that he has requested the Union education minister to allow a 13-year-old girl from the city to enrol in a five-year law course despite the age bar. Tanishka Sujeet cleared her Class 10 exam in 2019 and class 12 exam next year. She wants admission […]

AstraZeneca: Vaccine may work against UK variant

10:08 pm February 5, 2021

London: The developers of AstraZeneca‘s coronavirus vaccine say the shot appears to work against the variant detected in Britain late last year. It’s similar to previously reported results by other vaccine manufacturers, including Pfizer and Moderna. Andrew Pollard of Oxford University, which helped develop the AstraZeneca vaccine, says the shot also appears to reduce the amount of virus in people infected with COVID-19. […]

Canada blocks cruise ships for a year, ending Alaska trips

10:05 pm February 5, 2021

Anchorage : The Canadian government has extended a ban on cruise ships through February 2022, which is expected to block trips from visiting Alaska this year. Transport Canada on Thursday announced the extension of the ban enacted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada blocked cruise ships of more than 100 passengers starting in spring 2020. The ban was set to expire at the […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

Modi in Bengal, Assam on Sunday to inaugurate, lay foundations of development projects

8:31 pm February 5, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in West Bengal and Assam on Sunday for inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of several development projects and will also address public meetings on these occasions in the two poll-bound states. His office said on Friday that Modi will lay the foundation stone of two hospitals and launch ‘Asom Mala’, a programme for state […]