Day: February 15, 2021

Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration

11:17 pm February 15, 2021

Washington: After a weeklong bus ride from Honduras, Isabel Osorio Medina arrived in northern Mexico with the hope President Joe Biden would make it easier for people like him to get into the United States. “It seems the new president wants to help migrants,” Osorio said as he got ready to check in to a cheap hotel in downtown Tijuana before heading to the U.S. “They’re […]

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

NTPC speeds up compensation process for deceased of Tapovan project

11:11 pm February 15, 2021

New Delhi: NTPC on Monday said it has sped up the procedure to pay compensation to the families of workers who died in the Tapovan tragedy. NTPC’s 520 mega watt (MW) under-construction Tapovan Vishnugad Hydro Project, located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand was largely affected on February 7, 2021, due to flash floods caused by an unprecedented snowfall that triggered an avalanche, the […]

About 18-19 COVID vaccine candidates in pipeline: Harsh Vardhan

11:07 pm February 15, 2021

New Delhi: About 18-19 coronavirus vaccine candidates are in different clinical trial stages and may be available in the coming months, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. Addressing the media, Vardhan said that in the next 2-3 weeks, vaccination against COVID-19 will be started for people above 50 years of age. ”About 18-19 vaccine candidates against COVID-19 are in […]

Variants-wary Germany turns back 5,000 at border

11:03 pm February 15, 2021

Berlin : German authorities say police have turned back some 5,000 people at the country’s borders with the Czech Republic and Austria’s Tyrol region since tight controls were introduced on Sunday. Germany imposed checks to slow the spread of the British coronavirus variant from the Czech Republic and the South African variant from Tyrol. It is restricting entry to German citizens and residents, truck drivers, transport and […]

Toolkit case: Lawyer, green activist move HC for transit bail

10:59 pm February 15, 2021

Mumbai : An advocate and an environmental activist on Monday moved the Bombay High Court seeking transit anticipatory bail after they were named as suspects in a case filed by the Delhi police with regard to the ”toolkit” shared by climate activist Greta Thunberg over the farmers’ protest. Advocate Nikita Jacob and environmental activist Shantanu […]