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Vietnam finds new COVID variant, hybrid of India, UK strains

9:30 pm May 29, 2021

HANOI: Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the Vietnamese health minister said Saturday. Nguyen Thanh Long said scientists examined the genetic makeup of the virus that had infected some recent patients, and found the new version of the virus. He said lab […]

WTC final: India to sport retro jersey against New Zealand

7:33 pm May 29, 2021

New Delhi: Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team will be donning the retro jersey in the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja shared the photo on Twitter and he captioned the post as: “Rewind to 90’s #lovingit #India.” The sweater donned by Jadeja has a blue V-neck border, that used […]

ICC Board Meet: No outcomes likely as BCCI to ask for time on T20 WC

BCCI to seek a month time from ICC for call on WT20; nod for IPL in UAE in Sept-Oct

7:22 pm May 29, 2021

New Delhi: The general body of the BCCI on Saturday approved the IPL’s resumption in September in the UAE and also decided to seek one month’s time from the ICC to assess the COVID-19 situation in India before taking a final call on the ICC T20 World Cup. The Special General Meeting (SGM), held virtually, […]

Stronger India-US health partnership can be a ‘powerful force’ to fight global COVID pandemic: Jaishankar

11:59 pm May 27, 2021

Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday emphasised that a stronger India-US health partnership can be a ”powerful force” to fight the global COVID pandemic as he met top members of America’s corporate sector and discussed India’s priorities and the importance of strengthening critical supply chains and collaboration for production of vaccines and therapeutics. Jaishankar arrived […]

Pursuing Pfizer, J&J and Moderna since mid-2020 for earliest possible vaccine imports: Govt

5:52 pm May 27, 2021

New Delhi: Facing accusations of delay in placing orders for vaccines, the government on Thursday defended its vaccine procurement policy saying it has been pursuing Pfizer, J&J and Moderna since mid-2020 for the earliest possible imports, and has even waived local trials for well-established foreign vaccine makers. ”Buying vaccines internationally is not similar to buying ‘off-the-shelf items,” the […]