Narendra Modi

WHO welcomes India’s COVID-19 vaccine approval

3:56 pm January 3, 2021

New Delhi : The World Health Organisation on Sunday welcomed India’s decision giving emergency use authorisation to COVID-19 vaccines, saying it will help ”intensify” and ”strengthen” its fight against the ongoing pandemic. India’s drugs regulator has approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the […]

India rehearses for massive coronavirus vaccination drive; Vardhan assures people on safety of vaccine

11:18 pm January 2, 2021

New Delhi: As India came closer to the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine, a dry run was held by all states and union territories on Saturday in preparation for a massive inoculation drive, with Health Minister Harsh Vardhan appealing to people not to be misguided by ”rumours” and disinformation regarding the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. Vardhan said that […]

Former home minister Buta Singh passes away

3:38 pm January 2, 2021

New Delhi: Former Union home minister Buta Singh, who remained in public service for a long time and served under four prime ministers, died at the AIIMS here on Saturday morning. He was 86. The senior Congress leader was in a coma since October last year, when he was admitted to the All India Institute of […]

UP CM Adityanath lays foundation stone of Light House Project in Lucknow

5:08 pm January 1, 2021

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said his government has managed to provide houses to the urban poor, taking inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and exuded confidence that the Light House Project would prove to be a milestone in this direction. Adityanath was speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of a Light House Project, which was […]

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Modi pays tributes to ‘soldier mountaineer’

11:36 pm December 31, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar, lauded as “soldier mountaineer”, saying his special bond with the mountains will be remembered. “An irreparable loss! Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar (Retired) served the nation with exceptional courage and diligence. His special bond with the mountains will be remembered. Condolences […]