- Sunday, February 23, 2025
BRITAIN on Friday(27) asked its regulator to assess AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for a rollout after experts raised questions about trial data. Meanwhile, the company said that it may run another study to gauge the shot’s efficacy. The UK government has secured 100 million doses of the vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca…
UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced to set aside millions of pounds to establish a “world-leading” Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) based in London. As part of a Spending Review for the next year’s budgetary plans tabled in Parliament on Wednesday (25), the Sunak said he would allocate an additional…
THE UK has launched a new campaign to highlight how letting fresh air into indoor spaces can reduce the risk of Covid-19 by over 70 per cent. A new short film created with scientists and an engineer at Leeds University has been released under the campaign, which is part…
Netflix recently dropped the trailer of their new non-fiction franchise series Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives. While the trailer received a rousing response on social media, the title of the series did not go down well with award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar for some obvious reasons. Bhandarkar did not waste any time…
Police in Haryana used water cannons and teargas to disperse hundreds of farmers from Punjab, determined to enter the state as part of their ‘Delhi Chalo' march against the federal government's farm laws. Tension prevailed at Shambhu interstate border as farmers broke barricades, throwing some into the river in a…
Central trade unions began a nationwide strike on Thursday, protesting against the new farm and labour laws, among other workers-related issues. The day-long strike has been called for by a joint platform of 10 central trade unions. "The strike has begun. Kerala and Tamil Nadu are completely shut down. Similar…
India shares a "very strong" relationship with Nepal and is keen to further strengthen the bilateral ties, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said. Shringla began his two-day official visit to the Himalayan nation on Thursday. He was accorded a warm welcome on his maiden visit to Nepal, which comes in…
Israelis, and Indian students and caregivers paid respects to the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in Jerusalem, Rehovot and Tel Aviv on Wednesday and ceremonies are planned in Beersheva and Eilat on Thursday. "Israel opposes every country that provides financial and logistical support to terrorists. Peaceful countries should…
India's aviation safety regulator DGCA on Thursday extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger flights to December 31. The restrictions will not apply on international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), an official circular said. "In partial modification of circular dated…
Punjab recorded the highest number of stubble burning incidents this year, registering an increase of 46.5 per cent as compared to last year, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. However, Haryana saw farm fire incidents reducing by 28.6 per cent this year. Every year at the onset of winters,…
