- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
COVAXIN, Bharat Biotech’s coronavirus vaccine and one of the main jabs used in India’s immunization drive, was only 50 per cent effective against symptomatic Covid-19, a real-world study has said. Researchers at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi analysed data from 2,714 of the hospital’s health workers…
INDIA'S civil aviation ministry on Wednesday (24) said the country will resume regular international flights that have remained suspended due to Covid-19 pandemic towards the end of the current year. The government is currently allowing commercial international flights on a case-to-case basis. ALSO READ: India extends ban on scheduled international…
MELBOURNE Renegades star Harmanpreet Kaur on Wednesday (24) became the first Indian player to be adjudged as the player of the tournament in the Women Big Bash League (WBBL) 2021-22 in Australia. The 32-year-old Kaur, who is India’s T20 international captain, was voted for the award over Perth Scorchers’ Sophie…
MAMATA Banerjee, the chief minister of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on Wednesday (24) met Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and demanded rolling back of the central government’s decision to extend the Border Security Force’s (BSF) jurisdiction in the state. In October, the Modi government…
INDIA and the US on Tuesday (23) agreed to expand trade of some agricultural products, including American cherries, alfalfa and distiller dried grains besides Indian mangoes, grapes, shrimp and water-buffalo meat. In a joint statement which was issued after the first US-India Trade Policy Forum meeting in four years in…
THE problem of noise pollution is not something new in India. Instances of celebrations breaching noise limits are reported often in times of festivals. But recently, a traditional Indian marriage procession with pumping music, dancing, fireworks and a marching brass band in shining jackets has been accused of causing death…
BHARATIYA Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday (23) approached the Delhi Police alleging that he and his family have received death threats from ‘ISIS Kashmir’. The local police said security had been beefed up outside Gambhir’s residence and an investigation was underway. “Gautam Gambhir has received death threats…
INDIA on Wednesday (24) reaffirmed the need for an inclusive negotiated political settlement to the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan and said its territory should not be used to the detriment of any other country. Speaking in a virtual interactive session at the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Indian foreign secretary Harsh…
THE cabinet of the Narendra Modi government on Wednesday (24) approved a bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws that the prime minister decided to repeal last week, the country's minister for information and broadcasting Anurag Thakur announced it after a meeting of the cabinet. The bills saw several…
FOR Ajinkya Rahane, the cricketing wheel has turned fast. The man, who led India to a Test series win in Australia earlier this year in the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli, has come under fire for a prolonged bad patch with the bat, especially in Team India’s last series…
